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 […]
Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC) is making strides in international market engagement with the launch of a multi-lingual website and a targeted Japanese market awareness campaign. Recognizing the importance of export markets—particularly in Asia, where Japan is Canada’s largest customer—WPAC’s website is now available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean. This initiative ensures that key international stakeholders […]
The Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC) recently partnered with the Arctic Energy Alliance (AEA) to produce 2025 Northwest Territories Biomass Week, a five-day event designed to help pellet producers, equipment manufacturers, installers, regulators, researchers, academia, governments and others to learn more about how biomass is transforming the way we think about energy, especially in […]
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is increasingly making headlines. In January, I provided an overview of BECCS at the Arctic Energy Alliance 2025 Northwest Territories Biomass Week. What is BECCS? BECCS is a technology that combines bioenergy production (using biomass as fuel) with carbon capture and permanent storage. It captures biogenic carbon dioxide […]
By Gordon Murray, Executive Director, Wood Pellet Association of Canada In November 2024, I was part of an Alberta forest industry Trade Mission to Japan led by the Honourable Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry and Parks. Participants included Alberta ministry officials and wood products manufacturers, as well as Canada Wood and the Alberta Forest Products […]
By Gordon Murray, Executive Director, Wood Pellet Association of Canada. I can’t believe it has been over a decade since the Wood Pellet Association of Canada’s (WPAC’s) Safety Committee was established. Our initial focus was combustible dust in response to tragic sawmill explosions in British Columbia. Over the years, activities have expanded to all health […]
Congratulations to Brian Penney, Safety Manager at Drax’s Entwistle facility in Alberta, the latest Wood Pellet Association of Canada Safety Hero. Brian’s outstanding contributions have made the workplace safer and better for his colleagues. Brian continuously meets monthly safety objectives and supports the facility’s 55 employees to ensure objectives are met. An example of his […]