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Fuel made from plants is like ‘running on solar energy’

November 27, 2015 - Perry Toms has a catchy elevator pitch for potential investors in his Calgary-based green energy firm.

“We can do in 15 minutes what nature does in 150 million years,” says Mr. Toms, co-founder and chief executive officer of Steeper Energy Canada Ltd.

To that end, the startup has developed a technology to turn biomass – plant matter – into heavy fuel that burns like diesel.