BioMASS update New BC pellet plaNts Two new wood pellet plants are under construction in British Columbia. Pinnacle Pellet is adding to its fleet, with a sixth pellet plant lo-cated about 27 km southeast of Bur ns Lake. Construction began in mid-September and completion is expected in December. The plant has a planned production capac-ity of 400,000 tonnes/year, increasing the company’s total production capacity to more than one million tonnes. The Bur ns Lake plant will use residue from local sources and wood feedstock from the Hampton Affiliates Babine Forest Product mill located approximately 3.5 km away. The pellets are shipped overseas to replace coal in power generation. Lhtako Energy Corpora-tion officially broke ground in mid-October for its first pellet plant. The plant is scheduled to open in spring 2011. The company is a partnership of the Red Bluff Indian Band and National Choice Bio Fuels. The Red Bluff Indian Band, also known as the Lhtako Dene Nation, signed an Eco-nomic Development Agree-ment with the province of British Columbia in Novem-ber 2009, allowing the Red Bluff to harvest 75,000 cubic metres/year of mountain pine beetle-killed timber in the Quesnel Timber Supply Area for the next 15 years. he province of Prince Edward Island has accepted two proposals to supply biomass-based heat for five public build-ings. Atlantic Bioheat will supply biomass-based heat to M. E. Callaghan and Her newood junior high schools. Wood-4heating will supply biomass-derived heat to Three Oaks High School, Bluefield High School, and O’Lear y Community Hospital. The contractors are responsible for the capital costs of installing T peI puBlIC BuIldINgs get BIomass heat and operating the heating units and are required to use local resources and create local expertise with biomass. The forest feed-stock used to produce the heat must be har vested in a sustainable manner from woodlots that have a registered forest manage-ment plan. Environment, Energy, and Forestry Minister Richard Brown says that the provincial gover nment will con-sider further expansion of biomass-heating projects in the future. • Biomass & Co-Gen Operations • Saw Mill and Log Yard Waste Our manufacturing and construction pabilities are extensive • Compost & Mulch Operations • W ca ood Waste Recycling Facilities from vertical sta tionar y hogs, portable systems to complete turnkey • Pulp, Pellet & Paper Plants projects. We have in house engineering to provide onsite support For before, over 30 years and Rawlings has designed manufactured during after installa tion. We and are ver y proud of our highly productive and cost effective wood waste y customer relations with 24/7 service for over recover 30 years. systems. We provide customized solutions, with support before during F and after installation. Our systems proven turn in various or the best value and return on your are investment to types of installations processing a wide variety of wood Rawlings Waste Wood Recovery Systems. waste to the customer’s exact specifications. For the best value and return on your investment turn to Rawlings W Wood Recover y Systems a leader in Paper Plants • Biomass & aste Co-Gen Operations • Pulp, Pellet & fiber reclaim for wood to energy solutions. • Recycling Facilities • Saw Mills Rawlings Waste Wood Recovery Systems Ph: 1.866.RocWear (762.9327) or 406.728.6182 www.wastewoodhogs.com Canadian BIOMASS Rawlings biomass aug10.indd 1 5 09/08/10 11:40 AM
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