Free webinar focuses on agricultural biomass for EU bioenergy production
April 13, 2021
A free webinar, jointly presented by Biomass Canada Cluster and AgroBioHeat, will take place Wednesday, May 5 at 10 a.m. EST.
The webinar is called “Success stories and lessons learned from the use of agricultural biomass for bioenergy production in the European Union.”
Canada is globally regarded as a leading producer, processor and exporter of high-quality oilseeds, pulses, and cereal grains, and its unique geography, including several different climatic zones and millions of hectares of fertile soil, allows producers to grow diverse and numerous crops.
About 90 million metric tonnes of annual grains and oilseeds have been produced in Canada over the last five years. Commercial production results in the availability of large quantities of crop residues for use as feedstock for bioenergy, biofuels and other bio-based products. While some of these residues are used for local an
It is now common knowledge that Dorchester Town Council plans to install a biomass boiler at the Corn Exchange. Checking through the relevant Policy Committee agenda I find the cost for this is a little shy of half a million pounds. Clearly we are not talking about a domestic piece of kit as they plan to heat the Corn Exchange, Town Hall, the Magna flats next door and maybe St Peter’s Church and the Museum. I note criticism of the UK in a recent report by the US based Natural Resources Defence Council which states that the United Kingdom spent £1.9bn on subsidies last year for renewable energy.