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Country Report “Identification Current Processing Potential and Mapping Existing Biorefineries” IEA Bioenergy Task 42 on Biorefineries Country Report from Canada Presented by: Connie Phillips Alberta Agriculture & Food IEA Bioenergy Task 42 Meeting 4/5 October, 2007 Vienna, Austria

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Country Report from Canada

Presented by: Connie Phillips

Alberta Agriculture & Food

IEA Bioenergy Task 42 Meeting4/5 October, 2007

Vienna, Austria

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1. Introduction Canada’s Opportunity

• Canada has a unique advantage in the combination of its natural resources and existing infrastructure

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1. Introduction

• Canada has large biomass resource

– 7% of world’s land mass

– 10% of world’s forests

– 68 million ha of agricultural land

– 245 million ha of productive forests

– Annual biomass harvest from forestry and ag is 143 Mt of carbon

– Bioenergy potential is reasonably considered to be in the 20% range of current consumption

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2. Current national biomass use

• 6% (0.7 EJ) of energy consumed in Canada is from biomass, and most of this is within the pulp and wood products industry via incineration of waste streams for heat and power

• Most residual ag residues (stalks, hulls, straw) are consumed in some manner within the ag industry

• Numerous pilot and pre-commercial scale facilities are operating using anaerobic digestion (ag waste or MSW), waste wood pyrolysis or gasification technology

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Alberta's oil sands deposits total 2.4 trillion barrels of oil, and established reserves are only second to Saudi Arabia's 263 billion barrels at 175 billion barrels.

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• In 2005 energy exports from Alberta were valued at $57.5 billion C

• Currently the U.S. is the main consumer of Alberta oil and gas:

– 1.8 million barrels per day, supplying about 11% of U.S. crude oil imports

– 2.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas per year, supplying 60% of U.S. natural gas imports

Oil & Gas

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• There are 10 billion tonnes of coal in Canada

• It is predicted that coal reserves will last another 200 years

• The industry contributes $5B to the economy

• Coal bed methane is another source of natural gas

Coal

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3. Biomass-related national policy goals

• 5% renewable fuels by 2010

• 2% biodiesel by 2010

• Longer range goals are under development

• Individual Provinces have their own policy goals and targets

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4. Mapping of Existing BiorefineriesPrimary agricultural sector (small-scale initiatives)

• Manure anaerobic digestion to biogas and fertilizer

– Highmark, Alberta

– Bio-Terre, Quebec

• Animal slaughter waste anaerobic digestion

– Clear-Green Environmental,Saskatchewan

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4. Mapping of Existing Biofuels Plants

26ProductionTallowPQRothsay (Maple Leaf Foods)

60productionwheatONBiox

10productionwheatSKCanadian Green Fuels

12productionwheatSKPoundmaker

114productionBCOkanogan Biofuels

150constructionwheatSKTerra Grains

10expansionwheatAB

30producingwheatABPermolex

130commissioningwheatMB

10producingwheatMB

130producingwheatSKHusky Energy

120constructioncornPQ

26producingcornON

187producingcornONGreen Field Ethanol (formerly Commercial Alcohols)

200producingcornONSuncor

Capacity, million litres

StatusFeedstockLocationCompany

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4. Mapping of Existing BiorefineriesNon-food Industry (materials, products, …)

• Milligan Biotech, Saskatchewan – canola based biodiesel, fuel additives, dust suppressants

• Parkland Biofibre, Manitoba – waste hemp processing to insulation, matting, etc.

• Ceapro, Alberta – grain based intermediates for the pet care and personal care industries

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4. Mapping of Existing BiorefineriesFeed Industry

• Permolex, Alberta – grain fractionation to flour, gluten, and starch-to-ethanol, with wet distiller grains as low value feed

• Poundmaker, Saskatchewan – ethanol production integrated with adjoined cattle feed lot (using wet distiller grains)

• Huskey Energy, Saskatchewan & Manitoba – ethanol production integrated with dry distillers grains

• Alberta Distillers, Alberta – alcohol production integrated with dry distillers grains

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4. Mapping of Existing BiorefineriesSawmills

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4. Mapping of Existing Biorefineries SawmillsNumber of Establishments in Canada

by Type and RegionSawmills and Wood Preservation

(NAICS 3211)December 2005

Provinceor Territory

Employers Non-Employers/Indeterminate

Total % ofCanada *

Alberta 73 63 136 5.7%

British Columbia 479 346 825 34.5%

Manitoba 19 14 33 1.4%

New Brunswick 95 50 145 6.1%

Newfoundland and Labrador 49 22 71 3.0%

Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0.0%

Nova Scotia 85 48 133 5.6%

Nunavut 0 0 0 0.0%

Ontario 217 165 382 16.0%

Prince Edward Island 12 5 17 0.7%

Quebec 428 175 603 25.2%

Saskatchewan 24 18 42 1.8%

Yukon Territory 0 2 2 0.1%

CANADA 1,481 908 2,389 100%

Percent Distribution * 62.0% 38.0% 100%

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4. Mapping of Existing Biorefineries Sawmills

Value of ProductionPrincipal Establishments**Manufacturing Shipments

andManufacturing Value-Added

1994-2003Sawmills and Wood Preservation Industry Group

(NAICS 3211)

Measureof Production

Value in$billions

CAGR*1994-2003

% Change2002-2003

1994 2003

Manufacturing Shipments 15.4 15.6 0.1% -12.8%

Manufacturing Value-Added 6.5 5.0 -2.9% -24.3%

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4. Mapping of Existing Biorefineries Pulp Mills

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Provinceor Territory

EmployersNon-Employers/Indeterminate

Total% of

Canada *

Alberta 9 2 11 11.3%

British Columbia 17 9 26 26.8%

Manitoba 2 2 4 4.1%

New Brunswick 5 2 7 7.2%

Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 0.0%

Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0.0%

Nova Scotia 1 1 2 2.1%

Nunavut 0 0 0 0.0%

Ontario 12 5 17 17.5%

Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0.0%

Quebec 19 8 27 27.8%

Saskatchewan 2 1 3 3.1%

Yukon Territory 0 0 0 0.0%

CANADA 67 30 97 100%

Percent Distribution * 69.1% 30.9% 100%

Number of Establishments in Canadaby Type and Region

Pulp Mills(NAICS 32211)December 2005

Pulp Mills

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4. Mapping of Existing BiorefineriesValue of Production

Principal Establishments**Manufacturing Shipments

andManufacturing Value-Added

1994-2003Pulp Mills Industry

(NAICS 32211)

Measureof Production

Value in$billions

CAGR*1994-2003

% Change2002-2003

1994 2003

Manufacturing Shipments 5.8 7.0 2.2% 2.1%

Manufacturing Value-Added 2.4 2.5 0.1% 2.4%

Notes:* Compound annual growth rate

** Incorporated establishments with employees, primarily engaged in manufacturing and with sales of manufactured goods equal or greater than $30,000

Pulp Mills

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4. Mapping of Existing BiorefineriesPetrochemical Industry, incl. Conventional Oil Refineries

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IEA Bioenergy Task 42 on BiorefineriesCanadian Refineries

Company LocationYear Built

Current Capacity m3/d (June 2005) Type

ATLANTIC

Imperial Oil Dartmouth, NS 1918 13,992 Cracking

Irving Oil Saint-John, NB 1960 44,517 Cracking

North Atlantic Refining Come-by-Chance, NFLD

1973 16,700 Cracking

Atlantic Total 75,209QUEBEC

Petro-Canada Montreal, QB 1955 20,635 Cracking

Shell Montreal, QB 1933 20,700 Cracking

Ultramar St-Romuald, QB 1971 33,000 Cracking

Quebec Total 74,335ONTARIO

Imperial Oil Nanticoke, ON 1978 17,800 Cracking

Imperial Oil Sarnia, ON 1897 19,200 Coking

Shell Sarnia, ON 1952 11,100 Cracking

Suncor Sarnia, ON 1953 13,500 Hydrocracking

Nova Chemicals * Sarnia, ON 1977 12,700 Topping (Petrochemicals)

Ontario Total 74,300

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PRAIRIES

Coop/Newgrade Regina, SK 1935 13,500 Hydrocracking/Coking

Husky (upgrader)* Lloydminister, AB 1947 4,000 Topping (Asphalt)

Imperial Oil Edmonton, AB 1975 28,600 Cracking

Petro-Canada Edmonton, AB 1971 21,929 Coking

Moose Jaw Asphalt* Moose Jaw, SK 2,400 Topping (Asphalt)

Shell Scotford, AB 1984 20,000 Hydrocracking/Coking

Prairies Total 90,429

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Chevron Burnaby, BC 1936 8,300 Cracking

Husky Prince George, BC 1967 1,800 Cracking

British Columbia Total 10,100

CANADA GRAND TOTAL

324,373

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Edmonton’s Refinery Row, 300 km2

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4. Mapping of Existing BiorefineriesPower Production Industry

500 – 9,999 kw

10,000 – 99,999 kw

100,000 – 999,999 kw

1,000,000 – 5,500,000 kw

Combination of:

Hydro, natural gas,

Coal, coal bed methane, wind and geothermal

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4. Mapping of Existing BiorefineriesOthers

• Dynamotive is commissioning a 200 tpd pyrolysis plant in Ontario for production heating oil grade fuel using urban wood waste

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5. RTD-activitiesNational and EC Projects

• Canadian Triticale Biorefinery Initiative

– Fully integrated program for crop development, processing technology, conversion technology, as well as downstream product development for chemicals and materials

• Flax 2015

– Expanding industrial applications and flax industry in Canada

• Hemicellulose Utilization from Pulp Mills

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5. RTD-activitiesPilot Plants, Demonstration Plants – Government supported

• POS Pilot Plant. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan• NRC – Biotechnology Research Institute. Montreal,

Quebec• NRC – Industrial Materials Institute. Montreal, Quebec• Alberta Research Council. Edmonton, Alberta• Alberta Research Council. Vegreville, Alberta• Agri-Food Discovery Place. Edmonton, Alberta• Food Processing Development Centre. Leduc, Alberta• Guelph Food Technology Centre. Guelph, Ontario• Numerous municipal waste conversion projects

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5. RTD-activitiesPilot Plants, Demonstration Plants - Private

• Iogen – straw based cellulosic ethanol Ontario

• Ensyn – thermal conversion of forestry residue to liquid fuels Ontario

• Enerkem- MSW conversion to low molecular weight alcohol fuels Montreal

• Lignol Innovations – solvent based wood fractionation to lignin and fermentable sugars British Columbia

• Huskey Energy – ethanol production from grain Saskatchewan and Manitoba

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5. RTD-activitiesDemonstration Plants

Highmark Renewables’ IMUS system, Vegreville Alberta

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6. Major National Stakeholders

• Natural Resources Canada

• Ministry of Environment

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

• Industry Canada

• National Research Council

• In addition to provincial counterparts

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6. Major National Stakeholders

• Canadian Biomass Innovation Network coordinates the GoC’sinterdepartmental research and development activities in the areas of bioenergy, biofuels, industrial bioproducts, and bioprocesses.

• Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Research and Development (NRCan-OERD) manages CBIN’s funding. CBIN will also manage the ecoETI funding for biobased energy systems.

• BIOCAP is a research foundation that, with funding from various stakeholders including government ministries, directs research programs towards sustainable and clean energy.

• Ontario Biocar – natural fibre reinforced composites, biobased polymers and materials for the automotive parts industry

• BioteCanada is an association representing Canada’s biotechnology industry

Networks, Organizations

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6. Major National Stakeholders

• The Flax 2015 Initiative has been established to develop the potential of flax as feedstock for biobased chemicals and products. Funding is from the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission, Flax Council of Canada, and AAFC.

• The Canadian Triticale Biorefinery Initiative is a research and development network focused on developing triticale, a high yielding non-food cereal crop, as a biorefinery feedstock for the manufacture of fuels, chemicals and materials.

• Green Crops Network is a Canada wide network of researchers, investigating four areas, reducing plant NO2 emissions, enhancing soil carbon stocks, plant responses to CO2, and biofuel (oil) crops.

• FPInnovations is the industry association and research collective representing the forest products industry. FPInnovations set strategic direction for the industry.

• National Research Council has bioindustrial projects in progress at several of its Research Institutes, such as Plant Biotechnology Institute, Innovative Materials Institute, and Biotechnology Research Institute

Networks, Organizations

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6. Major National Stakeholders

• ACAAF is a 5 year $240 million initiative to establish Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector at the forefront of the global industry and enable Canada’s industry to meet the challenges and opportunities that are unfolding.

• Within ACAAF is the Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative (BOPI) that has allocated $20 million over 2 years for the funding of feasibility studies and business plans for biofuel production facilities.

• The Agriculture Bioproducts Innovation program is $145 million. ABIP is a five year $145 million program aimed at supporting the development of bioproducts research networks.

Funding Programs

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6. Major National Stakeholders

• AAFC has announced an additional $500 million to assist farmers and rural communities to take advantage of biorefining opportunities, as well as $200 million for Capital Formation Assistance Program for Renewable Fuels.

• SDTC will manage $500 million to establish demonstration scale research and development for clean industrial technologies such as next generation (cellulosic) biofuels.

• NRCan operates the ecoEnergy Technology Initiative. This $230 million program is about clean energy production, and among the eight priority areas is biobased energy systems which will develop new and improved methods of producing energy from plants, wasted, and microorganisms.

• GoC has allocated $1.1 million to support the development of options for recovering the economic value from forest stands killed by beetles.

Funding Programs

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6. Major National Stakeholders

• Each province also has its own funding programs and incentives

Funding Programs