Terrace to be Home to BioCoal Production Facility

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 03:48 AM

Terrace, B.C. – The company behind B.C.’s first biocoal production facility plans to break ground on the project in later this month.

Global Bio-Coal Energy Inc of Vancouver has partnered with Coast Tsimshian Resources to construct the production plant at the site of CTR’s Porier Sort Yard in Terrace. The mill will take wood waste and convert it into a coal-like product for export to European energy markets.

“Our Company is extremely pleased to announce that we have reached a significant agreement with Coast Tsimshian Resources LP, which brings certainty of local management expertise to the project,” said Global Bio-Coal Chairman John Bennett.

The facility will create about 70 new jobs in the Terrace area.

In participating in the announcement, Garry Reece, Chair of the Board of Coast Tsimshian Resources LP stated, “Our company and management team have worked long to bring this forward with Global Bio-Coal Energy, and we are extremely pleased to be part of this exciting new project for Terrace and the Region. Coast Tsimshian Resources takes its responsibility in the area and Region very seriously, and wants this project to be as inclusive as possible. As a result, our management team will be working over the next while with a number of the forest tenure holders in the area to plan for mutually beneficial supply agreements.”

Canadian Bio-Coal says total production will amount to about 120,000 tonnes a year and has already been pre-sold to an international broker. The company says the potential for more entries into the sector is very good with the province able to produce 10 million tonnes per year from wood waste and beetle kill.

A ground-breaking ceremony is set for September 24^th in Terrace at the sort yard on Keith Avenue starting at 4 p.m.

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Posted by: ammonra on September 15 2010 7:39 AM

"Bio-"everything these days. Is this just compressed charcoal from wood unusable for lumber? Does anyone know?

Posted by: seamutt on September 15 2010 8:14 AM

Ammonra you are right. Anything with bio or green attached means there is some taxpayer subsidy involved. Those are other terms for free money.

Posted by: gus on September 15 2010 9:25 AM

I am surprised this is not SMART BIO COAL.

Yes, pre 2000 it was commonly called charcoal.

The next generation is going to wonder what the hell "charcoal" is/was.

Posted by: gus on September 15 2010 9:33 AM

http://www.cnfbiofuel.com

That is a pellet form.

The pre processing of the wood or other plant material releases many of the impurities and results in the shipping of a higher efficient fuel source.

Of course, we have to make sure that the impurities removed are not released into the local air shed.

Posted by: gus on September 15 2010 9:41 AM

We are jumping into all these different techniques without taking a close look at what we are doing.

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22628

a year + ago: "A study published today in Science concludes that, on average, using biomass to produce electricity is 80 percent more efficient than transforming the biomass into biofuel. In addition, the electricity option would be twice as effective at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions."

Posted by: seamutt on September 15 2010 12:40 PM

Uh Gus get away from that greenhouse gas thing and as for Science take with a grain of salt on anyting they say on climate.

http://wattsupwiththat.com/ http://icecap.us/

Posted by: Oldun on September 15 2010 7:55 PM

Lots of Bio-posts on Bio-opinion 250. Happy charcoal everyone.