Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal QC
February 18-19, 2015
Who Will Attend?
• Pellet producers
• Boiler and stove manufacturers
• Distributors and installers
• Pellet buyers
• Shipping and logistics companies
• International freight forwarders
• Exporters
• Government and academics
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal QC
February 18-19, 2015
Wood pellets are a clean, renewable, and carbon neutral form of
energy. In many parts of North America, wood pellets are the lowest
cost form of heat energy – cheaper than heating oil, electricity, or
propane. Wood pellet manufacturing provides family-supporting
jobs in Canadian rural communities. With the introduction of modern
automated pellet stoves and boilers, wood pellet markets are growing
rapidly in Canada, the US and overseas.
The Wood Pellet Association of Canada and the Quebec Wood
Export Bureau are organizers of the Canadian Wood Pellet Heating
Conference to be held at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel on
February 18-19, 2014. This event is connected to the Montreal Wood
Convention (montrealwoodconvention.com); attendees are welcome
to participate in both events at no extra cost.
PELLET CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
• Bus tour of pellet boiler installations in the Ottawa Valley including
a church, a school, and an apartment building. Also a tour of
Lauzon Recyled Wood Energy pellet plant (to be confirmed).
• WPAC board meeting open to all WPAC and
QWEB pellet group members.
• Trade show
• Networking cocktail on the evening of February 18
• Presentations on pellet markets; new pellet stove and boiler
technologies; successful pellet installations; and a panel discussion
on how to address seasonal demand fluctuations.
• Learn about Rentech’s new Ontario pellet plants and the
company’s plans to export pellets through the Port of Quebec City.
Confirmed Speakers Include:
• Brad Bennett, Pacific BioEnergy
• Marc-Antoine Cantin, SBI International
• Gordon Murray, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
• Adam Sherman, Vermont Biomass Energy Resource Centre
• Michele Rebiere, Viridis Energy
• Carm Sciglitano, Associated Cargo Solutions
• John Arsenault, Quebec Wood Export Bureau
• Stephen Bearss, Fink Machine Inc.
• Chantal Demers, Association des professionels du chauffage
• Pierre-Olivier Morency, Rentech
• Andre Bedard, Granules LG
• Kizzy Simoneau, ESIM Solutions de chauffage écologiques
• Richard Morenchuk, Quadra Fire
• Richard Darveau, Quebec Hardware and Building Supply Association
• Stewart McIntosh, Lauzon Recycled Wood Energy
• Marie-Claude Deshaies, Transport Jedan
Registration and Accommodation:
Cost (net of tax) is $375 for the conference only, and $425 for the
conference and industrial tour. The student rate of $125.
To register for the conference and to book accommodation, go to
http://www.quebecwoodexport.com/en/events and follow
the appropriate links.
Exhibition and Sponsorship Opportunities:
Contact John Arsenault at (819) 583-7477 or
[email protected]
WOOD PELLET
ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Canadian Wood Pellet Heating Conference 2015 - Program
Location: Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal QC
WOOD PELLET
ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Option A
Registration
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2015
Option B
Bus tour of pellet plant and boiler installations west of Montreal
Meet in hotel lobby at 8:00 AM
Forest Industry Seminar: Economy and Markets (Jolliet room)
9:00 AM
9:10 AM
9:50 AM
Welcoming comments - Moderator: Ian de la Roche, president, Delaroche Consultancy
US Housing Market - David Crowe, chief economist and senior vice-president, National Association of Home Builders
Outlook for softwood lumber in North America - Bob Berg, principal economist, lumber, RISI
10:30 AM
Break
11:00 AM
Results of the wood promotion program supported by the Softwood Lumber Board - Marc Brinkmeyer, president, SLB, and chairman of the board, Idaho Forest Group
12:00 PM
Lunch - Keynote speaker, Sugar Sammy (Le Grand Salon)
1:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Option A
Option B
Option C
Wood Pellet Association of Canada board meeting - open to all WPAC and QWEB Pellet Group members (Ramezsay room)
Business to business meetings for pellet producers and customers (St-François room)
Trade show (Hochelaga room)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Ice-breaker cocktail (Le Grand Salon)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2015
9:00 AM
9:05 AM
9:25 AM
9:45 AM
10:05 AM
SESSION 1: WOOD PELLET HEAT MARKETS - Moderated by Brad Bennett, Pacific BioEnergy/Wood Pellet Association of Canada (Jolliet room)
Canadian market update - Gordon Murray, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
Northeast US market update - Michele Rebiere, Viridis Energy
Global and European market update - John Arsenault, QWEB/WPAC
Moderated discussion
10:30 AM
Break
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
SESSION 2: PELLET STOVE AND BOILER DEVELOPMENTS - Moderated by Chantal Demers, Association des professionnels du chauffage
KWB pellet boilers - Kizzy Simoneau, ESIM Solutions de chauffage écologiques
Mabre: Italian biomass air heaters and boilers - Dominic Paulhus, Mabre Canada Inc.
Flame Brand stoves by SBI - Marc-Antoine Cantin, SBI International
Quadra Fire pellet stoves - Richard Morenchuk, Impact Distribution
12:00 PM
Lunch (Le Grand Salon)
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
1:50 PM
2:10 PM
2:30 PM
SESSION 3: PELLET HEATING SUCCESS STORIES - Moderated by Andre Bedard, Granules LG
Commercial and institutional installations in New Brunswick - Malcolm Fisher, Biomass Solutions
Community Scale Biomass Development in Vermont - Adam Sherman, Biomass Energy Resource Center
Pellet Exports into the Italian Pellet Heat Market - Carm Sciglitano, Associated Cargo Specialists Canada Inc.
Successful KOB Boiler Installations - Stephen Bearss, Fink Machine Inc.
3:00 PM
Break (pellet exhitor room)
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
SESSION 4: MARKET DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES - Moderated by Gordon Murray, WPAC
Status of Rentech’s pellet industry developments in Ontario and Quebec - Pierre-Olivier Morency, Rentech
Seasonal distribution issues: a panel discussion
Richard Darveau, Quebec Hardware and Building Supply Association - moderator
Pellet distributors (to be confirmed)
André Bédard, Granules LG
Stewart M Intosh, Lauzon Recycled Wood Energy Inc.
Marie-Claude Deshaies, Transport Jedan
3:50 PM
5:00 PM
Conference adjourns