Transcript What is Bio-Energy? - the Climate Change Hub

Bio-energy Initiatives and
Collaboration in New
Brunswick
Climate Change Hub Advisory Committee Meeting
February 5, 2009
By:
Bryan Pelkey
Department of Energy
Province of New Brunswick
Presentation Overview
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What is ‘bio-energy’?
Bio-energy in context of NB
Bio-energy and Climate Change
The bio-economy and future directions for bioenergy technologies
• Collaborations and Initiatives in Bio-Energy
What is Bio-Energy?
 Bio-energy: Energy derived from biomass
… the solar energy stored in
chemical form in plant and animal
materials.
 Biomass: any organically based material
 We care about the biomass that can be
used to make useful energy
 Ex: (wood, agricultural, municipal and
industrial wastes for the production of
heat, electricity and transportation)
What is Bio-Energy?
Bio-Energy Products:
 Energy Services:
Heat
Electricity
 Biofuels:
Transportation (liquids)
Wood pellets (solids)
Biogas/syngas (gases)
What is Bio-Energy?
Sources of Biomass:
• Forest biomass: harvest residues,
mill residues, industrial waste
products
• Agricultural biomass: farm and
processing residues, energy crops
• Industrial and municipal wastes:
landfills, industrial waste streams
• Aquaculture biomass: farming and
processing wastes, algae cultivation
Bio-Energy in Context of NB
 NB Energy Mix:
Primary Energy Demand
End Use Energy Demand
Bio-Energy in Context of NB
Primary Energy Demand in New Brunswick 2 0 0 3
Hydro Natural Gas
7%
Nuclear 3%
5%
Wood
16% Coal
12%
Petroleum
57%
Petroleum
Coal
Wood
Nuclear
Hydro
Natural Gas
Bio-Energy in Context of NB
End Use Energy Dem and 2003
Wood
23%
Natural
Gas
3%
Electricity
26%
Petroleum
Petroleum
48%
Electricity
Natural Gas
Wood
Bio-Energy in Context of NB
Biomass Contribution – current and potential:
 23% of end use energy demand:
 Approx. 2/3 used in industrial applications: (Heat
and power production)
 and, 1/3 in the form of home heating
Bio-energy and Climate Change
 GHG reductions
 Biomass considered
GHG neutral
 Carbon life-cycle and
renewable resources
 Potential to offset fossil
fuel use
 Environmental concerns
 Particulate emissions
 Sustainability
The bio-economy and future
directions for bio-energy
technologies
 Expanded production and use of
densified solid biofuels: wood and forage
pellets for heating
 Further use of biofuels in transportation
and development of next-generation
alternatives (algae-based fuels, cellulosic
ethanol)
 Higher efficiencies for energy conversion
and improved energy balances
The bio-economy and future
directions for bio-energy
technologies
 Gasification and Phischer-Tropsch
technologies to produce syngas or liquid
biofuels
 Integrated bio-refineries using multiple
feedstocks to make wide array of bioproducts (petro-chemical substitutes,
pharmaceuticals, energy)
 Hydrogen pathways
Collaborations and Initiatives in BioEnergy
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DNR Crown Biomass Harvesting Policy
Climate Change Action Plan Commitments
DOT Biodiesel Trials
Eastern Greenway Oils, Waterville
Bio-D Energie Inc, Claire
DOE working with relevant stakeholders to assess impact of proposed
federal renewable fuel requirement and production development
opportunities
NB Interdepartmental Committee on Renewable Fuels
BNB supporting bio-energy projects in forestry sector
Climate Action Fund supports renewable energy projects
Atlantica Bioenergy Task Force (NB, NS and State of Maine –
Government, industry and research community)
Working Groups and Committees
Commissioned reports: Erdle, Roberts, PWC
THANK YOU!
Bryan Pelkey
Department of Energy
[email protected]