The vast majority of Canadian wood pellets are made from sawmill residuals - sawdust. The rest are made from the residuals from harvesting operations for sawmills and pulp mills, or low-grade timber from forest industry harvest sites that has no other economic value. Think firewood.
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Breathing easier - pellet emissions vs coal
Sustainability should be top of mind for any company that wants to stay in the game in today’s world.
As important a role as Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions play, we also need to focus on noxious emissions versus coal.
Renewable Industries Canada welcomes publication of CFS draft regulations
Renewable Industries Canada (RICanada), the country’s leading business coalition of producers of renewable fuels, products, and technology, welcomes the Government of Canada’s publication of draft regulations for the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS).
The draft regulations represent an important step forward[…]
Feds publish proposed Clean Fuel Standard regulation
On Dec. 20, 2020, the federal government published its proposed rules for the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), which aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by reducing carbon in the fuel burned for transportation and heating. If adopted, the CFS[…]
Renewable and sustainable? Energy really can grow on trees.
There is no single energy source capable of solving our dependence on fossil fuels. Instead we need to look to a mix of new fuels, including wood pellets.
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