Video: Heating with Wood Pellets
Heating with wood pellets is an effective way to help in the fight against climate change.
Video: Wood Pellet Association of Canada
Existing coal plants can be cost-effectively repurposed to use wood pellet fuel to help the environment and reduce air pollution.
Pellets
Made from renewable forest byproducts and unmerchantable material, wood pellets from Canada provide a renewable, sustainable fuel source for generations to enjoy. | Read More
Sustainable
Only 9% of the world’s forest are certified. Over 42% of them are in Canada, making it an ideal source for sustainable wood pellets. | Read More
Renewable
WPAC members rely on sawmill waste and forest harvest residuals for the bulk of their fibre supply, allowing 100% resource use. | Read More
Fossil Fuel Alternative
Whether on their own or co-fired with coal, wood pellets provide a lower carbon footprint and renewable energy source. | Read More
Innovative
WPAC continues to support R&D in key wood pellet areas like safety, efficiency, fuel stability, energy content and more. | Read More
A new report from WPAC research director Staffan Malin outlines steps that pellet mills can take to assess and minimize the risk of dust explosions in their facility. Published in late August, the detailed report discusses risk assessment, dust sampling and categorization methods, methods to reduce the risk of a dust explosion, and ways to mitigate the effect of an explosion should one occur.
Download the complete report, Determination of Explosibility of Dust Layers in Pellet Manufacturing Plants here.
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