WINTER 2021 10 14 FutureMetrics’ William Strauss shares the annual global markets overview and forecast for both heating and industrial wood pellets. Growing demand 16 Saskatchewan-based Prairie Clean Energy is looking to capitalize on a new opportunity: producing biofuel from flax straw. Fuel from flax 18 GM Canada and its partners recently completed a $28 million cogeneration project using renewable landfill gas. Canadian Biomass gets an inside look at the endeavour. Green generation Skeena Bioenergy came online in 2019, but it wasn’t until October 2020 that the plant was running at full speed. Canadian Biomass takes readers inside the new facility. 10 GROWING VALUE “It is feasible that industrial wood pellet demand will essentially double from 2020 to 2027.” Read the full story on page 14. 14 DEPARTMENTS 6 20 Industry news Equipment Spotlight – Moisture control 16 columns 4 8 22 Editorial WPAC – A first-of-its-kind Final Thoughts Our Cover Skeena Bioenergy’ s $20 million wood pellet plant came online in the second quarter of 2019, but challenges prevented it from operating under normal conditions until October 2020. Photo courtesy Skeena Bioenergy. Canadian BIOMASS 3
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