-
New Swedish Biomass-Fired CHP Plant
The Swedish biofuel-fired combined heat and power plant was inaugurated in early May 2016, and it is an important step in developing a sustainable energy supply for Stockholm. The plan is for district heating in Stockholm to be entirely produced from renewable and recovered energy by 2030. Fuelling with forest residuals is expected to decrease…
-
Streptomyces Bacteria to Break Down Cellulose
Some very exciting breakthroughs have been made recently in using fungii and sugars to break through tough wood cellulose cell walls and access the abundant energy inside to make various types of fuel. New research carried out on a specific group of bacteria known as Streptomyces shows how certain bacterial strains developed improved abilities to…
-
New Biomass Fuel Production Facilities
Canada’s Canfor Pulp completed a joint-venture deal with Australian energy company Licella this week, and revealed plans to install a biocrude project at a new facility in Prince George, BC, where it hopes to produce 400,000 barrels of fuel per year from wood waste at its pulp mills. This facility is expected to cost around…
-
Major Advancements in Cellulostic Biofuel
Some very exciting breakthroughs have been made recently in using fungii and sugars to break through tough wood cellulose cell walls and access the abundant energy inside to make various types of fuel. Producing fuels from plants and other renewable sources requires breaking down the chemical cellulose, which traditionally has required the same amount of…
-
Real World Logging Profits in Canada: New Report
SOURCE: Canadian Forest Industries magazine CFI 2016 Contractor Survey on www.woodbusiness.ca Results of the Canadian Forest Industries magazine’s Canadian 2016 Contractor Survey were released June 21, with findings that 41 per cent of all contractors saw some form of rate increase over the past three years. For the rest, rates were either stagnant (28…
