Another new pellet plant

[Kenny1]

Well, not going to be on line for 9 months to a year, but seems its gonna be a big one.

http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1431731

http://foresttalk.com/index.php/2009/02/12/another-wood-pellet-plant

This is not too far from where I am. The local paper mill closed down. Before it shut, there was a lot of local forestry to feed the paper mill. Looks like these guys are going to use that as the supply (e.g. whole tree processing).

To summarize the story:

$80 million dollar plant
85 - 110 jobs
Total capacity of 450,000 tonnes per year (about 496,000 short tons)
Nominal run rate of 350,000 tonnes per year (about 386,000 short tons)


The thing I find most interesting is that they will not be dependant on "waste" sawdust for feed stock.

Cheers

Kenny

 

[j00fek]

good to see more and more supply coming on to the market

 

[OU812]

Lets hope that this will bring prices down.

 

[56 chevtruck]

seems like they might be more interested in european market when reading article.hopefully not though.

 

[JustWood]

Cornwall is right on the St Lawrence Seaway. I'll bet most pellets if not all will be exported.

 

[Scoop]

I'm not far from that location as well. Hope we can get some local supply

 

[Kenny1]

Cornwall is right on the St Lawrence Seaway. I'll bet most pellets if not all will be exported.

Maybe, maybe not.

OPG (Ontario Power Generation) is looking at closing/converting all of their coal plants by 2014. They are running studies and trials now on the use of pellets and other bio-mass as a full or partial replacement.

IOW, there may be more than enough of a local market. Wheather that includes any residential use remains to be seem.

They have stated that they will be using solar power with gas backup.

http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1433738

 

[JustWood]

Cornwall is right on the St Lawrence Seaway. I'll bet most pellets if not all will be exported.

Maybe, maybe not.

OPG (Ontario Power Generation) is looking at closing/converting all of their coal plants by 2014. They are running studies and trials now on the use of pellets and other bio-mass as a full or partial replacement.

IOW, there may be more than enough of a local market. Wheather that includes any residential use remains to be seem.

They have stated that they will be using solar power with gas backup.

http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1433738

I hope they do use them in power generation.They did a study at a plant here a few years back and all the numbers worked out and the addition of wood was suposedly going to help reduce pollution. It was a publicly owned power plant and NIMBY's shut the project down. BS I say!

 

[Kenny1]

The more I hear about this plant, the better I like it (here in my backyard).

http://www.ottawasun.com/Money/2009/02/13/8382146.html

Quote:

The Ingleside wood pellet manufacturer will run largely on solar power and have a gas line available as a back-up source of energy.

End Quote

That should help control the input energy costs.

Also from the artical:

Company president Stan Stasko said that while the company would fuel the ever-growing home heating industry's demand for the pellets, its primary focus would be working with Ontario Power Generation.