2:30 to 3 p.m. • Coffee break Session 4: 3 to 5 p.m. Transportation and Logistics Chair: Michele Rebiere, CFO -Viridis Energy • Review of the Eastern Canadian Logistics Study • A railway perspective on improving Canadian wood pellet export -Uri Szyk, CN • Exporting from Northern B.C. – Pinnacle and the new Westview Wood Pellet Terminal – Vaughan Bassett, Pinnacle Renewable Energy • Ocean shipping challenges and opportunities – Ben Vandenberghe, CTL Westrans Ship brokers • Progress report on resolving IMO (International Marine Organization) shipping challenges – Fahimeh Yazdanpanah, University of British Columbia, Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group 5 to 6:30 p.m. • Cocktail reception November 20, 2013: Conference Day 2 Session 5: 8 to 10 a.m. Markets – Part 1 Chair: Jenna MacDonald, Director of Marketing, Belledune Port Authority • Global situation report – Ruth Sharpe, Argus Biomass Markets • European utility perspective – Jorrit Hachmer, RWE Supply and Trading • Rotterdam: a European biomass hub – Nicole Van Klaveren, Port of Rotterdam • A trader’s perspective on the pellet trade in Russia, Asia and Europe – Arnold Dale, Ekman • Review of the Canadian biomass cofiring study – David Butler, Canadian Clean Power Coalition 10 to 10:30 a.m. • Coffee break Session 6: 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Markets – Part 2 Chair: Pierre-Olivier Morency, Wood Pellet Association of Canada / Quebec Wood Export Bureau • Growing North American pellet heating markets – Dutch Dresser, Maine Energy Systems • European pellet heat markets, Christian Rakos, European Pellet Council • Successful domestic commercial and institutional pellet projects – Michael Albright, University of New Brunswick, Canadian Bioenergy Centre • Implementing ENplus / CANplus pellet quality certification in Canada – Tamaki Kano, Control Union Canada End of Conference 1 to 3 p.m. • Tour of UBC Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group laboratory – depart from Marriott Pinnacle by taxi
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