BioMASS update Bio-mile gets $1-million grant The Bioeconomy Incubation Office for Applied Research and Commercialization Centre (BIO-ARCC), a key part of Dray- ton Valley’s Bio-Mile, received a grant of $1 million from Rural Alberta’s Develop- ment Fund. The Bio-Mile aims to be Al- berta’s first fully integrated bio-industrial business park. As a key component of the project, the BIO-ARCC is a not-for-profit, solutions-oriented centre of excellence for business incubation, skills develop- ment and training, applied research, and commercialization, which will offer a number of services to the innovative bio- based businesses in Alberta. BIO-ARCC will work with partners in industry, academia, and government to support and advance sustainable bio-industrial initiatives based on forestry, agriculture, and other resources. The creation of BIO-ARCC is expected to bring a number of highly skilled jobs to the Drayton Valley area. It’s also expected to lead to the development of a specialized knowledge-based resource for the bio- industry in Alberta and serve as a model that can be adapted by other communities across the province. Development is still at an early stage, but the funding means work on the BIO-ARCC can now begin in earnest. in Brief... Quality pellets, guaranteed. For perfect pellets the entire produc- tion system must work together flawlessly. Buhler enables total process control by providing a complete process design package and key equipment for drying, grinding, pelleting, cooling, bagging and loading. This, combined with Buhler’s integrated automation system, unrivaled after sales support and training provides a seam- less solution, guaranteed. Woodville Pellet to open The Woodville Pellet Corporation is planning to open a pellet plant near Kirkfield, Ontario, and be producing pellets by early summer, according to the Lindsay Post. With a planned capacity of 60,000 tonnes/year, the plant would process wood waste into pellets for the Ontario heating market. Buhler Inc., 13105 12th Ave N., Plymouth, MN 55441, T 763-847-9900 [email protected], www.buhlergroup.com Miramichi pellet plans Construction of a pellet plant in Newcastle, New Brunswick, is slated to begin later this year, pending financing details. According to a report in the Telegraph-Journal, the Miramichi Premium Pellet plant will be located adjacent to the Northumberland County Woodlot Owners Association headquarters in the Miramichi Industrial Park, with three-quarters of the pellets exported to Europe. Labrador pellet plant proposed Atlantic Fiber Resources Ltd. and Innu Develop- ment LP are looking to establish a lumber mill and pellet plant in Labrador. The partnership, Atlantic Fiber Innu Ltd., proposes constructing a 12-million-bdft capacity lumber mill and a 160,000 tonne/year pellet plant. The proposed facilities would be located in Goose Bay. The solution behind the solution. Forest communities get support A three-year, $100-million measure has been established to support Quebec communities in expanding and diversifying their economic activity. The initiative will provide funding for local projects that improve the performance of enterprises in communities hit by the crisis in the forest sector. Targeted projects will include those relating to new market develop- ment, recovery plans, equipment acquisition, and development and processing of forestry waste (biomass). 6 CanadianBIOMASS MAY/JUNE 2010
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