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New Venture Will See Pellet Production in Northwest

Thursday, June 12, 2014 @ 12:40 PM

Prince George, B.C. – A new venture will  see the creation of a bioenergy pellet producing plant   east of Prince Rupert.

GITXSAN Bio-Energy will be jointly owned by a group of First Nations and Korean investors.   It promises to be the first, large scale commercial development of  “torrefied” black pellets  that will be exported.

The $26 million dollar facility will be built in Carnaby, next to the CN Rail line 216 km east of Prince Rupert.  The project will create 40 full time jobs at the plant, and another 30 in forest operations. Construction is expected to start this summer, and be complete in early 2015.

Global Bio-Coal Energy (GBCE) of Vancouver will supply  its Wyssmont, licensed/patented technology and construction management for the plant construction for the facility. 

Engineering and related tasks are currently underway with business details being finalized.

The project proponents say there is  enough fibre supply to allow the company to produce 200,000 tonnes of pellets annually

Comments

Good news for the people around Hazelton as if the facility is at Carnaby, that is only a few km west of Hazelton

Maybe on the old millsite?

“Engineering and related tasks are currently underway”. I recommend they get goods engineers for their project. Quality engineering costs more to produce but usually results in a more cost effective project. http://www.linkedin.com/groups/It-seems-that-risks-imposed-1701607.S.118309781

Good news, but history has taught me to believe it when I see it.

So foreign ownership in the oil sands bad but in trendy bio good?

Posted by: seamut on June 12 2014 11:07 PM
So foreign ownership in the oil sands bad but in trendy bio good?

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We live in the age of political correctness.

Union reps are sitting there now.lol

Hazelton has been in an economic slump for years. This will be a good boost to the Hazelton economy.

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