Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, members of the committee. Thank you for this opportunity to be with you here today. Enerkem is a world leader in the development and production of new generation transportation fuels. The company manufactures, owns, and operates advanced bi

Natural Resources committee  As regards the neutrality of the raw material, I believe it's by having the broadest possible diversity that we'll achieve the most success. As for your second point, I would say that a model under which plants are located near the raw material is an environmental and sustainabl

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. Good afternoon. First, on behalf of Enerkem, I would like to thank you for having invited me to participate in the Standing Committee on Natural Resources' work on innovation in the energy sector. In my presentation I will discuss Enerkem's experience, the benefits o

Natural Resources committee  Is this like an accelerated depreciation?

Natural Resources committee  I don't know if these plants will necessarily be paying taxes in the first years of operation, so I don't know if this would be a good tool for the first years of operation, but if they can attract private investment, like flow-through shares, for example, it could be used. Certa

Natural Resources committee  The response to our projects and their social acceptance have been very positive. When we talk to people about biofuels produced from their garbage, they are very receptive. We permitted our plant in Alberta, and we did an open house and had a public comment period. We did it al

Natural Resources committee  Of course. In Plasco's case, they produce electricity, while Enerkem has a biofuel production process. It is an integrated process. Upstream, Enerkem turns solid matter into a synthesis gas that is then purified and conditioned to reach chemical grade. This chemical grade synga

Natural Resources committee  I hope my explanation was clear.

Natural Resources committee  I cannot comment on Plasco. However, I can tell you that Enerkem has carried out all of the development stages for a new technology. We are talking about a clean technology. In terms of R and D, we conducted the pilot stage. Since 2003, Enerkem has tested 25 types of raw materia

Natural Resources committee  We can use a wide variety of waste. In Edmonton the agreement is with the City of Edmonton. In Varennes, we have agreements with different suppliers of waste streams that are coming from the ICI sector, construction, and demolition. In this sector, it's usually private waste hold

Natural Resources committee  Well, we really complement all the upstream activities that a municipality has already taken, so we're not really impacting on what it already does. We're there to—

Natural Resources committee  No, not at all. In Edmonton they already—

Natural Resources committee  In Edmonton they already divert 60% of their waste. They have one of the highest diversion rates in North America. They have the largest composting facility and they have very aggressive recycling programs. We will contribute to increase the diversion rate to 90%.

Natural Resources committee  That is....

Natural Resources committee  You're right in saying that Enerkem technology can use more than municipal solid waste. We can use a wide variety of feedstock. At our pilot facility, which we've been operating since 2002, we tested over 20 types of feedstock, from wheat straw to wood residues, used utility pole