Here is where I occasionally post about my life as a graduate student in UBC Chemical & Biological department and my research in biomass densification and handling.
Friday, 23 August 2013
Summary [1] on Canadian Biomass Magazine
News 1: 2G CENERGY CHP supplier selling direct
Release Date: August 19, 2013
2G CENERGY CHP , which is based in St. Augustine, Florida, USA advertises their cogeneration systems.
News 2: Pellet Gear Buyer Guide 2013
This Canadian Biomass Pellet Gear Buyer Guide lists companies that provide the relevant products or services for each of the following categories: dryers, pneumatic conveying ("air conveyor"), hammermills, pellet mills, screens and coolers, fire/spark detection and suppression technology, bagging and palletizing [Palletizer is a machine that provides automatic means for stacking cases of goods or products on to a flat transport structure (pallet)], dies and rolls, quality control equipment and services, and building contractors and engineering firms.
News 3: Norsask Powers Up
Norsask Forest Products lumber operation in northwestern Saskatchewan is expanding its bioenergy portfolio. Norsask is wholly owned by Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC), which in turn owned by nine First Nations communities around Meadow Lake.
MLTC currently has a R&D scale pellet plant and marketing arm, which produces up to 1 ton/hr. However, different than Canada's mainstream export-driven pellet industry, they plan to produce enough pellets to develop and feed five local pilot heating projects and to reduce the the dependence of local communities on oil or propane.
At the same time, MLTC attemps to get a massive 40 MW power generation project going (36 MW net). The $210 million project uses the residues from Norsask sawmill to generate power for local communities.
News 4: Plant could lead to cheaper cellulosic ethanol
The small flowering plant (pictured), Arabidopsis thaliana, produces an enzyme, caffeoyl shikimate esterase, whose genes can be switched off to control the formation of lignin. By blocking the production of this complex polymer, the researchers found that molecular structure of its lgnin was altered and became less complex, making it a more easily digestible feedstock to turn into fuels.
News 5: EU leaks biomass sustainability rules
The European Commission will seek to introduce EU-wide binding sustainability criteria for solid and gaseous biomass, according to a leaked draft of the directive proposals, but a date for its publication has still not been set despite market stakeholders waiting more than two years for the announcement.
All news can be found on Canadian Biomass Magazine website at http://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/
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