RE: Sweden's biomass market

["Currie, Brian CSE:EX" <Brian.Currie@gems3.gov.bc.ca>]

John Swan of PelletFlame in Prince George can certainly answer this from a
first hand position......the Canadian pellets are produced largely in Prince
George, about 700 miles from Prince Rupert the shipping port, shipped by
rail to port.  The sawdust and shavings are sourced largely from one
producer, the residues are considered a waste product with negative value to
the sawmill.  The whitewood residues that are not used for pellets, or panel
board or MDF or co-gen or other value added use and the brownwood residues
not used for co-gen are burnt in beehive or silo refractory burners.  The
regulations are under an on-going interminable (or so it seems) process of
application with the goal to shut down all burners.  Most of the burners in
populated areas are gone or soon will be but there are about 60 of various
sizes still operating in the more remote areas.

My understanding is that PelletFlame was successful in securing their
original contract because they were able to demonstrate that their product
had the lowest environmental impact value when the source of the residues,
the manufacturing and the shipping were factored into the calculations.
They may also have some advantage in the relatively low cost of the wood
residues.  PelletFlame has a good product and continues to do a good job of
marketing in Europe.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Chisholm [mailto:kchisholm@ca.inter.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 1:02 PM
To: Anouk Kendall; Folke Bohlin
Cc: bioenergy@crest.org
Subject: Re: Sweden's biomass market


Dear Anouk

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anouk Kendall" <anouk@shaw.ca>
To: "Folke Bohlin" <folke.bohlin@sh.slu.se>
Cc: <bioenergy@crest.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 4:17 PM
Subject: Sweden's biomass market


> Folke
>
> I am sorting out the comments from the list but need a bit more from you.
>
> With respect to Sweden's developments in wood energy, could you comment on
> the relationship between energy producers and the Swedish Forestry
> Commission. For instance, how have wood fuels from British Columbia in
> Western Canada become an economically viable option for Sweden's energy
> industry given the local availability of forestry residue?
>
Very simple... Canadian wood fuels could be from a central location, as mill
waste, that would otherwise be costly to dispose of. There are stringent
Canadian regulations that basically require "smokeless combustion" of mill
waste.

A question: how is forestry waste purchased in Sweden? Is it tied to the
price of OPEC oil, or some other competitive energy?

It may also be that Swedish Woods Waste is in high demand, and the price is
being bid up by competing buyers.

Kindest regards,

Kevin Chisholm
>



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