This commercial sized demonstration plant will be located at the University of Regina’s – Green House Gas Technology Centre which also houses HTC’s Technical Services Product Development Centre.

HTC plans to demonstrate in a full commercial scale production unit, technology it has been working on for the past four years that reduce the need for carbon fuels such as natural gas in the production of bio-diesel and ethanol.

The $3.6 million plant is expected to demonstrate two key cost reduction processes: using pre-distilled ethanol and a bio-diesel waste product – glycerol, to produce hydrogen that will be used as a replacement energy source or a saleable commodity

The project will begin immediately, with full construction and commissioning expected to be completed by December, 2008.