FALL 2019 10 14 Granule 777 is Eastern Canada’s newest – and largest – pellet plant. The facility came online in September and has a produc-tion capacity of 210,000 tonnes per year. Pursuing pellets 18 Canadian Biomass spoke with three biomass boiler experts to learn some best practices and tips for proper boiler maintenance. Boiler best practices 22 CSA released a guide for Canadian wood chip fuel in May 2019. Sebnem Madrali and Jaime Fernandez explain how the guide came to be, its scope and how it can help build confi-dence in an emerging market. Wood chip fuel guide Biothermic Renewable Energy Systems recently built Ontario’s first energy wood chip production and storage facility. Owners Mike and Vince Rutter provide turnkey installations of wood heating systems and educate the public about the benefits of using wood chips for heating. 10 CHIPPPING IN 24 Canadian Biomass ’ annual Pellet Gear Buyers Guide rounds up suppliers of pellet production equipment. Pellet Gear Buyers Guide 28 A landfill near Prince George, B.C., is finding new ways to harness the power of household waste. The Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill has partnered with FortisBC to produce RNG. Landing RNG “We looked at diffrent options, and the industrial wood pellet business was a market that was of a growing nature...” 14 DEPARTMENTS 6 Industry news 18 Read the full story on page 14 COLUMNS 4 8 30 Editorial WPAC – Advocating for solid biofuels Final Thoughts Our Cover With its new energy wood chip production and storage facility, Biothermic Renewable Energy can accumulate chips in the spring, summer and fall to be used in the winter heating season. Photo courtesy Biothermic Renewable Energy. Canadian BIOMASS 3
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