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1 CanBio National Bioenergy Conference Toronto, Oct 12, 2011 Douglas Bradley President, Canadian Bioenergy Association 402 Third Avenue Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1S 2K7 phone web site

2 Contents Status of Bioenergy 2006 Growth by bioenergy sector Pulp & paper cogen- still growing Non Pulp & paper- large in Ontario Pellets- Explosive growth! Ethanol- Building capacity to reach RE targets Pyrolysis oil- breaking out! Early growth in small power BOOM in district heating Socioeconomic benefits of bioenergy First ever survey of bioenergy employment

3 Canada Primary Energy Bioenergy ~ 5% in 2006 Primary cogeneration heat and power 1400 MWe at 45 pulp mills 425 MWe at 22 independent power producers Ethanol production 500,000 litres Wood pellets 1.1 million tonnes, almost all exported

4 -Kruger Bromptonville 23MW Eco Energy 1 /Kwh P&P Cogen MWe MWth Total BC 1,064 3,310 4,373 AB 255 1,120 1,375 ON QC NB NS NL ,875 5,794 7,669

5 Non Pulp & Paper Non-Pup & Paper Cogen MWe MWth Total BC AB ON QC NS

6 Canada World s Largest Pellet Exporter 2,000,000 1,800,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000, , , , ,000 0 Capacity Estimate d Overseas Export US To Asia To EU e Projections Gordon Murray, WPAC To EU 16,000 km via Panama Canal

7 Pellet Capacity (000 t) Under # Capacity # Capacity Constr BC 12 1, ,988 Alberta Ontario Quebec NB NS Nfld , , % +71% New 512 Expansion 627

8 Major Shift in Export Routes Wood Pellet Association of Canada 8

9 1 st Generation Ethanol Production 2000 Ethanol Production (Ml) 5% target = 1.4 million litres Greenfield- Hensall Kawartha- Havelock Ramping up/constr Existing

10 World s Largest Pyrolysis Oil Plants Dynamotive Renfrew Ensyn 100tpd West Lorne- 130tpd Start-up 2005 Start-up 2004 Guelph- 200tpd Dynamotive Production Mar 2008

11 Next Generation Biofuels Nexterra Gasification for urban environments Enerkem Methanol & ethanol from wood, Municipal Solid Waste 5 million litre plant in Westbury Dockside Green Victoria BC District Heating & Hot Water Fueled with Wood Waste

12 Edmonton biofuels facility Location: Edmonton, Canada Status: Under construction Operations to start in 2012 Capacity: 100,000 tonnes to produce 36 million litres Products: Methanol followed by ethanol Feedstock: Municipal solid waste. Mississippi biofuels facility Location Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA Status: Construction start later in 2011 Operations to start in 2013 Capacity: 100,000 tonnes to produce 36 million litres Products: Ethanol Feedstock: Municipal solid waste Enerkem- Commercial Projects Under Construction/Development

13 Biomass Heat Plant Name: Capacity (MWth): Cree First Nation Community- Ouje Bougoumou PEI Energy Corp Revelstoke Community Energy Corporation UNBC - Nexterra Gasification system 1.9 UNBC - Biomass Pellet project 4.04 Dockside Green 2 Grassy Narrows First Nation Kluane First Nation Rosa Flora Geraldton District Heat 1.6 CF Matapedia- CSSS Amqui 0.41 CF Girardville- Garage Transport Guy Harvey CF Girardville- Usine d'extraction d'huiles essentielles CF Girardville- Bureau CFG CF Girardville- Nettoyeur Net plus 0.027

14 Under Construction Under Construction: Far North Biomass/Lambion Energy Solutions Simon Fraser University Campus Providence College La Cite Verte, SSA Societe immobiliere Inc. City of Prince George * Lillooet BC * Williams Lake BC * Stellat'en First Nation- Fraser Lake BC * The Beedie Group CF Matapedia- SEREX CF de Petit Paris- Reseau parc industriel CF Girardville - Ecole Chanoine-Simard Feasibility stage: CF Matapedia- Causapscal CF Matapedia- CSSS Mont Joli CF Matapedia- Reseau Amqui CF Matapedia- Reseau St-Leon-Le-grand ACF de St-Elzear- CSSS de Maria CGFA- CSSS de Montmagny CF Laterriere/CF Ste-Rose- Reseau St-Honore CF Girardville- CHSLD de Normandin CF Girardville- Ferme experimentale Normandin CF Girardville- Pavillion du Cegep St-Felicien CF St-Dominique- Residences de personnes agees CF St-Dominique- Reseau Macamic CF St-Dominique- Projet minier CAF Kinojevis-Abijevis- Reseau CSRN, UQAT et Cegep

15 Bioenergy Development Peak of Inflated Expectations Halifax March

16 Bioenergy Development Peak of Inflated Expectations Trough of Disillusionment Halifax March

17 Bioenergy Development Peak of Inflated Expectations Slope of Enlightenment Trough of Disillusionment Halifax March

18 Bioenergy Peak of Inflated Expectations Plateau of Refinement Trough of Disillusionment Slope of Enlightenment Halifax March

19 Purpose: -Determine capacity of bioenergy by province - Assess job impact of bioenergy Results: - Survey- undertaken by Kendal Bradburn - Report due this fall - By Plant- Capacities - By Region- Employment, feedstock, source of feedstock, destination of product

20 Plants Feedstock Total Constr Indirect BC Alberta Sask Manitoba Ontario Quebec NB NS PEI Nfld &L , , ,789

21 Employment- Production Direct Feedstock Total Plants: Ethanol 1, ,687 Biodiesel Pellets 1, ,758 Bioheat Cogen non p&p Pyrolysis Total 3,210 1,568 4,778 Cogen p&p 11,783 1,280 13,063

22 Peripheral Organizations: Universities 160 Governments 86 Non-profit 127 Media 4 Subtotal 377

23 Not Covered: Equipment manufacturing Algae Retail Consultant/Engineering Biochemicals Construction Finance Economic developers (Munic.)

24 Summary Pulp & paper cogen- pulp consolidating, cogen growing IPPs- 500 MW nationwide, concentration in Ontario Pellets- Explosive growth! Due to offshore RE targets Ethanol- capacity to reach RE targets Pyrolysis oil- breaking out! 400 tpd plant in Edmonton Growth in new technologies- Nexterra, Enerkem BOOM in district heating Socioeconomic benefits of bioenergy 3850 direct under construction 377 associations, universities Unknown in service industries

25 Toronto, Oct 12, 2011 Doug Bradley President, CanBio 402 Third Avenue Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1S 2K7 phone web site

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