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Biomass district heating

An economic development and climate change solution for Canadian communities

by ROBINSON P
Published in January 2014 - Page 5

Bioenergy remains one of the great untapped energy sources in Canada. Even though Canada contains almost 10 percent of the world’s forests, has a long history of forest management, and is now a world leader in the pellet industry, Canadian communities have been slow to adopt modern bioenergy systems. Using bioenergy can stimulate local economic development, help mitigate contributions to climate change, and can even reduce local wildfire risk.

Although there are several reasons why

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