PARTICULATE CONTROL FOR WOOD DRYER APPLICATIONS For the separation of particulate matter from dryer emissions, wet electrostatic precipitators represent the best available technology. Our extensive ex-perience in wood processing applications ensures the most reliable design and economical operation. • SENA -single and multi-fi eld wet ESPs • Energy Recovery Systems • Dust Collection and Conveying Systems Working together with our customers, we keep technology on the move and offer complete solu-tions that are extremely reliable and cost effective. Biological Scrubbers | Wet and Dry Electrostatic Precipitators | Press Exhaust Systems | Dust Collection and Conveying Systems | Sifters Scheuch Inc. 2351 Huron Street, Unit 1 London, Ontario, N5V 0A8, Canada Phone: (519) 951-7700 I Fax: (519) 951-7711 offi [email protected] www.scheuch.ca year to supply homes and businesses with heat across a six-kilometre pipeline. That’s 12.5 GW of heat production annually from a small-scale plant that cost approximately $3 million Canadian to build back in 2001. Similar to the plant in Ödeshög is the district heating plant in Trosa near Sweden’s east coast. Possessing a 6-MW wood boiler with oil boiler backup, the plant provides heat for 4-5,000 homes and businesses at a cost of around € $6 million (approximately C$8 million) for the facility. The plant was installed by JernForsen, a Swedish compa-ny that has developed district heating sys-tems that are meant to be simple across all elements of the operation. As a result, only two full-time staff are manning the plant at any given time. The plants at both Ödeshög and Trossa are meant to be user-friendly, making it simple for workers to transition from fossil-fuel based energy to biomass. Throughout the tour of both plants, representatives from several countries that have small towns in remote areas with dense wood supply expressed significant interest in pursuing these ideas further as potential solutions for their energy needs. Canadian_Biomass_Pellet_Map_177_8x127_060712_RZ.indd 1 PROVIDING TOOLS FOR BUSINESS There is a reason why over 50 countries were represented at World Bioenergy 2012. Walking the floor of the trade show, listen-ing to the experts in the plenary sessions and speaking to people at B2B socials, it was evident that all of the people had one thing in common: the need for a solution. For attendees needing to enhance their knowledge of specific elements of the bio-energy business, the plenary sessions did not disappoint. There were five parallel conferences that were offered, targeting current issues affecting the industry: the global pellet market, overall market out-look, energy systems, transportation and biorefining. Each featured informative lec-tures and discussions from experts around the world, giving attendees a real under-standing of the status of the industry in leading, developing and dormant markets. One of the side events that provided valuable insight into the development of the biomass industry was the poster exhibition. With presentations from leading research institutions around the world, the poster ex-hibition educated attendees on the innova-tions in research and development that are driving bioenergy initiatives forward. Of particular interest was a presentation done by Olga Petrov, a PhD student at the University of British Columbia, on district energy system initiatives and applications in B.C. Petrov is researching the feasibil-ity of three distinct bioenergy initiatives in the province. This research should provide hard data that can be used when speak-ing with government officials at all levels about the viability of bioenergy solutions in communities across Canada. Petrov hopes to present her research at World Bioenergy 2014. Not only did the conference tours pro-vide opportunity to make valuable contacts from other countries, but the official din-ner, icebreaker reception and business-to-business matchmaking services provided both casual and formal settings to help each attendee meet the person, organization or business who could help provide the busi-ness solution needed. The Canadian Embassy in Sweden provided an extra B2B networking oppor-tunity, hosted by Canada’s Ambassador to Sweden, Kenneth Macartney. The session provided an opportunity for Canadian JULY/AUGUST 2012 06.07.12 10:48 16 Canadian BIOMASS
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