脫碳倡議：蘇伊士與Airex、Rémabec集團(tuán)合作的生物炭工廠項(xiàng)目

在魁北克省卡捷港動(dòng)工

蘇伊士聯(lián)手Airex能源公司、Rémabec集團(tuán)創(chuàng)建了加拿大第一家工業(yè)生物炭生產(chǎn)工廠。項(xiàng)目位于魁北克省卡捷港，第一階段建設(shè)將在2024年完成，初始生產(chǎn)能力為每年1萬(wàn)噸。到2026年，年產(chǎn)能將增加到三倍，使其成為北美最大、也是世界上最重要的生物炭工廠之一。這是蘇伊士和Airex能源公司合作的第一個(gè)項(xiàng)目，其目標(biāo)是到2035年生產(chǎn)35萬(wàn)噸生物炭。

這個(gè)項(xiàng)目由三方出資組成的合作公司CARBONITY負(fù)責(zé)建設(shè)及運(yùn)營(yíng)，將在當(dāng)?shù)毓蛡?span lang="EN-GB">75名員工。該項(xiàng)目將利用板材制造商Rémabec集團(tuán)工廠的殘余生物質(zhì)生產(chǎn)出優(yōu)質(zhì)環(huán)保的富碳生物炭。生物炭是一種極具環(huán)境效益的材料，被聯(lián)合國(guó)政府間氣候變化專門委員會(huì)（IPCC）確定為遏制全球變暖的5種負(fù)碳排方案之一，生物炭項(xiàng)目的開(kāi)發(fā)有助于實(shí)現(xiàn)《巴黎協(xié)定》中的碳中和目標(biāo)。

這座加拿大首家生物炭生產(chǎn)設(shè)施將運(yùn)用其先進(jìn)的設(shè)備、專業(yè)知識(shí)和開(kāi)創(chuàng)性的CarbonFX™熱解技術(shù)為客戶減少碳足跡，該技術(shù)由Airex能源公司開(kāi)發(fā)，并結(jié)合了蘇伊士的專業(yè)知識(shí)。在有機(jī)廢物的轉(zhuǎn)化與增值、農(nóng)業(yè)土壤改良、生物肥料與循環(huán)經(jīng)濟(jì)新資源開(kāi)發(fā)等領(lǐng)域，蘇伊士擁有全球領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者的地位。

蘇伊士固廢資源管理首席運(yùn)營(yíng)官、執(zhí)行副總裁Yves Rannou 表示：“蘇伊士通過(guò)將森林和農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)的廢棄物轉(zhuǎn)化為碳匯和土壤改良劑，在這些生物材料的整個(gè)生命周期中創(chuàng)造了價(jià)值。憑借在工程建設(shè)和工業(yè)設(shè)施運(yùn)營(yíng)方面的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，蘇伊士將推動(dòng)這一創(chuàng)新的脫碳解決方案在全球范圍內(nèi)實(shí)施。”

Airex能源公司首席執(zhí)行官Michel Gagnon表示：“我們很高興成為這一重大項(xiàng)目的合作伙伴，該項(xiàng)目為魁北克省的脫碳提供了獨(dú)一無(wú)二的機(jī)會(huì)。這是魁北克省政府倡導(dǎo)的增長(zhǎng)和脫碳戰(zhàn)略的完美典范。該項(xiàng)目引入了前沿的CarbonFX™技術(shù)，這是一項(xiàng)在魁北克研發(fā)的技術(shù)成果，如今成為全球的標(biāo)桿。”

Rémabec集團(tuán)總裁兼首席運(yùn)營(yíng)官Réjean Paré表示：“與我們的合作伙伴Airex能源公司和蘇伊士集團(tuán)攜手合作，旨在通過(guò)加速脫碳來(lái)創(chuàng)造更可持續(xù)的經(jīng)濟(jì)。我們致力于推動(dòng)創(chuàng)新，培育新科技并投資于解決方案，以迎接氣候變化的挑戰(zhàn)，為林業(yè)提供新的機(jī)遇，打造一個(gè)更可持續(xù)和繁榮的未來(lái)。”

該項(xiàng)目得以實(shí)現(xiàn)，也離不開(kāi)魁北克和加拿大政府的參與和財(cái)政支持。

"加拿大政府已作出具體承諾，表明強(qiáng)勁的經(jīng)濟(jì)和健康的環(huán)境是相輔相成的。這就是為什么加拿大魁北克地區(qū)經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展署(CED)向CARBONITY公司提供了一筆300萬(wàn)加元的可償還捐款，用于卡捷港的項(xiàng)目。通過(guò)支持創(chuàng)業(yè)公司和綠色技術(shù)、產(chǎn)品的開(kāi)發(fā)創(chuàng)新，我們正在為未來(lái)就業(yè)創(chuàng)造更多機(jī)會(huì)。”加拿大Brome-Missisquoi國(guó)會(huì)議員、體育部長(zhǎng)兼負(fù)責(zé)加拿大魁北克地區(qū)經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展署部長(zhǎng)Pascale St-Onge表示。

“加拿大的林業(yè)部門一直是推動(dòng)加拿大各地社區(qū)經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的重要?jiǎng)恿�，為工人和家庭提供生�?jì)和機(jī)會(huì)。通過(guò)投資創(chuàng)新技術(shù)和實(shí)踐，例如CARBONITY這樣的項(xiàng)目，我們正在為這一關(guān)鍵領(lǐng)域提供減排路徑，并為工人創(chuàng)造良好的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。”加拿大自然資源部長(zhǎng)喬納森·威爾金森閣下表示。

“通過(guò)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，魁北克省正在為其經(jīng)濟(jì)脫碳采取額外的措施。這個(gè)新的生物炭工廠將使一些冶金和農(nóng)業(yè)工藝實(shí)現(xiàn)更快地脫碳成為可能，同時(shí)在加拿大北岸創(chuàng)造經(jīng)濟(jì)效益。”魁北克省經(jīng)濟(jì)、創(chuàng)新和能源部長(zhǎng)、蒙特利爾大都市圈經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展部長(zhǎng)Pierre Fitzgibbon表示。

生物炭：優(yōu)勢(shì)廣泛

作為一種土壤改良劑，生物炭具有多種優(yōu)點(diǎn)，包括固碳、增加養(yǎng)分保留以及優(yōu)化土壤通氣性和排水性。它的特性使它能夠促進(jìn)土壤的再生，限制肥料的使用并保護(hù)水資源。

當(dāng)添加到混凝土或?yàn)r青配方中時(shí)，生物炭為最終材料帶來(lái)了新的功能，同時(shí)有助于減少其碳足跡，這是建筑業(yè)的一個(gè)關(guān)鍵問(wèn)題。 最后，在高溫?zé)o氧熱解條件下生產(chǎn)生物炭會(huì)產(chǎn)生多余的能量，能夠以蒸汽或熱解油的形式直接就地回用。

該項(xiàng)目每年將封存7.5萬(wàn)噸碳。通過(guò)碳封存，生物炭的生產(chǎn)將產(chǎn)生有保障的、經(jīng)認(rèn)證的碳信用額度[1]，這些信用額將由First Climate公司在自愿碳交易市場(chǎng)[2]上進(jìn)行出售。

“我們與CARBONITY的合作是實(shí)施大規(guī)模碳儲(chǔ)存和回收項(xiàng)目的重要一步。進(jìn)入這一市場(chǎng)的參與者已經(jīng)證實(shí)了生物炭實(shí)現(xiàn)《巴黎協(xié)定》目標(biāo)的潛力。”First Climate[3]首席執(zhí)行官Olaf Bachert補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，“First Climate將確保通過(guò)開(kāi)創(chuàng)性的卡捷港工業(yè)項(xiàng)目實(shí)現(xiàn)的碳回收是可持續(xù)的、透明的和增值的，符合最高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和規(guī)范。”

蘇伊士聯(lián)手Airex能源公司、Rémabec集團(tuán)創(chuàng)建了加拿大第一家工業(yè)生物炭生產(chǎn)工廠。

關(guān)于蘇伊士

面對(duì)日益嚴(yán)峻的環(huán)境挑戰(zhàn)，160多年來(lái)，蘇伊士集團(tuán)一直致力于提供保障和改善民生的基礎(chǔ)服務(wù)，并憑借其創(chuàng)新且富有韌性的解決方案，為客戶提供水務(wù)和固廢服務(wù)。集團(tuán)在40個(gè)國(guó)家的4萬(wàn)名員工積極賦能客戶，為客戶在資產(chǎn)和服務(wù)的全生命周期內(nèi)創(chuàng)造價(jià)值并推動(dòng)低碳轉(zhuǎn)型。2022年，蘇伊士集團(tuán)為全球6800萬(wàn)人生產(chǎn)飲用水，為3700多萬(wàn)人提供環(huán)衛(wèi)服務(wù)；通過(guò)污水和固廢處理轉(zhuǎn)化生產(chǎn)3.7太瓦時(shí)的能源，并避免400萬(wàn)噸二氧化碳的排放。2022年蘇伊士集團(tuán)的營(yíng)收為88億歐元*。更多資訊請(qǐng)瀏覽官網(wǎng)： www.suez.com 或關(guān)注推特 @suez。

*以12個(gè)月為基礎(chǔ)進(jìn)行核算。

蘇伊士在亞洲

蘇伊士約70年前進(jìn)入亞洲市場(chǎng)，起步于東南亞，繼而擴(kuò)展至中國(guó)的發(fā)展也近50年。蘇伊士在亞洲有逾6500名員工，已建成超過(guò) 600 座水廠和污水處理廠。集團(tuán)與各地伙伴合作為逾2500萬(wàn)人和 19個(gè)工業(yè)園區(qū)提供水務(wù)和固廢資源管理服務(wù)。在中國(guó)，蘇伊士被公認(rèn)為最具影響力的企業(yè)之一，也是引領(lǐng)亞洲環(huán)保行業(yè)的標(biāo)桿。如今，蘇伊士與各地市政和工業(yè)客戶的合作項(xiàng)目遍布中國(guó)30多個(gè)主要城市和地區(qū)，在澳門運(yùn)營(yíng)中國(guó)水務(wù)行業(yè)的第一個(gè)PPP項(xiàng)目，在上海運(yùn)營(yíng)亞洲最大的危廢焚燒設(shè)施之一，在重慶的投資逾40億元人民幣。

關(guān)于Airex能源公司

作為創(chuàng)新的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，Airex能源公司開(kāi)發(fā)并提供世界級(jí)的脫碳解決方案，能夠顯著減少溫室氣體排放。憑借CarbonFX™技術(shù)，Airex能源公司將生物質(zhì)轉(zhuǎn)化為高附加值的生態(tài)產(chǎn)品，如生物炭、生物碳和生物煤。自2016年以來(lái)，該公司運(yùn)營(yíng)了加拿大第一家也是唯一一家工業(yè)生物炭生產(chǎn)廠。如今，該公司將其解決方案出口到全球各個(gè)角落，包括美國(guó)、歐洲和亞洲。點(diǎn)擊了解更多：www.airex-energy.com

關(guān)于Rémabec集團(tuán)

集團(tuán)成立于1988年，是加拿大魁北克省最大的私營(yíng)林業(yè)承包商，也是該省最重要的鋸木商之一，為近2000人提供了直接的高質(zhì)量就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。Rémabec在魁北克省的三個(gè)森林地區(qū)建立了7家工廠，在阿爾貝克木材部門，從事于軟木的鋸切、檢量、指接等工作領(lǐng)域。再加上另外3家硬木加工廠和一家綠色能源工廠，Rémabec集團(tuán)共有11家工廠。Rémabec集團(tuán)由兩組投資者所有。創(chuàng)始人及管理者到位，包括Produits Forestiers Arbec公司，是魁北克林業(yè)行業(yè)的主要參與者之一，專門從事于OSB板生產(chǎn)


              

Decarbonization Initiative: Airex Energy, Groupe Rémabec, and SUEZ Unveil Groundbreaking Biochar Plant in Port-Cartier, Québec

Airex Energy, Groupe Rémabec and SUEZ join forces to create Canada's first industrial biochar production plant in Port-Cartier, Québec. The first phase of the plant will be finalized in 2024, with an initial production capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year. By 2026, annual production capacity will triple, making it the largest biochar plant in North America and one of the world’s most important. This is the first project resulting from the partnership between SUEZ and Airex Energy which aims to produce 350,000 tonnes of biochar by 2035.

The facility, owned by CARBONITY, a joint-venture equally owned by the three partners, will employ 75 people locally. It will produce a carbon-rich biochar with high environmental qualities from the residual biomass of Groupe Rémabec's operations. Biochar is a material with highly promising environmental benefits, identified by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as one of five negative-emission solutions to curb global warming and help achieve the carbon-neutral targets set by the Paris agreements.

This first Canadian facility will leverage the cutting-edge equipment, profound expertise, and groundbreaking CarbonFX™ pyrolysis technology developed by Airex Energy as well as on the expertise of SUEZ, a world leader in the transformation and valorisation of organic waste, agricultural soil enhancement, biofertilizers, and new resources from the circular economy enabling its customers to reduce their carbon footprint.

Yves Rannou, Chief Operating Officer Recycling & Recovery, Executive Vice-President of SUEZ, said, 

“By transforming forest and agricultural residues into carbon sinks and soil amendments, SUEZ creates value over the entire life cycle of the material. SUEZ will leverage its expertise in constructing and operating industrial facilities to enable the global deployment of this groundbreaking decarbonization solution.”

Michel Gagnon, CEO of Airex Energy and Chairman of the joint venture, said,

“We are delighted to be a partner in this major project, which represents an unparalleled opportunity for decarbonization in Québec. This project is the perfect example of the growth and decarbonization strategy advocated by the Québec government. This project brings to the forefront CarbonFX™ technology, an innovation proudly developed in Québec, which is now considered a benchmark worldwide.”

President and Chief Operating Officer of Groupe Rémabec, Réjean Paré, said,

“With our partners Airex Energy and SUEZ, we are aiming on creating a more sustainable economy by accelerating decarbonization. We are committed to promoting innovation, fostering new technologies and investing in solutions to tackle climate change head-on, while providing the forest industry with new opportunities. Together, we can build a more sustainable and prosperous future.”

This project was made possible thanks to the financial participation of the Quebec and Canadian governments.

“Government of Canada has made concrete commitments to demonstrate that a strong economy and a healthy environment go hand-in-hand. That is why Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) is granting a repayable contribution of Canadian $3M to CARBONITY for its set up project in Port-Cartier. By assisting startups and supporting innovation in the development of greener technologies and products, we are paving the way for the jobs of tomorrow,” says The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Member of Parliament for Brome-Missisquoi, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for CED.

“Canada’s forest sector has been an economic driver for communities across Canada, providing livelihoods and opportunity for workers and families. By investing in innovative technologies and practices, such as CARBONITY, we are creating pathways to lower emissions and good jobs for workers in this key sector,” mentions the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resource in Canada.

“With this project, Québec is putting additional tools in place to decarbonize its economy. This new biochar plant will make it possible to decarbonize certain metallurgical and agricultural processes more rapidly while creating economic benefits here on the North Shore,” indicates Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of the Economy, Innovation and Energy, Minister Responsible for Regional Economic Development and Minister Responsible for Montréal and the Metropolitan Region.

Biochar: a wide range of benefits

Used as a soil amendment, biochar offers several benefits, including carbon sequestration, increased nutrient retention, and optimized soil aeration and drainage. Its properties allow it to contribute to soil regeneration, limit the use of fertilizers and sustain water resources.

When added to concrete or asphalt formulations, biochar brings new functionalities to the final material while helping to reduce its carbon footprint, a key issue for the construction sector. At last, the production of biochar at high-temperature and with oxygen-free pyrolysis will generate surplus energy in the form of steam or pyrolysis oil, which can be directly reused on site.

The project will sequester 75,000 tonnes of carbon per year. By sequestering carbon, biochar production will generate guaranteed, certified carbon credits[1] that will be sold on the voluntary market[2] by First Climate.

"Our partnership with CARBONITY is an important step in the implementation of large-scale carbon storage and recovery projects. The players entering this market have confirmed the potential of biochar to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement. First Climate will ensure that the carbon recovery achieved through the groundbreaking Port-Cartier industrial project will be sustainable, transparent and value-added, in compliance with the highest standards and norms," adds Olaf Bachert, CEO of First Climate[3].

Airex Energy, Groupe Rémabec and SUEZ join forces to create

Canada's first industrial biochar production plant in Port-Cartier, Québec.

About SUEZ:

Faced with growing environmental challenges, SUEZ has been delivering essential services that protect and improve our quality of life for more than 160 years. SUEZ provides its customers with innovative and resilient solutions for water and waste services. With 40000 employees across 40 countries, the Group works with customers to create value over the full lifecycle of their assets and services, and to drive their low carbon transition. In 2022, SUEZ provided drinking water for 68 million people worldwide and sanitation services for more than 37 million people. The Group generated 3.7 TWh of energy from waste and wastewater, and avoided 4 million tons of CO₂ emissions. In 2022, SUEZ has generated revenues of 8.8 billion euros*. For more information: www.suez.com / Twitter @suez

* restated on a 12-month basis.

SUEZ in Asia

In Asia, SUEZ’s journey began some 70 years ago, first in Southeast Asia before expanding to China nearly 50 years ago. With 6,500+ employees across Asia, SUEZ has built over 600 water and wastewater treatment plants. Together with our local partners, we also provide water and waste recycling and recovery services to 25+ million people and 19 industrial parks across the country. SUEZ is recognized as one of the most influential companies in China and a service benchmark for leading Asia’s environmental industry. Today, SUEZ works with municipal and industrial customers in more than 30 major cities and regions across China, manages China’s first PPP water contract in Macao, operates one of Asia's largest hazardous waste incineration facilities in Shanghai, and has invested over RMB 4 billion in Chongqing.

About Airex Energy:

An innovative leader, Airex Energy develops and delivers world-class decarbonization solutions with the capacity to significantly reduce GHG emissions. Thanks to its CarbonFX™ technology, Airex Energy transforms biomass into high value-added ecological products such as biochar, biocarbon and biocoal. Since 2016, the company has operated Canada's first and only industrial biochar production plant. Today, the company exports its solutions to the four corners of the globe, including the United States, Europe and Asia. www.airex-energy.com

About Rémabec:

Founded in 1988, Groupe Rémabec is proud to be the largest private forestry contractor in Quebec and one of the most important sawyers in the province, which allows it to provide direct quality employment to nearly 2 000 people. Firmly established in three forest regions of Quebec with the seven factories of its Arbec lumber division, which work in fields such as sawing, planning and finger jointing of softwood. With the operation of three other hardwood species wood processing plants and one plant in the green energy sector, the Rémabec Group has eleven plants in total. Groupe Rémabec is owned by two groups of investors. The founders and management in place, as well as Produits Forestiers Arbec Inc., one of the main players in Quebec’s forest industry specializing in OSB panels.