BURNINGissues Seneca on the grid Eugene, OR – The Seneca Sus- tainable Energy project, to be located on the Seneca Sawmill Company mill site north of Eu- gene, Oregon, will use a biomass- fired CHP plant to generate up to 18.8 megawatts of electricity and provide heat for the sawmill’s dry kilns. The electricity produced by the plant will be sold to the local power grid and will meet the annual energy needs of more than 13,000 homes. Additionally, the CHP plant will displace the annual use of 70 billion BTU’s from natural gas that is consumed to produce steam to dry lumber, eliminating 3,500 tons of carbon per year resulting from this gas combustion. The Seneca Sustainable En- ergy project includes the design and installation of a Wellons 200,000 PPH wood-fired steam generation system supplying steam to an 18,000 kw electri- cal generation facility, with low- pressure extraction steam going to Seneca’s nearby lumber drying facility. The CHP steam genera- tion boiler, operating at 900 PSIG and 900°F, is fired by a Wellons furnace system with six combus- tor cells featuring automatic ash removal. Secondary particulate emissions control is provided by a Wellons four-field modular dry electrostatic precipitator. Electrical generation is pro- vided by a Wellons supplied, two BritiSh columBia companieS receive funding Lignol is working to produce cellulosic ethanol from woody biomass. Vancouver – The BC Bioenergy Net- work (BCBN) has awarded funding of $1.82 million to Lignol Innova- tions Ltd. and $3 million to Nexter- ra Energy Corp for two biomass pi- lot projects. Lignol uses biorefining technology to turn wood waste into fuel-grade bioethanol and biochem- icals and is commissioning a fully integrated biorefinery pilot plant. Nexterra develops gasification sys- tems that turn wood waste into heat and power and is launching a new- generation biomass power system for businesses, municipalities, and public institutions. Manitoba funds biomass studies Winnipeg, MB – The province of Manitoba is providing $895,000 to programs that use crop and forestry byproducts as heat and power sources. Manitoba Agriculture, Food, and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) will work with Manitoba Science, Technology, Energy, and Mines under the biomass energy initiatives and crop residue burn- ing mitigation program to fund several projects. These include a feasibility study of using wood biomass for heating and power, an assessment of the feasibility of converting Assiniboine Community College, the Pine Falls paper mill, and other large industries to bio- mass energy, development of a Manitoba biomass energy strategy, and a project to provide an alternative to burning crop residue on fields. An additional $450,000 is going to the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute for a prototype machine for mobile crop densi- fication to convert very bulky crop residue into a compact, dense format more suitable for transportation to its final destination for use as a fuel source. CanadianBIOMASS 7 This 10 MW plant is another Oregon sawmill cogen project recently completed by Wellons. The Seneca project will eliminate 3,500 tons of carbon per year by displacing the natural gas formerly used for lumber drying. refurbished automatic extrac- tion-condensing steam turbine- generator set. Wellons is also providing ad- ditional support and project ser- vices, including foundation design and installation, mechanical in- stallation, piping, permit assis- tance, extended training of plant personnel, and ongoing water treatment services provided by Wellons Water Technology. pellet market report launched London, UK – Argus Biomass Markets is a new weekly report that offers in- sight into the emerging global trade in industrial wood pellets. The report contains the Argus Biomass Index, a weekly spot price benchmark for pel- lets delivered CIF northwest Europe. The report also offers assessments of forward prices for up to a year ahead and spot assessments for FOB export prices from North America. Detailed market commentary will analyze fun- damentals and price drivers in Europe and North America. “Argus’ expertise in coal, gas, power, emissions, oil, and freight means that we are uniquely positioned to assess the emerging biomass markets and to aid the development of liquidity through the provision of reliable price benchmarks,” says Argus chairman and chief executive Adrian Binks.
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