Replacing coal with biomass as fuel? It could happen soon, thanks to the development of a technology that transforms biomass into biocoal. In Québec, this innovative process has been developed by Airex Energy, which opened the very first demonstration plant in Canada in December 2015 in Bécancour.

It’s crunch time for Canadian torrefaction technology developers, Airex Energy, as it begins a phased start-up of its commercial demonstration plant in Bécancour, Québec.