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UPCYCLE Flax Stubble
wasted!
Field Burning of Agricultural Residues = .05 mega- tonnes CO2 50,000 mt = 110,000,000 lbs. CO2 – waste energy
Canadian Agri-Fuels Company establishes market for 50,000on tonnes of Agricultural Waste Product. Industry Sectors Agriculture Pulp and paper Potential Markets Domestic Export Clean Energy
Agri-Green Energy President, Kim Caron says, “carbon emission pricing in Canada has changed the energy economy, many agricultural wastes are now looked at as valuable energy resources�. The domestic and world demand for biomass fiber has exploded as we move to carbon neutral energy sources. Biomass is considered a carbon neutral energy source under the Paris Protocol on Climate Change. The Canadian supply of biomass fiber has not kept up with demand forcing energy producers to look for more unconventional sources of biomass. Flax and hemp straw is currently burned in the fields, however, changing market conditions is making this agricultural waste into an economic source of biomass fiber. Agri-Green Canada has plans to construct a 30,000 ft2 biomass upgrading facility in the Regina area. The plant will produce up to 70,000 tonnes of biomass fiber annually which can be scaled up. The Company is working with a large consumer of biomass (360,000 tonnes annually) to supplement their current 70,000 tonne annual shortfall.
Technology Agri-Waste to Energy Tonnes Available 50,000 mt per annum Energy Potential .9 million gigajoules (250 million kw) GHG Emission Reduction .1 million tonnes CO2e per annum Market Value GHG .1 million x $50 = $4.5 million annually Economic Impact Saskatchewan 200+ jobs $20 million economic activity
Flax Fiber Upgrade Plant Regina Global Transportation Hub
150,000 – 180,000 tonne/year capacity Upgrader budget: $10 million Includes: Building Equipment Installation Capital cost / mt = $56 – $67 metric tonne flax processed CO2 = 1.76 / mt flax burned in fields Capital cost / mt CO2 = $32 - $38
Shipping Logistics
Distance: Regina – Kamloops 1,371 km 70,000 tonnes flax shipped CO2e = 1,436 tonnes Estimated volume per rail car: 40 mt
Estimated cost: $40 metric tonne
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