Hot oil flows east

Pipes have gone in from the upsized Line 1 oil heater to the LVL press as NPIL reaps the environmental and financial benefits of the biggest project in its push to save on energy use.

This was also one of the major jobs of the Summer Maintenance Shutdown, and carried on into the first quarter as the team from Brightwater Engineering worked with NPIL staff.

The savings will come from replacing one megawatt of electricity with one megawatt of wood-waste generated energy, in a measure that will save the company up to $400,000 per year.