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BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY FORUM

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BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY FORUM

Time: April 14, 2011 from 9:30am to 4:30pm
Location: University of Guelph Arboretum Centre and Webcast
Website or Map: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/e…
Phone: 1-877-424-1300, Local: (519) 826-4047
Event Type: forum
Organized By: OMAFRA and Ontario Power Generation
Latest Activity: Apr 6, 2011

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The focus will be on biomass end users as well as processing technologies and fuel specifications. It promises to be a very interesting day with an excellent roster of speakers, and opportunities for questions and discussion. 

You can either attend in person, or join by webinar. The forum is free of charge but you must pre-register no later than Friday, April 8/11. The on-line registration form and the agenda are posted at http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/engineer/biomass/index.htm.   

The first biomass forum was held on Feb11/11 and it dealt with agronomic aspects. The presentations from the first forum are available for downloading from the OMAFRA website.

These forums are co-led by OMAFRA and Ontario Power Generation as part of the Project to Commercialize Agricultural Biomass for Combustion Energy.  For more information:  Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300, Local: (519) 826-4047, E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca

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