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Ministry of Forests and Range

Mountain Pine Beetle
BC Timber Sales
Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
Regions and Districts
Revenue Branch 

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

BC Energy Plan

Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Richard Neufeld's speech to Bioenergy Conference
www.gov.bc.ca/empr/down/bioenergy_conference_prince_george.pdf

BC Hydro   www.bchydro.com/

Independent Power Producers Association of British Columbia
www.ippbc.com/

Research Reports

Estimated Costs for Harvesting, Comminuting, and Transporting Beetle-killed Pine in the Quesnel/Nazko Area of Central British Columbia – October 2006
A report prepared by the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada (FERIC) estimating costs associated with cutting, chipping, and hauling fuelwood for energy generation in the central Interior of British Columbia.

Identifying Environmentally Preferable Uses for Biomass Resources – February 2006
A report prepared by Envirochem Services Inc. examining the feasibility of seven beetle wood-to-energy technologies.

Feedstock Availability and Power Costs Associated with Using BC's Beetle Infested Pine – November 2005
A feasibility study funded by the Ministry of Forests and Range and the BIOCAP Canada Foundation that examines the potential for beetle-damaged wood as a fuel for power generation in B.C.