TORONTO - Two projects in Ontario seeking fuel alternatives are getting a $7.5-million boost from the provincial government.
Both projects are trying to develop biofuels made agricultural byproducts, such as corn husks and manure, instead of from crops.
Most of the funding, $5 million, is going to a research centre at the University of Western Ontario's experimental field station.
The second project will take place at a London, Ont.,- area farm and focuses on generating green energy from manure and waste water.
Ontario produces close to 50 million tons of biomass a year, which has the potential to produce enough energy to power seven million homes.
Since 2003, the Ontario government has invested more than $600 million in research devoted to green technologies and initiatives.
