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Bioenergy Market Update
Scott Stanners, PhD
Director of Business Development
Technology & Innovation
Forest Resources
Association
May 20
2015
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Outline
• BC Bioenergy Network Background
• 3 Capital Investments
• Commercial bioenergy projects currently underway in BC
• Future Opportunities
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BC Bioenergy Strategy 2008
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BC Bioenergy Network History
• Founded 2008
• Investment vehicle of the
Provincial Bioenergy Strategy
• $25 million grant
• Not-for-profit society
• Specified bioenergy mandate
Major Capital Investments
Capacity Development
Education and
Advocacy
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BC Bioenergy Network Projects
-5 0 5 10 15 20 25
Municipal Solid Waste Anaerobic Digestion
Solid Wood Residues
Pulp and Paper Residues
Harvesting and Densification
Heat and Power Systems
Wastewater
Existing Landfill Waste
Solid Waste
Agriculture Residues
Cedar Road Biogas to Electricity
Nexterra CHP Gasifier 2
Nexterra CHP Gasifier 1 Elemental Anaerobic Digestion
ICC Organics to Biodiesel
Lignol Biochemical 1
Lignol Biochemical 2
Bakerview Ecodairy Anaerobic Digestion
UBC Gasifier Research
Terasen Biogas to Pipeline
$1,500,000
$200,000
MicroSludge Pulp
Anaerobic Digestion
Fraser Richmond Soil and
Fibre High Solids AD
Cedar Road
Phase 2
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BC Bioenergy Network Impact
BCBN Project Funding
• $16.6 Million
Total Project Funding
• $123.5 Million
Employment (person years)
• 1,826 years
GDP of
• $106 Million
Tax Revenues
• $19.75 Million
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BC Bioenergy Network Results 2008-2013 Progress Report
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Project Example 1: Nexterra Energy Systems Heating the campus via hydronic piping
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Project Example 2: Diacarbon Energy Inc. Biocoal fuel, biochar for soil amendment + carbon sink
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Project Example #3: Altentech Power Inc. Biomass Fuel Drying for Combustion Systems
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Wood Pellet Sector $276 Million in Revenue in BC in 2014
• Export Markets: UK, Italy, US, South Korea, Japan, Germany,
Denmark…
• Domestic Market Growing
• Sustainable Biomass Partnership: Biomass Assurance Program
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Nechako Lumber and West Fraser Timber Power Generation via Organic Rankine Cycle
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Conifex Timber Inc. 36MW Bioenergy Project in Mackenzie
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Forest Residuals to Chemicals and Fuels Ensyn’s Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) Technology
Strategic Partners
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Forest Residuals to Chemicals and Products Nanocrystalline cellulose: advanced products from wood
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Performance Biofilaments Mercer Intl and Resolute Forest Products
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Other Market Opportunities
• Conditioning of contaminated wood residuals (hogfuel piles and railway
ties)
• Utilization of wood residuals to produce and export:
• solid fuel (white or black pellets)
• Biochar for soil amendment
• Activated biocarbon for filtration and environmental remediation
• Utilization of wood residuals to produce liquid biofuels
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Thank you
Scott Stanners, PhD
Director of Business Development, Technology & Innovation
BC Bioenergy Network
www.bcbioenergy.ca