Advanced Biofuels in Sweden

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1 Advanced Biofuels in Sweden Klas Engvall, Chemical Technology Biogas from Biomass January 2010

2 Outline R&D Universities/Institutes in Sweden Demonstration Projects National Centre for Gasification - NCG

3 R&D Universities/Institutes in Sweden Luleå Piteå Umeå Härnösand Stockholm Göteborg Växjö

4 KTH Chemical Technology Long experience of R&D within gasification. Activities started in the 1970s. Technologies at KTH 15 kw pressurised (30 bar) steam/oxygen & air FB gasifier with secondary reactor 20 kw air-blown FB gasifier 5 kw airblown & steam/oxygen FB gasifier Test rigs for catalytic deactivation and particle separation concepts Tar analysis equipment On-line alkali analyses

5 R&D Activities - Chemical Technology Tar cracking Tar analysis Steam reforming Upgrading to vehicle bio-fuels Gasification WGS

6 Pressurised fluidised bed reactor - LDU EU project within the 6th framwork coordinated by Linné University (former Växjö University). Production of a hydrogen-rich synthesis gas from biomass. Production of vehicle fuel not included. Research program Experiments in 18 MW PCFB in Värnamo Experiments in LDU at KTH High T filtration / cleaning Catalytic steam reforming Water gas shift Process studies 15 kw pressurised (30 bar) bubbling oxygen/steam fluidised bed Project period: gasifier Secondary reformer reactor 30 bar, 1000 ºC

7 Other test facilities Atmospheric bubbling bed reactors 5 kw 20 kw Biomass feeder Nitrogen M Water to drop tube cooling Product gas External heating = Mass flow controller Ceramic filter Nitrogen M Air Steam Biomass feeder Gas pre-heater Water to feeder cooling

8 LTU/ETC R&D activities Black liquor gasification CFD modelling Atomisation Borate autocausticization Biomass gasification Combined heat and power production Synthetic fuels production Technologies DP1 Entrained Flow Gasifier 3 MW thermal power (20 ton BL/day) 30 bar, 1000 ºC Accumulated run time August 2009 > hours Fixed bed gasifier 1 MW air-blown cyclone gasifier Test-rigs for catalyst with synthesis gas Source: ETC

9 Black liquor gasification Joint research program with technology owner BLACK LIQUOR (Chemrec) Research OXYGEN AND ATOMIZING MEDIA SULFUR REMOVAL COOLIN program (BLG II) with four work packages G Experiments in DP-1 GAS COOLER Applied process chemistry WHITE LIQUO REACTOR Mill integration Process RAW modellinggas Long term testing of process QUENCH Process development and optimisation Overall budget is app. 215 MSEK GREEN LIQUOR Next step: scale up to industrial size WEAK WASH CLEAN, COOL SYNTHESIS GAS CONDENSATE Source: Chemrec

10 Entrained flow gasification of forest industry by-products System: WP-7 BIO-FUEL PREPARATION Biomass powder WP-1 HOPPER1 CO2 HOPPER2 CO2 CO2 WP-2 carried out together with IVAB, Sveaskog, Research O Smurfit Kappa and LTU 2 GASCLEANINGAND CONDITIONING Concept verification and WP-6 process research Control: WP-3 EACTOR ~1R~1200ƒC MW pilot will be commissioned in 2010 GASIFIER WP-5 Overall budget is app. 24 MSEK WP-4 COUNTER QUENCH Product gas GUARD BED CURRENT CONDENSOR METHANOL CONVERSION Ash/water slurry Condensate Steam MeOH Source: ETC

11 Demonstration Projects in Sweden Luleå Piteå Umeå Örnsköldsvik Härnösand Västerås Mälarenergi Stockholm Domsj ö Göteborg Värnamo Växjö GoBiGa s VVBG C Other projects Cortus Sundsvall VIPP, Piteå

12 VVBGC - Värnamo Växjö Värnamo Biomass Gasification Center A 18 MW pressurised CFB gasifier demonstration plant for gasification of biomass 4 tonne / hour dry biomass feed New project Project planning for a demonstration project Hydrogen-rich gas Methane-rich gas Total cost: 450 MSEK (45 M ) Duration: 4 years, starting 2010? Decision?

13 CHRISGAS and New Project Outline of Work New Project Duration 4 years Budget 45 Million Euro Conceptual Design Completed Nov 2005 Basic Engineering Detailed Engineering/ Procurement Tentative 2013 Rebuild Completed May 2006 Tentative Status Review (SR) Completed Oct 2005 Measures after SR Completed Oct 2006 Startup Tentative 2012 Operation 3000 h Test Run Prior to rebuild Completed Dec 2007 Source: VVBGC

14 VVBGC Flow scheme after Rebuilding Source: VVBGC

15 VVBGC Possible utilisation of Syngas Possibility to install a complete GTL facility CHRISGAS PHASE II Automotive fuels Stakeholder driven Hot Gas Cleaning DME, methanol, FT, hydrogen etc. Source: VVBGC

16 Mälarenergi - Västerås Plan to build 2 x 100 MW atmospheric CFB gasifers using waste for co-combustion in a fossil fuelled boiler Project cost: ~3 billion SEK (300 M ) Preliminary production start: 2012 (Decision: February?) Slipstream for R&D and demonstration: Gas cleaning Methane separation Condition and upgrading of synthesis gas Long term aim flexible energy production electricity, district heat and methane

17 Mälarenergi - 2 x 100 MW Air pre-heater 600 C 850 C 350 C 400 C Source: Mälarenergi

18 Demonstration of an environmentally optimised bio-fuel for road transport covering the full chain from production of fuel from biomass to the utilisation in vehicles Starting date: 1 September 2008 Duration: 48 months Total budget: 28.4 M EU funding: 8.2 M Energimyndigheten: 9.6 M Source: ETC

19 3rd generation DME Process Deep desulphurisation of raw synthesis gas MP steam Synthesis gas from gasifier First single-pass MeOH synthesis featuring high space-time yield Feed preparatio n CONRAD MeOH synthesis Gases MeOH synthesi s MeOH Gases CW CW DME DME synthesi s CW Raw MeOH Steam Steam Water Steam Flexible distillation producing methanol or DME according to day-to-day needs Source: ETC

20 Domsjö & Chemrec The project concerns the production of biofuels from black liquor in an establishment in Domsjö, Örnsköldsvik. Main driving force is next generation biofuels for vehicles Awarded aid: up to 500 MSEK (50 M ) DP2 Chemrec Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Products: DME & methanol Capacity: t DME or t methanol/year Project cost: ~3 billion SEK (300 M ) Planned production start: H Source: Chemrec

21 Domsjö Scheme Fuel Production Source: Chemrec

22 National Centre for Gasification NC

23 National Centre for Gasification N Big investments for demonstration of gasification technologies are in progress/planned in Sweden Main driving force is next generation biofuels for vehicles Research Development - Competence DP2 Chemrec GoBiGa s Värnam o Mälarenerg i

24 Organisation - Plans SP Co-ordinator N Industrial projects PhD programme Direct Fluidised Bed Gasification Indirect Fluidised Bed Gasification Entrained Flow Gasification Other universities participate as associates

25 Status N On-going discussions with Swedish Energy Agency and industrial Application under preparation Submission of application planned 5 March Start?

26 Thank you!