EDMONTON...Projects to support green building products, bioplastic and biochar. Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions is funding six new bioindustrial projects through its Bioindustrial Research and Innovation Program 2012-13. This targeted program aims to stimulate development of new bioindustrial products and processes from biomass and may lead to new business opportunities for the forest and agricultural sectors in Alberta and Canada.

Edmonton-A new national research program established today at the University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering strengthens the ability of industry and government to make evidence-based decisions about energy pathways and resources while finding ways to conserve water and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Amit Kumar, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been appointed as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada / Cenovus / Alberta Innovates Associate Industrial Research Chair in Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering and is the inaugural chairholder of the Cenovus Energy Endowed Chair in Environmental Engineering. View photos.

MONTREAL...Building code certification is next step for structural insulated panels. Dr. Jon Makar from the Ottawa-based National Research Council and his research team have been awarded $180,000 in grant funding from the Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions' Bioindustrial Research and Innovation program for research on a new green building product.