Interest in Nexterra’s biomass gasification process also isn’t limited to Canada. The company is currently involved in a project with Johnson Controls Inc. to provide energy services in the United States. The pair’s first joint project is a biomass gasification system at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. The project will use wood residue from area sawmills to produce heat, hot water and electricity for the campus.

Nexterra also sees a future market for biomass energy that’s generated outside-the-fence. “Another sector we’re starting to work with is the power generation industry where utilities across North America are buying green power from biomass and other forms of renewable energy,” he says. “We are in the process of completing a strategic alliance with a major independent power producer with the objective of implementing more than 100 megawatts of small-scale biomass gasification power plants over the next several years. This is just the beginning. We see tremendous growth potential in the power generation sector for our products and technologies.”

With no shortage of biomass and no relief in sight from elevated energy costs, Nexterra is now banking on a market that extends beyond the fence.

Michael Shirek is a Biomass Magazine staff writer. Reach him at mshirek@bbibiofuels.com or (701) 746-8385.

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