ALL ABOUT BIO‐ENERGY: FOR SUPPLIERS, MANUFACTURERS, AND SMALL COMMUNITIES
Bancroft, February 15 |Pembroke, February 16
Agenda
8:00 – 9:00
Registration
9:00 – 9:20
Welcome & Introductions Housekeeping, participant introductions, about EOMF Mark Richardson, General Manager, Eastern Ontario Model Forest
Ontario East Wood Centre & Eco‐Industrial Park
Sandra Lawn, Project Coordinator
About FPInnovations, speaker introductions
Frank Laytner, FPInnovations‐Wood Products Division
9:20 – 10:10 Products and Processes Bio‐energy options Best practices for development Policies to encourage development Douglas Bradley, President, Climate Change Solutions
LEAN MANUFACTURING Lean Manufacturing principles tailored for wood products manufacturers and suppliers.
10:10 – 10:50 Case Study 1—Syngas Engines Jan Buijk – President, European Power Systems Ltd. 10:50 – 11:10 Coffee Break & Refreshments 11:10 – 11:40 Wood Pellets What they are, grades of pellets and their uses, manufacturing process and costs, location and sizes of markets Peter Åsman, FPInnovations (NOVA)
11:40 – 12:20 Case Study 2—Distributed Heating Systems Marc Dugré – President, Régulvar Inc. 12:20 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 1:40 Resource Availability What types are available? Who owns it? How do I access it?
1) March 1, Peterborough 2) March 2, Ottawa
MARKETING AND SALES: FOR VALUE‐ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS Connecting sales and marketing to wood products manufacturing.
1) March 22, Kemptville 2) March 23, Kingston
FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER VISIT:
www.seminars.eomf.on.ca OR CALL 613‐258‐8241 Brought to you by:
Ralph Spaans, Ministry of Northern Development, Mines & Forestry
1:40 – 2:30 Resources Resource types available, resource quality Supply chain Equipment Denis Cormier, FPInnovations‐Forest Operations
2:30 – 3:10 Valuation of Biomass Harvesting in Eastern Ontario Mixedwood Sally Krigstin, University of Toronto
3:10 – 3:20 Summary and evaluation
With funding from: