High investments for Albertans

摘要

Over the next three years, Albertans will receive a total of $444 million (?335 million), for use in renewable energy development, starting this year with the amount of $66 million.'It is to encourage bioenergy production in the province, as a renewable source of energy,' says Alberta Energy spokeswoman, Christine King. 'It goes back to our environmental responsibilities [and] reducinggreenhouse-gas emissions.' The Bioenergy Producer Credit Program, established in 2006, provides grants to entrepreneurs wanting to start bioenergy businesses and, according to King, then 'tops up' the rate that energy producers get on the market. The programme is currently focused on the production of energy from the 20 million tonnes of waste Albertans produce each year.