Northern Rural and Remote Communities
Green Heat Initiative
Green Heat Initiative Launches Biomass Calculator ...Try it today!
"To convert to a wood biomass heating system and local fuel source, based on your present system and current annual fossil fuel or other energy usage, what would be the annual savings of heating with pellets or chips?"
The calculator is designed as a snap assessment tool to determine the costs and savings of switching to a biomass heating system. Using the estimated annual heating cost, fuel type and heat output of your current system (usually located on the serial number tag of your current heating system) the calculator will help determine how a Green Heat system would work for you.
A Step by Step Guide to Biomass Heating Systems and Local Renewable Fuels
How to Evaluate and Implement a Wood Chip or Pellet Heating System for your Building or Community
Free Download 
The goal of this federally funded project is to facililate woody biomass energy development in Northern British Columbia by providing information and expertise to communities looking to develop green heating projects. By working together and collaborating with industry, rural and remote communities, citizens, and our governments, we can generate new woody biomass heating projects with long term benefits for the Northern BC economy.
Community Resources Industry Resources Case Studies Funding and Financing
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Green Heat Energy:
Renewable, Efficient, and Sustainable
Wood waste is a resource that provides an alternative use for Mountain Pine Beetle killed timber as an efficient and carbon neutral energy source via wood chips and pellets. It has strong potential to help communities to extract more value from lower-quality timber and waste resources, while creating an opportunity for greater utlization of local fuel sources and diversification. The returns to the community are cost savings in energy, use of a carbon neutral fuel, job creation, and a broading use of our forest resources.
How can the Green Heat Initiative help?
Project Support
- What are your needs now and in the future?
- What resources are currently available in the community for biomass projects (making connections)?
Potential Project Evaluation
- Independent information source
- Community engagement and education
- Support Network
Types of support
- Energy usage evaluations to identify potential projects
- Project bioenergy needs
- Payback calculators
- Carbon offset calculators
- Other technical tools as needed
- Funding sources database
- Proposal writing support/evaluation
- Website www.greenheatinitiative.com
OUR ROLE: BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN THE GREEN HEAT ECONOMY
Partnerships
- Determine what knowledge and expertise is required for communities and industries to fully adopt existing technologies
- Help communities to understand how woody biomass energy can be utilized
- Facilitate the building of partnerships between communities, First Nations and governments to bring about mutually beneficial outcomes with green energy solutions
- Promote the benefits of green heat energy use in Northern BC
OUR VALUES: FOSTERING A RENEWABLE FUTURE
Economic, Social, and Environmental
- Increase the utilization of wood fibre as a green renewable source of heat energy and viable choice to fossil fuels
- Encourage economic diversification and alternative use of Mountain Pine Beetle wood
- Using local resources produced locally for heat energy
- Provide education and awareness to help communities meet their commitments to the BC Climate Action Charter
Interesting fact: 70% of the money spent on biomass stays in the local community - Unlike oil for which only 10% stays in the local economy
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OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS
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Funding for Northern Rural and Remote Communities Green Heat Initiative is provided by the Rural Economic Diversification Initiative (REDI) program-sponsored by Community Futures British Columbia, the Community Adjustment Fund (CAF)-sponsored by Government of Canada, Northern Development Initiative Trust and Industry contributions. Project partners and supporters include Northern Community Futures organizations, First Nations, industry, economic development organizations and potential clients. Nine Northern CFDCs have committed to working together to move this project forward and have agreed to provide specific project support.