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Agricultural BiomassOntario’s Potential
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Investment provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). In Ontario, this program is delivered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council
Industry Development and Support:
Investment provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). In Ontario, this
program is delivered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council
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Producers Acreage
Agricultural Biomass in Ontario
2005 2010 2013 2015 20200
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10,000
20,000
30,000
Producers Acreage
Agricultural Biomass in Ontario
2005 2010 2013 2015 20200
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10,000
20,000
30,000
Producers Acreage
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Agricultural Biomass in Ontario
Perspective
Perspective
25 MW powers 25,000 homes,220,000 tonnes biomass/year
37,000 dedicated acres
assume 6 tonnes per acre
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Developmental Challenges
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• New crops. Different crops.
Developmental Challenges
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• New crops. Different crops.
• Not commodities = not high volume of production or movement
Developmental Challenges
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• New crops. Different crops.
• Not commodities = not high volume of production or movement
• Markets won't develop without agronomy
Developmental Challenges
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• New crops. Different crops.
• Not commodities = not high volume of production or movement
• Markets won't develop without agronomy
• Agronomy won't develop without markets
Developmental Challenges
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• New crops. Different crops.
• Not commodities = not high volume of production or movement
• Markets won't develop without agronomy
• Agronomy won't develop without markets
Developmental Challenges
Light on the HorizonEnergy Potential?
Ethical Purchasing
Corporate Sustainable Sourcing
Risk Management/Diversification
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Ontario Markets?
Coal
Natural Gas
Miscanthus Pellets
Wood Pellets
Switchgrass Pellets
Heating Oil
PropaneDiesel
Ethanol/Gasoline
Ontario Energy Potential
Ontario Markets?
Coal
Natural Gas
Miscanthus Pellets
Wood Pellets
Switchgrass Pellets
Heating Oil
PropaneDiesel
Ethanol/Gasoline
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15
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25
30
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Energy Cost at Consumer’s Gate ($/GJ)
Ontario Energy Potential
Ontario Markets?
Coal
Natural Gas
Miscanthus Pellets
Wood Pellets
Switchgrass Pellets
Heating Oil
PropaneDiesel
Ethanol/Gasoline
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5
10
15
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30
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Energy Cost at Consumer’s Gate ($/GJ)
Ontario Energy Potential
“...move to smaller, localized power generation...”
“...shift to private energy generation...”
Jan. 10, 2013
Vermont, USAwww.switchgrass-rer.com
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Corporate Sustainability
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“By looking at the supply chain as a whole, we can find ways to makes products more sustainable -- from farm to shelf.”
-Walmart Corporate Sustainability
Corporate Sustainability
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“We created category scorecards, which allow our buyers to evaluate supplier performance against the biggest challenges across the life cycle of their products... We’ll expand those six pilots to develop scorecards in up to 100 categories by the end of 2012 and will integrate them into our core merchandising processes.”
- Walmart Corporate Sustainability
Corporate Sustainability
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Corporate Sustainability
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“Product Stewardship takes an active role in ensuring that the products that we sell meet the expectations of our customers, through the product’s lifecycle from its manufacture, use and end-of-life disposition.”
- Canadian Tire Business Sustainability Initiative
Corporate Sustainability
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“Our approach to sustainability involves looking at our extended value chain and the life cycle of products – including product sourcing, transporting product to stores... and the eventual “end-of-life” product disposal and recycling.”
-Canadian Tire Business Sustainability Initiative
Corporate Sustainability
Fibre-based Products
• Heating: co-generation, residential/institutional
• Building material
• Mulch and landscaping material
• Bedding
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Fibre-based Products
• Bio-Plastics
• Bio Oil
• Building Material
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Consistent, low-cost foundation crop
Increase soil health
Limit disease? (no-planting for 5-10 years?)
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On-Farm Risk Management
New Advocacy/Association
Bedding/Mulch (2012)
Pyrolysis Bio Oil (2014?, niche)
Export Agro-Pellets (2016?)
Bio-Fibre Boards/Plastics (2020?)
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Adapted from O.O.Energiesparverband (Austria)
Adapted from O.O.Energiesparverband (Austria)
Ex. Ethanol In GasLocal Food
Initiative
Adapted from O.O.Energiesparverband (Austria)
Ex. Ethanol In GasLocal Food
Initiative
Ex. FIT/microFIT
Ex. BCAP
Ex. Eat Local
Ex. "Sustainable"
Project Year Four✓Continue learning from 28 cooperators, >800 acres
✓Devoted biomass stream at GRO Summit March 4-6, 2013
✓Strong presence at COFS, Sept. 10-12, 2013
✓Ontario Regional Biomass Tours, Sept-Oct 2013
✓Develop value-chain through partnerships
- Ontario Biomass Producers Cooperative
- WhiteCloud Innovations
- Canadian BioFuel
- BioInnovation Centre
Pyrolysis Development
MARCH - OCTOBER 2013
“building off of work done through ICFAR, Western University...”
- Investigate full potential of bio oil value chain
- Develop value chain of bio oil in Ontario for added-value to product
- Produce a network capable of moving ahead with this farm-based opportunity
Seed/Rhizome Certification
MARCH - OCTOBER 2013
“to advance seed research to the point where long-term funding will be able to support remaining work
necessary for certification...”
- Partner with Vineland Research Station, OSGA, CFIA, current distributors
- provide improvement possibilities to seed/rhizome quality and establishment
Environmental Sustainability Database, including Farm Gate Carbon Footprint
MARCH - OCTOBER 2013
- Produce a farm-gate carbon footprint based on BMPs developed through year 1-3 of this program
- Support to develop ISO 14065 Biofuel Standard and Biomass Sustainability
- Provide verified, standardized form of farm-level data as industry develops LCAs
Market Development
JULY - OCTOBER 2013
European Biomass Mission
- In-depth look at tech transfer opportunities from existing ag-biomass markets in Europe to Ontario
-First-hand knowledge to Ontario producers to strategically plan to capture markets in Ontario
Industry Case Studies
- Provide assistance to producers/contractors to evaluate successful technologies in Ontario, evaluated by the industry
-Facilitate KTT opportunities for Case Study Outcomes
JUNE 17-30, 2013
National Biomass Strategy
AUGUST 2013
“provide a venue for researchers, associations, producers, aggregators, and end-users from across
the country to network with one another...”
- Promote business and research relationships nationally
- Direct policy attention to agricultural biomass
- Strengthen synergies across the sector nationally
- Exhibition to promote business networks and opportunities
-Generate income through Expo to sustain conference in future
2013 LOCATION: OTTAWA, ONTARIO
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