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Netherlands, Japan increased market shares of wood pellets in 2021

North America’s pellet production rose from 6.5 million tons to 12.2 million tons during this period, primarily driven by European demand.


Enerkem achieves breakthrough converting forest biomass into SAF

“Our diligent and innovative approach in developing our forest biomass conversion technology has enabled us to produce a sustainable aviation fuel that will reduce the full life cycle carbon emissions of the aviation industry by over 90 per cent compared to conventional fuel,” says Michel Chornet, Enerkem’s executive vice-president, engineering, innovation and operations.


Dust Safety Science releases 2021 mid-year incident report

According to Dust Safety Science, in the first half of 2021, all of the fatalities recorded occurred due to dust explosions. Of the injuries, 89 per cent occurred due to explosions and 11 per cent occurred due to fires.


FortisBC to boost RNG supply in BC with three new projects

Approximately 800,000 gigajoules of RNG will be added to FortisBC’s gas system from three diverse sources – food waste from EverGen’s Net Zero Waste Project in Abbotsford, B.C., agricultural waste from Faromor CNG Corp. in Ontario and wastewater operations collected from Shell Energy North America Inc. in Iowa.


Dallas Fort Worth International Airport receives first delivery of SAF

The successful SAF delivery is part of this pilot project demonstrating the commercial and technical viability of SAF, while showcasing the potential to close the circularity loop at the airport by providing raw material for the production of renewable fuels.
 
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A carbon negative future? How switching from coal to wood pellets can remove CO2

“If part of an effective strategy for mitigating climate change is to develop ways to optimally remove CO2 permanently from the atmosphere, then, as this article shows, the most efficient and economical way to achieve that goal is to repurpose selected PC power stations,” writes William Strauss, president of FutureMetrics. » Read more...
 
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Going green: Greenhouse sees benefits switching to a wood chip boiler for heating

Last year, Frédéric Tremblay installed a Hargassner wood chip boiler at Jardins d’Elisabeth, a vegetable farm and greenhouse. The biomass boiler has provided many benefits, including allowing him to produce more without needing to burn fossil fuels. » Read more...
 
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