Ontario Biomass Producers Co-Op

“We’re going to need other alternatives to corn if we want to be able to produce a lot of our energy, and these have to be non-food crops.” “Switchgrass-based biofuel produces four times as much energy as it takes to turn it into a biofuel”. Full article: Read more:

“While switchgrass production for biofuels holds a certain promise, economically, there’s a chicken-and-egg thing going on at the moment:  with no steady supply of switchgrass, possible biofuel producers won’t build production facilities; but with no production facilities, farmers can’t risk converting valuable crop or pastureland over to switchgrass production when there’s no stable market for the crop.” Full article

Michigan State University Professor’s Research Focuses on Improving Logistics of Biofuel Raw Materials

E. Coli Bacteria Engineered to Eat Switchgrass and Make Transportation Fuels

Farmer awarded grant to make rolled bales of switchgrass mulch

The Model for Getting Biomass Policy Right

Mapping Grasslands for Biofuel Potential

Article in the Meadville Tribune

The recording of this event can be viewed at: http://uoguelph.adobeconnect.com/p84tuq2ucyd/The seminar is part of OMAFRA-UofG KTT Bioeconomy SeminarsTitle: “Biopreferred: Creating New Markets for Biobased Products”Speaker: Ron Buckhalt Manager, BioPreferred® program,USDA/Agricultural Research Service, Washington, DCRon Buckhalt spoke about the steps the U.S. government is taking to support the development of the bioeconomy. The BioPreferred program is a mandatory Federal proc

Energy crops show promise in Ontario

Assessment of Business Case for Purpose-Grown Biomass in Ontario

The following chart tells the convincing story of Organic Composite Boards (fibreboards):Organic Composite Boards form WhiteCloud Innovations

From a biomass perspective the GTM 2012 has been a major improvement compared to last year’s conference. The GTM dedicates 2 simultaneous sessions to biomass and solar. This year there was a balanced split of solar and biomass during the first day; the second day was completely dedicated to biomass, resulting in a 75{a3af51aab6bb9e38a5c56209b8f066f2008867aae1c25ac32762e580d99c6c6c} biomass coverage in total. The schedule of the GTM leaves adequate time for networking and visi

OAFT’s AGM was followed by 4 presentations of organizations, which managed to lift their success thanks to OAFT’s Rapid Response Program. The quality of this event was remarkable. Many of Ontario’s biomass industry “heavy weights” were in attendance. All presentations were of high calibre and demonstrated how effective Dr. Gord Surgeoner’s Rapid Response Program is. From an OBPG perspective the presentation of the President of WhiteCloud Innovations, Catherine Tredway, was th

The Open House of New Energy Farms was an event well worth travelling to remote Leamington. Dean Tiessen and his team showcased the entire biomass cycle, starting with the Miscanthus breeding program, planting techniques with customized equipment, harvesting of biomass and planting material (rhizomes) for their customer base.  NEF use biomass for their own greenhouse operation and manage to do it cost effectively, which is remarkable, considering the extremely low natural gas

Crawford County farmer readies switch grass plant

OFA Biomass Study to be released at GTM, London

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The presentation of Dr. Gord Surgeoner was well attended. The topic “Food versus Fuel” is still highly political. Dr. Surgeoner provided credible evidence that there is no food shortage as a result of biomass based fuel production.