Re: Sweden's biomass market

[Anouk Kendall <anouk@shaw.ca>]

Brian or John

How does PelletFlame cope with the risk of partial digestion during
shipping? I remember hearing about a ship full of woodchips travelling from
the UK to Sweden that smoldered before arrival thus ruining a significant
part of the shipment.

What is your experience with this?

Anouk Kendall
Alternative Energy and Conservation Strategy
1312 2 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2M 2V9
Tel./Fax +403 520 0210
Email anouk@shaw.ca

----- Original Message -----
From: "Currie, Brian CSE:EX" <Brian.Currie@gems3.gov.bc.ca>
To: "'Kevin Chisholm'" <kchisholm@ca.inter.net>; "Anouk Kendall"
<anouk@shaw.ca>; "Folke Bohlin" <folke.bohlin@sh.slu.se>
Cc: <bioenergy@crest.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:10 AM
Subject: RE: Sweden's biomass market


> 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.
>
>


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