NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTRE Biomass Department Activities. David Sanchez EURICLIMA project 13th March 2013, Santiago de Chile

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1 NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTRE Biomass Department Activities David Sanchez EURICLIMA project 13th March 2013, Santiago de Chile

2 Content 1. Introduction: CENER 2. Resources and facilities: Biomass Laboratory & CB2G 3. Activities & Strategic research lines

3 1. Introduction: CENER

4 Vision & Mision 1. Introduction: CENER Vision To be a research centre of excellence in the renewable energies field with international outreach. Mission To generate knowledge in the renewable energy field and to transfer it to the industry in order to boost sustainable energy development.

5 Science-Technology Enterprise System1. Introduction: CENER Basic research Applied research R&D Projects Technological development Technological services Certification Industrial Production Engineering Tests

6 Activities and Research Areas 1. Introduction: CENER Applied research, technology transfer. Activities Areas Assessment, approval, accreditation and certification services. Wind Biomass Solar Photovoltaic Solar Thermal Energy Grid Integration Energy in Building

7 CENER in numbers 1. Introduction: CENER 21,2 M The annual 2012 budget is 21,2 million. 60% self-financing employees researchers, technical staff and support personnel 100 M Total investments ( ): > 100 million More than 200 customers in all five continents

8 Infraestructures 1. Introduction: CENER Headquarters Sarriguren Wind Test Laboratory Sangüesa Biofuels plant Aoiz Offices: Sevilla Experimental Wind Farm Alaiz Microgrid, Sangüesa

9 2. Resources & Facilities

10 Research Team 2. Resources & Facilities Biomass Laboratory: Biomass characterisation Microbiology area Process area Analysis: Chromatography: HPLC, GC_FID, GC_MS. Biomass characterisation Biofuel (blends) characterisation

11 Laboratory 2. Resources & Facilities Solid Biofuels characterisation: Moisture Ashes Volatiles & fixed Carbon Calorific Value Elemmental Analysis(CHN). Particle size distribution Pelets durability Apparent Density

12 Laboratory 2. Resources & Facilities Process Development Area - Reactors - Bio-reactors - Ancillary Equip.

13 CB2G 2. Resources & Facilities The Second generation Biofuel Centre is a Process Development Units (PDUs) to produce 2nd generation biofuels on a pilot scale level as an intermediate step towards the industrial scale-up of these technologies and as a biorefinery test platform. The CB2G constitutes an integrated trial and demonstration platform designed to develop process, equipment and specific components, new biofuels and to apply biorefinery concepts to biofuels production processes. Sugar Platform Biochemical processes Raw Material Sugars Waste Lignin BIOMASS Cogeneration (CHP) Energy and heat Synthesis gas platform Thermochemical processes Gasification BioFuels BioProducts BioPolymers BioMaterials Synthesis gas preparation The CB2G is a R&D infrastructure managed by CENER with the collaboration of CIEMAT in the definition, design and scientific and technological management.

14 CB2G Process Units: General overview 2. Resources & Facilities

15 CB2G Process Units 2. Resources & Facilities Pretreatment Unit: Capacity: 2MWt Kg Biomass/h Chipping for woody biomass. Chopping for herbaceous biomass Drying Torrefaction Milling. Pelletizing à In operation from 2008 Thermo-Chemical Unit: Gasification unit: Capacity 2 MWt-500 Kg Biomass/h Gasification Island Thermal Oxidizer and Flue gases treatment à In operation from Q Biochemical Process Unit: Capacity: Up to kg biomass / week Pretreatment. Solid / Liquid Fractionation Biological Processes (Enzymatic Hydrolysis & fermentation). à In operation from Q1 2013

16 CB2G Pretreatment Unit 2. Resources & Facilities Chipper & Chopper Pelleting Unit Drying Unit Pelletizing unit Milling Units Torrefaction reactor

17 CB2G - Gasification Unit 2. Resources & Facilities

18 CB2G Biochemical Unit 2. Resources & Facilities This unit includes enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation reactors

19 3. Activities & Strategic research lines

20 Main Activities 3. Activities & Strategic research lines Biomass Resources Assessment, Production and Sustainable Management: Biomass resources assessment. Supply & logistics studies, GHG & Energy balances, Sustainability studies Biofuels: Solid Biofuels: Densification & Energetic characterisation Liquid Biofuels: Bioethanol: & Biodiesel : Process Development; Production Technologies Assessment, Lignocellulosic ethanol pretreatment, Microalgae extraction & valorisation. Thermal chemical processes: Solid Bioenergy carriers by means of Torrefaction Gasification and gas-cleaning technologies. Development of second-generation biofuels via thermo chemical process.

21 Strategic Research Lines 3. Activities & Strategic research lines 1. Solid Bioenergy Carriers Development: Ø Torrefaction process Development Ø Alternative Raw Materials Pellets Development 2. Sustainability Studies ØDevelopment and Application of Sustainability Schemes to Advanced Bioenergy Carriers 3. Bio-alcohols from alternative feed-stocks ØOptimization of pre-treatment process for lignocellulosic materials Ø Development of anaerobic fermentative processes 4. Microalgae ØDevelopment of valorisation (extraction and conversion) of microalgae 5. Gasification of biomass process optimization Ø Syngas cleaning process development Ø Analysis of ashes and inorganic compounds behaviour ØBFB gasification process optimization

22 Example of activities: Optimization of pretratament 3. Activities & Strategic research lines Continuous stirred horizontal reactor qhigh flexibility in feedstocks: lignocellulosic feedstocks such herbaceous and woody, considering as well the OFMSW q Particle size: from 6 up to 12 mm q Feed flow: up to 5 kg/h (dry matter) qtemperature: up to 200ºC q Pressure: from 2 bars up to 14,5 bars q Catalyst: acid, alkalis q Residence time at Maximum rate: 5 min q Hot supply: boiler steam Figure: Bench unit under construction q Processes developed: Liquid hot water // Diluted acid hydrolysis // Hydrothermal

23 Example of activities: Optimization of pretratament 3. Activities & Strategic research lines Objetivo Biorefinería: Aprovechamiento integral de la biomasa lignocelulósica (lignina, celulosa, hemicelulosa, proteínas, productos de degradación ) Optimizar la producción de azúcares y convertir éstos en otros bioproductos (alcoholes, hidrocarburos, etc.) Kamm y Kamm (2004). Biorefinery- Systems. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly,

24 Example of activities: Torrefaction (1) 3. Activities & Strategic research lines The core of the process equipment is the torrefaction reactor of special design manufactured by LIST AG ( It is a cylindrical horizontal reactor with an agitator shaft and attached elements of special design procuring axial transport characteristic for all kind of biomass, radial product homogenisation inside the reactor and excellent heat transfer conditions. Reactor heating is carried out indirectly through the hot reactor walls, the actively heated shaft tube and the actively heated internal shaft elements using thermal oil as heat transfer fluid.

25 Example of activities: Torrefaction (2) 3. Activities & Strategic research lines Example: torrefied beech wood pellet (low-medium torrefaction degree, % daf basis) Parameter Units Value NA kg/m3 (ar) % % (ar) Higher Heating Value GJ/t (daf) Lower Heating Value GJ/t (daf) C % (daf) H % (daf) ~6.0 N % (daf) Ash Content % (db) Volatile matter content % (db) Hardgrove grindability index Bulk Density Pellet durability Moisture Content

26 Example of activities: Microalgae 3. Activities & Strategic research lines ENERGREEN project :The evaluation of alternative extraction and biodiesel conversion systems. Biodiesel production from Chlorella lipid 1. Saponification: Lipids+ ethanol+ KOH INSAPONIFIABLE FRACTION SAPONIFIABLE FRACTION 2. Methylation: reaction with acetyl chloride( 5:95) v/v

27 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank so much for your attention The construction of the plant has been financed by the Government of Navarre (Navarre Plan 2012) and by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (National Programme for ScientificTechnological Infrastructures).

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29 THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!