Mitigating the pine beetle devastation.
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Transforming forest waste into clean energy.
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A robust and efficient energy alternative.
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Did you know that the combined loss as a result of unusable forestry products (junk wood) and infestations costs British Columbia and Alberta upwards of $1 billion dollars per year? Additionally, forest fire areas are typically abandoned and considered unusable.
A combination of catastrophic events are killing our forest resources and causing unmeasurable losses. The negative impact of these worsening issues to environmental sustainability is clear.
The estimated loss of merchantable timber volume affected by pine beetle infestation and other disease.
Learn MoreThe estimated wood waste (slash) that is either discarded and/or burned annually -- 4 million cubic metres.
Learn MoreArea lost to forest fires in 2018, costing British Columbia ~$615 million--not including lost product revenue.
Learn MoreFlashTor™ is a highly efficient torrefaction technology and process that allows for rapid conversion of ‘green’ woody biomass into torrefied wood pellets, to the precise specification of customers. The technology is based on multi-staged fluidized bed reactor technology proven at industrial scale by Blackwood Technology in the Netherlands.
Highly desirable properties for coal replacement. No restrictions to co-firing and full-firing in a non-dedicated biomass plant.
With an inherent capability to repel water, the product allows for cost effective transport and storage.
Made of 100% thermally-conditioned biomass, minimal variation exists regardless of the wood species used.
1 - 5
moisture content (% wt)
20 - 24
calorific value (MJ / kg)
55 - 65
volatiles (% db)
28 - 35
fixed carbon (% db)
0.75 - 0.85
bulk density (kg / l)
Low
dust
Hydrophobic
hydroscopic properties
No
biological degredation
Standard
milling requirements
Easy
handling properties
High
product consistency
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transport cost
1 - 5
moisture content (% wt)
30 - 32
calorific value (MJ / kg)
10 - 12
volatiles (% db)
85 - 87
fixed carbon (% db)
~ 0.20
bulk density (kg / l)
High
dust
Hydrophobic
hydroscopic properties
No
biological degredation
Standard
milling requirements
Easy
handling properties
High
product consistency
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transport cost
7 - 10
moisture content (% wt)
15 - 16
calorific value (MJ / kg)
70 - 75
volatiles (% db)
20 - 25
fixed carbon (% db)
0.55 - 0.75
bulk density (kg / l)
Low
dust
Hydrophilic
hydroscopic properties
Yes
biological degredation
Special
milling requirements
Easy
handling properties
High
product consistency
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transport cost
15 - 20
moisture content (% wt)
15 - 16
calorific value (MJ / kg)
70 - 75
volatiles (% db)
17 - 19
fixed carbon (% db)
0.55 - 0.57
bulk density (kg / l)
Low
dust
Hydrophobic
hydroscopic properties
Yes
biological degredation
Special
milling requirements
Easy
handling properties
High
product consistency
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transport cost
10 - 15
moisture content (% wt)
23 - 28
calorific value (MJ / kg)
15 - 30
volatiles (% db)
50 - 55
fixed carbon (% db)
0.80 - 0.85
bulk density (kg / l)
Low
dust
Hydrophobic
hydroscopic properties
No
biological degredation
Standard
milling requirements
Easy
handling properties
High
product consistency
$$$
transport cost
30 - 45
moisture content (% wt)
9 - 12
calorific value (MJ / kg)
70 - 75
volatiles (% db)
20 - 25
fixed carbon (% db)
0.20 - 0.25
bulk density (kg / l)
Average
dust
Hydrophilic
hydroscopic properties
Yes
biological degredation
Special
milling requirements
Special
handling properties
Limited
product consistency
$$$
transport cost
Boreal is making rapid progress in its plan to operationalize its torefaction technology and processes. A strategic roadmap is in effect that supports high-level business components.
Beginning in Alberta, forest waste supply is being secured. Additional global sources are being secured.
Advanced torrefaction facilities are being engineered and constructed to accommodate anticipated demand.
Relationships with suppliers and consumers around the world are being established, beginning with Japan.
Beginning with the development of the proto-type technology facility in Alberta, Boreal is on-track to begin production in 2022, and provide supply to international markets the following year.
The first facility will be located in Obed, Alberta. The plant will produce approximately 150,000 metric tonnes of black pellets annually and can be expandable for incremental production of 75,000 MT/annum for a total of 300,000mt/annum.
Working with a variety of Japan-based entities, plans are underway to supply the country with upwards of 3,000,000 metric tonnes of black pellets, per year.
Once sustainable Japan supply has been successfully achieved, expansion to other global markets will begin.
We would love the opportunity to answer any questions that you might have, and discuss any opportunity for strategic partnerships or investment opportunities.
Contact UsJason has over 21 years experience in the environmental sector, first in oil and gas, then power generation and now bio-fuel production. He has worked in direct project development since 2004 with major oil and gas companies involved in heavy oil production to utilize waste streams for energy production. In power development he worked with American Electric Power, a Fortune 500 company, to reduce emissions on coal generation. Project working with First Nations and Capital Power, developed a novel power generation technology to utilize forestry waste. This then led to moving into the bio-fuel market where Boreal Bioenergy was formed to create a new value chain from forestry residues.
Ken has 28 years of finance and accounting experience, including 12 years in executive leadership positions within the oilfield services sector. In these roles he provided executive leadership with equity financing, acquisitions & divestitures, corporate restructurings, corporate governance, and building global finance teams. Prior thereto, Ken spent 6 years with a technology company in numerous positions and 12 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Roger has 25 years experience with various pulp & paper, logging, sawmilling companies, including four years as a process technician at a BC interior pulp & paper mill.Previously Roger was a controller for two green-field start ups – Meadow Lake OSB LP; Daishowa Canada.He has spent the past 2 years as a contract project manager & 12 years as an owner of a small business selling & renting marine cargo containers.
Oliver is a 14 year veteran and expert in biomass and logistics, specifically how it relates to value-chain efficiency & fuel supply risk optimization. In addition to Boreal responsibilities, he runs a biomass & logistics company (ARP), which has been a pioneer in opening up the Japanese market to biomass for the Japanese energy sector. Oliver formerly worked at Morgan Stanley & Credit Suisse in Singapore & Tokyo.
Carl has over 50 years of experience in the transportation industry as both owner and the past president of the Mid-Sun Transportation Group of companies which include; Rosenau Transport, Acropolis Warehousing, and K&K Forwarding. Carl is the former Chairman of the Board for Alberta Motor Transport Association; past committee member for Alberta Economic Development Authority; and past committee member of the Canadian Trucking Alliance. .
Trevor is a co-founder of ADF Petroleum Ltd., an independent supplier of bulk fuel, lubricants, and on-site tank storage systems to companies across western Canada and Alaska.
