TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2008 -- Canada NewsWire

A Chinese company will build a biomass power plant in Ontario as part of an announcement made today in Shanghai.

Canadian Windfields Solar and Renewable Energy Corporation announced that it will build and operate a demonstration plant with Chinese company Wuhan Liren. Wuhan Liren will also invest in an Ontario manufacturing plant that will build and support its biomass power generation systems.

Instead of traditional renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, the power plant will use agricultural and forestry waste that produce virtually no emissions. The new biomass power generation plant will be the first of its kind in North America.

Premier Dalton McGuinty took part in the signing ceremony during the Shanghai leg of his mission to China. The goal of the mission is to sell Ontario environmental technologies and exchange ideas.

The director of Shanghai's Environmental Protection Bureau, Sun Jian, also took part in the signing ceremony. The Premier then spoke at a dinner to showcase Ontario's environmental technology companies in front of over 200 people at the Shanghai Museum.

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"The agreements signed today are significant. It's just the start of what Ontario and China can do together," said Premier Dalton McGuinty. "We'll continue to strengthen our social and economic ties, to generate investment and create jobs for Ontario families."

"Ontario is a world class producer of environmental products and services for which a tremendous demand exists in China," said Michael Chan, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. "We are sending a clear message to China that when looking for the technologies necessary to achieve their environmental goals, they need not look further than Ontario."

SOURCE: Office of the Premier of Ontario

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