Realizing the Bioenergy Opportunity

A 2-day conference was organized by the Canadian Bioenergy Association (CANBIO), International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 40, and Bioenergy Focus Ontario to explore domestic biomass energy options and potential for bioenergy trade, hi-lighting progress in Ontario, and a 1-day tour encompassing the largest BioOil plant in the world, the 200-tpd Dynamotive plant in Guelph, and the biomass co-firing operation at the Nanticoke Power Plant.

Please find the overview of the programme here [97 KB] . Theprsentations can be downloaded below, bundled per session as zip-file.

Volumes of economic biomass [5.023 KB]

Canadian Wood Energy Trends - Brian McCloy, BW McCloy & Associates

Estimating potential harvest origin bio-energy supply using Canada’s National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting and

Reporting System - Thomas White, W. Kurz & C. Dymond, Canadian Forest Service

Agricultural Contributions for the Bio-Economy - Mark Stumborg, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Costs and logistics of Forest Biomass [12.862 KB]

Finnish Forest Residues- Costs & Environmental Issues - Tapio Ranta, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

Canadian Forest Residues - Costs and Recovery Methods - Mark Ryans, FPInnovations-FERIC

Pellet Ocean Transport Issues - Staffan Melin, Delta Research Corp.

Ecological considerations about forest biomass removal - Evelyne Thiffault, Canadian Forest Service, Québec

Development Opportunities [11.584 KB]

Co-firing in Power Plants - Gerry McKenna & Les Marshall, Ontario Power Generation

BioOil Development Status - Anton Kuipers, Dynamotive

Biomass Challenges - BioOil Markets (EU) - Doug Bradley, Climate Change Solutions

A look at Global Wood Pellet Production and the impact Canada’s exports have on the Global market - John Swaan, Wood Pellet Association of Canada

The Frankentank Biodiesel SystemTM – Luc Duchesne, SITTM Technologies Inc.

From Biomass to Buusiness - Finnish Solutions [15.433 KB]

Networking: Boosting bioenergy into business – Jouko Parviainen, Wenet (Wood Energy Net)

Modern Harvesting Technologies for Effective, Sustainable Use of Wood Fuel

· Kesla Oyj (forwarders, chippers, cranes)
· John Deere Forestry (biomass harvesting system)
· Maaselän Kone Oy (firewood processors)
· MHG Systems Oy (biomass logistic systems)
· Pentin Paja Oy (Naarva-Grip felling heads)

Modern boiler technology from small to large-scale boiler manufacturers [3.642 KB]

· Metso Power – Benefits and Requirements of Biomass and Coal Co-firing in CFB

· Sentre - Sustainable Energy Solutions (Gasification plant)

· Puhdas Energia Oy – Bio-mass Gasification in Industrial Applications – a feasible way to cut down CO2 emissions and oil dependency

Progress in Ontario: A Special Report [1.807 KB]

Ontario Developments and the Standard Offer Program - Chris Rees, Suthey Holler Associates and Melissa Felder, Felder & Associates

Stop Preaching to the Converted – Employ a Knowledge Management System to drive projects and engage users - David Deyoe, Bio-Trend Systems Inc.

Project Due Diligence - Italo Cerra, BioEnterprise

The Role of OCETA in Assisting Small-Medium Enterprises in the Bioenergy Sector - Neil Burnett, Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA)



Policies - Canada and Europe [5.923 KB]

Overview of Wood Biomass Development for Energy Production in Québec - Carl-Éric Guertin, Quebec Wood Export Bureau

New Brunswick Crown Land Forest Biomass Policy - Shawn Morehouse, Natural Resources,New Brunswick

BC Energy Policy - Garth Thoroughgood, BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

European Bioenergy Policies - Successful and Unsuccessful - Martin Junginger, University of Utrecht, Netherlands

The follow up paper [154 KB] by Martin Junginger on successful and unsuccessful policies is also available for download.

The Sustainable Use of Biomass in the United Kingdom - Philip Wallace, e.on UK



Towards a Biofuels Transportation Infrastructure [3.600 KB]

Canada’s Renewable Fuels Strategy - Victoria Orsborne, Natural Resources Canada

Putting a “Green toe on the Biofuels Foot”: Determining and Reducing the Ecological Footprint Anticipated from Accelerated Biofuel Development in Canada - Terry McIntyre, Environment Canada

Designing the Ideal Biofuels Crop: Power Plant of the Future – Donald L. Smith, McGill University