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| Population: | 33,390,141 (July 2007 est.)[1] |
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| GDP (PPP): | $1.165 trillion (2006 est.)[1] |
| Petroleum – consumption – imports: – Gasoline to diesel ratio: | 2.294 mil bbl/day (2004) [1] 963,000 bbl/day (2004)[1] ??? |
| Electricity – consumption – Main sources: | 522.4 bil kWh (2004)[1] ??? |
| Renewable energy targets: | 3.5% to 15% of electricity in 4 provinces; other types of targets in 6 provinces.[2] |
| Ethanol – production: – target: – feedstocks: | 153 mil gal. (2006)[3] ??? ??? |
| Biodiesel – production: – target – feedstocks: | ??? ??? ??? |
Information about biofuels and bioenergy in Canada.
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Events
2009-2010:
- 19-22 July 2009, Montreal, Quebec: Sixth Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing (Themes: biotechnology)
- September 2010, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: ABIC Conference.
2008:
- 7 February 2008, Toronto, Canada: Agro-Biomass Workshops.
- 16-18 March, 2008, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada: 1st Annual Canadian Renewable Energy Workshop (CREW). Organized by BBI Biofuels. (Themes: ethanol, biodiesel, cellulosic, algae, and finances)
- 3-5 June 2008, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada: 3rd International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition 2008.
- 10-12 September 2008, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: The Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy. (Themes: biotechnology, bioenergy)
- 16-17 September 2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: CWF/CANBIO Conference: “Bio-energy: Developing Trends and New Opportunities for a Changing Forest Industry”. Sponsored by Canadian Woodlands Forum (CWF) and the Canadian Bio-Energy Association (CANBIO). (Themes: biomass, forests)
- 6-7 October 2008, Ottawa: CANBIO’s Annual Bioenergy Conference, Trade Show and Study Tour (Themes: technology, commercialization)
- 1-3 December 2008, National Capital Region: 5th Annual Canadian Renewables Summit. (Themes: renewable energy)
2007:
- 2-4 December 2007, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada: Canadian Renewable Fuel Summit.
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Issues
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News
- Trash Becomes Ethanol in Major Canadian Alt-Fuel Move, 15 December 2008 by The Cutting Edge:
- "Edmonton has an aggressive trash reduction program with 60 percent of all solid waste being recycled or composted. What’s new is that they intend to improve that figure by taking an additional 30 percent of their waste stream and making ethanol."
- "The city expects to put 75,000 tons of waste into the process annually and get back nearly seven and a half million gallons of ethanol. The payback on the $70 million investment should come very quickly, even with the currently depressed oil prices—perhaps in as little as seven to ten years." [1]
- Environmental groups expose Biofuel technology threats to Global Biodiversity, 15 September 2008 Press Release in The Canadian: The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) and the STOP GE Trees Campaign issued a press release in opposition to the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) conference held in Vancouver, BC.
- "'We want no part of this nightmarish future where trees are genetically engineered to fill our gas tanks,' said Tony Beck of the Society for a GE Free BC."[2]
- Biofuel buses could hit end of line, 26 August 2008 by the Globe and Mail: "Amid concerns over rising fuel costs and the growing worldwide debate over the environmental benefits of biofuels, Toronto's transit agency will consider abandoning the use of biodiesel for its massive bus fleet."[3]
- Biofuel policies in OECD countries costly and ineffective, says report, 16 July 2008 press release by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): "Government support of biofuel production in OECD countries is costly, has a limited impact on reducing greenhouse gases and improving energy security, and has a significant impact on world crop prices, according to a new study of policies to promote greater production and use of biofuel in OECD countries."
- "OECD’s Economic Assessment of Biofuel Support Policies (PDF file) says biofuels are currently highly dependent on public funding to be viable. In the US, Canada and the European Union government support for the supply and use of biofuels is expected to rise to around USD 25 billion per year by 2015 from about USD 11 billion in 2006."
- "The report calls on governments to refocus policies to encourage lower energy consumption, particularly in the transport sector. It also calls for more open markets in biofuels and feedstocks in order to improve efficiency and lower costs."[4]
- Shell boosts stake in Iogen cellulosic ethanol, 15 July 2008 by Reuters: "Oil major Royal Dutch Shell Plc said on Tuesday it will make a 'significant investment' in a venture it has with Canadian cellulosic ethanol maker Iogen Corp."
- "Iogen, which is also backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, has run a demonstration plant in Ottawa since 2004 that can produce about 2.5 million liters of ethanol a year from the plant stalks that are left behind after farmers harvest crops."
- "It is planning to open a C$500-million ($500 million) commercial-scale plant in Saskatchewan, Canada's largest wheat-producing province, in 2011. That plant would produce about 90 million liters (23.78 million U.S. gallons) of ethanol a year."[5]
- British Columbia launches new bioenergy strategy,1 February 2008, Biofuel Review. The provincial government hopes this new strategy will help achieve its goal of energy self-sufficiency by 2016 as well as generating new jobs, investment, and innovation.
- B.C. looks to tree debris for electricity. 18 December, 2007, according to reportonbusiness.com the province is weighing policies that would reward companies for purchasing wood waste from logging and other activities to use as feedstock for electrical power.
- "Canada sets biofuels legislation" from Biofuels International, 14 December 2007. "The Canadian government is reintroducing legislation that will set a minimum biofuels content in petroleum and diesel fuel within three to five years."
- Eco-Tec biogas purification technology wins contract for greenhouse gas-to-energy project (PDF file) The integrated process will provide renewable energy for energy-intensive greenhouses in Quebec.
- Canadian government invests $500 million in next generation biofuels. According to Biopact, the money will go to jumpstart the production of next generation biofuels in Canada.
- Dynamotive begins construction of a modular fast pyrolysis plant in Ontario. 19 December 2006 from Biopact. The 200 ton per day plant will convert wood residues into pyrolysis oil.
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Organizations
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Governmental organizations
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Nongovernmental organizations
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Companies
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- Canadian Bioenergy: An integrated biodiesel company in Canada. The company is active in:
- Pre-engineering and final feasibility for a 114 million litre per year (30 MMGY) biodiesel production facility adjacent to Bunge Canada's oilseed crushing plant in Sturgeon County, Alberta (near Edmonton).
- Strategic partnering with oilseed growers and processors to secure long term supply of feedstocks for our biodiesel production plants.
- Regional distribution and sales of biodiesel, and blended diesel-biodiesel products, from terminal hubs in Vancouver, BC and Calgary, AB.
- Expansion of regional distribution and sales network of biodiesel products.
- Partnering with petroleum distributors to make biodiesel widely available in western Canada through distribution and offtake agreements.
- Dynamotive Uses pyrolysis technology to turn dry waste biomass and energy crops into BioOil for power and heat generation.
- China looks at BioOil technology to reduce oil imports 13 December 2006 from Biofuel Review. "China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has come out in favor of the introduction of Dynamotive’s BioOil technology to reduce the nation’s growing oil imports.
- Iogen Corporation - Iogen has developed technology for cellulosic ethanol production.
- Lignol Energy Corporation - A western Canadian company, Lignol plans to build biorefineries for ethanol and co-products produced from Canadian forests. The Company has acquired and modified a solvent based pre-treatment technology originally developed by a subsidiary of General Electric (“GE”). Lignol also acquired the original GE pilot plant that is now being integrated with recently developed process capabilities to convert cellulose to ethanol.
- Sunopta- Built the first cellulosic ethanol plant 20 years ago, in France. In June 2006, SunOpta said it would build the first cellulosic ethanol plant in China. Recently sold a biomass-to-ethanol system to Celunol in what will likely be the first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in the United States.
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Associations
- Canadian Bioenergy Association (CANBIO) - "CANBIO is a national, industry-driven, non-profit organization of individuals, businesses and non-governmental organizations interested in the development, promotion and use of bioenergy."
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