Canadian Biomass

01/08/2026

The Wood Pellet Association of Canada's executive director Gordon Murray recently discussed the EUDR amendment that went into force in December.

Read about what he had to say about its potential impact on Canadian wood pellet producers here: https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/wpac-discusses-eudr-amendment/

Photo: WPAC.

12/10/2025

CHAR Technologies has received additional assistance to help grow its operations in Ontario thanks to $2.25 million in funding courtesy of the Government of Ontario’s Forest Biomass Program. The funding will help the company scale up its commercial pellet operations, which is produced from sawmill residuals and other underutilized wood.

Canadian Biomass was in attendance for the announcement made at CHAR Technologies Ltd.’s production facility in Thorold, Ont.

Read all about it here:
https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/char-technologies-receives-2-25-million-in-funding-to-scale-up-commercial-operations/

12/08/2025

According to the Public Service Alliance of Canada, more than 200 of its members at Natural Resources Canada have recently received notices that they may lose their positions as part of the federal government’s plan to cut tens of thousands of positions over the next three years.

According to the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, the potential cuts will hinder the country’s capacity to monitor , as well as other disasters.

Read about it here:

Sean O’Reilly, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), issued a statement regarding the potential cuts noting they

12/04/2025

CHAR Tech has offered an update on the Thorold Renewable Energy Facility.

Read about the project here:
https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/char-tech-offers-update-on-thorold-renewable-energy-facility/

CHAR Technologies Ltd. (CHAR Tech), a leader in sustainable energy solutions, is pleased to announce the delivery of the first of two commercial High

12/04/2025

CHAR Tech has offered an update on the Thorold Renewable Energy Facility.

Read about the project here:
https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/char-tech-offers-update-on-thorold-renewable-energy-facility/

11/28/2025

From January 26 to 28, 2026, Yellowknife will host a premier in-person event for Canada’s bioenergy sector: the Arctic Bioenergy Summit and Tour.

Organized by the Arctic Energy Alliance (AEA) and the Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC), and sponsored by the Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT), with media sponsor Canadian Biomass, this event is in lieu of the 2026 edition of the online Northwest Territories Biomass Week, traditionally held the last week of January, which attracts upwards of 300 participants each year.

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, will host a premier in-person event for Canada’s bioenergy sector from January 26 to 28, 2026—the Arctic Bioenergy Summit

11/28/2025

Global renewable energy producer Drax has announced that it will be closing its wood pellet plant in Williams Lake, B.C. at the end of 2025.

The decision stems from a significant reduction in affordable, available fibre due to curtailments and closures of surrounding sawmills, as well as the loss of a bid for locally supplied fibre.

Global renewable energy producer Drax has announced that it will be closing its wood pellet plant in Williams Lake, B.C. at the end of 2025. The decision

11/14/2025

In 2024, Brazil produced over 37 billion litres of ethanol, accounting for nearly 20 per cent of global biofuels output.

At the Scaling Up Bio Conference in Ottawa this week, Brazil’s Ambassador to Canada, Carlos Alberto Franco França, spoke about his country’s past and present and its decades of success.

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The 10th annual edition of the Scaling Up Bio Conference showcased the Brazilian bioeconomy during the two-day event hosted at the Fairmont Château Laurier in

11/14/2025

The final session of the Scaling Up Bio Conference is focused on the Neptune BioInnovation Centre and enabling the scale-up and commercialization of Canadian biomanufacturing companies featuring Ziyad Rahme, CEO of Neptune BioInnovation Centre; Niv Balendra, CEO of Dispersa; and Brianna Orr Stratton, CEO of DeNova.

11/14/2025

Scaling Up Bio session, “Showcasing action on the ground: Real communities, real projects,” is underway with speakers Kyla Morriseau, consultation coordinator for Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek (AZA) First Nation and Jordan Hatton, director of economic development for Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point First Nation).

11/14/2025

The Technology in Action panel kicked off featuring panelists Jean-Philippe Jacques, director general of Innofibre; Líl̓wat Forestry Ventures general manager Klay Tindall; and Eric Norgren, CEO of HarvestGreen 4H2 Inc. at the Scaling Up Bio Conference in Ottawa.

11/14/2025

James Hinton, owner and founder of Own Innovation, discusses building globally competitive Canadian cleantech firms through a coherent IP strategy at the Scaling Up Bio Conference in Ottawa.