Canadian Biomass • July/August 2010 • Page 3

  JULY/AUGUST 2010    The old saying of “when one door closes, another one opens” could prove true for some woodlot owners near Fredericton, New Brunswick.   Eastern Quebec’s Norampac plant began using biomass for fuel in the 1980s and has had a supply agreement with a local forestry group since 2006.   All the latest upgrades in gear, gadgets, and services that were drawing interest from visitors at World Bioenergy.   At World Bioenergy 2010, Sweden once again demonstrated that it’s the place to go to learn about biomass for energy.   DEPARTMENTS   News   Covering residues   District heat, Pellet expansion Our Cover   Why are British Columbia power producers being given special access to biomass, but other biomass users are not? “When BC’s government announced that it would be making some bioenergy tenures and licences available for the power sector, other biomass users were stunned.” Read the full story on page 25 COLUMNS   Biomass backlash   Feedstock supply   Phasing out coal Vattenfall, owner of this large combined heat and power plant in Nyköping, Sweden, is Europe’s fifth largest electricity generator and largest heat generator. Story on page 18. Photo: Heather Hager/Canadian Biomass CanadianBIOMASS 3