Pellets: A ‘Backyard Solution’ for Energy Needs
By Jonathan Levesque, General Manager, BSB and board member, WPAC
Transforming wood waste into versatile wood pellets makes sense for Canada’s forest industry, the local and national economy and a world that needs clean, dependable energy.
It’s been a busy time delivering news about biomass energy. In May, I represented the Wood Pellet Association of Canada at the Energizing Efficiency conference held in Fredericton, New Brunswick, delivered the webinar Driving Decarbonization and Cost Savings with Bio-heat during Bioheat Week and was a featured guest on the Reimagined Energy podcast.
The Power of Pellets
Pellets are a reliable and inexpensive source of energy for Canadians that can help with our heating needs. Rising energy costs mean wood pellet heat is competitive with heat pumps, cheaper than baseboard heating and less than oil and propane.
Electricity is precious. In Canada, we do not have enough to address the needs of the future. The increase in population, growth of industry, and popularity of electric vehicles are all putting demands on our electrical grid.
Bioheat is an on-demand form of energy that can help alleviate pressure on the electrical grid. Wood pellets are like a mini battery. The energy stored in that little piece of wood can be used when you need it. Commercial biomass heating solutions are available for schools, churches and government buildings. And retrofits of existing hot water boiler systems are usually straightforward.
Read the full article on pellet.org.