Bioenergy In the News
*NEW* June 17, 2013
Canadian Forest Industry’s Environmental Credentials Recognized Internationally
*NEW* June 13, 2013
2013 CanBio Annual Conference, “Creating Business in the Bioeconomy” – Abstracts Accepted Until June 30
June 11, 2013
International Bioenergy Conference Set For June 2014
June 5, 2013
World Bioenergy Association Releases Biogas Fact Sheet
June 1, 2013
Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index
May 30, 2013
Wood Pellet Association of Canada Completes Pellet Logistics Study
May 27, 2013
Lignol Acquires Majority Sharehold of Territory Biofuels
May 21, 2013
Airbus, Air Canada Partner With BioFuelNet Canada on Biojet Fuel
May 17, 2013
Smart District Energy Summer School - Registration Closes May 30
Aarhus, Denmark
May 7,2013
Canada-Israel S&T Fund: First Call For Proposals
May 2, 2013
UBC’s Biomass & Bioenergy Research Group to Hold Pellet Workshop in Vancouver
April 30, 2013
Wood Waste to Rural Heat Program Looking to Expand
April 29, 2013
Biotalent Canada’s Career Focus - Wage Subsidy Program for Bio-Economy Employers
April 26, 2013
BC Hydro Standing Offer Program Update - Current Applications and Offered EPAs
April 23, 2013
North American Pellet Exports Explode by 60%
April 21, 2013
WPAC Calls For Papers For Vancouver AGM – Submission Date May 15
April 18, 2013
Canadian Biochar Consortium is Launched Today
April 17, 2013
City of Surrey District Energy System: Request For Expressions of Interest – Closing Date, May 1
April 16, 2013
Fibre From BC Hydro Project Up For Bids
April 16, 2013
Statistics Canada Now Tracks Wood Pellet Exports
April 5, 2013
B.C. to Expand Wood Waste 2 Rural Heat Project
April 3, 2013
New Executive Director to Lead Canadian Bioenergy Association
March 28, 2013
Reminder: Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s SD Tech Fund is Accepting Proposals for Funding Until April 17
March 27, 2013
World Bioenergy Association: More Biofuels Needed in the Transport Sector
March 21, 2013
Canadian Biomass 2013 Pellet Mill Map Available
March 21, 2013
UVic Considering Biomass Thermal Energy Plant
March 15, 2013
Northern B.C. Village to Get Biomass Heating System
March 14, 2013
FortisBC Receives Green Economy Leadership Award
March 11, 2013
Lignol Signs Agreement With Australian Biofuels Firm
March 8 2013
Wood Pellet Association of Canada 2013 Conference to hit Vancouver in the Fall
March 7, 2013
UNBC Austrian Bioenergy Field Tour, May 4 to 18 – Deposit Required by March 15, 2013
March 6, 2013
Provincial Funding Sparks Green Upgrades in BC School Disitricts – Including Bioenergy
March 4, 2013
Biomass ORC System Commissioned at Nechako Lumber
February 28, 2013
Ballard Fuel Cell System to Operate Using Biomass-Generated Hydrogen in California
February 25, 2013
Workshop: Biomass to Biofuels and Bio-chemicals – Early Bird Registration Until February 28
*NEW* February 22, 2013
Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s SD Tech Fund is Accepting Proposals for Funding Until April 17
February 21, 2013
B.C. Bio-coal Project Gets $1 Million Shot in the Arm
February 20, 2013
New Legislation Supports Mid-Term Lumber Supply, Bioenergy
February 18, 2013
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions 2013 Call for Internships – Deadline March 11
February 17, 2013
Capital and Federal Policy Needed for Clean Energy Growth, Says Pembina Institute
February 14, 2013
B.C. to Examine Pricing For Carbon Offsets
February 12, 2013
Media Spotlight on Canadian Wood Pellet Industry
February 7, 2013
FPInnovations Formalizes Research Efforts With NRCan
February 6, 2013
Online Tool Helps Evaluate Biomass Projects
February 1, 2013
BCIC – MITACS Commercialization Voucher Program: Application Deadline March 15
January 31, 2013
Request For Proposals – “Biomass District Heating: A Guide For Rural Communities” – Deadline February 12, 2013
January 31, 2013
Lignol Energy Signs First Commercial Supply Agreement
January 29, 2013
Wood Pellet Exports to Europe Up Dramatically
January 28, 2013
Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) Initiative – Application Deadline January 31
January 24, 2013
Canada North Resources Expo Set For Prince George
January 24, 2013
BC First Nations Earning Carbon Credits
January 7, 2013
B.C. to Host Business Forum Focussed on Investment With India
December 27, 2012
SDTC Makes Annual Call For Applications Under the NextGen Biofuels Fund
December 18, 2012
BC Hydro Haida Gwaii RFEOI Update
December 17, 2012
Canfor to Upgrade Bioenergy Capacity in Prince George
December 10, 2012
BC Makes Funding Changes to Wildfire Protection Program
November 29, 2012
IEA Bioenergy Report “Possible Effect of Torrefaction on Biomass Trade” Now Available
November 21, 2012
B.C.’s First Nations Clean-Energy Commitment Tops $3 Million
November 14, 2012
BC Hydro Standing Offer Program Update
November 5, 2012
AEBIOM Statement: Biomass Delivers Climate Change Benefits
October 31, 2012
NRC Flies Jet Powered by 100 Percent Biofuel
October 25, 2012
GLOBE Performance Solutions - Launch of a National Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program
October 25, 2012
Provincial Health Services Authority Issues RFP for Project Advisor to the Eco-Energy System Project
October 18, 2012
BC Hydro Launches the Haida Gwaii Request For Expressions of Interest
October 17, 2012
WPAC to Hold Pellet AGM and Conference in Québec City, November 27 & 28
October 16, 2012
Call For Papers - The Fifth Annual Green Technologies Conference: Submission Deadline November 15
October 9, 2012
B.C. Government’s “Beyond the Beetle: A Mid-Term Timber Supply Action Plan” Aims to Increase Bioenergy Opportunities
October 5, 2012
Livesmart BC’s Business Energy Efficiency Champions Include Companies Using Bioenergy
September 25, 2012
Korea Holds Potential For Canadian Pellet Producers
September 19, 2012
BC Hydro Seeking Feedback on Its Energy Procurement Practices
September 18, 2012
SAFE Certification Ready For Pellet Sector
September 13, 2012
Nexterra, UBC and GE Celebrate the Opening of Groundbreaking Renewable Biomass CHP System – a First in North America
September 6, 2012
Lignol Successfully Completes Enzyme Optimization Work With Novozymes
September 5, 2012
SDTC Announces Call for Applications for Clean Technology Funding
September 4, 2012
Prince Rupert Pellet Terminal Gets Go-Ahead
August 30, 2012
Nexterra, Stopford Partner for Bioenergy Projects in the U.K.
August 29, 2012
Wood Pellet Association of Canada Releases Report on Dust in Pellet Mills
August 27, 2012
Registration Deadline is August 30 for the 3rd Canadian German Bioenergy Conference
August 17, 2012
Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s 2012 SD Tech Fund Sector Webinars Include ‘Forestry’ and ‘Natural Gas’
August 15, 2012
British Columbia Announces Renewable Energy and Clean Tech Delegation to India, November 5 – 9, 2012
August 15, 2012
Report of the Special Committee on BC Timber Supply Released: “Growing Fibre, Growing Value”
August 2, 2012
Alaska’s First Landfill Gas-to-Energy Plant Operating
August 1, 2012
BioTalent Canada’s Career Focus Wage Subsidy Program
July 31, 2012
Wood Pellet Association of Canada Releases Report on Pellet Co-Firing
July 31, 2012
Webinar and Trade Mission Invitation to México For Cleantech Companies
July 30, 2012
District Energy System the Clear Choice For $1 Billion Re-Development in Colwood, B.C.
July 27, 2012
Canada and NWT Partner to Support Biomass Industry
July 24, 2012
Nexterra Opens Biomass Energy Plant in Tennessee
July 13, 2012
B.C. Unveils Technology Sector Strategy
July 13, 2012
Twelve First Nations Benefit From Clean Energy Funding
June 26, 2012
New Tenures Promote Bioenergy, Cut Back on Wasted Wood
June 26, 2012
U.S. and Canada Cooperate on Biofuels, Clean Energy
June 22, 2012
New Drying Technology Moves to Commercial Trials
June 22, 2012
BC Hydro Feed-In Tariff Update
June 18, 2012
Air Canada to Conduct First Flight With Sustainable Biofuel
June 13, 2012
UBC Partners With Mercer International to Establish Industrial Research Chair in Advanced Forest Bio-Products Engineering
June 8, 2012
B.C., Ontario Score Highest in Environmental Progress
June 1, 2012
Green Energy Website For Rural and First Nations
May 28, 2012
BC Hydro Seeks Public Input For Long-Term Plan
May 26, 2012
Conifex Finances $79 Million Bioenergy Plant
May 23, 2012
Analytica Advisors Launches 2012 Canadian Clean Technology Industry Survey
May 20, 2012
Wood Pellet Association of Canada Report on European Pellet Market Now Available
May 18, 2012
Premier Announces Biomass Supply Agreement Between Two B.C. Companies and Korea
May 17, 2012
Charting a Bold and Innovative Future for Canada’s Forest Products Industry
May 10, 2012
Labour Market Study Exploring Aboriginal Youth Employment Opportunities in BC’s Clean Energy Sector
*NEW* May 8, 2012
Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC) Launches New Website
May 3, 2012
Lignol Joins Fiber Consortium
May 2, 2012
Pratt & Whitney to Build Heat Recovery Plant in B.C.
May 2, 2012
Bioenergy Key to Reopening Canfor’s Radium Sawmill
April 25, 2012
BC Hydro Standing Offer Program Update
April 24, 2012
Carbon Capture For Greenhouses Unveiled
April 20, 2012
British Columbians on Provincial Government Climate Change Action - Ipsos Reid Poll
April 10, 2012
ISTP Canada to Launch Calls for Proposals for Industry-led R&D Projects With Brazil and India
April 5, 2012
Premier Clark Announces Asia Trade Mission at Fibreco Inc.’s Pellet Handling Facility
April 2, 2012
Deadline Reminder: SDTC Funding Round 21 Closes on April 18, 2012
April 1, 2012
The 2012 Pellet Mill Map is Available
March 23, 2012
Madison’s Timber Preview Feature Story on BC – Korea Bioenergy Collaboration
February 22, 2012
SDTC Announces Call For Applications For Clean Technology Funding
February 17, 2012
Aquaponics Greenhouse in McBride, B.C. to Employ Biomass CHP System
February 15, 2012
BC Hydro Bioenergy Phase 2 Call Update
February 14, 2012
Washington State Senate Passes Bioenergy Bill
February 10, 2010
“Clean Economy” Opportunities Part of Joint BC – Washington 2012 Action Plan
February 6, 2012
Gasification to Generate Power From Various Wastes in B.C.
February 3, 2012
Natural Gas Fuelling New Economic Opportunities
January 31, 2012
BC Pellet Exporter Finds New Way Into U.S.
January 31, 2012
Helping to Build British Columbia’s Clean Economy
January 30, 2012
$6 Million Supports B.C.’s Clean Tech Sector
January 27, 2012
Cowpower Officially Launched at Agri-energy Forum in Abbotsford
January 24, 2012
$700K Research Investment to Boost B.C.’s Bioeconomy
January 6, 2012
Nanaimo Forest Products to Sell Bioenergy to BC Hydro
December 14, 2011
Renewable Fuel Amendment Enacted
December 12, 2011
Okanagan College Building a Sustainable Future
December 3, 2011
5th International Bioenergy Conference, Prince George 2012, Announces Themes
November 29, 2011
Ledcor Group Invests $70 Million in Fibre Transportation Initiative
November 29, 2011
Ledcor Resources and Transportation Backgrounder
November 28, 2011
UNBC Gets Grant to Study Biomass Ash
November 7, 2011
EPA’s Global Methane Initiative Grant Solicitation
November 4, 2011
UBC Opens “Green” Building to Advance Sustainability Research and Innovation
October 27, 2011
New Research on Climate Change Impacts and Solutions For BC Forests
October 12, 2011
Clean, Green Bioenergy Plant to be a Cost-Saver at Nechako Lumber Sawmill
October 12, 2011
BC Hydro Standing Offer Program Update
October 6, 2011
BC Hydro Energy Procurement Update
September 13, 2011
UNBC Bioenergy Plant Wins Clean Energy BC’s “Environmental Stewardship” Award for 2011
September 6, 2011
Air Quality Boosted by Woodstove Exchange Funding
*NEW* August 31, 2011
International Exhibition on Renewable Energy Korea 2011 - Opportunities to Expand Your Business in Asian Markets
August 29, 2011
Climate Change Courses For Civil Servants – BC Sets Another First
August 25, 2011
UNBC Invites Applications For a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Renewable Energy Systems
August 25, 2011
Opportunity to Talk With BC Hydro and Key Government Agencies During the Clean Energy BC: Generate 2011 Conference
August 17, 2011
Canada and B.C. Fund Renewable Energy For Agriculture
August 17, 2011
New Solutions Needed For BC’s Wildfire Woes
August 15, 2011
Request For Proposals: BC Ministry of Environment – Anaerobic Digestion Regulatory Scoping and Research
August 11, 2011
Biomass Thermal Energy Council Publishes Educational Materials on Biomass Thermal, Announces Continuation of Webinar Series
August 11, 2011
BC Hydro to Cut Proposed Rate Increase in Half
August 10, 2011
Nations Energy Secures Site For Biomass Projects
August 4, 2011
BC Hydro Bioenergy Phase 2 Call Update
August 2, 2011
Canada Launches $97 Million ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative
July 28, 2011
Cowichan Valley Biodiesel Plant Opened
July 27, 2011
Remote Community Implementation (RCI) Program – Notice of Funding
July 25, 2011
Metro Vancouver Solid Waste Management Plan Approved
July 23, 2011
$8 Million For Clean Energy Projects
July 20, 2011
Fund Aids Jobs, Opportunities in BC First Nations Communities
July 20, 2011
Innovative Research Program Gets $25.5 Million
July 14, 2011
Forests Absorb One Third of the World’s CO2 Emissions
July 13, 2011
Canada, B.C. Support Agricultural and Agri-Product Innovation
July 12, 2011
Sawmill Reopens, Prepares For Pellets
July 8, 2011
Clean Energy Awards: Call For Nominations
July 6, 2011
Second Call for Proposals: Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT)
June 16, 2011
BC’s Clean Tech Industry Poised to Become Star of BC Economy
June 16, 2011
New Safety Alternatives For Owners and Operators of Regulated Equipment
June 14, 2011
Conifex Gets BC Power Purchase Agreements For Its Bioenergy Facility in MacKenzie
June 7, 2011
Green Heat Initiative Helps Two Schools in BC to Get Pellet Boilers
June 6, 2011
Clean Technology Parliamentary Secretary Consults on Low-Carbon Fuel Solution
April 21, 2011
Provincial Funding For New Biomass Energy Project at Simon Fraser University
April 7, 2011
Bakerview EcoDairy, Supported in Part by BCBN, Featured in the Vancouver Sun
April 6, 2011
BC Hydro Standing Offer Program Update
April 5, 2011
New Fund Helps First Nations Create Green Jobs
April 1, 2011
BC Safety Authority Now Accepting ASA-SMP Applications
March 23, 2011
Combined Heat and Power Generating Station Planned for McBride, BC
March 18, 2011
Premier Opens Bioenergy Plant at UNBC
March 18, 2011
BC Hydro Standing Offer Program Update
March 8, 2011
Conifex Timber Inc. Initiates Bioenergy Generation Project at its Mackenzie Sawmill Site
March 4, 2011
Reminder: BCSA Alternative Safety Approaches – Safety Management Plans Client Exemplar Process
March 2, 2011
Catalyst Paper Announces Bioenergy Upgrades
March 1, 2011
Sustainable Development Technology Canada – Latest Round of Funded Projects
February 25, 2011
Pioneering UBC Clean Energy Project Gets $11.2 Million in New Government Support
February 23, 2011
BC Hydro Standing Offer Program Update
February 17, 2011
BCSA Alternative Safety Approaches – Safety Management Plans Client Exemplar Process
January 31, 2011
Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition, Request for Qualifications: Green Energy Feasibility Analysis Project
January 26, 2011
Community Forest Rolled Out For Tumbler Ridge
January 25, 2011
Carbon Plan Needed With or Without U.S.: Panel
January 25, 2011
Revisions to BC Hydro’s Standing Offer Program
December 16, 2010
BCUC Approves Plan to Deliver Pipeline-Quality Biogas into Terasen Gas Network
December 16, 2010
BCUC Terasen Gas Biomethane Application – Decision
December 15, 2010
Tahtsa Pellets Has Begun Commissioning its Pellet Plant in Burns Lake, BC
December 15, 2010
Green Municipal Fund Doubled, Eligibility Expanded
December 8, 2010
BC Safety Authority Update on Stakeholder Consultation: Alternative Safety Approaches
December 8, 2010
BC Invests $400,000 to Reduce Smoke From Woodstoves
December 3, 2010
Lillooet Community Centre Prepares for Pellet Furnace
December 3, 2010
Call for Proposals: Air Quality and Forest Residues
December 3, 2010
British Columbia Considering Development of a Feed-In Tariff
November 25, 2010
UNBC Fires Up Bioenergy System
September 13, 2010
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Issues Call for Applications Under “Sustainable Communities” and “Low Carbon Emissions Economy” Research Themes
May 28, 2010
Registration closes for BC Hydro Community-Based Biomass RFQ
May 25, 2010
The Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: A Primer for Canadian Companies [PDF]
May 4, 2010
Pacific Carbon Trust launches new streamlined project acquisition process
May 4, 2010
Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund extends deadline for 3rd Call to August 9, 2010
April 28, 2010
FPAC Updates Industry Guidance for Reporting GHG Emissions In Wake of New Federal Regulations
April 26, 2010
New tenure benefits First Nations involved in forestry…
April 21, 2010
BC Ferries introduces biodiesel to its fleet …
April 19, 2010
New Ventures BC Competition – Entry Deadline Monday, April 19
April 15, 2010
BC Hydro Seeking Biomass Projects to Benefit B.C. Communities [PDF]
March 28, 2010
BC Announces Clean Energy Act
also see http://www.powerofbc.ca
March, 2010
Meyers Norris Penny MPACT Article: Cedar Road takes electrifying steps to turn dangerous gases into affordable electricity [PDF]
March 17, 2010
New Ventures BC opens registration for their annual seminar series and $300,000 competition…
March, 2010
Northern Bioenergy Partnership website goes live…
March 8, 2010
Amendments to the BC Power Engineers, Boiler, Pressure Vessel and Refrigeration Safety Regulation [PDF]
February 15, 2010
Lignol and Novozymes to Collaborate on Biofuel from Wood
February 9, 2010
RFP for Collection of Information to Quantify the Types and Volumes of Solid and Liquid Organic Biomass in the City of Burnaby and Township of Langley Suitable for Biomass Cultivation and/or Bioenergy Production.
January 2010
Northwest BC Forest Coalition is requesting Expressions of Interest for natural resource investment to make use to 2,700,000 cubic metres of presently uncommitted annual timber harvest volume available to support long term wood fibre requirements of forest industry proponents.
January 26, 2010
Nexterra Completes Successful Trials of Syngas Conditioning Technology
November 10, 2009
BC Forest Professional Magazine
November 9, 2009
Nexterra Energy Corp is hiring for two positions
October 14, 2009
Funding Fuels Clean Energy Future
September 28, 2009
IPG Applauds PBEC Investment for Prince George [PDF]
September 24, 2009
BC Bioenergy Network awards Bluekey Energy the bioenergy prize at the New Ventures BC Competition.
September 10, 2009
Lignol Awarded $4.72 Million in Funding from SDTC
August 31, 2009
Nexterra received $7.7M funding for commercialization of high efficiency biomass power system.
August 27, 2009
Pacific Carbon Trust to issue new call for offsets [PDF]
August 5, 2009
Update on BC Hydro Bioenergy Call for Power Phase I RFP
June 17, 2009
Jonathon Rhone, President and CEO of Nexterra Energy Corp, wins Person Of The Year at the BCTIA Technology Impact Awards.
June 17, 2009
Ottawa to announce $1-billion aid program for forest sector
June 17, 2009
BC Hydro Bioenergy Call for Power Update
June 12, 2009
Kamloops Daily News: Tie Plant Would Create up to 25 Jobs
June 4, 2009
BC Hydro Clean Power Call Update
June 2, 2009
Pulp mill to be turned into ethanol plant
May 28, 2009
BC Hydro Call For Power Update
May 25, 2009
CBC News: Money doesn’t Grow on Trees, but Bioenergy Might [PDF]
May 19, 2009
Big Oil teams up with Big Timber for next biofuel breakthrough [PDF]
May 7, 2009
Prince George Free Press: Bioenergy Examined [PDF]
May 5, 2009
Information Age: BC Bioenergy Makes Investment [PDF]
May, 2009
Council of Forest Industries: BC Bioenergy Network Conference Brings Together Government, Industry and Research Leaders to Discuss Future of Bioenergy in BC
May 5, 2009
M & A Deals: BC Bioenergy Makes Investment [PDF]
May 1, 2009
Air Water Land Daily News: BC Bioenergy Network Supports UBC Centre [PDF]
April 14, 2009
Canada.com: Trash Has Potential as Energy Source [PDF]
April 10, 2009
Nanaimo News Bulletin: Funds Fuel Gas Plan Expansion [PDF]
April 8, 2009
Bioenergy Canada: British Columbia Funds Biofuels Projects [PDF]
April 3, 2009
Clean Energy Projects to Create 1,200 Jobs in B.C.
April 1, 2009
Air Water Land Daily News: Bioenergy Network Supports Nanaimo Project [PDF]
April, 2009
British Columbia Innovation Council: 2009 New Ventures BC Competition Underway [PDF]
April, 2009
Bioenergy Canada: BC Bioenergy Network Appoints New Executive Director [PDF]
April, 2009
Wood Week: Bioenergy Banking on BC Beetle Wood [PDF]
March 9, 2009
Dr. Jack Saddler, Dean Forestry at UBC, wins LifeSciences BC Leadership Award
March 9, 2009
Nexterra Energy wins 2009 Life Sciences British Columbia company of the year award for bioenergy
March 5, 2009
BC Hydro launches second phase of Bioenergy Call for Power
February 25, 2009
SDTC Calls for Applications to its SD Tech Fund
February 20, 2009
Federal Investment Strengthens Small Business and Innovation Across British Columbia
February 19, 2009
BC Innovation Council announces Commercialization of Agricultural Technology Competition
February 17, 2009
New Energy World Network: British Columbia Bioenergy Network Awards $5m to Biomass Projects [PDF]
February 14, 2009
The Greenpages.ca: B.C.’s Bioenergy Strategy [PDF]
February 4, 2009
Megawatt: BC Bioenergy Network Funds Two Wood Waste Pilot Projects [PDF]
February 2, 2009
British Columbia Expands Bioenergy Technology [PDF]
February 1, 2009
Les Affaires.com: La vie après la crise forestière [PDF]
December 22, 2008
US DOE Funding Opportunity Announcement – Demonstration of Integrated Biorefinery Operations [PDF]
July 22, 2008
The Vancouver Sun: B.C. Booming Even With Global Turmoil [PDF]
