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Alterna Energy

Contact Information
Alterna Energy
Phone Number: 250-649-2459
Fax: 250-563-1880
Email: gkutney@alternaenergy.ca
Website: www.alternaenergy.ca
Address:
#102 3645 - 18th Avenue
Prince George
British Columbia
Canada
V2N 1A8
  

General Information
Languages: English
Field(s) of Research:
Agriculture
Best Practices
Biofuels
Biomass
Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Carbon Cycle
Carbon Tax
Carbon Trading
Economics
Energy Conversion
Energy Efficiency
Energy Systems
Environmental Change
Environmental Economics
Environmental Management
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Programs and Initiatives
Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Studies
Forests and Forestry
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Industrial Ecology
Market Dynamics and Instruments
Natural Resources and Resource Management
Research Design and Methodology
Resource Assessment
Risk Assessment and Management
Sustainability
Technology
Waste Management

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Research Keywords

biomass, biocarbon,charcoal, bioenergy, carbonization, pyrolysis, biochar,

Activities Related to Climate Change Solutions

Biocarbon, also called char or charcoal, but is manufactured for industrial markets. The material is produced from any biomass through carbonization. There are many markets for the product including biochar (agricultural applications), activated biocarbon, and energy pellets. Wood-based bioenergy was revolutionized through the development of wood pellets. Whereas green wood chips have an energy density of ~9.5 GJ/te, a wood pellet has nearly double this amount. Coal, though, is the standard solid fuel in regard to power production, which has an energy density of ~30 GJ/te. Biocarbon is produced from the same type of biomass as wood pellets, but has an energy density equivalent to that of coal. For energy production the product is carbon neutral. In the biochar applications, the carbon is sequestered and the process is carbon negative.

Existing Partnerships and Collaborative Activities

UNBC - Michael Rutherford
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