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BIODIESEL TO FUEL GREATER SUDBURY |
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Strengthening its role as a Canadian leader in community-based
environmental solutions, the City of Greater Sudbury today launched a
BioDiesel Driven pilot project. Greater Sudbury is the most northern North
American centre to use biodiesel fuel in some of its fleet operations.
Becoming a model for eco-industry and renewable energy is one of the
engines identified in the City’s Economic Development Strategic Plan.
BioDiesel is clean burning alternative fuel produced from domestic,
renewable resources such as recycled cooking oils and crude vegetable oil.
The City of Greater Sudbury, Greater Sudbury Utilities Inc. and private
partners such as Coopérative régionale de Nipissing Sudbury Ltd. and
Premier Bulk Services will start using BioDiesel in some of their fleets
to become more familiar with the fuel and to help educate the public about
the benefits of its use.
“Using BioDiesel fuel will help reduce green house gas emissions,”
said Greater Sudbury Mayor Jim Gordon. “It’s another initiative in
EarthCare Sudbury’s Community Energy Plan that will not only bring
important environmental benefits but will also enable us to explore
potential economic development opportunities.” Some of Greater
Sudbury’s public works and transit vehicles will sport the “BioDiesel
Driven” logo to raise the profile of the alternative fuel source and
increase its visibility in the community.
“BioDiesel is one of the key renewable energy resources of the future as
Ontarians look for ways to reduce smog and protect our environment,”
said Steve Gilchrist, Ontario’s Commissioner of Alternative Energy. “I
congratulate the City of Greater Sudbury and the private sector partners
in taking this proactive step – it’s a great start and further
incentive for other municipalities to follow suit.”
“In providing tangible support for the burgeoning BioDiesel industry,
the City of Greater Sudbury and local private sector partners are
demonstrating the community’s strong and clear dedication to renewable
energy sources and helping the environment,” said Bliss Baker, President
of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association. “By consuming biodiesel,
Sudburians are to be commended for pursuing ‘made in Sudbury’
environmental solutions.”
BioDiesel contains no petroleum, and it can be mixed at any level with
petroleum diesel to create a BioDiesel blend (most often 80 per cent
petroleum diesel to 20 per cent BioDiesel, called B20). B20 will be used
in the summer months and B5 (five per cent BioDiesel) will be used in the
winter months.
The BioDiesel to be used in the Greater Sudbury pilot project will be
supplied by Topia Energy Inc., a division of The Green Incubator Inc,
Canada's first large-scale commercial producer of the alternative fuel.
“BioDiesel will offer these users a safer, cleaner alternative to Petro
diesel,” says Govindh Jayaraman, Senior Partner and President of Topia
Energy Inc.
“Since BioDiesel is made from renewable resources found locally, the
alternative fuel source will also bring a potentially significant local
economic stimulus to the entire Northern Ontario Region.”
Adds Raymond Savage, General Manager of the Coopérative régionale de
Nipissing Sudbury Ltd.: " The Cooperative is very interested in any
initiative that promotes the development of business opportunities for the
agricultural community of Northern Ontario". |
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