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The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.

A new project in La Ronge will look at the possibility of turning wood into power. The two-year project with SaskPower, Saskatchewan Research Council and Ecology Energy, at Zelensky Brothers saw mill will demonstrate Ecology Energy's technology that uses wood residue to generate electricity and heat. "Using wood residue to produce power has tremendous economic and environmental potential within our province's growing forestry industry," Minister Responsible for SaskPower Andrew Thomson said. "This demonstration project reflects the commitment of the provincial government to minimize the impact electrical generation has on the environment while maintaining a secure supply of electricity." Heat and pressure are applied to wood residue in a wood gasifier. This creates methane, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide gas, which is then used to power two generator engines to create electricity. Some of the gas created will also be used in the operation of the wood gasifier. The left over ash will be disposed of in accordance with Provincial and Municipal requirements.

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