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254. Biomass a missing link for Canada’s future sustainable economy?

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By David Dodge and Kay Rollans There are an estimated 120 million tonnes of waste …

The wood for Millar Western's mills comes from the boreal forest surrounding the Whitecourt area in northern Alberta. Waste from the mills is burned by Whitecourt Power to generate electricity. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

97. Ban the beehive: Why wood waste to energy is a no-brainer

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney When I picture a sawmill I picture Astar jumping …

Alberta Pacific Forest Industries uses 2.56 million cubic meters of Aspen, poplars and birch to feed their pulp mill and power plants in Boyle, Alberta. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

93. Big Biomass 101

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney The great boreal forest straddles the country and provinces …

Ashley Lubyk next to a completed rocket stove. Notice the barrel and the large cob bench he is sitting on. That cob bench acts as a thermal battery, storing the heat after the fire is burned out.

47. Rocket stoves and the rocket mass heater

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney If you’ve ever gotten smoke in your eye around …

Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Sherwood Park Biomass/Nat Gas District Heating Project

46. Biomass district heating in Sherwood Park

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney One country’s demonstration project is another country’s established technology. …

Receiving one of two daily biomass shipments at the Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Facility at UBC. Photo David Dodge

32. UBC district heating: Low carbon Lego

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney When you look through the University of British Columbia …

Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Willow harvesting at Ohaton Sewage Lagoon, Camrose County, Alberta

25. Waste to willows

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Sewage, biosolids, wastewater, effluent, human waste and night soil …

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22. The greenest little campus in Canada

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Church Point is a little known dot on the …