bioenergy – including wood pellets and district heating. B.C.’s pellet industry [is] a productive and quickly growing indus-try. British Columbia produced about one million tons of pellets in 2009 and is on track to produce about 1.1 million tons in 2010. Practically non-existent a decade ago, it now contributes about $185 million annually to the provincial economy.” These facts are great, but without any straight answers from the government, future options for the wood pellet in-dustry in British Columbia are uncertain. Murray is worried about the investments made in an industry that’s having fibre taken from its basket. “Somebody has determined that pow-er has a higher value than any other use of biomass,” Murray says. Besides gen-erating power from the damaged fibre, pulp chips and pellets can be made from it. Although he can’t speak for pulp and paper companies, he’s fairly certain they want access to the fibre as well. “We [wood pellet producers] rely on sawdust and planer shavings from the sawmills as well as harvest residuals and waste for our fibre. The pulp mills rely on the sawmills because they make wood chips,” Murray says. “It all comes full circle. We all need each other, and there should be a way to work the power pro-ducers in as well. You don’t want to be sacrificing one industry to promote an-other. Naturally, we’re concerned.” • EVENTS BOARD Bioenergy Ec Ecol Simplified die system Sturdy and reliable Low maintenance E ological Solutions or he Future ical Solutions ffor tthe Future More than 200 sold Pellet Mill Evolution Serie Performance Pellet mills intended for the manufacture of all kinds of pellets: fodder, compound feeds,wood pellets, cereal by-products, urban waste and animal slurry, fertilizers and soil additives conforming to health normative and safety requirements Patented system to eliminate product contamination by lubricants Half the maintenance costs compared to a gear box pellet mill Simplified die installation 12 models available Integration Compact design allowing easy replacement of existing pellet mill Limited vibration level: guarantees durability of the pellet mill Set up flexibility Comact Quality High precision Reliable and sturdy design Easy maintenance s Turnkey Pellet Plants Solutions Canada 26 [email protected] SEPTEMBER 30–OCTOBER 1, 2010 • Bioenergy Markets Turkey Istanbul, Turkey www2.greenpowerconferences. co.uk/v8-12/Prospectus/Index. php?sEventCode=BF1006TR OCTOBER 7-10, 2010 • RENEXPO Augsburg, Germany www.renexpo.de/index.php?id=7&L=1 418 628-2888 www.comact.com United States Hot Springs (Arkansas) MORE BIOMASS EVENTS AT WWW.CANADIANBIOMASSMAGAZINE.COM CanadianBIOMASS JULY/AUGUST 2010 OCTOBER 12-13, 2010 • Biomass to Fuels Summit Portland, OR www.biomassfuelssummit.com SEPTEMBER 12-16, 2010 • World Energy Congress Montreal, QC www.wecmontreal2010.ca SEPTEMBER 16-17, 2010 • Biomass Boiler Workshop Minneapolis, MN www.jansenboiler.com/workshops.html SEPTEMBER 26-29, 2010 • Interna-tional Bioenergy Days Rockford, IL www.bioenergydays2010.com/about.php SEPTEMBER 30–OCTOBER 1, 2010 • CanBio Annual National Bioenergy Conference, Trade Show & Exhibition Vancouver, BC www.canbio.ca SEPTEMBER 7-8, 2010 • Pellets Industry Forum Stuttgart, Germany www.pelletsforum.de/industry-forum/?L=1
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