Biomass Working Group Needs - Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Biomass Working Group Needs - Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Biomass Working Group Needs - Ontario Federation of Agriculture
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Development <strong>of</strong> a Business Case<br />
• Value Chain Analysis ‐ Returns<br />
– Technical providers<br />
– Growers<br />
– Aggregators<br />
– End users (GHVG, Lafarge, OPG, Residential,<br />
Institutional, others?)<br />
– Consumer analysis and costing<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> a Business Case<br />
• Competitive Pressures: Source <strong>of</strong> <strong>Biomass</strong><br />
– <strong>Ontario</strong> based versus international sources<br />
– Forestry versus agricultural sources<br />
• Miscanthus, switch grass, big blue, sorghum, crop<br />
residues<br />
– Unforeseen impacts (environmental, soil, Carbon<br />
balance etc)<br />
– Do we consider the food<br />
versus fuel debate?
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