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N.S. puts feed-in-tariff program on hold

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Nova Scotia will stop taking applications for its local-level renewable electricity program pending a review. The province on Thursday announced seven new approvals under its Community Feed-In Tariff (COMFIT) program, but also that it will “pause and evaluate” the program. The pause, the province said, is meant to see that COMFIT “continues to be community-based,
man holding processed manure bedding for cows
Dairy cattle, Local news

Holy crap! New bedding made from manure

Producers can save time and money by not having to bale or buy, then transport straw

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Henry Holtmann reaches into a large pile of what looks like a cross between wood shavings and down feathers, then lets the soft fibres slip through his hands. “When you grab it in your hand, it’s like a brown fluff, that’s the best way to describe it; it’s not like sand and it’s not like
A three-million-BTU biomass burner made by Triple Green Energy in St. Adolphe. The heating units can also be built in self-contained shipping containers for simple transportation and setup. (Submitted photo)
Crops

Straw to be turned into power

After years of development, a St. Adolphe company is planning to use its biomass burners to help power small communities

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Spinning it into gold may be out of the question, but one Manitoba company is hoping to turn straw and other agricultural waste products into electricity. The St. Adolphe-based Triple Green Energy — formerly known as Biomass Best — is preparing to test a new system that it hopes will generate 70 kilowatts of power,
There are between 200 and 300 estimated coal users in Manitoba.
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Coal ban goes into effect, sort of

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Those hoping to burn the coal they got in their stockings this Christmas are out of luck, at least in Manitoba. But while the province’s ban on burning coal and petroleum coke for heat officially came into effect on Jan. 1, a grace period of three years means that in practice, many will continue to
International news, Livestock, News

Slaughterhouse incorporates anaerobic digester

Most of Kenya’s cattle are produced by members of the Maasai tribe, who are traditional nomadic herdsmen. In 1981, a group of Maasai families formed an association and established the Keekonyokie livestock market and slaughterhouse in Kiserian, an hour southwest of Nairobi. The market allows them to earn more by selling directly to customers, and
Crops

Biomass potential still untapped, but advocates say its time will come

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Province says biomass will be a $2-billion industry by the end of the decade, 
but admits it doesn’t even know the current size of the sector

Biomass proponents in Manitoba say new government policies are needed if the industry is going to develop in a meaningful way, especially in the face of cheap natural gas. “The current energy policy in this province, and it’s not Manitoba Hydro’s fault, is to get cheap energy, cheap electricity especially — that’s their mandate, that’s
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Black carbon a worse pollutant than feared

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Reuters / Black carbon, the soot produced by burning fossil fuels and biomass, is a more potent atmospheric pollutant than previously thought, according to a new study. Emitted by diesel engines, brick kilns and wood-fired cookstoves, black carbon is second only to carbon dioxide as the most powerful climate pollutant, according to the study published
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Resort taps into “cow power” to get skiers to the summit

Reuters / Cow manure will be used to power skiers to the top of a Vermont resort this winter as part of a growing effort to generate electricity from a byproduct of the state’s iconic dairy farms. Killington, one of the largest ski resorts in New England, will use 300,000 kilowatt hours of electricity made
Crops, News

Group eyes technology to turn garbage and straw into oil

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It looks good on paper but it sounds too good to be true. A Manitoba group is keen to find out if a Swiss machine can actually make synthetic crude oil out of garbage, straw and manure. “This does work on paper and is working in other places (including Germany),” consultant Normand Mabon said at
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Food crisis strengthens EU biofuel critics

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Drought-stricken crops and record-high grain prices have strengthened critics of the European Union biofuel industry, adding fears of a food crisis to their claims that it does not ultimately reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The renewed anxiety adds to pressure on the EU’s executive commission to forge a deal this year to help ensure that EU

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