BIOMASS CANADIAN 12 16 19 25 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011 The CHPP concept hasn’t caught on in Canada yet, but there are a few facilities in Sweden and Finland. Heat, Power & Pellets The Fibreco port terminal expands to meet a surging demand for wood pellet exports. Terminal Expansion 12 A biomass power plant north of Edmonton is one of Alberta’ s sources of renewable electricity. Power to the People A number of communities are trying out biomass district heating: Prince George and Quesnel, British Columbia, and Strathcona, Alberta. Spreading the Warmth 28 Pellets are set to explode, but only literally, as the PFI annual conference addressed fire safety as well as expanding markets. Markets to Be Wild 32 30 North American pellet producers will have to keep up with mar-ket developments to retain access to industrial pellet end-users. Pellet Export Strategies 19 DEPARTMENTS 6, 8, 10 Biomass Update – News 24 38 Pellet Export – USIPA Gear News 32 Here’ s a look at some of the biomass-related projects that will go ahead with fibre awarded in Ontario’ s wood supply competition. Big Plans for Fibre coluMNS 4 18 37 Editorial – Pellet Competition FPAC – Forestry’s Future WPAC Update – Pellet Buyers Group Our Cover Control system operator Laurie Harvey regulates and monitors the functioning of the biomass-fired Dapp Power plant in northern Alberta. Story on page 12 Canadian BIOMASS 3
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