Bioproducts and Bioeconomy

Ontario’s emerging bioeconomy has the potential to significantly impact the agricultural and food processing industries in a very positive manner. OMAFRA is helping to create new opportunities for the use of biobased feedstocks in the manufacture of biobased products. Identifying new uses for agricultural and food processing residues increases their value, allows these industries to participate in new value chains, and thereby significantly contributes to the economic development of both rural communities and Ontario as a whole.

This website provides information related to bioproducts and the bioeconomy, covering such topics as bioenergy, biofuels, biomaterials, biochemicals conferences and meetings and other related subjects.

Table of Contents

1. General Information - Bioproducts
2. General Information - Bioeconomy
3. Bioenergy
4. Biomaterials
5. Biochemicals
6. Green Energy
7. Useful Web Links
8. Conferences and Events

General Information - Bioproducts

• Introduction to Bioproducts
• The Canada’s Bioproducts Industry, 2003 and 2006
• Bioproducts
• Ontario bioproducts strategy
• Agri. and Agri. Food Canada- Bioproducts Development Survey: analysis of the summary of results
• Towards Canadian R & D Strategy for Bioproducts & Bioprocesses
• Ontario's Bioadvantage

General Information - Bioeconomy

• BIOTECanada- The Canadian Blueprint document on biobased economy
• Biomass as a feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts industry: The technical feasibility of a Billion- Ton Annual Supply
• David Suzuki Foundation- Smart Generation: Powering Ontario with Renewable Energy

Bioenergy

Biomass Crops

• Switchgrass Cost of Production
• Biomass Crop Seed/Planting Material Suppliers
• Report on Literature Review of Agronomic Practices for Energy Crop Production under Ontario Conditions
• Feasibility of Improving Biomass Combustion through Extraction of Nutrients
• Literature Review and Study - Energy market Alternatives for Commercially Grown Biomass in Ontario under Ontario Conditions

Biofuels

Biofuels

• Biofuels

Ethanol

• The Ethanol Boom
• News Release- Province Investing in Ontario's Ethanol Producers
• Ministry of Environment- Frequently asked questions: Ethanol blended Gasoline

Biodiesel

• On farm biodiesel production
• US- National Renewable Energy Laboratory- Biodiesel Production Technology

Biogas

• Anaerobic Digestion Basics
• Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas
• Ontario biogas systems financial assistance program
• Ontario Large Herd Operators- European Anaerobic Digestion tour report
• The financial feasibility of anaerobic digestion for Ontario's livestock industries

Biomass heat and electricity

• Agricultural biomass for combustion energy- OMAFRA- OPG Steering Committee
• Biomass Resource Options: Creating a Bioheat supply for the Canadian Greenhouse Industry
• Use of Biomass for heating greenhouses in Ontario: Rules and Best management practices

• Biomass Pelletizing, Heating and Combustion Equipment Manufacturers / Suppliers
• Biomass Fuel Pellets Suppliers
• Biomass Burn Characteristics (order No. 11-033)
• Biomass Densification for Energy Production (order No. 11-035)
  

General

• Biofuels
• Biofuel Technology Handbook
• A Biodiesel Primer
• How fuel ethanol is made from corn
• Cellulosic ethanol- Biofuel Beyond Corn
• The Canadian conference on industrial bioproduct innovation presentations
• Achieving sustainable production of agricultural biomass for biorefinery feedstock

Biomaterials

• Biocomposites in automotive manufacturing
• Biobased and biodegradable plastics 101

Biochemicals

• Sustainable Chemistry Alliance
• Biochemicals from Corn

Useful Web Links

Ontario

• Ontario Bioproducts
• Bioproducts at Guelph
• Ontario sustainable energy association

Canada

• Agriculture and Agri. Food Canada- Bio-products and Bio-fuels Inquiries Line
• Natural Resources Canada- RET Screen (renewable energy software tool)
• Government of Canada- Clean energy technology portal
• Contact Canada- search engine for database of industries
• REAP- Resource Efficient Agricultural Production
• Canadian Bioenergy Association
• Canadian Renewable Fuels Association

USA

• US National Renewable Energy Laboratory- Biomass
• US-Department of energy- Biomass feedstock composition and property database
• USDA- database search
• US-Agricultural Research Service Magazine- Special edition on bioenergy
• Iowa State University- Agricultural marketing resource centre- a national information resource or value added agriculture
• Purdue University- New crops resources online
• National Sustainable Agricultural Information Service- ATTRA

Europe

• Europe - Europabio-Biobased economy
• International Renewal Energy Agency
• Global Bioenergy Partnership

Research & Commericialization grant funding programs

• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and food and the Ministry of Rural Affairs- Research Funding Opportunities
• Agriculture and Agri. Food Canada
• Agricultural Adaptation Council
• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Rural Affairs - Programs and Services
• Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
• Ontario Ministry of Revenue
• Sustainable Technology Development Canada

Conferences and Events