Chris Perry Responsible Agriculture Stewardship Biogas Production and Experiences in Canada Berlin - March 22, 2017

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1 Chris Perry Responsible Agriculture Stewardship Biogas Production and Experiences in Canada Berlin - March 22, 2017

2 Happy Spring! Chris Perry Responsible Agriculture Stewardship

3 Canada Home

4 Province of Alberta Canada

5 Perry Family Farm

6 Perry Family Farm

7 Spuds

8 Perry Family Farm Farm Land: Own 31 irrigated quarters 1880 Hectares Potato Storage 25,000 tonne McCain Contract 10,000 tonne Frito Lay Contract 13,000 tonne

9 Perry Farm the other numbers Own 31 irrigated quarters (~ 4000 acres) irrigated land Potato Contract: 13,550 ton for Frito Lay Canada 8670 ton for McCain Canada Green Pea Contract with Bonduel 360 acres Sunflower contract with Spitz: 250 acres Mixed Grains and Flax acres Canola Seed Contract with Hytech: 250 acres We use an incredible amount of resources to grow this food We MUST be responsible Stewards and ensure sustainable production Our Strategic Intent: Ensure the farm is in better health than received for future generations!

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11 Jim Collins

12 Interdisciplinary Jim Collins thinkers

13 Perry Farm BHAG Year Vision Reduce Inputs by 20% Increase Net Yields by 20% Accomplish by 2020

14 Vision 2020 Energy Efficiency

15 Vision 2020 Renewable Energy

16 Soil Life and Carbon More organisms in a tablespoon of healthy soil than people on earth

17 Soil Life and Carbon 1 % soil organic matter has nearly pounds of carbon/ac Most crop land has lost 1 to 4 % OM since farming began There is around 3.5 billion acres of cropland on earth 1 % OM increase Equals 17.5 billion ton of CO2

18 Soil Life Carbon Amendments Compost and compost tea

19 Soil Life and Carbon

20 Soil Life Carbon Amendments Healthy Farm land Use Cover Crops to Improve Soil - Cover crops solar-charge your soil and improve soil nutrients. Here is what you need to know about cover crop planting methods and reliable cover crop options for your region. Barbara Pleasant

21 Vision 2020 Energy (and Carbon) from Waste We love Renewable Energy We throw away lots of spuds

22 Let s Build a Biogas Plant!

23 Benefits of Waste to Energy Reduced Landfill waste Clean, true green Electric Power Reduced Spreading of Raw Manure Over 10,000 MT C0 2 e GHG reduction Every year Reduced synthetic Fertilizer, near zero odour Pathogen and disease life cycle destruction

24 2004 Grow the Energy Circle a Beginning

25 2012 Grow the Energy Circle a new Beginning

26 Nov 2014 We have a Biogas Plant Commissioned Engine on BioGas Nov 2014 Processed over tonnes of organic waste and manure Produced over 2000 MWhrs of Electricity fed into the Alberta Electricity Grid This is over double our Entire 4000 irrigated acre, 25,000 spud storage Farm use this year

27 The Evolving Growtec An incredible amount of policy, regulatory and utility Challenges to make economics work as stand alone waste to energy facility A farmer can justify anything Requirement / Desire to capitalize fully and utilize all resources on site; Potential for a agricultural based cluster / model of industrial symbiosis integrating agriculture, renewable energy, a greenhouse, and ICT

28 Potential for RNG BIOGAS power vehicles Industrial Symbiosis On site Greenhouse / Algae farm Biodiesel for tractors and trucks

29 Industrial Symbiosis

30 Industrial Symbiosis DATA New Start up Data Award Sicoya 2.5% of power in US and Germany goes to Data Centers Expected to increase to 7%

31 And Big Data is also? The Fastest growing anthropogenic source of GHG s on the Planet

32 Data Driven Agriculture Tools

33 Data Driven Agriculture Tools VERIS 6 - Zone Map Output from VERIS Mapping Data - Watersheds - Slope - Hills 15 Layers Fertility Information (Soil Data Stack 17 Layers) 1 -Soil Texture 1 Water Holding Capacity - Depressions - Topography

34 Data What would we do with a data center cloud facility / Why? Jeff Bronsch Sunrise Ag Taber, AB

35 Industrial Symbiosis Biomass back to system

36 The GrowTEC Story to come August 2014 Biogas Power 350KW ½ Power

37 GrowTEC 2015 FULL Biogas POWER 2014 Biogas Power 350KW 2015 development optimization 633KW

38 GrowTEC Greenhouse 2015 development, optimization 633 KW 2014 Biogas Power 2019 Greenhouse Development

39 GrowTEC Data Center and DDA Hub 2015 development, optimization 633 KW 2014 Biogas Power 2019 Greenhouse Ag Data Center and DDA Hub

40 GrowTEC Wetland Development 2014 Biogas Power 2015 development, optimization 633 KW Greenhouse 2019 Ag Data Center and DDA Hub Future Wetland

41 GrowTEC 2014 Biogas Power 2015 development, optimization 633 KW 2016 Greenhouse Algae trial 2017/18 Ag Data Center and DDA Hub Wetland

42 BioMethane Opportunities Commercial Scale Steam sprayer for agriculture use

43 Grow the Energy Circle Ltd Thoughts are things

44 Canada s Scene Liberal Government in since 2015 from Conservative - Platform - more green Since then: - National floor price set at $10/t on carbon by Administered by province (state) and all kept in province

45 Canada Biogas Scene ~ 50+ Ag/Commercial Biogas Plants in Canada - 35 biogas plants in Ontario Feed in Tarriff - of these 4 considered commercial and the rest agricultural - 20 more ag based plants in rest of Canada 4 in Alberta

46 Alberta s Scene Province of Alberta Canada NDP government from Conservative in May 2015 in Province of AB - Platform - more green Since then: Climate leaderships advisory panel - Built a climate leadership plan: 4 cornerstones: 1. Accelerated phase out of coal phase out by Carbon levy 3. Cap on oil sand emissions 4. Methane gas emission reduction - Climate change office formed. - Bioenergy Producer Program - $60cdn/MW on Biogas electric production - April 2016 through Sept 2017 then looking for policy change to support - Phasing out of Coal - Indexed REC Auction program. Bid into auction at price, and if you win, that is what you get. Gov matches price that does not affect the pool, just tops up when below, and must be paid back when above. Presently a call for larger projects over 5MW (mainly wind and solar) 20 year program - Target is 30% by 2030 renewable, which is aggressive for Alberta which sits on coal and Gas.

47 Alberta s Scene Province of Alberta Canada De-regulated power market Regulated Grid (D&T) On farm we pay ~ 12 cents/kwh all in GrowTEC receives to date since 2014 ~ 2.5 cents/kwh BPP Program Bridge 6 cents / KWh April 2016 through Sept Change in policy coming we hope!

48 Alberta s Scene Alberta Carbon Tax Bill 20. Carbon Levy on consumers of all carbon emitting fuels throughout fuel supply chain. Carbon funds may only be used for: 1. initiatives related to reducing GHG 2. Supporting Alberta s ability to adapt to Climate Change 3. Rebates or adjustments related to Carbon levy to consumers, businesses Carbon Tax $20.t in 2017, $30/t in 2018 Type Ctax $20/t Ctax $30/t Diesel: 5.35 cents/l 8.0 cents/l Gas 4.49 cents/l 6.73 cents/l NG $1.01 / GJ $1.52/GJ Propane 3.08 cents/l 4.62 cents/l Exemptions Fuel used by large emitters paying SGER (over 100,000 t/y), Farmers, other minor - Comment yesterday on level playing field Carbon Tax in AB is hurting us here, as we are exporters of goods

49 Grow the Energy Circle Ltd In Summary: A crazy Canadian built a biogas plant For the Right reason! Strategic intent - Sustainable practice Waste to Energy, recycle organic, reduce inputs, increase yield with carbon in soil Very difficult demographic for Bio-energy. off grid farm to come

50 Grow the Energy Circle Ltd Chris Perry President Chin, AB