BIOMASS CANADIAN 18 5 10 12 Planer pellets 14 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 Peterson continues looking to the future. Going strong for 35 years Bringing biomass to Atlantic Canada With more than 20 biomass heating systems installed and serviced across Atlantic Canada, Thomas Industrial has become a leader in renewable energy, and an important educator and stakeholder in Atlantic Canada. Foothills Forest Products had a difficult time finding a home for the shavings being produced by its planer mill, so the company decid-ed to go into the wood pellet business. A look at the potential benefits of co-firing in Alberta and mitigat-ing the social and economic risks of the Climate Leadership Plan. Benefits of co-firing in Alberta 18 FILLING ORDERS 21 Wood pellet industry faces challenges, but also growth. Growing pains The $100-million Enerkem Alberta Biofuels waste-to-biofuels commercial scale plant recently completed Phase 2 of the facility’ s construction and is now filling orders for biomethanol. 9 10 DEPARTMENTS 6 24 28 Industry news Equipment spotlight – Conveyors DEMO Report – Chipper/Grinder Spotlight “What makes biomass a more attractive option is the fact that it can be introduced as a direct replacement for coal...” 21 Read the full story on page 14 COLUMNS 4 8 30 Editorial WPAC – Climate benefits of biomass energy Final thoughts Our Cover Canadian Biomass was on hand to watch one of the first tanker trucks fill up on biomethanol to fill a commercial order this past August at Enerkem’ s waste-to-biofuels facility in Edmonton. Canadian BIOMASS 3
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