Registration - Organization

Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. / Andrea Johnston, Chief Financial Officer

Registration Information

Organization name: Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc.
Senior Officer Name: Andrea Johnston, Chief Financial Officer
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-08-18
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 8151-3465

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 3

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 4 of 7 (2022-11-24 to 2023-06-16)

Registration versions:

Version 4 of 7 (2022-11-24 to 2023-06-16)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Enhancing opportunities to support development and innovation relative to the bioeconomy and low carbon technologies.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Policy and program recommendations related to increased utilization of forest biomass, including opportunities to collect biomass from harvesting and rehab sites.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Seeking continued funding of the Forest Enhancement Society of BC or similar program.	Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Education, Environment, Forestry
Seeking increased access to fire killed and other dead and damaged timber, including changes to salvage licenses to facilitate fire-kill harvesting; competitive offering of licenses; increasing access for communities and Indigenous groups.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Education, Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Forest Enhancement Society of BC
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
Office of the Premier

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Andrea Johnston, Chief Financial Officer

Organization Contact Information

Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc.

Address:
350 - 3600 Lysander Lane
Richmond, BC V7B 1C3
Canada

Telephone number: 604-270-9613

Description of Activities

Pinnacle Renewable Energy is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of industrial wood pellets, which are used by large-scale power generators in the UK, Europe and Asia to produce reliable renewable power, principally to fuel switch from coal, a fossil fuel. The Company operates 10 industrial wood pellet production facilities in western Canada and one in Alabama, with an additional facility under construction in Alabama. Its pellet mills process a wide range of wood fibre (primarily forest product residuals) sourced from forestry industry partners that harvest from sustainably certified forests. Pinnacle’s Canadian production facilities are all located on major rail lines allowing for efficient rail transport to one of two shipping terminals on the B.C. coast: Pinnacle’s wholly-owned Westview terminal in Prince Rupert, and the Fibreco Terminal at the Port of Vancouver. Its Alabama production facility utilizes shipping facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Pinnacle is owned by Drax Group plc.

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program	$88,039.05	2021-12-21
CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program	$95,068.01	2022-01-10
CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program	$107,248.34	2021-12-15
CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program	$83,324.17	2022-09-07
CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program	$113,285.93	2022-09-07
CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program	$170,000.00	2022-09-07
Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT)	$1,000,000.00	2021-04-30 to 2022-03-30
Low Carbon Economy Fund	$1,066,125.00	2020-06-30 to 2022-03-30
Low Carbon Economy Fund	$1,066,125.00	2021-01-01 to 2022-03-30
Low Carbon Economy Fund	$1,066,125.00	2021-06-30 to 2022-03-30
Low Carbon Economy Fund	$1,653,873.00	2020-10-20 to 2022-03-30
Low Carbon Economy Fund	$1,653,875.00	2020-10-31 to 2022-03-31
Low Carbon Economy Fund	$3,061,883.00	2021-01-01 to 2024-03-31

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Houston Pellet Inc.
- 3600 Lysander Lane
  350
  Richmond, BC V7B 1C3
  Canada
Lavington Pellet Inc.
- 3600 Lysander Lane
  350
  Richmond, BC V7B 1C3
  Canada
Smithers Pellet Inc.
- 3600 Lysander Lane
  350
  Richmond, BC V7B 1C3
  Canada

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

Drax Group plc
- Drax Power Station, Selby, North Yorkshire
  London YO88PH
  United Kingdom

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Will Gardiner
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No