Biofour to Test Biomass Incinerator

February 29, 2012 –The Canadian government has announced an investment of up to $126,400 in Biofour Inc., through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP), to test a boiler incinerator for poultry litter and crop residue.

February 29, 2012 –The Canadian
government has announced an investment of up to $126,400 in Biofour
Inc., through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP), to
test a boiler incinerator for poultry litter and crop residue.
“This project offers producers new opportunities and will generate positive economic benefits while reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and the contamination of the water table and soil,” said Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture). “The marketing of this technology in other industries could generate an interesting diversification of the sector. The green economy is creating jobs and shows promise for the entire country.”
Biofour Inc. will use this investment to test a boiler incinerator that burns biomasses other than those derived from forest products. The goal is to verify its effectiveness and its economic value in the sector’s daily applications. This trial will attempt to evaluate the energy potential of various biomasses. The project will supply a poultry house and will allow for use of the incinerator in a heating network supplied by crop residues and poultry litter.
This project will have a positive impact on the agricultural sector by giving producers new ways to profit from agricultural residues, either by marketing their raw materials in organized markets or by acquiring an oven and reclaiming the residues.
“These funds will help support our efforts to develop technologies that add value to agricultural and agri-food residual materials,” said Marilou Cyr, Director of Marketing, Communications and Business Development at Biofour Inc. “Our goal is to provide an alternative heating and residue management solution for Canadian agricultural and agri-food businesses, thus helping to simultaneously reduce production costs and greenhouse gas emissions.”