Canadian Biomass’ top 10 stories in 2020
December 21, 2020
This year has been unlike any other, thanks to COVID-19. But with wood pellet producers declared essential early on in the pandemic, along with other energy producers, progress continues to be made in our industry. And as the federal and provincial governments focus on a green economic recovery, the Canadian bioeconomy is set to grow at a faster pace than ever.
This is particularly the case in rural and remote communities where bioheat is seen as a cleaner, more economical alternative to fossil fuels – one that would give these communities more autonomy over their energy needs. Over the summer, Canadian Biomass released a series of articles by Sebnem Madrali and Jean Blair that outlined nine rural communities’ experience with bioenergy, based on phone interviews by CanmetENERGY (part of Natural Resources Canada).