MAR/APR 2010 The massive biomass power plant at Williams Lake, British Colum- bia, was originally built to use mill waste and close local beehive burners. Now, it’s also using roadside logging waste. Canada’s residential heating market offers pellet makers a way to reduce their dependence on Europe’s politically driven bulk market, but it won’t develop itself. A Newfoundland logger takes grinding to the next level to supply a local pulp and paper producer’s biomass-hungry boiler. With the downturn in sawmilling, Enligna Canada’s pellet plant has carved a new niche in the supply chain, liberating it from a reliance on sawmill residues. DEPARTMENTS News Paying for energy Industry updates NL wood yard Our Cover District heating is a smart way to heat communities, but has yet to catch on in a big way in Canada. “One solution to Canada’s unhealthy reliance on Europe’s bulk pellet market may lie right under our noses, with domestic demand for Canadian wood pellets.” Read the full story on page 22 COLUMNS Expanding pellet markets Building the team Keynote address Andy Wright watches a mixture of bark and chipped white wood obtained from multiple sources that’s on its way to become pellets. Story on page 16. Photo: Heather Hager/Canadian Biomass 4 CanadianBIOMASS www.canadianbiomassmagazine.com MARCH/APRIL 2010
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