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COFI Conference
April 5, 2013
Promising Bioenergy
Technologies / Applications
Michael Weedon
Executive Director
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Our Results
• 19 Technology Development & Demonstration Projects
• 11 Capacity Building Projects
• $16.6 million planned/committed
BCBN Investment
Partner Investment $16.6
$106.9
Total Value of Projects
$123.5 million (as of February 27, 2013)
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1. Utilize Waste Streams to Displace Fossil Fuels
Most Important Initiative Today
Utilization of existing waste streams (solid wood residues, pulp and paper
sludge, forest residuals, municipal biosolids and gases and agricultural
animal and crop waste) holds the highest immediate potential for bioenergy
development.
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What’s Next?
Ultra clean high hydrogen syngas from
woody biomass to produce electrons
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What’s Next?
Compressed clean biogas as a transportation
fuel for garbage trucks.
Increase biogas output from landfill or even woody biomass?
Economics: Electrons vs. Transportation Fuel
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2. Promote Thermochemical Clean Syngas
Generation, Distribution and Transportation Fuel
Demonstration Projects
Potential Game Changer
These technology developments provide new
pathways for high value fossil fuel
replacement applications.
Ultra clean gasification
technologies for power generation
and pipeline injection Synthetic biodiesel from organic waste
materials
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3. Promote Biochemical Production Demonstration
Projects for Biomethane, Ethanol, Biodiesel and High
Value Chemicals A Pulp and Paper Industry Opportunity
Conversion of biomass residuals into
transportation grade fuels/specialty chemicals
is one of the highest value applications for
bioenergy
Lignol’s High Purity Lignin provides a high
value revenue stream to improve the financial
viability of
Lignol Demo in Burnaby
Integrated resource management is key to
improved energy utilization, cost reduction and
development of the bioeconomy.
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3. Promote Biochemical Production Demonstration Projects
for Biomethane, Ethanol, Biodiesel and High Value Chemicals
A Pulp and Paper Industry Opportunity, with Application at Metro
Vancouver’s Lulu Island Waste Water Treatment Facility
• Fully transportable demonstration plant using microsludge technology to turn
WAS into biogas and biochemicals
• Early results showing 2 X gas output through pre-processing, significantly
thickening waste activated sludge which permits lower capital costs for digestors
• Platform to evaluate other potential improvements
Paradigm Technology at Catalyst Pulp and Paper
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Microsludge Waste to Energy Project Summary
Promising Results
Benefits
• Produces green biogas to replace natural
gas
• Reduces secondary sludge for disposal
• Reduces mill chemical and operating costs
• Optimizes current treatment processes with
substantially reduced secondary sludge
Paradigm Technology at Catalyst Pulp and Paper
Financial Returns (for a typical full scale installation)
• Annual benefits of $3 million
• Capital cost of $7 to $10 million
• Payback less than 3.7 years
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4. Promote Torrefied Fuels to Displace Coal Promising With Huge Potential
Myth or Reality? International Developments
Topell
Stramproy Green Energy
Andritz
New Biomass Energy
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Active in British Columbia
Alterna
Diacarbon
BC Biocoal
Global Biocoal
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Solid wood residual derived second generation energy products, such as torrefied
pellets and briquettes (the processing of wood at elevated temperatures in the
absence of oxygen to increase energy density and reduce logistics costs), represent
one of the highest potential growth opportunities in BC.
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5. Combined Heat And Power Woody Biomass
Systems In Off-grid Communities
Economically Viable Opportunity For First Nations
Displacement of diesel and propane through deployment of CHP systems
reduce cost of energy in off-grid communities and generates jobs and pride
in communities.
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Small scale 45 kwe biomass CHP for a
remote community District Energy System
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Larger scale 250 kwe biomass CHP for a
remote community District Energy System
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Dr. Craig Venter, Craig Venter Institute
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Conclusion
The race for clean sustainable
energy in the new bioeconomy has
begun
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Thank you
Michael Weedon
BC Bioenergy Network
www.bcbioenergy.ca