Biomass Fuel Suppliers Announced By Ontario Power Generation
The Atikokan power generation plant is undergoing a major retrofit to convert to biomass fuel after using its last piece of coal in September. Ontario Power Generation is converting Atikokan to a 100%...
View ArticleCleaner Than Coal? Wood Power Makes A Comeback
In the midst of black spruce and jack pine stands in northwestern Ontario’s Crown forests, a global trend has come home to roost. Atikokan Generating Station ceased burning coal last year to prepare...
View ArticleOntario Investing In Wood Pellet Manufacturing Facilities
Ontario is investing in two projects to help Rentech Inc., a Northern Ontario fiber company, to convert two idle wood product mills into facilities that manufacture wood pellets, a sustainable energy...
View ArticleRentech Works Through Expensive Pellet Plant Start-Up Issues
Significant production delays at Rentech’s Atikokan and Wawa wood pellet plants have cost the company in lost revenue, penalties for unfulfilled customer contracts, and additional construction costs,...
View ArticleCoal No More: Pushing For Biomass Conversion In Canada
Transitioning away from coal. That was the main theme at Day One of this year’s WPAC conference in the nation’s capital. Executive director of the Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC) Gordon Murray...
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