A BCIC LIFE SCIENCES INITIATIVE
- Advancing the Life Sciences Bioeconomy in
British Columbia: Biorefining & Bioproducts | PDF
A biorefinery is a facility that integrates a variety of conversion processes to produce multiple bioproducts from biomass. These bioproducts are obtained using thermal, chemical, mechanical, and/or biological processes. High-value or high-volume bioproducts may enhance profitability, help meet energy needs, and reduce CO2 emissions.
Bioproducts are products made from forestry, agriculture, marine, and municipal waste biomass for household, commercial, industrial and environmental sectors. Specifically, biomass is any type of organic material that is available on a renewable or recurring basis. It may come in the form of raw material or primary crops, by-products left over from a variety of activities and industrial processes, and waste material.
BCIC News
- July 22, 2008
MEDIA RELEASE: Biomethane Turns Waste into Clean Energy for B.C. - May 5, 2008
MEDIA RELEASE: Microalgae to Fuel B.C.'s Diesel Needs
Other Information:
- September 2008: Terasen Gas targets farms, sewage treatment plans and landfills in call for new biogas energy sources
- July 2008: Terasen Gas to develop B.C.'s first biogas alternative energy project
- BC Energy Plan
Contact Information
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