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R&D Support for Near-Term
Bioenergy Opportunities in Canada
Jonathan Martin
Program Leader, Bioenergy Systems
International Wood Biorefining Week
May 25, 2016
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Outline
1. Energy Opportunities in Canada
2. Forestry and Remote Communities in Canada
3. Introduction to NRC
4. NRC Research Support for Bioenergy
5. Areas of Focus for Collaboration
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$0.089 $0.26
$0.13 n/a $0.079
n/a
$0.14 $0.17
$0.069 $0.40
$0.13 $0.14
$0.11 n/a
$0.15 $0.26
n/a $0.26
n/a $0.26
n/a $0.60
$0.12 n/a
Provincial residential rate ($/kWh, based on 1,000kWh)1
Average electricity rate to off-grid consumers ($/kWh)2
1. Electricity Rates by Province, Ontario Hydro
2. Status of Remote/Off-Grid Communities in Canada, NRCan, 2013 Map courtesy of: www.map-of-canada.org/
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2 7
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38
44 28
22 38
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Report on 292 remote communities in Canada2
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85.0
1.6
0.7 12.7
Solid Biofuels
Biogases
Renewable MSW
Liquid Biofuels
% of 500 PJ 25.9
70.3
3.8
Biofuels/Waste
Hydro
Other
% of 1,929 PJ
Share of Primary Energy Production (Canada, 2011)
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7.6
9.3 1.2
18.0
32.1
34.3
Coal Nuclear
Other Renewables
Oil Natural Gas
% of 10,718 PJ
3000 PJ of residual/waste biomass
and energy crops could be
sustainably harvested annually
(NRC, 2006)
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Canada’s Wood Harvest vs Supply
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66% of the sustainable
harvest
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Biomass Availability in Remote Communities
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Bioenergy in Remote Aboriginal Communities, NRCan, 2016.
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About NRC • Annual budget: ~$775M
• Over 4,000 employees and 650 volunteer and independent visitors
• Wide variety of disciplines and broad array of services
and support to industry
IRAP
Research
facilities
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Strategically engaging
the entire value chain
Enablers
• Venture capital
• Business/tech experts
• Incubators
• Regulators
NRC Program Approach & Bioenergy Value Chain
Impact
Market Pull
NRC Investment
• Timely deployment (3-8 years)
• Public and private ROI
• Engage stakeholders along the value chain: long-term commitment and trust
• Co-investment ties success to industry needs
• World class capabilities: national & multidisciplinary
• Focus: fewer, more critical projects
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Remote Communities
Remote Industry
Cities with MSW
Production
Efficiency
Equipment
Compatibility
Cost
Biofuel Production
Utilization in Power Plants
Feedstock
Conversion
Upgrading
Str
ate
gic
Su
pp
ort
Bioenergy Program Focus
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• 25 years of expertise in industrial wastewater treatment; conversion of organic
solid wastes, sludge, energy crops and microalgal biomass into biofuel
• Pilot/mobile facilities for testing/optimization of digestion processes
• Laboratory- (soon pilot-) scale facilities for CO2/CH4 separation using proprietary
interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) membranes
• Expertise in catalysis for support of chemical separation
Anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading
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• Production equipment for traditional and
advanced pellets including: presses, mixers,
knife mills
• Characterization equipment including: Moisture
analyzer, calorimeter, sulfur and carbon
detection, and thermal analysis
• Experience using novel binders for improving
key characteristics of solid biofuels
• Standardized durability testing methods for
analyzing solid fuels
Solid Biofuel Production and Upgrading
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Pyrolysis oil upgrading and combustion in turbines
• Analysis of key parameters to evaluate/
improve the suitability of oils for
combustion
• Laser- and optical-based diagnostic tools
for combustion optimization
• Experience with novel combustion
strategies for unconventional fuels
• Long-term material compatibility and
durability testing expertise
Press.(psia) Temp.(K) Flow Rate (lb/sec)
Air 25 ~ 120 Ambient 0.01 ~ 0.3
Fuel 30 ~ 550 Ambient ~
600 5 ~150 (lb/hr)
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Codes and Standards support
• Small and medium scale gasification systems (< 5 MWth) have a great
potential for distributed CHP
• Gasification has unique safety hazards related to the generation of
toxic and explosive gases
• NRC has significant experience with
small-scale gasification and explosive
gases (including codes and standards)
• Expertise with real-time combustion
analysis and emissions testing
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Techno-economic analysis
• Platform to evaluate competing
pathways for biomass-to-
bioenergy options
• Based on a technology
development matrix (TDM) of
key bioenergy conversion
pathways
• Built upon databases
maintained by NRC/partner
organizations
• Access to the multi-disciplinary
teams to address the unique
needs of each project
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Data collection and analysis for demonstration support
• NRC has significant experience in health management for aero-propulsion
systems suitable for stationary applications
• Online data collection and management systems
• Elemental analysis of Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Sulfur
• Suitable for optimization of existing installations
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Gasification and CHP Activities
Feedstock
• Processing, characterization
• Unique, environmental liability biomass
Conversion
• Downdraft gasification
• Low tar, optimized, flexible
Upgrading
• Clean-up technologies for tar, PM
• Practical, low cost
Power plant utilization
• Both spark-ignition and dual fuel engine solutions
• Reliable, efficient operation
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Containerized gasifier facility
Remote monitoring
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Utilization in Power Plants
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Fuel-flexible (producer gas –diesel
fuel) combustion solution
High efficiency
Retain ability to operate on
diesel fuel to increase
acceptance in remote
communities
Technology is being developed
using single-cylinder diesel
engines (25-75 kW)
Real time combustion analysis to
optimize fuel conversion efficiency
Regulated (HC, CO, PM, NOx) and
unregulated emissions
Waste heat recovery
Caterpillar Fuel-Flexible CI Engine
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Thank you
Jonathan Martin
Program Leader, Bioenergy
Tel: 604-221-3069
www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/bioenergy