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The project will use non-food-grade waste wheat to produce renewable natural gas, ethanol and cattle feed. The energy park will pump $50 million in taxes back into city coffers and create $150 million in direct revenue to rural wheat producers on an annual basis.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The park will create 800 jobs during two years of construction, with GIP promising to use local engineering, construction and environmental firms for the project.“This project is a great example of how we move forward to a more sustainable future, both from an economic and environmental perspective,” she said in an interview with Postmedia.Article content
GIP has a target of opening in 2025, with its products and byproducts having a wide range of uses in the local economy.
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