Prairie Clean Energy looking to flax straw as biomass power feedstock

In Canada, Prairie Clean Energy is exploring the use of flax straw as feedstock for biomass power, saying it is close to wood fiber. Saskatchewan produces more than 700,000 metric tons of flax straw annually, and with a commercial facility requiring 250,000 tons, the company is keen to put the waste material to good use. It is already talking with farmers who have now signed letters promising to supply the straw. The project’s first year will probably only require 30,000 tons but would then scale up once the feedstock has demonstrated its viability.