Midterm Forum

The Institut de l’énergie Trottier (IET), as part of its “Biomass and carbon neutrality: putting in place an evaluation framework” project, organised a national forum on 13 February 2024 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, attended by over 60 people in person and around 100 online, representing a wide range of stakeholders.

The forum presented the results of the first year of the project, and launched discussions on what should be included in a biomass use evaluation framework through presentations, panels and discussions in plenary and round table with the various stakeholders. These activities provided an opportunity to discuss the various social, economic and sustainability issues surrounding the use of biomass in both agriculture and forestry. The discussion periods provided an opportunity to lay the foundations for the development of the framework.

Forum content

Panels

Panel 1 – National and regional challenges

• • Mahima Sharma, Forest Products Association of Canada
  • Will Holowaychuk, policy analyst at Alberta Canola
  • Evelyne Thiffault, professor at Université Laval
  • Tina Rasmussen, MLTC Industrial Investments
  • moderator: Roberta Dagher, IET

Panel 2 – Scaling up bioenergy systems

• • Heather MacLean, University of Toronto
  • Edmund Mupondwa, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, and University of Saskatchewan
  • Stefan Pauer, Clean Energy Canada
  • Nazim Sebaa, Industrial Gas Users Association
  • moderator: Normand Mousseau, IET

Panel 3 – Energy yield and carbon intensity of bioenergy systems

• • Serge Bédard, CanmetENERGY in Varennes
  • Fred Ghatala, Advanced Biofuels Canada
  • Ka Wing NG, CanmetENERGY in Ottawa
  • John (Jack) N. Saddler, University of British Columbia
  • moderator: Simon Langlois-Bertrand

Presentations

Presentation 1 – Optimal development of the Canadian forest sector for both climate change mitigation and economic growth: an original application of the North American TIMES Energy Model (NATEM)

• • Romain Chaffanjon, ESMIA Consultants

Presentation 3 – Prioritising biomass uses to achieve net-zero target

• • Milad Aghabararnejad, CanmetENERGY in Varennes
  • Serge Bédard, CanmetENERGY in Varennes

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