Congratulations to Ted Brown, Site Trainer at Drax Entwistle in Alberta, the Wood Pellet Association of Canada’s latest safety hero. He always endeavours to ensure that safety is the top priority. Ted stepped into the newly established Site Trainer position in October 2024 and hit the ground running, enhancing training at the facility. He updates […]
The Wood Pellet Association of Canada, FutureMetrics and Ørsted are hosting a half-day BECCS tour and a one-day workshop—Safe Wood Pellet Storage: Preventing, Detecting, and Managing Self-Heating Incidents in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2-3, 2025. September 2 – Afternoon Tour of Ørsted BECCS ProjectØrsted will take attendees on a tour of one of their Bioenergy Carbon Capture […]
The Legnago (VR) division of the Guardia di Finanza has seized more than 400 tonnes of pellets of different types for various reasons, ranging from the lack of Italian-language information on the bags to fraudulent trade by stating unrealistic calorific values and counterfeiting of the ENplus® trademark by non-certified companies. In collaboration with the ENplus® […]
The Wood Pellet Association of Canada proudly announces its latest Safety Hero: Brett Wickstrom, Maintenance Lead Hand from Drax Meadowbank in British Columbia. Brett’s outstanding contributions make the workplace safer for his colleagues. Brett is a great leader who ensures safety is the number one priority before any work is started. He always ensures staff […]
Biomass for a Low-Carbon Future As the world moves toward a low-carbon future, biomass and wood pellets have a key role in ensuring Canada has renewable and responsible energy. Join us to explore the many opportunities biomass presents, from lowering greenhouse gas emissions to supporting economic growth in the transition to a net-zero economy. Join […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Brian Fluter, Electrician at Drax High Level in Alberta, the latest Wood Pellet Association of Canada Safety Hero. Brian always strives to ensure the workplace is safe for his colleagues. Since Brian joined the Drax High Level team in 2021, he has consistently demonstrated his safety leadership qualities by setting a strong example. […]
Forest Enhancement Society of BC News Release On April 24, 2025, Minister of Forests, Ravi Parmar, shared details on newly funded forest enhancement projects throughout the province at the BC First Nations Forestry Council (FNFC) Conference in Penticton. The announcement highlighted 64 projects receiving investments from the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) for wood […]
Two new installations for Biomass Solutions Biomasse (BSB) at Kingsclear Tree Nursery and nearby Hanwell Park Academy school use low-carbon, locally sourced wood pellets to help reseed tomorrow’s forests and educate future community leaders in central New Brunswick. “We’re helping to fuel the future… At the nursery, it’s the full cycle, growing trees and using […]
As the world’s coldest country, Canada consumes a lot of energy for home heating. Space heating accounts for 64 percent of Canadian residential, commercial and institutional energy consumption. The most common energy sources are natural gas, electricity and heating oil. Compare this with Sweden and Finland, where biomass is the dominant heat energy source. In […]