“De-risking and commoditizing underutilized biomass resources:
2021 Webinars
Role of government incentives and supporting policies in advancing the use of agricultural biomass for bioenergy production
Wednesday, 20th October 2021, 4:30-6 pm CET/10:30 am – 12:00 pm EDT/7:30-9:00 am PDT
More information about the webinar is provided in the event flyer
See the webinar recording here
About the organizers: Biomass Canada Cluster, Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group
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Advancement in switchgrass and miscanthus value chains in North America and the European Union and their use for bio-based products
Thursday, 17th June 2021
More information about the webinar is provided in the event flyer
To view the recording, please click here
Here is a list of Questions and Answers from the webinar
About the organizers: Biomass Canada Cluster, Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group
List of Speakers:
| Introduction, Dr. Mahmood Ebadian, The University of British Columbia |
| Progress of demonstrating miscanthus based value chains in the GRACE project, Dr. Andreas Kiesel, The University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart, Germany) |
| Sustainable consumer products from perennial grass fiber, Dr. Sam Jackson, Genera Inc. |
| Scaling giant miscanthus production and use in the USA, Travis Hedrick, AGgrow Tech |
| Developing switchgrass and big bluestem as easy to grow low-cost crops for the biobased economy, Roger Samson, REAP-Canada |
May 5th, 2021 – Success stories and lessons learned from the use of agricultural biomass for bioenergy production in the European Union
Biomass Canada Cluster/AgroBioHeat Joint Virtual Webinar
More information about the webinar is provided in the event flyer
To view the recording, please click here
About the organizers: Biomass Canada Cluster, AgroBioHeat
Slides:
- Overview of the agrobiomass sector in Europe/the AgroBioHeat Project, Manolis Karampinis
- Spanish experiences with agricultural biomass, Pablo Rodero
- Utilization of agricultural biomass and residuals for heat and steam production, Claus Mikael Larsen
- COMPTE.R Biomass Boilers: Success stories and lessons learned from the use of woody and non-woody biomass for heat production in Europe and Canada, Jérôme Maillet
- Difficulties and solutions for crop residues as feedstock for bioenergy, Detlef Max Hoffmann
Questions & Answers, read them here
Series I: December 2020 to March 2021
As part of its knowledge translation commitment and due to COVID-19 restrictions to hold in-person seminars and conferences, the BioMass Canada Cluster in collaboration with Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group (BBRG) at UBC organized a webinar series from December 2020 to March 2021. The principal investigators of each activity in the BioMass Canada Cluster and their industrial partners presented the progress in their activities and the contribution of their research to the evolving Canadian bioeconomy.
The webinar series schedules, the list of speakers, their presentations and the recordings of the webinars are provided below.
March 18, 2021, 11:00-12:00 EDT (Activity 7)
Presentation #1: Develop a low cost and high biomass production system for sorghum on marginal lands. Slides
Speaker: Lining Tian, London Research and Development Centre, AAFC
Presentation #2: Analysis of N-species in soil. Slides
Speaker: Julia Lu, Ryerson University
View recording here
March 4, 2021, 11:00-12:00 EST (Activity 3)
Presentation #1: Conversion of Greenhouse Waste and Agro-Forestry Residues into Bio-based Polyurethane (BPU) Foams as Hydroponic Growing Media for Greenhouse Germination and Planting
Speakers: Dr. Charles Xu, University of Western Ontario; Zechun Yuan, London Research and Development Centre, AAFC. Slides
Presentation #2: Development of Formaldehyde-free Bio-based Wood Adhesives from Agro-Forestry Residues
Speaker: Dr. Zhongshun Yuan, Western Maple Bio Resources Inc. Slides
View recording here
February 19, 2021, 13:00-14:00 EST (Activity 6)
Presentation: Purpose-Grown Biomass Crops: Efficient Production, Yield Modelling and Real-world Verification
Speakers: Dr. Kevin Vessey, St-Mary’s University; Yousef Papadopoulos, Kentville Research and Development Centre, AAFC
See all slides here, view recording here
February 4, 2021, 11:00-12:00 EST (Activity 12)
Presentation#1: Development of ag-pellet supply chains in Canada for domestic and global heat and power markets
Speakers: Shahab Sokhansanj and Mahmood Ebadian, University of British Columbia
Presentation#2: Safe storage and handling of commercial biomass pellets
Speaker: Fahimeh YazdanPanah, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
See all slides here, view recording here
January 7, 2021, 11:00-12:00 EST (Activity 2)
Presentation#1: Preprocessing and Pelleting of Agricultural Crop Residues, Some Examples. Slides
Speaker: Dr. Lope Tabil, University of Saskatchewan
Presentation#2: Techno-Economic Analysis of Oat Hull Torrefaction and Pelletizing Plant. Slides
Speaker: Mr. Esteban Valdez, University of Saskatchewan
View recording here
December 4, 2020, 11:00-12:00 EST (Activity 8)
Presentation #1: Role of the BioMass Canada Cluster in facilitating the evolving Canadian Bioeconomy. View presentation slides here: Slides
Presentation #2: Development of Biologicals as Low Input, Sustainable Production Inputs for Fuel and Residue/Food Production. View presentation slides here: Slides
Speaker: Dr. Donald Smith, McGill University
View recording here
