$PLVVHG RSSRUWXQLW\ Is it time to resolve the catch-22 when it comes to using biomass boilers in Canada? 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Such approval does not imply any endorsement of the products or services advertised. Publisher reserves the right to refuse advertising that does not meet the standards of the publication. CANADIAN Reader Service A Austrian and German-made boilers with n article we posted to Canadian Bio-output power up to 500 kilowatts are man-mass’ website a little while ago made ufactured according to EN 303-5 standards for some interesting reading. Co-writ-and are recognized as safe and effective al-ten by Wood Pellet Association of Canada most everywhere in the world withexcept (WPAC) executive director Gordon Murray Canada. This presents the catch-22 predica-and industry consultant Harry Dresser, it ment to which Murray and Dresser alluded asked why domestically-produced wood – boilers aren’t made in Canada and those pellets aren’t being used to provide clean, that are manufactured else-responsible energy and heat where don’t meet Canadian for industrial, commercial standards. Therefore, there and residential uses right is little need here at home for here in this country. the vast quantities of Cana-Even though Canada dian-produced pellets. is the world’s second larg-WPAC, however, is try-est pellet producer, almost ing to work with the CSA all pellets produced in the to knock down the exist-country are exported to Eu-TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL ing trade barrier, and ask rope and Asia. that small biomass boilers But before getting into ALSO certified to EN 303-5 meet that, allow me to introduce American Society of Me-myself. My name is Mike Jig-chanical Engineers (ASME) gens. For the past 27 years, pressure vessel standards. It seems like a I’ve been the editor of a sister publication of reasonable request and one that could open Canadian Biomass called Turf & Rec , which a lot of business doors. serves the Canadian turf and grounds main-To see Canada participate in the use, im-tenance industry. Since late January, I’ve portation and manufacture of pellet central been helping with Canadian Biomass in the heating systems, manufactured to proven absence of one of our team members, who EU standards, is WPAC’s objective. It would isn’t expected back until October. allow Canada to get more into the game of That’s enough about me. Back to the ar-utilizing clean energy from its own pellets. ticle by Messrs. Murray and Dresser, which Perhaps it’s time we stepped away from was entitled, “Residential use of wood pel-being observers of working pellet central lets: a missed opportunity in Canada.” heating systems in Europe and Asia and On the surface, it seems incredible see how effective this can be in Canada. that a country that produces three million As awareness of the need for cleaner en-tonnes of wood pellets annually isn’t using ergy heightens throughout the world, per-it to provide clean energy and heat for in-haps it’s only a matter of time that all players dustrial and commercial applications here will have their ducks in a row and this mat-at home. The answer, it seems, is some-ter can finally be resolved.• what political in nature. Boilers aren’t manufactured in Canada, and those manufactured in Europe don’t meet the global safety and market devel-opment standards set out by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). 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