Multiply that by the number of mills worldwide, and we’re talking about a lot of sawdust. This idea might sound outlandish – how could we generate enough sawdust to generate a useful amount of energy? The next alternative fuel idea will probably make you wrinkle up your nose, but Canada is willing to give it a go. The idea is more than feasible, it’s already in practice — a 14-megawatt wood waste power plant is being built in Nigeria. When left to rot, wood waste is actually an environmental hazard that generates methane, a harmful greenhouse gas. All the waste material from industrial wood processing is generally discarded, and we’re talking tons of wood waste here.