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Transitioning from
Fossil Fuels to
Forests:
Opportunities for
Modern Wood
Heating
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
BIOHEAT OPPORTUNITIES IN
ONTARIO:
A Primer – Part I
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Megan Smith
November 29, 2017
Forest Industry Division
Vision:
• Dynamic industry, thriving
communities, sustainable
forests
Mission:
• We promote and support a
prosperous forest industry while
ensuring fair value for the people on Ontario
Role:
• Develop a competitive business environment, facilitate
investment, promote transformation and stimulate
demand for Ontario’s forest products
Vision: Ontario is home to a competitive, sustainable, and dynamic bioeconomy
that takes full advantage of forest resources.
Goal: MNRF enables industry and communities in becoming leaders in developing products
that support the forest bioeconomy through industry process integration, collaboration and
innovation.
Develop and
implement policies
that support the
diversification of
Ontario’s forest
bioeconomy.
Enhance
collaboration,
knowledge transfer
and information
sharing to promote
the forest
bioeconomy.
Enhance access to
biofibre and create
opportunities for
community/
Indigenous
development.
Attract high value
investors and
retain/ increase
skilled workforce
in the forest
bioeconomy.
Maximize value
from forest-based
feedstocks and
by-product
streams.
Research & Innovation: Stimulate innovation and commercialization through
research and collaboration.
Investment & Market Development: Drive industry transformation and new investment to
stimulate market demand for forest bioproducts.
Outreach: Provide the necessary tools to make informed decisions
regarding participation in bioeconomy supply chains.
Enabling Policy: Develop policies, programs and incentives to support
sustainable, bioproduct innovation and investment.
Coordination
Guiding Principles:
Alignment of initiatives and activities to provincial priorities.
Land and resource management practices support environmental, social and economic sustainability.
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Forest Bioeconomy Strategic
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MODERN WOOD HEAT
OPPORTUNITIES
An Overview
Setting the Stage for Wood Heat
Rural Communities:
“Rural means there’s a Tim Horton’s. Remote means there’s none.”
Ontario:
• 20% is
considered
rural
• Population =
1.4 million
Source: Stats Canada
Setting the Stage for Wood Heat
Communities Not Connected to Natural Gas:
• 25 to 30% of households not connected
– Approximately 800,000 households
Setting the Stage for Wood Heat
Remote Communities:
Source: Waterloo Global Science Energy Blueprint, 2017
Setting the Stage for Wood Heat
Ontario’s Remote
Communities:
• Approximately…
– 30 remote communities
– 15,000 people
– 22 million litres of diesel
fuel used annually for
electricity generation
• Inadequate energy
services
• Fuel is flown or trucked
into communities
Setting the Stage for Wood Heat
Ontario’s Forest Industry:
A vibrant and important part of
Ontario’s economy
supports over 170,000
direct/indirect jobs (57,000 are
direct jobs)
Contributes approximately
$5 billion to Ontario’s annual
GDP
$15.5 billion in sales in 2015
260 communities are dependent
on forest industry
E. Wainio, MNRF
L. Thompson, MNRF
Setting the Stage for Wood Heat
Ontario’s Forest Industry:
Setting the Stage for Wood Heat
Ontario’s Forest Industry:
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5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
30,000,000
35,000,000
40,000,000
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Scaling Year
Actual Unmerchantable Harvest
Actual Merchantable Harvest
Available Volume
Annual Utilization of Crown Resources
Setting the Stage for Wood Heat
Develop a New forest
Bioeconomy:
maximize value of forest resources by
utilizing all forest residues and by-
products of primary processes.
integrate new products within the
existing forest products industry to
maximize jobs and financial returns.
promote linkage, partnership and
coordination across the bioproduct
value chain.
Setting the Stage for Wood Heat
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Fuel Type
Historical Price Fluctuations (2006 to 2015) for Heating Fuel Types in Ontario
Minimum 2015 Maximum
Source: MNRF. 2014. Biomass Heat: What’s in it for Ontario? Internal government document.
Modern Wood Heat Opportunities
Dynamic industry
Thriving communities
Sustainable forests
Modern Wood Heat Opportunities
MNRF Strategic Alignment to Modern Wood Heat:
Increase and improve fibre utilization
New markets for low value and unmarketable wood fibre
Value from resource to the people of Ontario
Promote Indigenous and rural/remote community economic development
Develop the supply chain to support future higher value bioproducts
Contribution to provincial GHG emissions reduction targets
Modern Wood Heat: Many Challenges
We can’t do it alone…
Source: Egger, 2011
Supporting Biomass Heat Initiative
• “To improve the business and policy
environment for the use of biomass
fuels for Ontario”.
• Provincial government partners
working group
• Focus areas:
– Comfort and water heating, small-scale CHP, air conditioning
– Solid biofuels (under CAN/CSA-ISO 17225), gaseous biofuels,
substitution of heating oil with liquid biofuels
– Off the shelf equipment with heat input capacities of less than
3MW
• 4 action areas:
Source: Egger, 2011
Enabling Policy Outreach
Research & Innovation Investment & Market
Development
Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP)
• 5-year plan (2016-2020) to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario
• Outlines more than 90 actions items in 8 areas:
Industry and business
Buildings and homes
Transportation
Land use planning
Research and development
Indigenous communities
Carbon neutral government
Productive and sustainable
society
Cap and Trade and CCAP
MNRF and CCAP
Wood Stove Exchange and Replacement Program:
• Led by MOECC, with participation from MNRF and MIRR
• Financial incentives to switch out the following with new high efficiency modern wood heating appliances:
• Low efficiency wood stoves
• GHG intensive heating sources (e.g., fuel oil, propane)
• Focus on northern, rural and Indigenous communities
• Contact: [email protected]
MNRF and CCAP
Mass Timber Program:
• To encourage expertise that will help build
mass timber buildings and promote the
use of wood in buildings
Tall Wood Demonstration Projects
• Providing funding to help with the costs of constructing
mass timber buildings
Tall Wood Building Reference
• Provides background and references to assist
applicants, reviewers and designers as they consider
using wood in buildings
• Contact: [email protected]
• Website: www.ontario.ca/page/building-with-wood
Forest Bioeconomy Framework for
Canada
Vision:
• Canada will be a global leader in the use of forest
biomass for advanced bioproducts and innovative
solutions.
Modern Wood Heat: Ontario at a
Glance Stimulate
• Aligning policy
• Regulations & standards
• Research & development
• Grants & funding programs
• Pilot & demonstration
projects
Demand
• Customer base
• Homeowners
• Cooperatives
• District heating
networks
• Government
procurement
Support
• Training & education
• Energy business networks
• Local energy action plans
• Information campaigns
• Technical training seminars
• Subject-matter experts
• Resources & handbooks
Supply
• Raw material suppliers
• Fuel manufacturers
• Fuel distributers
• Heating equipment
retailers
• Contractor services
• Insurance
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In Closing…
A little bit about me:
• Recently upgraded to a modern
firewood stove!
• Wood is sourced from local firewood
dealers and our
woodlot
Blaze King catalytic wood stove
www.blazeking.com
Questions?
Megan Smith
Program Specialist – Forest Bioeconomy
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Forest Industry Division
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
(705) 945-5843
COMMUNITY ENERGY
PLANNING
An Overview
Community Energy Planning
Community Energy Plans (CEPs):
• Tool that defines community priorities around energy to:
– Drive economic development
– Manage future risks and
enhance resilience
– Improve energy efficiency
– Cut GHG emissions
• CEPs typically contain:
– Energy and emissions
inventory
– Energy and emissions
reductions targets
– Broad scope of actions
Community Energy Planning
Resources to Get Started:
The Integrated Community
Energy Planning Primer
The Community Energy
Implementation Framework
Community Energy
Planning and Data for
Small and Rural
Communities Primer
www.gettingtoimplementation.ca
Community Energy Planning
Partners for Climate Protection Program: • Network of Canadian municipal governments that have
committed to reducing GHG and to acting on climate change
– Currently represents 300 municipalities across the country, including 73 in Ontario
• Milestone Framework
– Creating a GHG emissions inventory and forecast
– Setting an emissions reductions target
– Developing a local action plan
– Implementing the local action plan or a set of activities
– Monitoring progress and reporting results
• Resources: https://fcm.ca/home/programs/partners-for-climate-protection/program-resources.htm
Community Energy Plans and CCAP
Municipal GHG Challenge Fund:
• Will fund up to 100% of the eligible costs for GHG
emission reduction projects proposed by municipalities
• Any municipality with a community-wide GHG inventory,
emissions reduction targets and a strategy/plan to
reduce emissions is eligible to apply
• Challenge fund notionally allocated $300 million over
four years
– Designed to have four cycles, ending in 2020/21
– First cycle has just closed
• Contact: [email protected]
• Note: upcoming Municipal Action Plan Program (MAPP)
Community Energy Plans and FCM
Federation of Canadian Municipalities: • Offers a range of tools and resources to support local
climate action - www.fcm.ca/home/resources
• Offers grants for a range of municipal plans, studies and
capital projects - www.fcm.ca/home/funding
Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program
• Grants of up to $175,000 to develop plans and studies
to reduce GHG emissions and help communities adapt
to impacts of climate change
• Grants to implement climate change initiatives through
capital projects for up to 80% of costs of up to $1 million.
• Contact: [email protected]