December 18th, 2007 - New York Times

"As Ethanol takes its First Steps, Congress proposes a Giant Leap"

The article contains:

• “Congress is on the verge of writing into law one of the most ambitious dictates ever issued to American business: to create, from scratch, a huge new industry capable of converting agricultural wastes and other plant material into automotive fuel.”
• "Hundreds of new factories will be required, perhaps a billion tons of plant material will need to be hauled around every year, and estimates of the required investment start at tens of billions of dollars."

• The legislation calls for “a huge increase in the amount of ethanol used in the nation’s fuel supply. Congress wants to double today’s level of production ………. ”

• “The bill calls for, by 2022, an additional 21 billion gallons a year of ethanol or other biofuels produced by unlocking the energy contained in such biological materials as straw, tree trimmings, corn stubble and even garbage, material known collectively as biomass.” 

•  “….. the sort of energy transformation that was promised in the 1970s and 1980s, until government and industry lost their motivation when oil prices plummeted. Congress says this time will be different.”

The complete text can be found at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/washington/18ethanol.html

August 9th, 2007 - Press Release

Woodland Biofuels Project to Receive $9.8 Million from SDTC For Groundbreaking Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

Mississauga, ON, August 9th, 2007 – Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), an arm’s length, not-for-profit corporation created by the Government of Canada, has awarded $9.8 million to a project led by Woodland Biofuels Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario for the construction and testing of a groundbreaking cellulosic ethanol plant. 

Woodland Biofuels Inc. and its partners will build this unique facility to efficiently produce cellulosic ethanol from wood waste.  The plant will use Woodland’s patented Catalyzed Pressure Reduction (CPR™) technology, which can be used to produce sustainable fuels from virtually any type of biomass, including wood waste and agricultural waste.  The technology generates absolutely no toxic emissions and eliminates the need to use food, such as corn, to produce ethanol.

“Woodland’s technology has the potential to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems by taking what is effectively waste and turning it into clean burning fuel,” commented Greg Nuttall, CEO of Woodland.  “The flexibility of our technology, its ability to convert basically all forms of biomass into ethanol, means it is relevant to every corner of the globe.  We are grateful to SDTC for this extraordinary level of support in bringing the benefits of our technology to Canada and the world.”

The plant is expected to be located in Atlantic Canada and in addition to fuel ethanol will also produce green energy for use by a neighboring industrial facility.  This will eliminate the need for the neighboring facility to use 19,000,000 litres per year of Bunker C oil to provide energy, providing further environmental benefits.

About Woodland
Woodland is a global leader in the move to sustainable, renewable, clean energy.  Woodland’s technology eliminates the use of food to make ethanol by converting any kind of biomass (wood waste, crop waste, and more) into ethanol or other high value products.  Its first plant, using wood waste to produce ethanol, will be located in Eastern Canada and is supported financially by Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

About SDTC
Sustainable Development Technology Canada is an arm’s length, not-for-profit corporation created by the Government of Canada that currently operates a $550 million fund to support the development and demonstration of clean technologies — solutions that address issues of clean air, greenhouse gases, clean water, and clean soil, to deliver environmental, economic and health benefits to Canadians.

SDTC fills the void in the innovation chain between research and commercialization — helping clean technology developers move through the development and demonstration phases, in preparation for commercialization.

Contact:
Tony Moran, Vice-President Business Development
Woodland Biofuels Inc.
t. 905-274-0495
f. 905-274-3715
tmoran@woodlandbiofuels.com
www.woodlandbiofuels.com

June 21st 2007 - Woodland Changes Name to Focus on Biofuels

Woodland’s board of directors today approved a change of the Corporation’s name to Woodland Biofuels Inc. (in place of Woodland Chemical Systems Inc.) as part of its renewed focus on the strengths of its core business.

“We are confident that our new corporate name properly reflects our current business profile, namely: the production of alternative fuels from cellulosic biomass feedstocks. We believe it is critical for us to project a clear image of who we are to our shareholders and to the biofuels industry generally,” said Gary van Nest, Chairman of Woodland Biofuels Inc.

“The change of name to Woodland Biofuels Inc. builds on our growing recognition in the marketplace, which will be enhanced as we add further patented biomass conversion technologies to our portfolio,” said Greg Nuttall, President and CEO. “For the past seven years, the Woodland name has been synonymous with innovation and cost efficiency. Our new name will draw upon that history of excellence, while at the same time making clear that we are focused on biofuels as our primary market.”