Analyzing the Biofuels Market in Canada

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Section 1: Understanding Biofuels

• A. What are Biofuels?
  • A.1 History of Biofuels
  • A.2 Major Biofuels
  • A.3 Uses of Biofuels
  • A.4 What are Direct Biofuels?
  • A.5 Looking at Biobutanol
  • A.6 Looking at Ethanol & Biodiesel
  • A.6.1 Ethanol
  • A.6.2 Biodiesel
  • A.7 Pros & Cons of Biofuels
  • A.8 Future of Biofuels
• B. Economics of Biofuels
  • B.1 Feedstock Costs
  • B.2 Processing Costs
  • B.3 Cost of Sales & Use
  • B.4 Overall Cost
  • B.5 Retail Cost & Tax Incentives
• C. Impact of Biofuels
  • C.1 Policy Impact on Biofuels
  • C.1 Environmental & Economic Impact of Biofuels
  • C.1 Impact on Engines
  • C.1 Impact on Rural Development
• D. Metamorphosis of the Energy Industry & Biofuels

Section 2: Looking at Canada' s Energy Industry

• A. Overview of Canada' s Energy Industry
  • A.1 Overview
  • A.2 History of Canada' s Energy Industry
  • A.3 Constitutional Issues in Canada' s Energy Policy
  • A.4 Energy Production & Consumption Trends
  • A.5 Energy Demand by the Transportation Industry
  • A.6 Import-Export Scenario
• B. Analyzing the Oil Market in Canada
  • B.1 Market Profile
  • B.2 Market Structure
  • B.3 Oil Exploration & Production
  • B.4 Oil Sands of Canada
  • B.5 Offshore Projects
  • B.6 Pipeline Network
  • B.7 Export-Import Scenario
  • B.8 Oil Refining Sector
• C. Analyzing the Natural Gas Market in Canada
  • C.1 Market Profile
  • C.2 Natural Gas Exploration & Production
  • C.3 Unconventional Natural Gas Sources
  • C.4 Pipeline Network
  • C.5 LNG
  • C.6 Sector Outlook
• D. Analyzing Canada' s Electricity Market
  • D.1 Overview
  • D.2 Alberta
  • D.3 Manitoba
  • D.4 New Brunswick
  • D.5 Ontario
  • D.6 Quebec
  • D.7 Newfoundland and Labrador
  • D.8 Saskatchewan
  • D.9 Yukon
• E. Analyzing Canada' s Coal Industry
  • E.1 History of Coal in Canada
  • E.2 Present-day Coal Industry
• F. Nuclear Power in Canada
  • F.1 Overview
  • F.2 Generating Power from Nuclear Energy
  • F.3 Prominence of Medical Radioisotopes in Canada
  • F.4 Production of Uranium
  • F.5 Managing Nuclear Waste

Section 3: Analyzing Canada' s Biofuel Industry

• A. Industry Overview
  • A.1 Introduction
  • A.2 Drivers for the Biofuels Policy
  • A.3 Canada' s Biofuel Policy
    • A.3.1 Biofuel Targets
    • A.3.2 Excise Duty Reductions
    • A.3.3 Biofuel Obligations
    • A.3.4 Investment Subsidies
    • A.3.5 Other Measures
  • A.4 Canadian Biofuel Development by Province
  • A.5 Biofuel Policies
    • A.5.1 Alberta
    • A.5.2 British Columbia
    • A.5.3 Manitoba
    • A.5.4 Saskatchewan
    • A.5.5 Ontario
    • A.5.6 Quebec
  • A.6 Biofuel Import Regime
• B. Analyzing the Ethanol Industry in Canada
  • B.1 Production and Distribution Statistics
  • B.2 Canada' s Ethanol Production Business Models
    • B.2.1 Energy Producer and Marketers
    • B.2.2 Grain Based Ethanol Plants with Producer Equity
    • B.2.3 Renewable Energy Firms
• C. Analyzing the Biodiesel Industry in Canada
  • C.1 Production and Distribution Statistics
  • C.2 Canada' s Biodiesel Production Business Models
• D. Economic of Biofuels in Canada
  • D.1 Overview
  • D.2 Cost of Production in the Long Term
  • D.3 Effect of Ethanol Production on Canada' s Feedstock Markets
    • D.3.1Ethanol Production from Corn
    • D.3.2 Ethanol Production from Wheat
    • D.3.3 Ethanol Production from Sugarcane/Sugar Beets
  • D.4 Effect of Biodiesel Production on Canada' s Feedstock Markets
    • D.4.1 Biodiesel Production from Canola & Animal Fats or Oil
  • D.5 Trade Impact
• E. Case Study: Cellulosic Feedstock - Future of Ethanol in Canada
• F. Leading Industry Contributors
  • F.1 Agricore United
  • F.2 BBI Biofuels
  • F.3 Bifrost Bio-Diesel
  • F.4 BIOX Corporation
  • F.5 Bunge Canada
  • F.6 Canada Clean Fuels Inc.
  • F.7 Canadian Bioenergy Corporation
  • F.8 Degussa Canada Ltd
  • F.9 Ensask Biofuels
  • F.10 GreenField Ethanol
  • F.11 Iogen Corporation
  • F.12 Island Biodiesel Co-op
  • F.13 Monsanto Canada
  • F.14 Nelson Biodiesel Co-op
  • F.15 Northern Ethanol
  • F.16 Ocean Nutrition Canada
  • F.17 Phillips BioFuel Supply
  • F.18 Suncor Energy Products Inc.
  • F.19 The Biodiesel Company
  • F.20 Topia Energy Production Ltd
  • F.21 Vancouver Biodiesel Co-op
  • F.22 West Coast Biodiesel Limited
  • F.23 WISE Energy

Section 4: Conclusion

A. Appendix

B. Glossary of Terms