Jan. 17, 2018 - Two important developments took place in Europe today in the U.K. and at the European Parliament.

First, the U.K. government's Renewables Obligation Consultation results were announced, and as a result Drax announced plans to convert a fourth boiler to biomass.

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Nov. 10, 2017 - On Nov. 28, a group of 37 Canadian wood pellet producers, insurance risk engineers and representatives of WorkSafeBC gathered in Richmond, B.C., for a one-day training course called Introduction to Process Hazard Analysis for the Wood Pellet Industry.

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Nov. 3, 2017 - The wood pellet research laboratory (BBRG) at the University of British Columbia is getting a boost of $250,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The funding is part of a larger grant of $1.8 million to a larger group of UBC researchers to further support the development of the UBC’s biorefining research and innovation capacity. Founded in 1997, the CFI funds state-of-the-art research infrastructure (facilities and equipment) that Canadian researchers will use to conduct world-class research.

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Oct. 30, 2017 - The Wood Pellet Association of Canada, together with media partner, Canadian Biomass magazine, is hosting the NB Wood Pellet Forum at the Crowne Plaza Lord Beaverbrook Hotel in Fredericton New Brunswick on Dec. 12 from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

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Oct. 18, 2017 - The Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC), in partnership with Canadian Biomass magazine, has launched a new website dedicated to... wood pellet heat!

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