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Nov 12, 2024 | 
canadianbiomassmagazine.ca | Todd Humber
Opioid-related poisonings are plaguing many parts of Canadian society, and workplaces aren’t immune from the issue. Data put together by the Institute for Work and Health shows that workers in the forestry, fishing, and trapping sector are at high risk. Only construction workers are experiencing a higher rate of opioid poisonings, according to the data. And forestry workers who are in the 45 to 65 age range account for 60.3 per cent of all overdoses in the sector, it said.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
hrnewscanada.com | Todd Humber
43 A growing number of workers are intentionally deleting important company data before quitting their jobs, according to a new report from CrashPlan, a Minneapolis-based data backup and recovery company. The report, which surveyed more than 2,300 employees, found that one in 20 workers admitted to engaging in “rage deletion,” with Gen Z employees being twice as likely to do so.
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May 30, 2024 | 
canada.autonews.com | Todd Humber
The technology still must overcome more hurdles before people and regulators can trust it in all situations, such as extreme weather, Fiorani said. “Training AVs to be better than human drivers is the minimum necessary,” he said. “For them to be road-worthy, these vehicles will need to be measurably better, and that won’t happen any time soon.”Automakers, which have poured billions of dollars into developing electric vehicles, cannot make the business case for AVs yet, he said.
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May 14, 2024 | 
canadianbiomassmagazine.ca | Todd Humber
Research completed in cooperation between the Wood Pellet Association of Canada and UBC’s Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group found that hammer milling a heterogenous mix of feedstock consisting of unground forest residue, unground sawdust, ground forest residue and ground sawdust is possible without any loss of productivity.
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May 14, 2024 | 
canadianbiomassmagazine.ca | Todd Humber
A major cruise ship operator has started a long-term biofuel test. Holland America Line is running the test on its flagship vessel, Rotterdam, using what it called “100 per cent low carbon intensity biofuel” while sailing within the Norwegian World Heritage Fjords. The ship bunkered the biofuel before leaving the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on April 27.
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May 14, 2024 | 
canadianbiomassmagazine.ca | Todd Humber
As the tide of global energy shifts, New Brunswick’s Belledune Port Authority (BPA) has captured Honourable Mention for Community Project of the Year as part of the 2024 Canadian Biomass Awards. The Port of Belledune, under the stewardship of president and CEO Denis Caron, has emerged as Eastern Canada’s premier exporter of biomass, recording a sixth consecutive year of growth in wood pellet volume.
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May 14, 2024 | 
canadianbiomassmagazine.ca | Todd Humber
Plans are coming together to build the world’s first biomass-fuelled ship. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed by Japanese companies NYK Line, NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers, Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, and British renewable energy business Drax Group. It outlines plans to develop the bioship and the technology that could power it. “Drax aims to be carbon negative by 2030 and decarbonising our supply chain is critical to reaching this goal.
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May 10, 2024 | 
canadianbiomassmagazine.ca | Todd Humber
In the small, remote village of Fort Simpson, nestled at the confluence of the McKenzie and Liard Rivers in the Northwest Territories, an innovative approach to sustainable energy has improved their infrastructure — and earned them national recognition. The village was recently honored as the Winner of the 2024 Canadian Biomass Project of the Year, a testament to their efforts in integrating biomass heating systems into their community.
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May 9, 2024 | 
canadianbiomassmagazine.ca | Todd Humber
Quesnel, B.C., has been issued a Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone ‘A’ rating for 100,000 oven-dry tons per year of forest residue“As British Columbia’s first ‘A’ rating, the Quesnel BDO Zone is capitalizing on an opportunity to transform their presently underutilized forest residue resources into a meaningful expansion of the value-added wood products industry,” said Jordan Solomon, Chairman of the BDO Zone Initiative.
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May 9, 2024 | 
canadianbiomassmagazine.ca | Todd Humber
A testing laboratory in the United States is putting a spotlight on biogenic testing. With environmental sustainability top of mind, Carbon-14 testing is recognized as a key method for assessing the biogenic content of gases, according to Beta Analytic. “Carbon-14 testing acts as a solution to address environmental concerns by measuring biogenic versus fossil carbon in hydrocarbon and fuel gases,” it said.
