Lignol scores $1.4 million more from Canadian government for cellulosic ethanol project

In Canada, Lignol Energy has received an additional $1.4 million in support from the Canadian government for its demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in British Columbia. Lignol, which has invested $15.5 million in the project, said that it expects to construct a 53 Mgy commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 740,000 tonnes per year.

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