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

scott.stanners@bcbioenergy.ca

www.bcbioenergy.ca