Bioenergy & Ontario Status Update. Howlan Mullally Buildings Sustainability Specialist Infrastructure Ontario May 29, 2015

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1 Bioenergy & Ontario Status Update Howlan Mullally Buildings Sustainability Specialist Infrastructure Ontario May 29, 2015

2 Why for Ontario? GHG Targets (vs 2006) 27% reduction by % by 2030 (NEW) 80% reduction by 2050 Ways to further improve GHG Efficiency Improvements Fuel Switching to low carbon sources CO2 (,000 s of Tonnes) GHG Emissions Buildings Electricity Other Fuel Oil District Steam Natural Gas

3 Why Focus on Heat? Commercial Buildings Majority of Energy is from Heating Space heating Water heating Space Heating Space Cooling Lighting Street Lighting 8% Water Heating Plug Loads Auxiliary Motors 5% Majority of heating in Ontario is from fossil fuels 19% 46% 12% 9% 1% Office Energy Use 2011

4 Why BioHeat? Sustainable Renewable Available Local

5 Biogenic Forest Carbon Cycle

6 Firewood 6

7 Wood Chips 7

8 Wood Pellets 8

9 Standards for Fuels CSA/ISO Standards for Solid Biofuels Fuel Specifications and Classes Soon to be available 8 additional standards for determination of key specifications

10 Third Party Certification Forest Certification Programs Wood Pellet Quality Programs

11 Comparing Fuel Prices

12 Pros and Cons Cost Component Fossil Fuel Pellets Design & Install Fuel Operation & Maintenance Known and understood by contractors = Historically volatile Low now Mature supply chains Imported Lower Risk of spillsor leaks ~ 30% higher New to market, likely need = to import equipment Increasing Stable Availabilityis limited by young domestic supply chain Local Location dependant Higher (ash management, mechanical parts), but much lower than wood 12 chips

13 Installation Types New-Build Retrofit

14 CombustionTechnologies Technology Stoves and Fireplac es Firewood Boilers Pellet Forced Air Furnaces Pellet Boilers Wood Chip Boilers Fluidized Bed Boilers Dust and Co-firing with Coal Residential Application Commercial/Institutional Industrial Batch Fuel Firewood/Briquettes Automatic Fuel Wood Pellets Wood Pellets Wood Chips Wood Pellets Scale 2 20 kw kw kw kw kw MW MW

15 Combustion Technology Has Improved World Bioenergy Association, 2012, Small-Scale Biomass Heating

16 Supporting Biomass Heat Project Goal To improve the business and policy environment for the use of solid biomass fuels for heat in Ontario Approach Multi-ministry & multi-partner to leverage efforts and resources Multi-faceted enabling policy, research & innovation, investment & market development, outreach Objectives & deliverables realized through sub-projects and annual work plans

17 Provincial Government Partners Group Infrastructure Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ministry of Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure / Ministry of Research and Innovation Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Ministry of Northern Development and Mines Ministry of Energy

18 Bio-Heat Community of Practice People who share a common interest and who work together to expand their individual and collective capacity to support the development of a domestic biomass heat market over time. Monthly e-newsletter Annual workshops: HeatWorkshop To sign-up for the e-newsletter contact: Mark.Saari@ontario.ca

19 Canadian Interest in Bioenergy Many Canadian jurisdictions are implementing strategies for bioenergy

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21 Additional Reference Material Ontario s Forests MNR Website index.html WPAC - Wood Pellet Association of Canada BTEC - Biomass Thermal Energy Council (US) OEC - Oekoenergie Cluster (Austria)