Tag: wood pellets
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Energy’s Water Footprint
- by Mike Ewall, Energy Justice Network In 2005, thermoelectric power plants (nuclear, coal, oil, gas and trash/biomass incinerators) were responsible for 41% of all freshwater withdrawals and 49% of total water withdrawals (including oceans and brackish waters) in the U.S. Much of this water (mainly used for cooling) is returned to local water bodies, but at a higher…
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Three Injured in Canada Wood Pellet Plant Explosion
- October 14, 2014, Bioenergy Insight An explosion at Pinnacle Renewable Energy’s wood pellet plant in British Columbia injured three and resulted in around 30 employees being evacuated. The incident happened on 9 October after a fire broke out inside equipment used to dry wood fibre. The plant’s built-in suppression system had already extinguished the flames…
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Proposed Plant to Export Wood Pellets to Asia
- September 25, 2014, Biomass Magazine A proposed pellet plant under development near Mission, British Columbia, aims to produce wood pellets for export into industrial markets in South Korea and other Asian markets. The project is being developed by SMG Wood Pellet Inc., a subsidiary of Vancouver, British Columbia-based SMG Asset. The facility will be branded…