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Springer Creek Completes Energy Efficient Upgrades
With FortisBC as a partner, Springer Creek Forest Products recently upgraded its lumber mill with new energy efficient equipment and technology, improving air quality in the Slocan Valley and saving tens of thousands of dollars in electricity costs.
“It is rare to get a win/win opportunity like this, where we can lessen our impact on the environment, improve air quality and at the same time reduce operating costs,” said Ralph Tomlin, general manager, Springer Creek Forest Products. “In challenging economic times like these, it is important to be as efficient as possible, and we appreciate the support we have received from FortisBC on this project.”
FortisBC provided a $43,000 PowerSense rebate to Springer Creek Forest Products in Slocan, after the company incorporated energy efficient upgrades and technology in several areas of its mill and operations. The most significant component of the project was completed in August 2008. The mill’s old beehive burner and its 1,300-horsepower motors were decommissioned and a new hogging system was installed to process the wood waste. The hog uses half the horsepower and processes the wood waste in half the time of the beehive burner.
The raw material going into the hog consists primarily of sawdust, bark, shavings and some white wood.
Story by Keith Powell
Photo courtesy of www.fortisbc.ca
Added on March 23rd, 2009
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