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Renewable technologies
From TipThePlanet
- Biomass is a renewable energy resource derived from living organisms and/or their byproducts. It currently accounts for approximately 6% of Canada's total energy supply. Canada has vast renewable enegy biomass resources to supply clean energy and materials. Our waste biomass supply, ehich is produced from our forestry and agriculture industries as well as municipal wastes, can be converted into bioenergy. Bioenergy is an extensive sustainable eenrgy resource that can supply energy to Canada while emitting low CO2 and reducing waste.
- Biomass may be converted into solid, liquid or gaseous energy carriers. This allows for a wide range of bio-refinery applications. It can be burned directly to produce heat and/or electricity and it can converted biochemically, catalytically or thermally to produce liquid fuels, (such as ethanol and renewable diesel fuel). It can be digested or gasified to produce gaseous fuel; and pyrolized to produce pyrlysis oils and high value chemicals. It is Miramichi's vision to increase the share of sustainable bioenergy in Canada's energy mix and to advance Canada's bioenergy supply through targeted R&D in partnetship with industry. There are many communities groups that are encouraging new green research. Miramichi will also strive to complement Canada's goals in developing dynamic biorefineries capable of providing clean and economic bioenergy and bioproducts from Canada's vast renewable biomass resources. These new laboratories will capable of a wide range of research activities from proof of concept to contiuous pilot plant processes for certain technologies.
