BIOMASS CANADIAN 10 5 13 18 Photo: Great Western Forestry MAY/JUNE 2011 Building an Empire New England Wood Pellet’s newest 100,000-ton/year facility makes it the oldest and largest producer in the Northeastern United States. Survey Says… Optimism is high in the Canadian biomass industr y, with a majority of respondents expecting revenues to increase in 2011. 21 Paving with Wood Pyrolysis oil from wood is being used to make new asphalt that costs less than the old standby. 10 There are few opportunities to use this biomass in Alberta at present, but these will expand if economic stumbling blocks are removed. Bioenergy from Beetle-wood 23 Biomass Boiler Buyers Guide Our listing of biomass boiler manufacturers and suppliers, as well as companies that offer retrofits and contract biomass heat, is a comprehensive range of what’s available in Canada for 150 kW to 100 MW thermal and 250 kW to 25 MW electrical. 13 Photo: Jennifer McCary Photo: Anthony Pollard 9 21 “People are taking a hard look at fuel and other products made from petroleum, and some are coming up with exciting renew-able alternatives. One of these is Bioasphalt.” Read the full story on page 21 DEPARTMENTS 5 16 30 Biomass Update – News Events Board Safe Practices – Fire prevention coluMNS 4 7 17 Editorial – Biomass for the future Project Financing – Government funding WPAC Update – Working towards co-firing Our Cover Only a small fraction of the mountain pine beetle-killed wood that’s removed from Alberta forests is close enough to bioenergy uses to be economical. The remainder is burned in the field. Photo: Great Western Forestr y. Stor y on page 10. Canadian BIOMASS 3
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