Logging generates significant amounts of wood waste, as evidenced by the numerous wood biomass disposal sites scattered throughout Quebec.
What is less well known is that such sites can act as real levers for sustainable development. Their sound management can also contribute to the fight against climate change.
By recovering residues from logging activities—too often left behind or disposed of by burning—biomass can be used to efficiently produce renewable heat and electricity. This approach reduces dependence on fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions, while generating tangible economic benefits through the creation of local jobs, particularly in rural and Indigenous communities. It also contributes to better forest health by limiting the fuel loads responsible for fires and strengthens the energy independence and resilience of isolated northern regions.
For several years, InnovEco has been developing a project to produce bioenergy from residual biomass in northern Quebec.
It should be noted that the identified site offers exceptional development potential. According to the best estimates currently available, the proposed site would provide sufficient biomass to produce solid bioenergy (e.g., in the form of briquettes or energy pellets) for more than 15 years.
There are already several potential industrial synergies at the regional level, either with other residual biomass producers, with transporters involved in Nordic Kraft's activities in Lebel-sur-Quévillon, or with industrial users of biomass/bioenergy at the regional level. At this stage, the project has already
received support from several local and regional stakeholders. Further announcements about the project will follow.