• Energy strategy
• Bioproduct economics
• Bioenergy technologies
• Cellulosic biofuels
• Project planning

Affiliations

• Managing Director, TorchLight Bioresources Inc.

Past Projects

• Investment Adviser to Emissions Reduction Alberta
• Low Carbon Biofuel Pathways to 2030
• Biojet Fuel Feedstocks and Production in Canada
• Renewable Natural Gas (Biomethane) Regulations
• Biomass Use in Canada's Oil Sands
• Labrador Bioenergy Opportunity Assessment
• Due Diligence on Biomass CHP and Wood Pellet Plant Development
• Canadian Bioheat Database
• Small-Scale Biomass CHP Technology Commercialization in Canada
• Roadmap for Biomass Industry Development in the Blue Sky Region of Ontario
• Biomass Materials Switching for Meaningful Greenhouse Gas Reductions in Alberta
• Brunei Darussalam Alternative Energy Study (Bioenergy)
• Assessing the Technical and Economic Prospects of Bioethylene
• Exploring the Potential for Biomass Power in Ontario
• Biomass Pellets from Oil Palm Residues
• Feasibility Studies on Biomass CHP Facilities Ranging from 300 kWe to 40 MWe
• Canadian Bioenergy Dialogue
• Canadian Biodiesel Initiative
• Canadian Pyrolysis Initiative

Selected Publications

• Stephen JD, Mabee WE, Saddler JN. 2014. The ability of cellulosic ethanol to compete for feedstock and investment with other forest bioenergy options. Industrial Biotechnology 10: 115-125.
• Stephen JD, Mabee WE, Saddler JN. 2013. Lignocellulosic ethanol production from woody biomass: The impact of facility siting on competitiveness. Energy Policy 59: 329-340.
• Stephen JD, Mabee WE, Saddler JN. 2012. Will second-generation ethanol be able to compete with first-generation ethanol? Opportunities for cost reduction. Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining 6: 159-176.
• Stephen JD, Mabee WE, Saddler JN. 2010. Biomass logistics as a determinant of second-generation biofuel facility scale, location, and technology selection. Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining 4: 503-518.
• Stephen JD, Sokhansanj S, Bi X, Sowlati T, Kloeck T, Townley-Smith L, Stumborg M. 2010. The impact of agricultural residue yield range on the delivered cost to a biorefinery in the Peace River region of Alberta, Canada. Biosystems Engineering 105: 298-305.
• Layzell DB, Stephen JD. 2006. Linking biomass energy to biosphere greenhouse gas management. Climate Change and Managed Ecosystems, Ed. Bhatti JS, Lal R, Apps MJ, Price MA. Taylor & Francis: New York.

Education

• PhD, Bioenergy and Biofuel Technoeconomics (Forestry), University of British Columbia (2013)
• MSc, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia (2008)
• BSc (Honours), Life Science, Queen's University (2003)