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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…
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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…
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Canada Sawmill Production: April 2016
Canadian softwood lumber production was 5.4 per cent higher in April than in the same month of 2015, said Statistics Canada Wednesday. Production volume was up in many of the other big lumber-producing provinces, including Quebec. Production of softwood lumber at BC sawmills was 2.1 per cent higher. Canada Sawmill Production, April 2016 Canadian softwood…
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US House Sales : May 2016
“May US home sales increased at a rate that’s slightly higher than the average monthly increase,” said Dave Liniger, RE/MAX CEO and Chair, to National Mortgage Professional Friday. “This is despite the fact that inventory in many markets remains very low. At the same time, interest rates appear to have stabilized, which helps encourage potential…
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Wildfires
A wildfire in Southern California more than tripled in size overnight and forced officials to close a major highway, while another blaze in New Mexico had communities on edge after destroying two dozen homes, according to Reuters Friday. It grew from 1,200 acres (486 hectares) on Thursday night to more than 4,000 acres (1,619 hectares)…
