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ENERGY: Alberta hosts nation’s largest renewable diesel demonstration program

(AlbertaIndex, February 8, Friday) --- Alberta is host to Canada’s largest cold-weather, on-road demonstration of renewable diesel performance.
The Alberta Renewable Diesel Demonstration, managed by Climate Change Central, comes after months of laboratory testing of various fuel feedstocks and production processes.

More than 60 trucks hit the road throughout the province to test the cold-weather performance of renewable diesel. The demonstration aims to provide hands-on, cold weather experience for fuel blenders, distributors, long-haul trucking fleets and drivers.

Climate Change Central director John Rilett said: “The demonstration consists of a diverse group of stakeholders working to broaden understanding of how best to maximize the benefits of renewable diesel in Canada. The demonstration findings will provide valuable information towards the development of sound government policy in Canada.”

The federal government has announced plans to implement a Renewable Fuels Standard requiring two per cent renewable content in the Canadian diesel supply by 2012. The standard is dependent on the successful demonstration of renewable diesel use under a range of Canadian conditions.

“All partners in the demonstration recognize biofuels will play an important role in Canada’s long-term fuel supply and therefore welcome this opportunity to build knowledge about blending infrastructure and fuel delivery,” says Rilett.

The Alberta and Canadian governments will be investing $2.6 million in this project.

Shell Canada will supply the ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD) and the renewable diesel blender and distributor through the project’s temporary facility that it operates at its Sherwood Terminal.

The other sponsors and supporters include the Canola Council of Canada, Canadian Petroleum Products Institute, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, Canadian Bioenergy, Neste Oil and Milligan BioTech.

The demonstration included a lab testing phase and is now going beyond the laboratory to put renewable diesel through typical on-road use by trucking companies.

Participating trucking companies include Rosenau Transport Ltd., Hi-Way 9, First Bus Canada and Gibson Energy Ltd. Road testing began in late 2007 and will run until October 2008.

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