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After the closure of a large pulp and paper mill in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, industry leaders throughout the Maritimes are signaling out a key tactic that can save the region’s struggling forestry sector: innovation. Mark Arsenault, executive director and CEO of New Brunswick’s Forest Products Association says that mills in his province have been actively seeking new techniques, new product developments and new innovations for years i...

A new study conducted at the University of Washington’s College of Environment says that burning biomass for fuel is a significantly cleaner energy source in comparison to coal. The study – authored by Bruce Lippke and entitled Life Cycle Impacts of Forest Management and Wood Utilization on Carbon Mitigation: Knowns and Unknowns – used a life-cycle assessment to compare biomass and coal, and found that biomass power emits just 4 per cent...

As Canada’s once lucrative traditional forestry sector struggles to find its footing in an industry in the midst of change, companies across the country and around the world are moving towards diversification and ingenuity to reinvigorate the sector. This week, the provincial government of New Brunswick began holding meetings with the Canadian Manufacturer’s and Exporters energy group, among others, to examine the potential of biomass’ r...

A delegation of Canadians traveled to New Delhi, India last week to participate in the 5th Renewable Energy India 2011 Expo. Comprised of representatives from companies involved in the production of renewable energy – including bio-energy - the delegation presented their expertise to representatives of the Government of India as well as Indian companies with the goal of facilitating research and partnership opportunities between both countri...