Biomass Energy Partnership Opportunity

RPM Ecosystems Canada is part of the Willow Energy & Environmental Partners (WEEP) project, a multi-national joint-venture designed to establish Canadian leadership in short rotation woody biomass. WEEP is engaged in the development, trial demonstrations, marketing, and sales of shrub willow crops as an energy feedstock.

The strategic objective is to become the North American market leaders for CO2-neutral/very low or no NOX/SOX production of thermal energy, electric power, liquid transportation fuels, biopolymers and commodity chemicals. A WEEP team member has committed to purchase, at fair value, 100% of the project output as either nursery feedstock or feedstock for energy and environmental applications.

The partnership has secured matching federal funding contingent upon finding an appropriate location to grow short-rotation willow crops. The crops will be intermixed with hardwood trees germinated using the patented Root Production Method under the guidance of RPM Ecosystems Canada.

Partnering with WEEP

WEEP proposes to deploy 400 ha of commercial Canadian shrub willow and RPM trees in order to demonstrate the potential this explosive market. We seek one or more landowners interested in helping us validate the opportunity in large-scale commercial production.

Potential partners should have at least 200 acres of contiguous property that is capable of supporting shrub willow crops. Ideally, we are looking for a property in the triangle between Toronto, Ottawa, and Kingston, that has reasonably good access to a major highway.

To learn how you can participate in this cutting edge initiative, and be on the forefront of the bioenergy market, contact us.

To Learn More About Woody Biomass

A good overview of the biomass opportunity for farmers in Ontario is available from the Biomass For Energy Group (www.biomassforenergy.ca)

More detailed information on the sustainable production of woody biomass is available from this paper by the International Energy Agency BioEnergy program based in New Zealand.

Canadian researchers are investigating a number of bioenergy alternatives, from municipal waste to crop residue. Their results are compiled here.