Biomass fuel plant
adding solar power
Atlantic Wind & Solar
is to install a 500kW solar
energy system on the
rooftop of BioSila Canada
Corp’s biomass fuel
manufacturing plant
in Mattawa, Ontario.
The system is expected
to generate sufficient solar
electricity to power
a hundred local homes
over the next 20 years,
and will offset plant emissions
of over 10,350 tons of
CO
2
. The BioSila Complex,
which will open in 2012,
is intended to produce
252,000 tons of European-
standard, power-plant
grade, wood pellet fuel.
The company will also
install a 10MW
co-generation facility on
the site, in line with the
province’s green energy
initiative program.
The energy produced
from the solar plant will be
sold to the Ontario Power
Authority.
Dow Wire signs
Russian license deal
Dow Wire & Cable,
a subsidiary
of Dow Chemical
Co., has signed a license
agreement with Russian
company Sevkabel
Holding that will allow
Sevkabel to use Dow’s
Endurance range
insulation, semi-conductive
and jacketing materials
to manufacture medium
and high voltage power
cables.
In a press release, Midland,
Michigan-based Dow
described Sevkabel Holding,
which is headquartered in
St. Petersburg, as a leading
cable manufacturer in the
Russian Federation.
“The Russian Federation
is a very important region
for growth and innovation
in the power industry,”
said Filip Tauson,
commercial director
Europe/Middle East/
Africa, Dow Wire & Cable.
“This next stepwith [Sevkabel]
will certainly benefit both
organizations as well as
utilities and consumers
that will realizemore reliable
power supply from the
manufacture of long-life
cables that meet strict
international quality
standards.”
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