Training & Events
8th Annual Biomass Workshop
Access map to location. (Google Map GPS: 49.551983, -96.687368)
AGENDA
8:00 AM - Registration
8:15 AM - Greetings
8:30 AM - Technical Sessions:
- A plan for biomass district heating in Eastern Manitoba - Albert Frechette, Lerial Enterprise
- Small Scale boiler and hydronic integration for space heating - Nathan Waldner, SIM Enterprises Ltd.
- Opportunities for wood waste bioenergy projects - Toso Bozic, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
- Diverting Fiber for Biomass - Jac Siemens, South-East Pallet
- Bioenergy research and development - Lorne Greiger, PAMI
10:30 AM - Coffee Break & On-site Equipment Demonstration & Exhibition
11:00 AM - Plenary Sessions:
- Research and Development in Sustainability Criteria for Solid Biomass Fuels: A summary of CIF Initiatives - Dana Collins, Canadian Institure of Forestry
- Environmental approval - Eshetu Beshada, Conservation & Water Stewardship
- Small business programs and services - Brad Franck, Entrepreneurship Manitoba
12:00 PM - Lunch Break / Exhibition /Manitoba Hydro Bio-Energy Demonstration Video
- Historical use of biomass energy - Andrea Dyck, Mennonite Heritage Village
- Biomass brokerage - Bruce Duggan, Providence College
- How economic development meets sustainability - Dany Robidoux, CDEM
1:00 PM - Tours:
- Group 1 - Loewen Windows, Steinbach, ErosionControlBlanket.com, Blumenort
- Group 2 - Pineland Colony, Piney
4:00 PM - Workshop Adjourned
EXHIBITION SPACE: Table top exhibits are available on a first-come-first-serve basis at a cost of $150.00/table for registrants.
The number of seats is limited. Register Now!
Lunch and coffee will be provided in your registration. By register for this event, you also give us consent to register you for email communications from LSAM.
For more information on the worskshop, contact Eric Liu, Business Development Specialist - Fibre and Composites, MAFRD.
This event is organized by Manitoba’s Bioenergy and Bioproducts Team, in partnership with Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute, Life Science Association of Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, the Province of Manitoba, and the Government of Canada.