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ManageMent Personnel fuel pellets would replace the coal used at the mill. A second project would replace the coal and natural gas the mill now buys. The mill would generate steam and electricity from woody biomass such as logging residues, which is a renewable resource and virtually car- bon-neutral. This can be achieved with biomass gasifier technology from ThermoChem Recovery International (TRI, www.tri-inc.net) that gasifies wood waste to produce synthesis gas, or syngas, as a replacement for natural gas. The gasifier also can convert cellulosic feedstocks into biofuels. S ecure m aSter Where would you prefer to identify threats? At your building? Or at the perimeter of your facility? Secure Detect Secure BArrier Secure View Gas converted to liquid could be used or sold on the open market, and the rest of the gas unconverted to liquid would be burned to make steam and electricity. “The benefits of this technology and its ability to meet our steam and electric demands make this a viable long term project,” says Byrne. Execution of the biomass gasification project is pending financing and USDA loan guarantees. The third effort has Johnson working toward achieving energy self-sufficiency with a proposed Flambeau River Biorefinery. Situated adjacent to Flambeau River Papers and governed as a separate limited-liability corporation, it would be capable of producing renewable electrical power, pulp and steam for the paper mill, and ethanol. Fed by softwood chips, the cellulosic ethanol biorefinery would produce ethanol and pulp concurrently. The cost-effective pulp line would use fewer chemicals and less energy to produce stronger sulfite pulp. The plan also calls for generating 50 million gallons of ethanol per year. Trials are being conducted at a USDA lab to refine the process and equipment to make the project more economically attractive. Once financed, the $300 million biorefinery is expected to take 24 months to complete. Secure Light Secure Access His Honor SecureMaster is the comprehensive and cost-effective answer. Products within the Securemaster™ solution include, but are not limited to, high security fencing and gates, electronic surveillance, command software, vehicle barriers, vehicular and pedestrian access control, intrusion detection, and electronic sensing devices. Since 1961—Quality you can count on. 8431 Hoyle Ave., Dallas, TX 75227 | 1-877-337-4358 securitysolutions@masterhalcosecurity.com | www.masterhalcosecurity.com | www.fenceonline.com Tom ratzlaff, the part-time mayor of Park Falls, is a full-time beater engineer and color tech for Flambeau river Papers. 48 curity_PS island.indd 1 www.PLANTSERVICES.com 4/16/07 1:35:15 PM October 2007 http://www.tri-inc.net http://www.masterhalcosecurity.com http://www.masterhalcosecurity.com http://www.fenceonline.com http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com

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