Advancing Safety in Biomass Storage: Key Insights from the Safe Wood Pellet Storage Workshop in Japan

On March 12, 2026, industry leaders and technical experts from across the global biomass sector gathered in Tokyo, Japan, for the Safe Wood Pellet Storage: Preventing, Detecting, and Managing Self‑Heating Incidents workshop. Organized by the Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC) in collaboration with Ørsted, FutureMetrics, Firefly and Hanwa, the one‑day event focused on addressing safety challenges […]

2025 Recap: Quietly Strengthening Canada’s Pellet Sector

Every year brings its mix of challenges and opportunities for Canada’s wood pellet sector. What determines our momentum is not the circumstances we face, but whether we continue to show up, work together, and move the file forward. Looking back at 2025, progress across markets, safety, research and policy reflected consistent, collective effort—not individual achievement. […]

Arctic Bioenergy Summit and Tour: Exploring Bioenergy Solutions in Canada’s North

The 2026 Arctic Bioenergy Summit and Tour brought together over 130 energy leaders, policymakers, and bioenergy experts in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (NWT), from January 26–28 to explore bioenergy and heating solutions for remote and Arctic communities. The event, hosted by the Arctic Energy Alliance (AEA) and the Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC), showcased the […]

Advancing Renewable Energy Partnerships in Japan

The Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC) was proud to participate in the November trade mission to Japan alongside Alberta Minister of Forestry and Parks, Todd Loewen and British Columbia Minister of Forests, Ravi Parmar. This mission was important for strengthening relationships with Japanese energy partners and showcasing Canada’s role as a trusted supplier of […]

Industry Leaders Gather to Tackle Self-Heating Risks in Wood Pellet Storage

Preventing, detecting and managing self-heating events in wood pellet storage is one of the major challenges of the biomass industry. In September, the Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC), FutureMetrics and Ørsted collaborated to host a Safe Wood Pellet Storage Workshop in Copenhagen, Denmark, to address these challenges. The two-day event kicked off with a […]

WPAC Conference Offers Wood Pellet Market and Policy Updates

The Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC) Conference offered attendees updates on market and policy updates for the wood pellet sector. The panel discussion, Market and Policy Update: Navigating Regulatory Change, was moderated by Vaughan Bassett, President of WPAC and Senior Vice President of Biomass Sales and Logistics at Drax. The panellists included FutureMetrics President William Strauss; […]

WPAC 2025 Conference Discusses Bioheat Opportunities in Halifax

Bioheat was a hot topic of discussion during Day 1 of the Wood Pellet Association of Canada’s annual conference taking place from Sept. 23 to 24 in Halifax. Themed “Biomass for a Low-Carbon Future,” Day 1 of the conference offered attendees a variety of sessions covering safe biomass storage best practices; powering the net-negative transition; […]

Canadian Wood Pellets at the Forefront of Asia’s Energy Transition

This past May, the Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC) team participated in the 2025 BioInnovAsia Conference in Tokyo, a major gathering of international biomass stakeholders that continues to grow in scale and influence. The event underscored the shifting landscape—one where biomass is gaining recognition not only as a renewable energy source, but as a […]

Dr. Fahimeh Yazdan Panah Promoted to Associate Executive Director of WPAC

I am very pleased to share that Dr. Fahimeh Yazdan Panah has been promoted to Associate Executive Director of the Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC). Since joining WPAC in 2019 as our Director of Research and Technical Development, Fahimeh has been a driving force behind many of our most important initiatives. She has partnered closely with me in shaping and […]