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April 29, 2019
News 
 

Pond moving ahead with Stelco algae project

New funding is allowing Pond Technologies to move forward with Phase 1 of its project in southern Ontario that is expected to produce 3,500 tonnes of algae and sequester around 6,300 tonnes of CO2 a year.


Fire damages Georgia wood pellet storage site

A fire at a Port of Brunswick wood pellet storage site owned by Montreal's Logistec damaged a warehouse and hospitalized a firefighter.


Salvage harvesting for wood-based bioenergy

"From a sustainability perspective, numerous existing policies and guidelines for harvesting of woody biomass in Canadian jurisdictions could definitively support an increase in biomass removal," writes Nicolas Mansuy, a research scientist with the Canadian Forest Service.
 
 
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West Salem Machinery

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Enerkem

Suncor Energy invests in Enerkem

This injection of additional capital from Suncor, one of Canada’s largest energy companies, as well as other investors will help foster Enerkem’s growth by continuing the development of its waste-to-biofuels projects, including in Varennes, Que., and Rotterdam, Holland. » Read more...
 
Woddfibre

Wood-fibre insulation for residential buildings

“Dry-process wood-fibre insulation panels are the future of building insulation in Canada because we have the natural resources and industry to produce them economically,” says FPInnovations lead scientist, Bob Knudson. » Read more...
 
 
NEWS 
 

Cielo sells first 5K litres of biodiesel from wood waste

Vancouver-based Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. has sold its first 5,000 litres of high-grade renewable diesel made from wood waste. » Read more...

Bioproducts processing and conversion centre to open in Saguenay

The federal government has awarded $4 million in financial assistance for a one-of-a-kind bioproducts processing and conversion centre in Saguenay, Que. » Read more...
 
Events 
 

Waste Expo

May 6-9, 2019
Location: Las Vegas
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Biomass Pellets Trade & Power

May 13-16, 2019
Location: Tokyo
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Atlantic BIOCON 2019

May 27-29, 2019
Location: Halifax
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