Fuels and Energy
Ottawa and Eastern Ontario (OEO) RIN Fuels/Energy Links
Iogen
Iogen is an industrial manufacturer of enzyme products, with a focus on products
for use by the pulp and paper, textile and animal feed industries. It also
is the world leader in technology to produce cellulose ethanol, having built
the world's only demonstration scale facility to convert biomass to cellulose
ethanol using enzyme technology.
Contact: Mr. Brian Foody, President
Tel: 613-733-9830 ext 403
Web: http://www.iogen.ca
Menova Energy Inc.
Menova Energy Inc. is developing the Power-Spar® system for solar heating
and power generation. The Power-Spar® is a high efficiency solar concentrator
that uses a patented system to concentrate the sun's energy creating heat,
hot water and electrical power for everyday and emergency use. It has been
specifically engineered to provide unprecedented thermal performance in harsh
winter climates.
Contact: Mr. Dave Gerwing, President and CEO
Tel: 613-599-6232
Web: http://www.power-spar.com/Power-Spar/index.shtml
Advanced Biorefineries Inc.
ABI is developing a mobile pyrolysis platform, to capture value from forestry
slash through conversion to fuel and "green" chemicals. Their modular distillation
plants are designed to go to the source rather than attempt to transport low
density and low energy biomass to the end user.
Tel: 613 852-6161
Web: http://advbiorefineryinc.ca
Laflèche Environmental
Laflèche Environmental is an innovative waste management company,
working to provide long-term waste disposal solutions for a sustainable future.
The first stage of their solution is the state-of-the-art landfill site located
in Moosecreek, a half hour East of Ottawa. Known as the Laflèche Environmental
BioReactor, the landfill system captures bio-gas for conversion to heat and
energy. Several other components of a comprehensive eco-industrial cluster
are under consideration.
Contact: Mr. Andre LaFleche, CEO
Tel: 613-538-2776
Web: http://www.laflecheenvironmental.com
Seaway Valley Farmers Energy Co-operative
Seaway Valley Farmers Energy Co-operative (SVFEC) is a farmer owned and operated
Co-operative with 3,000 current members and shareholders. They are working
towards the construction of a $56 million ethanol plant in Cornwall, Ontario.
Contact: Mr. Richard Lavigne, President
Tel: 613-290-6011
Web: http://www.seaway-energy.on.ca
Cyrium Technologies
Cyrium Technologies is developing a proprietary photovoltaic solar cell technology
using semiconductor Nanotechnology. Their cells increase photovoltaic solar
cell efficiency by over 40% above the state-of-the-art products. Leveraging
a decade of R&D on semiconductor quantum dots, they are promising solar cell
conversion efficiencies above 38%.
Contact: Mr. Edward Sloot, President and CEO
Tel: 613-282-5258
Web: http://www.cyriumtechnologies.com
Topia Energy Inc.
Topia Energy is involved in the production, distribution, and retail sales
of biodiesel in Canada. Headquartered in Ottawa, it is planning a 20 million
litre a year biodiesel production facility in Sudbury, Ontario.
Contact: Mr. Govindh Jayaraman, President
Tel: 613-594-4777
Web: http://www.topiaenergy.com
Klaesi Brothers
The Klaesi Farm features an operating anaerobic digester. It is a 500 cubic
meter digester with a capacity of 15-20 cubic meters per day.
Contact: Mr. Fritz Klaesi
Tel: 613-646-2095
Plasco Energy Group
Plasco has developed processes based on plasma arc technology for the environmentally
sound conversion of waste to heat and energy rich gas and the cost effective
generation of electricity. Their plasma gasification platform has been developed
over three decades of research, in cooperation with the NRC, to process domestic
and industrial waste materials.
Contact: Mr. Andreas Tsangaris, Chief Scientist
Tel: 613-591-9438
Web: http://www.plascoenergygroup.com
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Performance Plants Inc.
The premier Canadian biotechnology development company has weatherproofing technology and plant varieties that will dramatically improve the yield and production cost of global biofuel and food crops.
Contact: Dr. David Dennis
Email: information@performanceplants.com
Web: www.performanceplants.com
Quantum Renewable Energy Inc.
A knowledge-based company staffed by PV and solar thermal specialists using
cutting-edge technology.
Contact: Rick Rooney
Tel: (613) 546-2326
Web: http://www.quantumenergy.ca
Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Applied Research Centre
Advancing the knowledge base for addressing the key technology challenges
to the adoption of fuel cell applications
Contact: Dr. Brant Peppley
Tel: (613) 543-6000 ext. 6702
Web: http://www.fcrc.ca
SWITCH
An active cluster of alternative and renewable energy businesses, research
institutions, volunteers and public sector participants working together to
position Kingston as a leading edge centre for renewable energy.
Contact: Stephen Sottile
Email: switch@kingstoncanada.com
Web: http://www.switchkingston.ca
Wolfe Island Wind Farm
A $410 million (86 turbine) wind farm project to be implemented in 2007;
expected to generate 537,000 MWh per year, enough to power 75,000 households.
Contact: Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Tel: (519) 836-6050
Web: http://www.canhydro.com/www2005/newprojects_wolfeisland_wind.htm
Vector Wind Energy Inc.
Currently developing: a 3.0 MW wind farm behind INVISTA's nylon plant in
Kingston; a 7 - 10 MW wind farm in an industrial complex owned by Loyalist
Township, in Lennox & Addington County; and a wind farm project on Amherst
Island.
Contact: Graham Findlay
Tel: (613) 233-WIND
Web: http://vectorwindenergy.com
Hearthmakers Energy Cooperative
A cooperatively owned and community-based business providing renewable energy
and environmental services and products.
Tel: (613) 547-8122
WEb: http://www.hearthmakers.org
EnerWorks
Developing a prototype solar hot water heater using patented heating technology
invented by Dr. Stephen Harrison, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
at Queen's University.
Contact: Dr. Stephen Harrison
Tel: (613) 533-2588
Web: http://www.enerworks.com
Nexum Research Corp.
Developing and manufacturing custom instrumentation products and test equipment
for end-use, quality assurance and R&D applications.
Contact: David Gardiner
Tel: 613-384-7894
Web: http://www.nexumresearch.com
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Custom Bio-Gas Incorporated
Ferments organic substances to produce methane which is converted into electricity.
Offers both design and build plans, either for complete Bio-Gas plants or
for the retrofitting of existing facilities. Sudbury.
Contact: Warren Maskell
Tel: (705) 855-0539
Web: http://www.bea-biogas.com
EEC Energy Corporation
Anaerobic digestion used to break down the starch and cellulotic components
of crop residue to produce biogas (methane) for electricity generation. Thunder
Bay.
Contact: Jeff Stubbings
Tel: (807) 625-9323
Web: http://www.eecenergy.ca
EnQuest Power
Municipal waste-to-energy gasification system based on a steam reformation
process using proven and tested components that have been updated with the
application of state-of-the-art technology. Sault Ste. Marie.
Web: http://www.enquestpower.com
Fibre Fuel Products Incorporated
Produces wood pellets for fuel. Thunder Bay.
Contact: Garry Wiwcharyk
Tel: (807) 626-4047
Forest Bio-Products Incorporated
A Northern Ontario venture established in 2004 and mandated to identify,
evaluate, license and develop new technologies and processes, and connect
with markets for the adding of value of all forest resources with emphasis
on the bioproducts industry. FBi has developed significant intellectual property
in renewable energy, biofuels, bioplastics, nutraceuticals, foods from the
forest, organic stains and paints and value-added wood products. Sault Ste.
Marie.
Contact: Luc Duchesne
Tel: (705) 253-0339
Green Energy Fuels
Working to utilize canary grass as a fuel and developing canary grass fuel
pellets. Richards Landing.
Contact: Paul Down
Tel: (705) 248-2030
Lakewood Industries
Produces wood pellets for fuel. Red Lake.
Contact: Debra Potter
Tel: (807) 222-3616
Leskowski Consulting (LC Digesters) & Ecoenergy Corp
Manufacturer of advanced design, high rate modular anaerobic digester systems. This design is based on research initiated by Leskowski Consulting, funded by the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (NOHFC) with the co-operation of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Features are low cost, compact size, self cleaning (including extraction of sediment and non-organic material), and automatic operation. Systems can handle multiple input materials; they are scalable and portable. Consulting services include regulatory and insurance compliance, energy generation, and sales of output materials. Kaministiquia.
Contact: David Leskowski
Tel: (807) 473-6400
NorWa Manufacturing and Distribution Company Limited
Produces wood pellets for fuel and for livestock bedding. Wawa.
Contact: Gerry Bugyra
Tel: (705) 856 4824
Web: http://www.norwamfg.com
Tembec
Transforms waste generated by pulping process into chemicals including resins,
lignosulfonates and ethanol (alcohol). These chemicals and fuels are produced
in Quebec and are available for purchase while some are used to supply energy
to Tembec's Northern Ontario facilities.
Contact: Lyle Biglow
Tel: (819) 627-3321
Web: http://www.tembec.com
Topia Energy Incorporated
building a biodiesel facility in Sudbury with a targeted 20 million litres per year capacity. Sudbury.
Contact: Janelle Thompson
Tel: (613) 594-4777
Web: http://www.topiaenergy.com
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Agrilab Technologies Inc
develops, designs, manufactures, and markets heat transfer solutions to rural and agribusiness customers. Agrilab is focused on technology for the generation of energy from aerobic decomposition of plant and animal waste.
Contact:
Joseph Ouellette
Tel: (519) 944-5900
Web: http://www.agrilab.org
BIOX Corporation
BIOX's goal is to use its revolutionary new technology to produce the highest quality, renewable, non-toxic and biodegradable biodiesel fuel on a commercial scale and at a cost that will allow for individuals and corporations to be environmentally responsible without having to pay extra for the privilege.
Contact: Tim Haig
Tel: (905) 337-4970
Web: http://www.bioxcorp.com
Commercial Alcohols Inc.
Owns and operates corn dry milling ethanol distilleries in Chatham and Tiverton, Ontario and owns and operates an alcohol packaging facility in Brampton, Ontario.
Contact:
Robert Gallant
Tel: (416) 304-1700
Web: http://www.comalc.com
DynaMotive Energy Systems Corp.
DynaMotive is an energy systems company focused on the development of innovative energy solutions based on its patented fast pyrolysis system which economically converts biomass into a renewable, environmentally friendly fuel.
Contact:
David Marnoch
Tel: 1-877-863-2268
Web: http://www.dynamotive.com
Integrated Grain Processors Co-operative Inc.
is an incorporated co-operative formed in April of 2002 to explore the possibility of building a modern commercial scale grain ethanol plant in South Western Ontario.
Contact:
Tom Cox
Tel: 1-866-211-0435
Web: http://www.igpc.ca
Rothsay Biodiesel
Rothsay biodiesel is an environmentally friendly renewable fuel made by converting animal fats and recycled cooking oil into a "green" alternative fuel that, reduces harmful greenhouse gases, and can be used in all diesel engines today.
Contact:
Ron Wardrop
Tel: (905) 628-2258
Web: http://www.rothsaybiodiesel.ca
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