1. 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

2. Presentation Overview What is ‘bio-energy’? Bio-energy in context of NB Bio-energy and Climate Change The bio-economy and future directions for bio- energy technologies Collaborations and Initiatives in Bio-Energy

3. 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)

4. What is Bio-Energy? Bio-Energy Products:  Energy Services:  Heat  Electricity  Biofuels:  Transportation (liquids)  Wood pellets (solids)  Biogas/syngas (gases)

5. 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

6. Bio-Energy in Context of NB  NB Energy Mix:  Primary Energy Demand  End Use Energy Demand

7. Bio-Energy in Context of NB

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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 bio- products (petro-chemical substitutes, pharmaceuticals, energy)  Hydrogen pathways

13. Collaborations and Initiatives in Bio- Energy  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

14. THANK YOU! Bryan Pelkey Department of Energy bryan.pelkey@gnb.ca