finding renewable sources for creating med-icines and medical treatment applications. “Thesis is a leader in the development of green technologies for chemical manufac-turing that are from sustainable resources,” said Morrow. “This grant will further expand our understanding of what lignin can pro-vide in the creation of green technology.” Southern Ontario is also home to one of CRIBE’s most significant investments, $3 million in funding to a partnership in-volving Lakehead University’s Biorefining Research Initiative and G2 Biochem in Cha-tham. The original grant was given for G2 Biochem, a collaborative partnership that included international partners Novozymes and Andritz, for support in the development and design of biorefining processes. By us-ing poplar, G2 Biochem’s plan is to develop a system for the recovery of lignin, hemi-cellulose, and bark extracts. That project has since been adapted, and G2 Biochem is now developing a pretreatment stage for the front end of its existing pilot plant. “The scope change had little effect on the CRIBE project since most of our stud-ies were being done on the existing pilot plant,” said Morrow. As for Lakehead University, its involve-ment will be to use its lab facilities to de-velop value-added wood products from the extracted elements. That is expected to include bioproducts such as biochemicals, adhesives and biopharmaceuticals. As well, the partnership will give Lakehead stu-dents access to G2 Biochem’s facilities, as results from the joint studies will be used by CRIBE for further value-added wood products business promotion throughout northern Ontario. The legacy of CRIBE’s presence at Con-federation College has been cemented with the creation of a biomass testing facility being constructed at the campus. The Bio-Energy Learning and Research Centre will include a demonstration space, a fuel test-ing lab, and a 150-kilowatt boiler for the study and research of associated emissions monitoring equipment. The new centre will provide a training ground for students looking to get involved in northern Ontar-io’s emerging bio-economy. The centre will also provide biomass and biofuel producers in the Thunder Bay region with a testing facility for chemical compounds and pellet production. That includes people like Ed Fukishima of Atikokan Renewable Fuels, who received a grant of $70, 839 for the testing and production of natural additives for making better wood pellets. While that project is currently being done in concert with Lakehead University, the Atikokan project will be able to benefit from the fa-cility at Confederation. “Companies like Atikokan Renewable Fuels will strongly benefit from the facilities at Confederation College,” said Morrow. “It will allow people like Ed (Fukishima) to test their pellet formulas in a boiler facility, have the pellet analyzed and retrieve data that can help to improve his production.” With several of CRIBE’s investments just starting to provide positive results for the growing bioeconomy in northern Ontario, it remains to be seen if the Ontario govern-ment will provide another investment in the organization to continue to move ini-tiatives forward. Unofficially, CRIBE’s man-date has been extended to March 31, 2015, but additional funding for the program has yet to be announced. • Material Handling for Woody Biomass Biomass Handling Equipment Complete Engineered Systems Pulverized Coal Boiler Conversions CFB Boiler Feed Systems UNIT E D STATES STA T ES UNITED CA NADA CANADA SW ED E N SWEDEN Silos Wood Hogs Disc Screens Open Storage Closed Storage Truck Dumpers Chain Conveyors Bucket Elevators Screw Conveyors Screw Reclaimers Pneumatic Conveying SWEDEN: Stockholm Jeffrey Rader AB Domnarvsgatan 11, 163 53 SPÅNGA Stockholm, Sweden Phone: +46 8 56 47 57 47 Fax: +46 8 56 47 57 48 See our Biomass video at www.jeffreyrader.com/videoB USA: CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Jeffrey Rader Corporation 398 Willis Road Woodruff, SC, USA 29388 Phone: 864.476.7523 Fax: 864.476.7510 CANADA: Montreal, Quebec Jeffrey Rader Canada 2350 Place Trans-Canadienne Dorval, Quebec H9P 2X5 Canada Phone: 514.822.2660 Fax: 514.822.2699 CANADA: Vancouver, BC Jeffrey Rader Canada Unit 2, 62 Fawcett Road Coquitlam, BC V3K 6V5 Canada Phone: 604.299.0241 Fax: 604.299.1491 For information on how Jeffrey Rader Corporation can solve your Biomass Handling needs, visit us at www.jeffreyrader.com/bio2 Canadian BIOMASS 27
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