Transcript TIMBER - Biomass - Power Programme

Tools for Integrated Management of
Biomass Energy Resources
POWER INTERREGIONAL PROGRAMME POLICY NETWORK
Jim Sims – Head of Strategy and Development – ngage
Almeria 16th /17th Feb 2011
Theme 2: Renewable Energy
Sub Theme 2.2: Biomass Energy and Sustainable Resource
Management Identifying and Sharing Best Practice
Budget: €506,548
Transnational Partners:
• Municipality of Boxtel (Netherlands) - LEAD
• Energy Agency of Cadiz (Andalucia)
• MEERI (Polish Academy of Sciences)
• Stockholm County Council (Sweden) and
• ngage solutions (UK)
Theme 2: Renewable Energy
Sub Theme 2.2: Biomass Energy and Sustainable Resource
Management Identifying and Sharing Best Practice
Budget: €506,548
Transnational Partners:
• Municipality of Boxtel (Netherlands) - LEAD
• Energy Agency of Cadiz (Andalucia)
• MEERI (Polish Academy of Sciences)
• Stockholm County Council (Sweden) and
• ngage solutions (UK)
AIMS
To design a standard model for the regional development of sustainable
and renewable energy based on biomass resources.
METHODOLOGY
Each partner carries out several studies on which the standard regional
model will be based. This model will be usable in other regions in Europe.
The input from this model will be integrated into ready-to-implement
Biomass Energy Plans (BMEPs) per region. The BMEPs will consist of
the output from the studies. Special attention will be paid to the actual
implementation, the project legacy on the regional and national level and
the (continuous) involvement of stakeholders.
Carrying out:
• Regional sustainable analyses in biomass production
• Feasibility studies on several kinds of biomass
• Location studies
• Logistics studies
• Research on best practices
Developing:
• Standard regional model
• Five regional Biomass Energy Plans
• Influencing and (co)creating policies on national and regional level
Boxtel - Survey of potential and necessary maximum
biomass energy production capacity at regional scale
Results of inventory of the present available and potential biomass quantities within the
territory of seven municipalities:
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5.4 kilotons dry wood collected at the municipal yards (short term)
5 kilotons dry wood biomass from municipalities (mid term)
6.8 kilotons dry wood biomass from current landscaping and forested area. (mid term)
Expanding the forested area and amount of landscaping can (theoretically) add about
9 kilotons dry wood biomass. (long term)
Challenges:
• Commercial exploitation of Willows on farmland for energy purposes is not yet
profitable at the current biomass prices. (further research will be carried out)
• At present there is no biomass harvested in forests for renewable energy production. A
system (technical/logistics) has to be developed to make this possible and profitable.
(further research will be carried out)
Stockholm – large scale use of biomass
Stockholm county has a large and integrated
district heating/cooling system
60% biomass, 20% heat pumps, 20% fossil
13.5 TWh heat, 0.5 TWh cooling, 3 TWh electr.
Varied fuels from a global market
Just-in-time logistics for today’s 1 million m3
waste and 6 million m3 biomass
Future need (2020):
Up to 15 million m3 biomass due to replacement
of remaining fossil fuels and decreased fuel
quality of biomass (mainly wood residues)
Province of Cádiz
Resource Evaluation
Agricultural and livestock sector in the region “Sierra de Cádiz”. The most important
crops in the region in terms of residual biomass production, are wheat, followed by sunflower,
beets and olives. The study has estimated a potential annual energy of 87.399,32 toe from
agricultural waste products. The management of this biomass is limited to its crushing and
abandonment of farmland. Livestock is another major economic activities in the region,
however, due to the physical characteristics of the area, the most part of farming is extensive.
That makes difficult the energy use of residual biomass. However, it has been estimated
potential of 5.738,35 toe per year from this sector. Biomass is currently used primarily as
fertilizer in nearby farmlands.
-Viniculture sector in Marco de Jerez. The 9.763 hectares of vineyard can produce
36.492.800 kg of biomass (vine shoot, pull up vine, etc), that means 11.969,64 toe. Actually,
the residual biomass is chopped and abandoned in the vineyards as manure, or burned
without energetic using. Operations as the press of grapes and their subsequent
transformation into wine also generate significant quantities of residual biomass: “orujos” are
obtained as a result of pressing the grapes, and “lías” from decanting the wine. Most of these
products are transported to refineries in Castilla La Mancha to obtain alcohol. On the other
hand, the stillage (highly polluting effluents with high organic loading) are treated before being
discharged to the sewerage. This residue could be treated to produce biogas.
Buckinghamshire
Species
%
YC
Broadleaved
82
4
4,942
17,221
12,571
Conifer
18
12
1,085
11,341
8,279
Total
100
6,027
28,562
20,850
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Ha
Total *
Green
Tonnes
73%
(adjust
A.I.)
KWh / **
green
tonne
KWh ***
GWH
1,746
22,778,607
22.7
1,386
11,907,650
11.9
34,686,258
34.6
Majority of woodland management activities centre on conservation
Level of commercial timber harvesting is relatively limited
Some small pockets of wood chip production in the area - largely linked
to other timber production activities
Major activity at present is firewood log production
Many believe the economic viability of wood chip is questionable
• Small patch sizes
• Mixed Ownership
• Protected Landscape Character
Significant interest in woodfuel supply chain from owners, agents and
contractors – 87% wish to be contacted again with further information
Malopolska region, Poland
Regional Fund for
Environmental Protection and
Water Management in Cracow
System of funding the upgrading of existing
heating systems (based on coal) in public
and private buildings with use of renewable
energy sources including biomass:
Malopolska region
• in years 2005 – 2010 11 heating systems
have been funded and upgraded, to burn
various types of biomass,
• reduction of CO2 - about 6 000 ton per
year.
Renewable Energy Development Strategy specifies the level of 14% of RES in the
country's energy balance by 2020.
Funded Biomass Installation, High School,
Wojnicz City
Model for sustainable Regional Biomass Management Energy Concept
Type of
biomass
Regional
socioeconomic
costs &
benefits
Location,
availability
& variation
Quality and
quantity
materials
National
Binding
Binding
EU
Mouldable
Binding
Mouldable
Regional
Mouldable
Suppliers
Future
prospective
availability
materials
Mould
able
Bind
ing
State of the
art
Innovation
Future
development
Policies
Local
Regional biomass
management energy
concept
Technological
opportunities/
development
Companies
(Groups) of
Purchasers
Landscape/nature
elements
(Civil)
Organisations
Civilians
Government
Regional
characteristics
SWOT
Other initiatives
Costs
(efficiency)
Financia
ls
(geography)
Investors
Global
/regional
Energy
market
Market
opportunities
for residues
Storage
Private
investors
Ta
xes
Publicprivate
investors
Public
investors/
subsidy
Society
Energy
Electricity
Biomass
(Available)
transportation
possibilities
Logistics
Position/location
Heating
(warmth)
/cooling
Gas
Public
opinion
(Different
levels)
Investment
s
Thank you for listening
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