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Ontario's Forest Biofibre Promotes Clean Energy
CANADA - Ontario has a new policy to guide the allocation and use of previously unused trees and tree parts that could spur innovation and help to diversify the economy.Known as biofibre, a guiding policy for its use could support the development and use of clean technologies, help reduce dependence on fossil fuels, reduce energy costs through cogeneration and other bio-energy projects, and provide a source of renewable material to produce bioproducts.
Forest biofibre comes from tree tops and limbs, trees which currently aren't marketable as traditional forest products and trees salvaged after being damaged by fire, wind or other types of damage. The forest biofibre policy
(http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Forests/2ColumnSubPage/245067.html) provides the general direction for the allocation and use of previously unutilized forest biofibre in Ontario's forests.
The policy will guide the use of forest biofibre to create and support new opportunities to develop and use new clean technologies and products that could help the province tackle climate change and supply the global demand for more sustainable biofuels and biomaterials. This policy supports Ontario's Innovation Agenda, a plan to make innovation a driving force of the provincial economy.
"This policy will help in the development of non-conventional forest products, encourage new investment in emerging markets, and improve the competitiveness of Ontario's forest sector," said Minister of Natural Resources Donna Cansfield. "This policy will directly benefit the forest sector and the northern and rural communities which depend on forestry as a way of life."
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