Development of Dynamic Biocarbon Production and Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas Reductions Model

CharTech Solutions(CT)是一家总部位于多伦多的清洁技术开发商，为解决水质和减少废物等环境问题提供创新的技术解决方案。他们的过程产生了他们的主要产品--生物煤(BC)，这是通过将木材废料(如建筑和拆卸垃圾运往垃圾填埋场)转化为排放较低温室气体(GHG)的煤炭来制造的，用于工业制造。由于在某些制造过程中，如炼钢，需要煤提供的物理和化学性质，降低温室气体排放的选择有限。在制造业中使用BC作为煤炭的替代品是新的，但在减少温室气体排放方面有着令人难以置信的前景。此外，生产BC产生的废气之一是一种可升级为可再生天然气(RNG)的天然气，用于电网，进一步减少排放。BC可以帮助许多行业减少温室气体排放并提高在低碳经济中的竞争力，但为了能够扩大BC市场，CT需要能够为每个潜在客户及其BC需求建立可扩展的潜在温室气体减排模型。莫霍克学院气候变化管理中心(CCCM)拥有温室气体建模和量化专业知识，以支持CT创建可伸缩流程，这将帮助他们有效地量化客户的环境效益，并改善客户招聘。CT目前有机会与CCCM合作开发一个软件模型，以测试和了解与CT的BC流程、供应链以及RNG捕获和创建相关的减排。这一令人兴奋的合作伙伴关系将通过使用莫霍克学院创建的模型来推动安大略省企业的战略决策，从而支持对替代能源减排和流程优化的理解。创建的可扩展模型将帮助CT为加拿大各地的其他潜在客户开发使用案例。

CharTech Solutions (CT) is a Toronto-based cleantech developer of innovative technological solutions toenvironmental problems such as water quality, and waste reduction. Their process creates their primary productbiocoal (BC), which is made by transforming wood waste, such as construction and demolition waste destinedfor landfill, into a lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting coal substitute for industrial manufacturing. Due tothe need for the physical and chemical properties offered by coal in certain manufacturing processes, such assteelmaking, lower GHG emitting options are limited. The use of BC as an alternative to coal in manufacturingis new, but incredibly promising for GHG reductions. Additionally, one of the waste products from theproduction of BC is a gas that can be upgraded into renewable natural gas (RNG) for grid use, further reducingemissions. BC could help many industries reduce GHGs and increase competitiveness in a low carboneconomy, but to be able to scale the BC market, CT needs to be able to model scalable potential GHGemissions reductions for each potential client and their BC needs. Mohawk College's Centre for ClimateChange Management (CCCM) has GHG modelling and quantification expertise to support CT creating ascalable process, which will help them efficiently quantify environmental benefits to clients and improve theclient recruitment. The current opportunity for CT to collaborate alongside the CCCM in the development of asoftware model to test and understand emissions reductions associated with CT's BC process, supply chain, andthe capture and creation of RNG. This exciting partnership will support the understanding of alternative energyemissions mitigation and process optimization by using a model created at Mohawk College to drive strategicdecision making in an Ontario-based business. The scalable model created will help CT to develop use casesfor other potential clients across Canada.