Impact of R&I Policies illustrated by projects in Bioenergy. Maria GEORGIADOU European Commission Research and Innovation DG Renewable Energy Sources

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1 Impact of R&I Policies illustrated by projects in Bioenergy Maria GEORGIADOU European Commission Research and Innovation DG Renewable Energy Sources Knowledge Exchange Platform Meeting Brussels 24 March 2017

2 Outline Policy Bioenergy deployment EC R&I support and illustrations

3 Climate and Energy Framework Policy % GHG 20% RES 20 % EE 10 % RES in transport 40 % GHG 27 % RES 27 % EE 2030 New Key Indicators No target in transport NOT LEGALLY BINDING New governance system

4 Energy Policy EU commitment to a clean energy transition 'Resilient Energy Union with a forward-looking climate change policy' one of the 10 top priorities of the Junker Commission COM(2016) 110 Research, Innovation and Competitiveness one of the five pillars of the Energy Union vision COM(2015) 80 NOT LEGALLY BINDING

5 The SET-Plan: coordinating research and innovation across Europe The Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan is the technology pillar of the EU's energy and climate change policy The SET Plan Actors European Commission, Member States & AC, Stakeholder Platforms The SET Plan Actions relevant to bioenergy / biofuels The European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative (EIBI): Implementation Plan Action 8 for Sustainable transport: leadership in batteries, renewable fuels for sustainable transport NOT LEGALLY BINDING

6 Opportunities and Challenges for Bioenergy and Advanced Biofuels Advanced biofuels and bioenergy intermediates essential for both energy storage and use (grid balancing, use in electricity, heat and transport) Growing market for advanced biofuels Biofuels are the medium term solution for road & maritime and the only solution for air transport Reaching competitiveness by lowering production costs of advanced biofuels and addressing feedstock constraints European leadership in advanced biofuels technologies but little deployment in Europe R&I needed to improve cost, performance and sustainability Coordinated R&I funding and risk-funding availability needed for marketuptake Regulatory framework NOT LEGALLY BINDING

7 Biofuels deployment NOT LEGALLY BINDING

8 EU support for R&I in bioenergy value chains Past support EU contribution to bioenergy / advanced biofuels under FP7 Energy calls ~ 339 Mio ~ 1 billion from NER300 calls for 14 biofuel/bioenergy large scale Horizon 2020 EU contribution to bioenergy / advanced biofuels under the Energy calls ~ 220 Mio (WP /WP ), WP in preparation NOT LEGALLY BINDING

9 Bringing Innovation to the market towards Carbon Neutral Aviation leverage privateinvestments x 5of EUR 125 million EU-wide initiative for aviation biofuels needed! NOT LEGALLY BINDING

10 Why is innovation important for aviation? Aviation Greenhouse gases > 10% in 2050 Greenhouse gases > 80% in 2050 Industry aware of need to adoptmeasures to reduce aviation carbon footprint market-based only measures, technological and aircraft management improvements not enough! Advanced biofuels achieve direct emission reductions Readily available, drop-in and only long-term solution Zero market due to lack of targeted incentives

11 Initiative Towards sustainable Kerosene for Aviation FP7 EUGA ITAKAincreased knowledge for feasibility & scale up of each process step paving the way to commercialization The most visible and by far the most advanced today project in the world for the demonstration of aviation biofuels

12 Framework to commercial biojet fuel value chains first time worldwide production ~900 t biojet fuel made in EU, from feedstock to technology & delivery Optimized camelina varieties selected / produced under a cultivation protocolfor EU farmerswith best cultivation practices to expand the crop from west to east Europe including polluted lands

13 Framework to commercial biojet fuel value chains tests in a series of long-haul (Aruba & Bonaire) and shorthaul (Oslo) flights capacity building : feedstock actors, fuel producers & distributers, airports & managers) tests of the actual airport logistics Oslo hydrant system refueling a corner stone in creating new era for advanced biofuels use in aviation worldwide biojet can be supplied via existingfossil jet fuel infrastructure NOT LEGALLY BINDING

14 Framework to commercial biojet fuel value chains fuel consumption decrease up to 1% saving fuel and CO2 emissions Emitted particulate matter (PM) decrease up to 50% for 50% blend non-co2 climate benefits

15 Why is innovation important for bioenergy value chains? Bioenergy plays an essential role in renewable heating and in certain transport sectors Secure, long-term supply of sustainable feedstock essential to the economicsof bioenergy plants overcome barriersand enlarge the potentialof bioenergy Reliable bioenergy value chains from cultivation, harvesting, transport, storage to conversion and product use essential to viabilityof bioenergy plants

16 Bringing Innovation to the market towards bioenergy feedstock standardization convert biomass to bioenergy carriers analogous to coal, oil and gaseous fossil energy carriers create the crude energy feedstock basis that could be further refined to final bioenergy products or directly used for heat and power generation

17 BIOmass based energy intermediates BOOSTing biofuel production Production of Solid Sustainable Energy Carriers from Biomass by means of TORrefaction FP7 EUGA FP7 EUGA

18 Support to ISO Up-scaling and TRL increase

19 Bioenergy carriers and processes Torrefaction Plants Mobilization of a broader range of feedstock Enabling of long distance transport Advantages for storage Homogenous and high quality -> needed for high value applications Tailored properties to user demand Fast and catalytic pyrolysis and HTC entered demonstration scale Torrefaction of woody biomass is ready to market - non woody biomass follows behind Stepwise advance utilization of biomass H&P via combustion in short term Transport fuels & chemicals in mid term Added value nutrients an d byproducts recovery in long term

20 Proven sustainability

21 Bringing Innovation to the market towards sustainable biomass availability Establish a vision statement for the role of sustainable nonfood biomass supply and delivery in European bio based economy (EU28, Western Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova and Turkey) in 2030 Aggregate work of EU projects BEE, CEUBIOM,Biomass Futures, Biomass Policies, Biomass Trade Centers, CAPRI, SECTOR, Bio-Boost, Logistec, INFRES, EuroPruning FP7 EUGA billion tonnes lignocellulossic biomass by 2030 in Europe NOT LEGALLY BINDING

22 Thank you for your attention! Dr Maria GEORGIADOU European Commission, DG RTD/G3 CDMA 0/70,B-1049 Brussels/Belgium maria.georgiadou@ec.europa.eu