Energy Markets Pellets Rule At least in Canada they will, as the fl exible, transportable, and uniform energy source shows a bright future. By Scott Jamieson and more on the way. Still, with strong incentives to use renewable energy overseas, the lion’s share of those pellets, even from the main manufacturing zone in the BC Interior, are shipped all the way to Eu- rope to be used. In a presentation at the Wood Pellet Association of Canada’s (WPAC) annual meeting in Prince George this past June, research director Staffan Melin reminded the audience that Canada remains a bulk producer CANADA Developing local markets may also change the scale of operations in Canada, allowing smaller players like fl ooring plants or remanufacturers to get into the pellet business to diversify revenue, like this Virginia flooring plantʼs new line above. 14 CanadianBIOMASS AUGUST 2008 already has a strong pellet manufacturing sector, with plants across the nation pro- ducing some two million tonnes per year,
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