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Upcoming Events
BC-SMART Workshop: “Decarbonizing the aviation sector, Biojet/SAF”, February 2025
Past Events, Projects and Publications
2024
BC-SMART Workshop: “Where will we be by 2030: Biojet/SAF?”, 21st Feb 2024
Joint Workshop and Panel Discussion by BC-SMART, the Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (C-SAF) and the federal government’s Low Carbon Fuel Procurement Program (LCFPP): “Procurement and Accounting Methodologies to Accelerate the Deployment of SAF in Canada”, 22nd Feb 2024
Face-to-face meeting of NRCan/Parkland: “co-processing of biocrudes” project, 20th February 2024
International IEA reports:
IEA report on “Update on drop-in biofuel and co-processing commercialization”, IEA Bioenergy: Task 39, June 2024
IEA report on “Progress in the Commercialization of Biojet /Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF): Technologies, potential and challenges”, IEA Bioenergy: Task 39, January 2024
2023
BC SMART Workshop: “Decarbonisation of Aviation/Marine”, 21st February 2023
International IEA reports:
IEA report on “Implementation Agendas: Compare-and-Contrast Transport Biofuels Policies (2021-2023 Update)”, IEA Bioenergy: Task 39, September 2023
2022
Joint workshop by BC-SMART Consortium/ the Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (C-SAF) on “Progress in SAF/Biojet production and use”, May 2022
Joint virtual webinar by BC-SMART Consortium/ IEA Bioenergy Task 39: “Decarbonising the rail sector via the use of low CI fuels”, May 2022
Joint virtual webinar by BC-SMART Consortium/IEA Bioenergy Task 39 : “Decarbonizing the rail sector via the use of low carbon-intensive fuels”, 12th May 2022
- Recording of the webinar can be found on the “Rail” page, under “Resources”
International IEA reports:
IEA report on “Implementation Agendas: Compare-and-Contrast Transport Biofuels Policies (2019-2021 Update)”, IEA Bioenergy: Task 39, February 2022
2021
BC-SMART/IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Virtual Panel Discussion: “Decarbonizing the trucking sector using low carbon-intensive fuels”, 22nd November 2021
Presentations Slides and recording:
- 1 Introduction Slides
- 2 Pierpaolo Cazzola, “Opportunities to decarbonise road freight”
- 3 Evan Dacey, “Green Fleet Plan – City of Vancouver”
- 4 Neville Fernandes, “Bio-Based Diesel: Today’s Most Impactful Option for GHG Reduction and Sustainable Transportation”
- 5 Don V. O’Connor, “Decarbonizing the Trucking Sector”
2020
Virtual Panel Discussion: “Crystal ball gazing: how do we decarbonise long distance transport during/after COVID-19?″, June 30, 2020
The BC-SMART Biofuels Consortium and the IEA Bioenergy Task 39 co-sponsored a free, virtual”, panel discussion involving senior representatives of Canada’s oil refining, aviation, marine, rail/trucking and feedstock sectors.
- The list of panel members
- Presentation slides
- The recording of the webinar can be accessed from the IEA Task 39 site
BC-SMART/IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Virtual Panel Discussion: “Decarbonising the marine sector: Progress and Aspirations“, December 3rd, 2020
2019
BC-SMART Workshop: “Biofuels Consortium Feedstock”, October 24, 2019
- Discussion paper-How the BC-SMART Biofuels Consortium can contribute to the CleanBC goal of producing 650 million liters of biofuels by 2030: Focus on Feedstock, BC-SMART Biofuels Secretariat
- Agenda, BC-SMART Biofuels Consortium Feedstock Workshop
- Meeting minutes
Setting the scene
- Update on the BC-SMART Biofuels Consortium, Jack Saddler, BC-SMART Secretariat
Oleochemical Feedstocks
- A supplier’s perspective on how the supply of lipids/oleochemicals might evolve to support a co-processing approach to making low carbon-intensive transportation fuels for BC. Rob Jones, West Coast Reduction Ltd.
- Past, present and future considerations of using Canadian oilseeds feedstocks to make low-carbon intensive transportation fuels. Dennis Rogoza, Rogoza Consulting Group Inc.
- An oilseed processors’ perspective on the use of Canadian oilseeds as feedstocks to make low-carbon intensive transportation fuels. Chris Vervaet, Canadian Oilseed Processors Association.
- An oil refinery perspective on the potential opportunity of using Canadian oleochemicals feedstocks in co-processing in BC. Dave Schick and Sergios Karatzos, Parkland Fuels Corporation.
- A biofuel producer perspective on the growth of drop-in biofuel use in long-distance transport sector. Dayne Delahoussaye, Neste
- The potential of using oleochemicals in a co-processing approach and how it can contribute to Provincial and Federal low Carbon Intensity (CI) goals. Don O’Connor, (S&T) Squared Consultants Inc.
Biomass/Forest Feedstocks
- Developing a forest biomass supply information system. How much forest biomass might we access? James Sandland, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD).
- Forestry polices in B.C. – Recent changes and future opportunities to enhance biomass availability. Vera Sit, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD).
- How the wood pellet sector can contribute to the meeting the CleanBC/CFS goals and the production of biocrudes in particular. Gordon Murray, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
Publications
IEA report on “Update on drop-in biofuel and co-processing commercialization”, IEA Bioenergy: Task 39, June 2024
IEA report on “Progress in the Commercialization of Biojet /Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF): Technologies, potential and challenges”, IEA Bioenergy: Task 39, January 2024
International IEA reports:
IEA report on “Implementation Agendas: Compare-and-Contrast Transport Biofuels Policies (2021-2023 Update)”, IEA Bioenergy: Task 39, September 2023
IEA report on “Implementation Agendas: Compare-and-Contrast Transport Biofuels Policies (2019-2021 Update)”, IEA Bioenergy: Task 39, February 2022
BC-SMART Roadmap: “Executive Summary-Establishing the BC-SMART fuels consortium“, January 2019
BC-SMART White Paper: “Developing a decarbonization strategy for British Columbia’s marine, aviation, rail and truck sectors“, March 2018
Commissioned/technical reports
The potential to develop an Alberta/BC (ABC) “green” hydrogen strategy to decarbonise the ABC economies by “facilitating” a low carbon intensive (CI) hydrogen supply chain, particularly as it relates to long-distance transport and lowering the CI of oil refining, May 2023.
The potential to decarbonise BC/Canada’s marine sector
Recent progress in the production of low carbon intensive drop-in fuels- Stand-alone production and coprocessing (IEA Bioenergy Task 39/BC SMART)
Increased decarbonisation to Canada’s rail sector (March 2022)
Other Events
Advanced Biofuels Conference, September 17-19, 2019, Stockholm, Sweden: Click to access Members Only resources.
- Time to act faster and bolder to stop climate crisis: Our journey to a carbon neutral world. Andreas Tier, Vice President, Sales Nordic, Neste
- Fast pyrolysis bio-oil: commercial production & applications. Gerhard Muggen, BTG Bioliquids
- HydroFlex – the solution to production of renewable jet fuel and diesel. Mikala Grubb, Senior Business Development Manager, Haldor Topsoe
- IEA Bioenergy Task 39: Commercializing Conventional and Advanced Liquid Biofuels from Biomass. Jack (John) N. Saddler, Professor and NSERC Industrial Senior Chair, The University of British Columbia
- Advanced biofuels production in the USA: Status and outlook. James D. McMillan, Chief Engineer, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Aviation in Norway: How to fly on biojet in 2020 and beyond. Judit Sandquist, SINTEF Energy Research
IEA-AMF Transport Decarbonisation Workshop, November 18, 2019, Brussels, Belgium: Click to access Members Only resources.
- EU Perspective on transport decarbonisation. Bernd Küpker, DG Energy, European Commission
- Brazilian perspective on transport decarbonisation. Miguel Oliveria, Director, Biofuels Department, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil
- Global Perspective on transport decarbonisation, Adam Brown, Managing Director, Energy Insights Ltd.
- Biofuels: state of the art and perspective towards 2030. Jack (John) N. Saddler, Professor and NSERC Industrial Senior Chair, The University of British Columbia
- Advanced biofuels: What holds them back? Toshimasa Masuyama, Bioenergy Analyst, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Summary of country assessments: Juhani Laurikko, Principal Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre
- Tracking progress on biofuels implementation. Adam Brown, Managing Director, Energy Insights Ltd.
- How to introduce the future transport system. Dina Bacovsky, Unit Head Biofuels at BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies (Bioenergy 2020+)
Non-members
2019 and earlier
Clean fuel standard: The proposed regulatory approach
Potential synergies of drop‐in biofuel production with further co‐processing at oil refineries-2019
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