SPRING 2019 12 16 Huska Holdings in the B.C. Interior has been in the wood residuals grinding game for nearly 25 years. Second-generation owner Justin Huska explains what makes his family-run grinding business a success. The long game 20 A wood pellet silo fire has a number of risks that may cause serious injuries or death for plant personnel and emergency services personnel. Fahimeh Yazdan Panah outlines best practices in silo fire prevention and response. Silo safety 24 Reg Renner has been financing biomass projects for more than a decade. He takes stock of typical challenges and successes when it comes to securing financing in 2019. Money matters 12 UNLOCKING POTENTIAL 28 CHAR Technologies’ newly commissioned biocarbon production facility in southern Ontario is using wood by-products and anaerobic digestate to produce a solid biofuel and a zero-waste activated charcoal. New Canadian developments in wood-fibre panel insulation could mean a new standard in building construction while ushering in an era of green, sustainable, and high-performance building insulation. Wood-fibre insulation 9 16 DEPARTMENTS 6 26 31 Industry news Equipment spotlight – Boilers New products “Many of the world’s best pellet boiler brands are not available in Canada because of the regulatory process . . .” 28 Read the full story on page 26 COLUMNS 6 10 30 34 Editorial WPAC – Staffan Melin retires Guest column -De-risking the supply chain Final thoughts -Canada’s clean fuel standard Our Cover CHAR Technologies’ demonstration facility in London, Ont., turns different waste materials into biocarbon products, such as CleanFyre – a coal replacement – pictured in the raw form on our cover. See full article on page 12. SPRING 2019 4 Canadian BIOMASS
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