Canadian Biomass
Summary
Torchlight Bioresources, a bioenergy and decarbonization project consultancy based in Nova Scotia, wants to see a wood chip-fired combined heat and power plant get off the ground in southern Ontario.
Torchlight head Dr. Jamie Stephen presented a concept for a biomass combined heat and power project in Petawawa to its council earlier this month.
Biomass combined heat and power is a process by which usable heat and electricity are generated from biomass resources, in this case from wood chips. Gas is released by the wood chips in a biomass boiler which drives a generator.
One big advantage of a biomass heating system is existing buildings and infrastructure don’t need to be changed to facilitate the switch, he said.
Canadian army base, Garrison Petawawa, for example, already has district heating and can switch to alternative fuels without adding infrastructure.
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