BIOMASSupdate $40 MILLION FOR CELGAR RENEWABLE ENERGY A $40-million federal invest- ment will enable one of Cana- da’s largest, modern kraft pulp mills to generate renewable energy from forest biomass. The Zellstoff Celgar Pulp Mill in Castlegar, British Colum- bia, is the first mill to receive funding under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program for a renewable en- ergy project. Across Canada, 38 pulp and paper mills from 24 companies have generated credits under the $1-billion program based on their 2009 production levels of black liquor used to generate heat and power. Qualified com- panies are required to submit specific project proposals for their facilities and have until 2012 to apply the credits to environmental improvement projects. The Celgar renewable en- ergy project has three compo- nents designed to improve the environmental performance of Celgar Pulp Mill’s existing in- frastructure. This investment will allow the mill to take ad- vantage of waste heat, increase the production of steam from wood waste, and increase the capacity to generate bioenergy. The Celgar project will allow the mill to generate enough renewable electricity to meet its own needs and supply some energy to the British Columbia grid by late 2010. LIGNOL PREPARES BIOREFINERY PILOT PLANT Lignol Energy Corporation recently completed impor- tant enhancements to its fully integrated industrial-scale bio- refinery pilot plant in Burnaby, British Columbia. Following the successful construction of Lignol’s biorefinery pilot plant and the completion of initial production runs in June 2009, Lignol has developed process improvements and evaluated various equipment configura- tions that will enhance me- chanical operability and pro- cess efficiency and increase the value of the related high-purity lignin derivatives. Design and procurement of these enhance- ments commenced in the sum- mer of 2009, installation was FROM WASTE TO WATTS: THE BELTRAN BIOMASS GASIFICATION SYSTEM Beltran’s advanced technology converts carbon-based waste into profitable bioenergy, biofuels and co-products your company can use now! • Biomass feedstock-flexible system can use low-value agricultural, animal, industrial, wood or municipal wastes. • Produces clean-burning, multi-use synthesis gas, combined heat & power (CHP), biofuels, hydrogen, marketable chemicals. • Advanced gasification reactor, wet electrostatic precipitator and engine-generator are closely integrated for optimum efficiency. BELTRAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Beltran Technologies, Inc. 1133 East 35th St., Brooklyn, NY 11210 USA 718.338.3311 • Fax: 718.253.9028 [email protected] www.beltrantechnologies.com • Scalable, adaptable solution for harvesting safe, renewable energy, reducing pollution and CO2, and turning costly waste into sustainable profit. Ask for our free TECH REPORT, From Waste to Watts. CanadianBIOMASS 7 completed in late fall 2009, and successful commissioning took place in December 2009. Each of the major unit operations of the pilot plant has been independently oper- ated at the facility under a prescribed number of operat- ing conditions using wood chips. Integrated production runs were expected to com- mence in February 2010. Through planned production campaigns, Lignol intends to operate the pilot plant under a wide range of operating parameters to process vari- ous nonfood feedstocks as the company undertakes final designs for commercial-scale projects.
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