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Province says biomass will be a $2-billion industry by the end of the decade, but admits it doesn’t even know the current size of the sector
Biomass proponents in Manitoba say new government policies are needed if the industry is going to develop in a meaningful way, especially in the face of cheap natural gas. “The current energy policy in this province, and it’s not Manitoba Hydro’s fault, is to get cheap energy, cheap electricity especially — that’s their mandate, that’sIt is now clear, depending on where the boundary is set in life-cycle estimates of carbon emissions, that some biofuels offer limited or no benefits compared with conventional gasoline
London / Reuters / A stalled biofuel industry will need to produce far more efficient fuels to avoid setting off another bout of arguments over its contribution to boosting energy security and cutting carbon emissions. Biofuels had a difficult 2012. In the United States, Energy Information Administration data show production through November fell compared with
