Alaska ka–Yukon Wood od Ener ergy gy Confer eren ence Bi Biom omass H s Heating f for or the N Nor orth th Feasibility and Early Project Development And Other Interesting Things David Dubois BSc ChE, Manager of Business Development – Fink Machine Fairbanks, Alaska April 16, 2019
Who is Fink Machine ne Inc.? • Canada’s Largest Supplier of ICI Biomass Boiler Systems • First install 2003 • Over 100 installations
I want to do a bioen oener ergy proj ojec ect!! Boiler Heat or Feasibility Chips, Pellets System Size Electricity Fiber Study or Cordwood Design Study This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
Key eys t to Success • Economically/Environmentally* Viable • Proponent AND Operator Buy-in • Social License and Naysayers • Technical Details • Fuel Supply • Sizing • Etc.
• De-risk new approach/technology • Gather information • Understand your market and drivers • Economic • Environment • Business Development • Technical considerations
Capacity vs Consultant • Detail Level • 10,000 ft or granular • Knowledge • Internal vs external • Plugging the gaps • Fuel supply/availability • System design • Economic analysis/business case • Environmental • Etc. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC
Managing t the App pproach ach This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC • Most Foresters and Engineers do not speak the same language and are challenged speaking politician and bureaucrat • Get the information you need not what someone thinks you need • Use the resources around you for support • Careful of assumptions based on lack of knowledge • BE HONEST
Choosing a a Project S Support rt T Team • Experience • References and Timeframe • Knowledge • Technical, Local, Fuel, etc. • Limitations • Passion/commitment • Be critical of needs This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC
Com Common Pitfalls ls of of Develo elopin ing Bi Bioe oenergy Proj ojec ects • Scope Creep • Inertia • Too fast/too slow • Paralysis by Analysis This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC
Com Common Pitfalls ls of of Develo elopin ing Bi Bioe oenergy Proj ojec ects • Focus on technology rather than infrastructure • Information Quality • Not enough focus on connection and operation This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC
Buffer S Storage/Multi tiple Boilers Buffer Storage Multiple Boilers Pros Con Pros Cons Simple Temporary response Better coverage of Complexity • • • • Low Capital Cost peak load Increase Maintenance • • Responds Quickly Reduction/elimination • • of peaking capacity
Effi ficiency vs Effi ficiency • Energy • Operational This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC
Bioheat Projects in Canada Updating and Expansion of the Canadian Bioheat Database – Torchlight Bioresources
Bioh ohea eat Proj ojec ects by Fuel el T Type
Bioh ohea eat Proj ojec ects by Size
Austria Rene newabl ble E Energy Turnover of RES technologies: investment - operation Investment Operation Source : Gottfried Lamers, Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry , Environment and Water Management, Presentation Feb 2011
Austria Rene newabl ble Energy Jobs created by RES technologies: investment - operation Investment Operation Source : Gottfried Lamers, Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry , Environment and Water Management, Presentation Feb 2011
Key Community Drivers for r Bioenergy • Cost Savings • Economic Development • Lower GHG Emissions • Waste Reduction/Resource Utilization • Wildfire Mitigation
Case Studies – Cost S Savi vings • Clearwater • Dutch Lake School • North Thompson Sportsplex
Case Studies – Economi mic D Developme ment • Gussing, Austria
Case Studies – Lowe wer GHG’ GHG’s • NWT
Case Studies – Waste R e Red eductio ion • ECCO Recycling – Calgary • 2 x 540 kW boilers • Ground Waste Wood
Case Studies – Wild ildfire Mit itig igation • Telkwa District Energy System
Case Studies – Other er • Camrose County • Willow Plantations for Fuel • Barriere • Preheating for Hydroponic Waste Water Treatment • Yukon Gardens • Northern Food Security
Ender erby DH H System em • Privately Owned and Funded • Utilised Knowledge Base • 540 kW chip Boiler • 11 clients • 1.6 km of trench
Lillo looet Rec ec Cen Centre • 400 kW Viessmann Wood Pellet Boiler • Simple Payback 5.4 years • $26,000 a year savings • Air Emissions below 50 mg/m 3
Ad Additional T Thoughts • Talk to the community early and get them involved • Not all bioenergy projects are the same • 500 tonnes of chips for DE system as compared to 60,000 tonnes for a single line pellet plant • There is no free lunch - you might get it for nothing now but there is cost and value to this fuel so think beyond the short term • Look for Windows of Opportunity and Synergies
Looking Forward • Bioheat Voice • Renewable Fuel Standards • Low Carbon Building Standards • Challenges • Standards – Emission, Carbon, Safety • Public Perception
Thank You David Dubois Manager of Business Development david@finkmachine.com 250-457-7319
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