OTTAWA INVESTS $5.3M IN BIOFUELNET CANADA TO ADVANCE AG BIOMASS Ottawa has earmarked up to $5.3 million for BioFuelNet (BFN) Canada to help develop agricultural biomass supply chains, tech-nologies and products that will grow Canada’s bioeconomy. The investment was made under the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, part of the Sustainable Canadian Agricul-tural Partnership. BioFuelNet Canada’s Biomass Cluster will use the funding for research activities under three themes: biomass production, biomass feedstock supply chains, and biomass utilization. The cluster’s research activities will include growth of biomass crops on marginal lands, the development of microbial biostimulants, and various conversion technologies. BioFuelNet CEO Donald Smith said they plan to allocate funds to top laboratories across Canada, co-ordinating their efforts to drive growth in Canada’s bioeconomy. According to Statistics Canada, in 2015, Canadian industrial bioproducts producers used 22 million metric tonnes of biomass, of which 57 per cent was forestry biomass and 43 per cent agri-cultural biomass. The majority of the agricultural biomass was grain and oilseeds. greenhouse gas emissions of imported woody biomass under Japan’s Feed-in Tariff (FIT)/Feed-in Premium (FIP) System for Renewable Energy, and the legality and sustainability of imported wood in line with guidelines set under the Clean Wood Act. SBP has drafted an instruction document for certificate holders to meet the Japanese requirements, and to allow SBP-certified biomass to be imported and used by Japanese power generators. The document is expected to be finalized by the end of the year. JAPAN APPROVES SBP CERTIFICATION FOR IMPORTED WOODY BIOMASS The Japanese government has recognized the Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) certification for woody biomass. SBP said in a news release the government found SBP meets the requirements necessary for confirming both the life-cycle CANADA HOSTS 14TH MEETING OF ISO/TC238 ON SOLID BIOFUELS HEADING GOES HERE Thirty delegates from 1 1 countries met in Vancouver from May The Ontario government on March 28 announced a 8-1 1, 2023. $682,529 investment in six economic development projects plays a leadership role in the development of solid in TCanada Hearst, Ont., including $35,808 for wood pellet producer biofuels standards. Thanks to Canada’s efforts, modifications to I.C.S. (Lacroix) Lumber. wood chip fuel were made purchase to better reflect the designs The funds will standards help I.C.S. (Lacroix) new equipment will help it increase production equipment capacity and expand of that modern combustion and its gasification readily avail-operations. able in the marketplace. “Through the collaborative partnerships we are announcing Several ISO standards were adopted as Canadian standards today, our government is ensuring Hearst’s economy contin-to enable provincial regulators to easily incorporate them into ues to grow,” said Greg Rickford, Ontario Minister of North-regulations, guidelines and/or individual site permits. ern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, in a Canada’s is leading a task group to consider expanding the statement. “By investing in projects from varied sectors, we are scope of ISO/TC238 to include biocarbon for metallurgical and promoting a more diverse, dynamic and innovative economic other industrial applications, in addition to heat and power ap-climate.” plications. I.C.S. (Lacroix) produces premium wood pellets under the Another brand. task group, also led by Canada, is developing an LacWood ISO Technical Report on Implementation of ISO standards for characterisation of wood chip fuel – Essential information for pro-ducers and users. In addition to the working group and plenary meetings, del-egates toured the facilities at UBC Biomass and Bioenergy Re-search Group, and visited the Fibreco Export Inc. biomass han-dling terminals. divert food waste and reduce pollution, as well as the reliance on fossil fuels, through the creation of biodegradable products that are economical and versatile for use across numer-ous industries. Read the full article at: tinyurl.com/bdhz3f6x. Canadian BIOMASS 7
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