ADVOCACY FOR THE CANADIAN ADVANCED BIOFUELS INDUSTRY

Our Members

  • Archer Daniels Midland is one of the world’s leading agricultural producers, a leading producer globally of biofuels, and a biochemical developer.
  • Cellufuel Inc. is currently operating a demonstration-scale facility producing clean synthetic diesel from low-value forestry residues.
  • Consolidated Biofuels is a biodiesel and specialty chemicals producer utilizing a range of feedstocks.
  • Enerkem is a project and technology developer that utilizes non-recyclable municipal waste to produce clean fuels and renewable chemicals, and operates the world’s first commercial biorefinery for MSW-to-methanol and ethanol.
  • Ensyn Corporation has a 30-year history of innovation and commercial deployment of fast thermal cracking of carbon-based feedstocks including woody biomass, producing renewable chemicals, and ‘biocrude’ for thermal applications or co-processing with refinery feedstocks for the production of transportation fuels.
  • Iogen is a leader in developing and implementing technology to make second generation biofuels, converting the non-food portion of plants into renewable transportation fuels with low GHG emissions.
  • Innoltek is an oleochemical and biodiesel producer serving a range of industries with environmentally sound chemicals, products, and fuels.
  • Invigor Bioenergy is re-commissioning a biodiesel plant in Alberta capable of processing a range of feedstocks.
  • LanzaTech has a globally deployed gas fermentation technology which converts carbon-rich wastes and residues from industrial processes into valuable chemical products and fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel.
  • OPIS (Oil Price Information Service) is one of the world’s most comprehensive sources for market information, news and intelligence for conventional fuels and biofuels.
  • Renewable Energy Group is a leading provider of cleaner, lower carbon intensity products, an international producer of biomass-based diesel, and a developer of renewable chemicals.
  • Steeper Energy is demonstrating a hydrothermal liquefaction technology that produces a synthetic ‘biocrude’ oil for on-site upgrading or refinery co-processing, to produce low-sulphur diesel, jet and marine biofuel from a wide range of biomass.
  • Targray is a leading North American provider of biodiesel solutions with a dedicated rail fleet linking its supply terminals to a wide range of fleets and fuel retailers in the US and Canada.
  • West Coast Reduction creates environmentally sound recycling solutions to the agricultural sector and food services industry, is a provider of feedstocks for the biofuels industry and an infrastructure partner in the biofuels trade.

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Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC) is a national industry association established to:

• Promote the production and use of advanced biofuels in Canada
• Collaborate with other stakeholders to expand market access for sustainable low-carbon biofuels in Canada
• Collaborate broadly to decarbonize transportation

Biofuel Industry Affiliates

  • California Biodiesel Alliance Logo
  • Low Carbon Fuels Coalition Logo
  • National Biodiesel Board Logo

Our Work

Advanced Biofuels

Advanced biofuels have significant (>50%) greenhouse gas emission reductions below gasoline and diesel, and are produced from renewable biomass.
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Policy

We’ve been a leader in the development of the Canadian biofuels sector since 2005 with policies and regulations such as the BC Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Regulation Requirement.
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Technical

A review of commercially available advanced biofuels: biodiesel, ethanol, renewable hydrocarbon diesel, renewable natural gas, biocrude, and biojet – feedstocks, production and use.
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Recent News

ABFC Submission on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop Technical Paper

ABFC Submissions in support of a National Clean Fuel Standard under the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change

September 2016: Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change – A National Clean Fuels Strategy April 2017: Clean Fuel Standard: Discussion Paper (February 2017) – Comments on Design Framework

New comprehensive data report released on 2015 Canadian biofuel use, greenhouse gas reductions, and costs

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ABFC Presentations during National Clean Fuel Standard Consultation Webinars

Topic: Transportation Sector Topic: Carbon Intensity/Sustainability Topic: Fuel Suppliers Topic: Compliance Mechanisms