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Biomass is the second largest renewable energy source in Canada.1 The most common form of biomass energy is found in the pulp and paper and forest products industries through a cogeneration production process.
The wood harvested basically serves two purposes: 1) by being a feedstock for pulp and paper production; and 2) when the waste product (black liquor and solid-biomass residues) is recycled as an energy source to generate heat for drying kilns and to produce steam and electricity for running the plant and/or sale to the electricity grid.
The prospect for biomass fired electricity generation has increased as governments consider options for displacing some of the electricity produced from fossil fuels.2
[1] Historically, solid biomass in the form of wood was the principal source of energy for Canadian households. While wood is used much less today, it is still an important source of heat fuel in many households especially in rural regions of the country.
[2] Ibid
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