News Archive
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ON government open to renegotiating power purchase agreement with new owner of St. Marys Paper [From the web]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON, Feb. 3, 2012 (Local News) - The Ontario government would renegotiate a long-term energy purchase agreement with a new owner of St. Marys Paper. The century-old papermaker went into receivership in late December. St. Marys Renewable Energy Corp., ... read more
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Australian wood pellet producer shuts down, cites fiber supply issues [From the web]
ALBABY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Feb. 3, 2012 (Local News) - The last shipment of biomass fuel pellets produced from WA blue gum will leave the state's south coast port of Albany this week. Plantation Energy Australia will no longer export the pellets to northern hemisphere power stations and around 20 employees will be stood down. ... read more
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Wood pellet mill deemed "nuisance" by town fathers may reopen in PA [From the web]
MARION, PA, Feb. 3, 2012 (Local News) - Neighbors to a former wood pellet factory in Marion fear operations may restart. The A.J. Stoves and Pellets plant was the site of three dust explosions - two in August 2008 and a third in 2010. ... read more
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UPM to build biorefinery producing wood-based biodiesel in Lappeenranta, Finland
HELSINKI, Feb. 1, 2012 (Press Release) - UPM is to invest in a biorefinery producing biofuels from crude tall oil in Lappeenranta, Finland. The industrial scale investment is the first of its kind globally. The biorefinery will produce annually approximately 100,000 tonnes of advanced second generation biodiesel for transport. ... read more
