Report: Atlantica region must use forest biomass

Biomass Magazine
January 2009
By Erin Voegele
Web exclusive posted Jan. 8, 2009, at 5:54 p.m. CST

A new report released by the Atlantica BioEnergy Task Force declares that action must be taken to implement renewable energy technologies in the Atlantica Region’s forest products industry. The study was compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers and recommends 15 actions that should be taken in the areas of sustainable forest management, biomass management, energy policy, education, research and development and technology implementation.

The Atlantica BioEnergy Task Force includes representatives from regional governments, industry, utilities, federal and regional organizations and post-secondary institutions. The Atlantica Region includes the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada, and the state of Maine in the United States.

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