Thunder Bay Wood Energy Initiative
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This project seeks to develop a comprehensive business plan for a biomass-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) facility and district energy system (DES) to be...
What is CRIBE?
CRIBE supports and develops a sustainable, profitable provincial forest bio-economy. We bring together researchers, the forest sector and end users to create and commercialize innovative forest-based, low-carbon solutions. We are an independent, non-profit corporation.
Our four strategic priorities:
Demonstrate solutions by supporting research, development and pilot projects.
Lead economic development and a culture of innovation and competitiveness.
Deploy commercial-ready forest-based technologies and products.
Sustain a high-performing organization through good governance and effective management.
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Catalyst for Investment
For every $1 of CRIBE funding support, roughly $5 are invested by industry
CRIBE catalyzes the conversion of Ontario’s sustainably harvested forest resources into profitable, high-quality, low-carbon solutions. We are committed to creating jobs, opportunity and prosperity by supporting projects that drive the future of Ontario’s forest sector and developing Ontario’s bio-economy.
$
27
million
In CRIBE funding support has leveraged
$
130
million
In industry investments
Innovation at Work
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The project will support the ongoing development of LNFMI’s Hurkett Biohub Facility, a first-of-its-kind forest products Biohub wholly owned by a First Nation corporation. The...
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Catching Carbon – Transforming Ontario’s Underutilized Biomass
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This project will explore the transformation of underutilized forest biomass through pyrolysis to biochar and pyroligneous acid for use primarily in the agriculture sector. Additionally,...
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Biocarbon Utilization at Stelco
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This project aims to determine the feasibility of biocarbon injection within integrated steelmaking and design a pilot injection system suitable for industrial trials. Biocarbon requirements to...
Our Initiatives
Nextfor
Bringing innovators together to advance low-carbon, forest-based solutions.
Nextfor is CRIBE’s collaboration network. Nextfor brings innovators together to build cross-sectoral partnerships and to identify opportunities for Ontario’s forest bio-economy. Join the network today!
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ForestEDGE
Connecting the dots, using public data, to support economic development in Ontario’s forest bio-economy.
ForestEDGE uses geospatial tools to map opportunities for economic development in Ontario. CRIBE developed ForestEDGE to provide investors and innovators with information related to the province’s forests, catalyzing the development of new low-carbon solutions that utilize the province’s sustainably harvested forest resources.
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Project Support
Through our funding challenges, CRIBE facilitates the deployment of first-in-kind, commercial-ready forest-based technologies and products.
Opportunities
International Collaboration
We work with innovators and accelerators around the world to identify opportunities for collaboration.
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