Sustainability changes the Earth

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1 Sustainability changes the Earth A GSSEP PROJECT Tunis-Milan, November 2013

2 GSSEP JASMINE PROJECT Index 2 GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL ENERGY PROGRAM (GSSEP) JASMINE PROJECT: GENERAL OVERVIEW JASMINE PROJECT: TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

3 3 GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL ENERGY PROGRAM (GSSEP)

4 GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL ENERGY PROGRAM Overview 4 Energy investments should address energy needs within a comprehensive sustainable vision GSSEP developed a model which combines growth and availability of food, energy and quality of life A new model to ensure developing Countries access to sustainable, reliable and affordable energy, not affecting climate change and taking into account economical, technological and geopolitical issues

5 GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL ENERGY PROGRAM Key principles 5 GSSEP s main concrete principles: Keep the main part of energy output in the territories where the initiatives are implemented, so as to promote local growth and development. GSSEP s renewable energy sources are mainly energy from food residues, photovoltaic, hydro, geothermal, all combined into «dedicated agro and bioenergy islands» adapted to the physical characteristics of the territories. GSEP is a new philosophy to address development and cooperation. Such large agrobioenergy islands are of very significant dimensions and contribute to a massive production of energy in the frame of a fully integrated sustainable scheme with the hosting territory. GSSEP s biofuel plants do not utilize food which remains in the territory and constitutes an important component of the GSSEP economy. GSSEP is being organized as a worldwide initiative with the objective of promoting GSSEP s principles in all Countries focusing on implementing sustainable growth for their populations. Currently GSSEP s organization is based in Italy but is intended to create branches all over the world.

6 GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL ENERGY PROGRAM Key guidelines and organisation 6 All of GSSEP s investments are associated to very important infrastructural investments such as improvement, upgrading and reinforcement of roads, railways, airports and ports, as needed, but are also focused on many social investments in schools, hospitals, multicultural centers, renewable energy museum, childhood and women organizations, training and education programs on food, energy and sustainable development targets GSSEP is lead by a group of experienced professionals, actively engaged in many disciplines, such as: development, legal, communication, engineering, agriculture, financing, chemistry, environmental science, lobbying and public affairs GSSEP s business model is based on an effective effort to assess the feasibility of the projects in different Countries and to start working with Companies actually interested in investing on a long term basis in the successful GSSEP projects

7 GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL ENERGY PROGRAM Goals 7 Create partnerships with Countries involved so as to promote environmental and renewable energy cooperation Set up a bilateral collaboration and support platform Promote the protection of the territory, the promotion of clean renewable energy and the recycling of waste Reduce pollution Develop joint scientific research in the fields of sustainable agriculture production and use of energy Enhance coordination between environmental organizations in the Countries involved and the creation of development plans Empower the local civil society in implementing sustainable initiatives Develop local permanent employment and professional improvement Develop sustainable energy for the benefit of the Country s industrial and agricultural sectors Create opportunities for local manufacturing and construction enterprises A broad program has been established to start this overall world change in different countries of the world The starting points have been identified in the following countries: Tunisia, Mongolia, Laos, India and Brazil

8 8 JASMINE PROJECT

9 JASMINE PROJECT Overview 9 The first project in the Global Sustainable Social Energy Program arises from GSSEP and intends to exploit the possible envisaged cooperation between the Italian and Tunisian Governments: it is named Jasmine. Jasmine aims to get the endorsement of Italian and Tunisian Governments and it is of interest for some very large Italian, Tunisian and other Countries Companies. Jasmine project today provides: Geographical definition of areas for bioenergy islands Preliminary studies about geophysical characteristics of the territory Preliminary studies about agricultural contest Preliminary studies about technologies and general rules and laws local scenario General data about investments, new jobs, potential investors, quota of investments, project financing opportunities, return of investments

10 JASMINE PROJECT Overview 10 Jasmine is an agro-energetic, sustainable development plan and is founded on the following key concepts: Economic sustainability: return on investments, entrepreneurial support, modular business plan, accessible energy production. Environmental sustainability: innovative technologies, respectful of health and environment, protection of land and traditions and high standards of security. Social sustainability: technology transfer, employment opportunities for local resources, local industries development, education and training, integration of public infrastructures (hospitals, schools, etc) and service infrastructures (energy grids, transportation, etc).

11 JASMINE PROJECT Objectives 11 System Integration for food and energy production in Tunisia to support: Growth of food and energy production in order to address growing demand Local infrastructure development Qualified and responsible response to the right to energy, which means widespread access to sustainable energy and improvement of quality of life Possibility to export minor part of the energy to Europe International cooperation and new market development for Italian Companies Job opportunities for local Companies New significant job creation in three main regions of Tunisia Intergovernmental cooperation between Italy and Tunisia with regard to social and economic issues of great interest to both Countries

12 JASMINE PROJECT General description 12 Jasmine is organized into different sublocal projects, named Bioenergy Islands Agro industrial development of crops intended for food and for energy Second generation bioethanol plants and biomass plants PV (photovoltaic) plants Biogas plants Compost plants, both micro and bigger Geothermal plants Agricultural development also related to food Grids (transport and distribution) Public utility infrastructures Social infrastructures Training and education on food, energy and sustainable development targets

13 JASMINE PROJECT Bioenergy islands 13 Each Bioenergy Island is an independent system but it is strongly integrated in the comprehensive project and it includes: Biomass plant Bio refinery for bioethanol production plus a related compost plant PV (photovoltaic) plant Biogas plant Geothermal plant Creation of different agricultures farms and related compost plants Relevant logistic infrastructures Social investments Professional training and education centers

14 14 JASMINE PROJECT: OVERVIEW

15 JASMINE: IMPROVEMENT MODEL Sustainable progress Social evolution Farming Jasmine Biofuel Power generation (PV, biogas, geothermal) 15

16 JASMINE PROJECT Helping farmers in the regions to improve and expand crops and skills towards a better life Improvement Model Food Crops Nutrition/Sale 16 Healthy food Clean cooking Expand Today s Farming Biocrops Harvest the sun Power Generation Biomass - 13 Mwe Compost Biofuel production/sale Compost Biogas PV Power Generation / Sale - 40 MWe Sustainable progress New Technology Social Evolution - Education (Schools and training) - Health (Hospitals) - Communication (Culture center)

17 JASMINE PROJECT: involved Regions 17 Tunisian Land Use and Agricultural vocation MEDENINE Land Use and Agricultural vocation

18 JASMINE PROJECT: involved Regions 18 TATAOUINE Land Use and Agricultural vocation KEBILI Land Use and Agricultural vocation

19 JASMINE PROJECT: involved Regions 19 GABES Land Use and Agricultural vocation GAFSA Land Use and Agricultural vocation

20 JASMINE PROJECT: involved Regions 20 KASSERINE Land Use and Agricultural vocation SIDI BOU ZID Land Use and Agricultural vocation

21 JASMINE PROJECT: involved Regions SFAX Land Use and Agricultural vocation TOZEUR Land Use and Agricultural vocation 21

22 JASMINE PROJECT Geographical area 22

23 JASMINE PROJECT AGRICULTURE OVERALL STRATEGY 23 BIOENERGY PRODUCTION GREEN ECONOMY FOOD PRODUCTION Access to Energy INVESTMENTS Infrastructures Jobs Education Access to Food Entrance into the global market of biofuel Food security Economical and social development Food Market or food safety

24 JASMINE PROJECT AGRICULTURE 24 From the structural point of view the «agriculture business» shall be structured trhough the creation of agricultural cooperative/consortia (and part of them just formed by Young people, under 30thies, and/or women) participated also by the Tunisian Ministery of Agriculture with a minority share in order giving the industrial players of the renewable energy business appropriate guarantee on crops long term supply agreement. To a certain extent it could also be used existing cooperative/consortia partially, provided that the goal of implementing a strong employment still remains and is in all cases necessary.

25 JASMINE PROJECT AGRICULTURE Target 6 Bioenergy Island: crop diversification 25 CROP RESIDUES HARVESTING Olive trees, Citrus trees, Cereals (Wheat, Barley) straw, Agri Food Processed residues SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRODUCT BIOETHANO L PLAN KEY ASSUMPTIONS STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT DEDICATED CROPS HORTICUL TURAL and FOOD CROPS CULTIVATION CULTIVATION ANNUAL: Corn, Millet, Sorghum, etc POLIENNAL: Arundo donax, miscanthus, panicum, etc. VEGETABLES: tomatoes, potatoes, pepper, etc. FOOD CROPS: wheat, Barley, millet, etc. PROCESSING PROCESSING STORAGE AND PROCESSING HARVEST AND FOOD PROCESSING PRODUCT FUEL AND FOOD PRODUCT ADDED VALUE FOOD and BIOMASS RESIDUES PROPER WATER MANAGEMENT Irrigation systems Water quality improvement AGRICULTURAL TRAINING AND DISSEMINATION FRUIT TREES and AGROFOR ESTRY CULTIVATION FRUITS: Citrus, Olive, Almonds, etc. AGROFORESTRY: Casuarina, Neem, Moringa, etc. PROCESSING FRUIT HARVEST and PROCESSING PRODUCT FOOD and BIOMASS RESIDUES SOCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT The actual agricultural plant shall be agreed with the Tunisian Ministry of november

26 JASMINE PROJECT AGRICULTURE Bioenergy Island: Location and scale up 26 LOCATION Each Bioenergy Island covers a variable surface of 4,000/5,000 hectares based on the kind of cultivation as well as on the availability of water (figures based on a potential production of about 40,000 tons/year of bioethanol). A standard model and its location and real dimension are actually influenced by: The water well availability: in terms of quantity and quality. The human resources in order to offer an adequate job amount to the local population. SCALE UP The whole project allow to set up separately 6 Islands and the project scale-up is: Minimum 2-3 Island in the first phase (3 years from the project start up) The remaining Islands in a second phase (7 years is the envisaged target period)

27 JASMINE PROJECT AGRICULTURE Bioenergy Island: Flexibility location and implementation timing 27 Smaller island could be taken into consideration as further component of the Project but only in an integrative perspective. Each island will be developed gradually taking into consideration the time needed to get the dedicated cultivations fully operational and to empower, if necessary, the current status of the existing grid.

28 JASMINE PROJECT AGRICULTURE Bioenergy Island: WATER AVAILABILITY 28 PROPER WATER MANAGEMENT Irrigation systems Water quality improvement Tunisia has achieved a very high access rates to water supply and sanitation services through sound infrastructure policy. 96% of urban dwellers and 52% of the rural population already have access to improved sanitation. Renewable Fresh Water Resources per inhabitant in Mediterranean elementary river basins (between ). Source: Blu Plan UNEP 2009

29 JASMINE PROJECT AGRICULTURE Bioenergy Island: THE WATER 29 PROPER WATER NAGEMENT Irrigation systems Water quality improvement The water represent the most limiting factor from the agricultural point of view due to the scarcity of rainfall. For this reason a complex water management project is potentially included in the Jasmine project and it foresees also wherever necessary the well drilling improvement, as well as the water purification with a double target: agricultural and human use. The irrigation techniques development in the area, sub soil irrigation and drip irrigation in order to enhance the food production (100% of the horticulture and food crops land and at least 51% of the Biomass dedicated crops).

30 JASMINE PROJECT Lignocellulosic Bioethanol 30 The envisaged technology is proven, and licensed. The technology is very flexible in terms of feedstock. A large number of different types of biomass (either dedicated or residual) can be fed into the industrial process. Ethanol is a world commodity. Lignocellulosic ethanol is today the most sustainable industrial solution for biofuels; its value is double counted by the European Commission (proposal for 4-fold counting launched by the Commission this year).

31 JASMINE PROJECT Lognocellulosic Bioethanol 31 The technology has a number of significant breakthrough characteristics, such as Feedstock flexibility No use of chemicals Low capex Low cost sugars produced and several others. There are also other biorefinery new technologies which could be taken into consideration in order to implement Jasmine Project and other GSSEP projects with the purpose of keeping to the maximum extent possible high the technology level.

32 JASMINE PROJECT 2 nd Generation Bioethaniol 32 Source: IEA-Bioenergy

33 JASMINE PROJECT Lognocellulosic Bioethanol 33 1st gen Ethanol 2nd gen Ethanol

34 JASMINE PROJECT Lognocellulosic Bioethanol 34 Cost breakdown of the industrial ethanol production process excluding feedstock costs (Brasil)

35 JASMINE PROJECT Photovoltaic project 35 Tunisia has a largely unexploited potential for harvesting the sun Key photovoltaic project data (for each island): Envisaged capacity: 40 MWp Project to be built on public land not presently cultivated or used for pasture Equivalent peak hours per year ( as average) Expected annual production (MWh)

36 JASMINE PROJECT Sustainable social plan 36 Jasmine Project, in accordance with GSSEP principles, includes as an essential element the creation of significant social investments totally at charge of the investors. For each bioenergy island, Jasmine Project intends to implement, through the utilization of year basis royalties of the industrial players: 1 hospital, 3 childhood center, 1-2 schools, 1 women emancipation and education center, Several professional training centers for new technologies utilized in Jasmine Project, 1 multicultural center aimed to spread the new GSSEP culture on sustainability, both in relation to food (nutrition) and energy, All data are referred to a theoretical island of 13MW biomass +40MW pv.

37 JASMINE PROJECT Sustainable «frame» requested by GSSEP/Jasmine 37 In order to have a confirmation of the potentially interested investors which GSSEP reasonably believes having the chance to involve in the implementation of the Project, we consider essential having a bankable frame fully in place and namely that: 1. Be provided with legal instruments and facilitation to grant the investors the land necessary to implement the Project and particularly the bioenergy islands under a concession scheme for a period of at least twentyfive/thirty years and no cost/fee for investors; 2. Tax and fiscal exemption for ten years on all the revenues of the Project and not application of VAT duties.

38 JASMINE PROJECT Sustainable «frame» requested by GSSEP/Jasmine Authorization process of all the Project to be complied within a reasonable time being agreed in full respect and compliance with the applicable laws (also specifically issued for Jasmine Project, if necessary) but in a period not exceeding six/nine months from the date of starting of the authorization procedure so to optimize time and costs of the Project implementation; 4. A specific tariff scheme to be provided for all the produced power which shall not be bought by the Government/STEG. Provided that the energy sold to Government/STEG could be sold at a price to be agreed taking into account, as a base to be increased, the current tariff based on a power purchase agreement under bankable terms and conditions;

39 JASMINE PROJECT Sustainable «frame» requested by GSSEP/Jasmine Ethanol produced by the bioenergy island be freely exported and sold to National and/or private oil companies with no extra costs due to duties, levies and similar; 6. Full support to grid issues by Tunisian Government in order to facilitate power dispatching and also grid repowering, if necessary; 7. The Project shall imply a lot of infrastructural activities and part of them such roads, logistic warehouses, harbor enlarging should be committed and guaranteed as far as a payment by the Government is concerned, while others such hospitals, schools, education centers shall be implemented free of charge by the investors as an essential part of the Project in compliance with GSSEP principles, in relation to that we also need a dedicated authorization and commitment status under bankable terms and conditions;

40 JASMINE PROJECT Jasmine advantages and assets for Tunisia 40 The advantages of Jasmine for TUNISIA are the following: - Significant sustainable, social, economic and business development based on investments that should be reasonably initially around 200 million EUR per island, amount which shall be yearly increased during the whole life of the Project to a global amount of about 900 billion EUR envisaging an overall investment not reasonably exceeding billion EUR; - Innovative technology, both in biofuel and in agriculture; - training to facilitate future autonomous use by the local population; - keep the food and the majority of the energy produced in Tunisia;

41 JASMINE PROJECT Jasmine advantages and assets for Tunisia 41 - new jobs creation in agriculture (potentially around 70,000/100,000 depending on the number of islands developed); - Increase of the available water for agriculture use through desalination of water originating from wells; - Increase of the current income of the agriculture through the sale of the existing biomass; - creation of multicultural centers, women emancipation and children organizations, education centers, professional schools and hospitals.

42 JASMINE PROJECT Jasmine time constraints 42 - GSSEP is developing similar projects in other countries such as Cambodia and Mongolia where discussions with local governments are currently in course. - GSSEP investors are alternatively looking to such countries and considering the huge amount of investments required. It appears unlikely that such investors could engage in all three countries, so the time factor becomes essential to confirm Tunisia as a country in which to implement GSSEP projects as GSSEP strongly would like to.