BIOMASS CANADIAN 10 14 16 18 Pellets in Japan 22 Coal no more 24 Pellet power NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Lessons from Pacific BioEnergy in Prince George, B.C. How to stop a pellet plant explosion Green operations The Town of Riverview in Moncton, N.B. opts for a biomass-fuelled operations centre. FutureMetrics’ William Strauss writes about how policies will drive demand for industrial wood pellets. Coverage from WPAC’s 2017 convention in the nation’s capital. 10 POWERFUL COMPOST An update on Ontario’s biomass generating stations from WPAC’s Gordon Murray. The Grimsby Energy anaerobic digester keeps compost out of landfills in Ontario. 9 14 DEPARTMENTS 6 26 29 Industry news Equipment spotlight – Biomass dryers New products “… Any oxygen entering would have been disastrous. It was a tremendously risky proposition.” 16 Read the full story on page 14 COLUMNS 4 8 30 Editorial WPAC – Combatting climate change Final Thoughts Our Cover Grimsby Energy’s anaerobic digester in southern Ontario is helping keep compost out of the landfill. The new digester began producing biogas on July 15, and on Aug. 10 the facility officially began producing electricity for the Ontario power grid. Read the story on page 10. Canadian BIOMASS 3
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