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We are proud to recognize the accomplishments of the award recipients and look forward to continuing support and celebrating the growth of the sector. [...] announced that the governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $11.3 million to expand CHAR Technologies’ facility in Thorold, Ont., to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) and biocarbon – creating the largest facility of its kind in Canada, and the only RNG facility in the country to use woody biomass exclusively. [...] By studying the application of ethanol as a marine fuel, the new initiative aims to reduce GHG emissions, offer new options to customers looking for sustainable fuel alternatives and contribute substantially to the discussion of the energy transition in the sector globally. [...] EU Council Adopted the New Renewables Energy Directive The EU Council adopted the new Renewables Energy Directive to raise the share of renewable energy in the EU’s overall energy consumption to 42.5% by 2030, with an additional 2.5% indicative top-up to allow the target of 45% to be achieved. [...] New Version of the Fuel Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Model Find the new version of the Model in the Environment and Climate Change Canada Data Catalogue together with the document Fuel-LCA-Model-Changes-sinceprevious- publication_January2023, which describes the main changes brought to the Model since its formal publication in July 2022.