BIOMASS CANADIAN JAN/FEB 2010 8 14 Slash Solutions North American biomass operations are beginning to adopt some innovative slash handling and transport solutions. 16 Plaster Rock Fires Up Fraser Papers’ Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, sawmill is more than 100 years old and now has a new lease on life, thanks in part to a project that will reduce its energy costs. 20 Combustion Troubleshooting Professional engineer Arie Verloop describes how biomass combustion problems can be traced to issues with time, temperature, and turbulence. 8 Beetle-Wood Mania The mountain pine beetle has taken a toll on western trees. Will bioenergy companies get to the dead wood before nature takes its course? 24 Bio-Business 101 Delegates to the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association’s sixth annual summit were reminded that they need to know their input costs, variables, risks, and competitors. 24 16 DEPARTMENTS 4 Editorial – Minimizing uncertainty 5 Biomass Update – News 13 Project Financing – From dream to reality 23 Residues 2 Riches – Don’t pay for water 25 Events 27 Project Updates – TFFP - Cogen - Bio-Mile 29 Sustainability – Carbon accounting Our Cover Roadside residues await pick-up after sawlogs were recovered from a mountain pine beetle salvage harvest near Quesnel, British Columbia. Story on page 8. Photo: Jack MacDonald/ FPInnovations www.canadianbiomassmagazine.com CanadianBIOMASS 3 “Combustion problems can be eliminated, and relative trouble-free combustion can be achieved, by upgrading in three major areas.” Read the full story on page 20 Photo: British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range Photo: Dave Roels
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