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November 22, 2004 |
"A sustainable energy generation within Native communities will
create long-term opportunities with social and economic benefits for all the
parties involved."
- Johnna Sparrow-Crawford, President of Potlatch.
Vancouver, British Columbia [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] Demands from aboriginal communities, also known as First Nations, across Canada for biomass development have been heard. DynaMotive Energy Systems and Potlatch Creations have created an alliance to work for the development of bio-oil projects on aboriginal traditional lands.
Potlatch Creations specializes in consulting services for non-Native
businesses interested in working with First Nations communities. Johnna
Sparrow-Crawford and Wendy Grant-John will provide DynaMotive with insight into
the political and social framework of Native communities.
Nearly 80 percent of First Nations across Canada live within the boreal and
temperate forest regions, and depend on forest-based activities for survival in
the current economy. A convergence of interest between the two companies will
provide clean energy opportunities through the production of BioOil, while
keeping the communities involved and business in-line with traditional First
Nations values.
The alliance is designed to facilitate the construction of BioOil plants and
pursue advanced environmental technology solutions associated with commercial
forestry operations. Production objectives are to produce energy through
pyrolysis from logging residues, wood shavings, bark, and sawdust that result
from forestry businesses.
Pyrolysis extracts oil from plant material by burning biomass in an oxygen free
environment, and then cooling the resulting vapors until they condense into an
oil form. Gases produced as a side effect of the cooling process can be used to
run the systems' generator, and the biomass residuals become charcoal or tar.
"This agreement marks the beginning of a tremendous opportunity for First
Nations to be involved, at the community level, in the technology of producing a
renewable, environmentally friendly fuel," said Johnna Sparrow-Crawford,
who is the president of Potlatch. "A sustainable energy generation within
Native communities will create long-term opportunities with social and economic
benefits for all the parties involved."
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