RBBD Regional Bioenergy Business Development

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1 RBBD Regional Bioenergy Business Development Technical Workshop: Integration of BIO-EN-AREA sub-project s results into regional policies Kozani, 20 November /26/

2 Introduction All of the energy agencies in South East Ireland are members of the BioEnergy Steering Group convened bi annually by the South Eastern Regional Authority including Carlow Kilkenny Energy Agency Tipperary Energy Agency Wexford Energy Agency (Wexford County Council) Waterford Energy Bureau ( Waterford County Council) Each agency are tasked with the role of technical advisors on policy and strategy set out in the Regional Bioenergy Implementation plan Each agency has made detailed submissions to RPS group who are currently updating the plan from 2007 to /26/

3 RBBD Project Approach SE Ireland 1. Through Vertical Action 1 & 2 there were 4 public seminar/meetings >100 attended by both actors and non actors in the BioEnergy sector. Presentations from - Dept of Energy Representatives - Dept of Education Representatives - Dept of Agriculture Representatives Lots of feedback Negative Lack of financial supports Anger Removal of REHEAT Industry feels betrayed Still positive in climate of increasing oil cost. Financing projects is key 11/26/

4 Horizontal Action II: Phase I Policy Review Feb 12 May 12 A thorough analysis of the Biomass sector was completed specifically around that biomass sourced from forestry. Areas review & findings: 1. Afforestation programme still in place and reasonably well funded 2. Forestry Management Thinning cycle severely affected by economic activity and potential to sell thinned product. -Focus on producers adding value through - firewood processing techniques. - chipping facility development - chip drying facilities. - branding and marketing quality certified fuel. 3 Wood fuel producer capacity in the region Singnificant capacity but little demand. 4 Electrical and thermal production from Biomass 2.7% in 2011(Target of 5% for 2010 missed dramatically/ 2020 target of 12% in jeoprady) 11/26/

5 The results are: Suggested policy input on biomass heating showcasing wood fuel producers: Only with wood fuels with documentation attesting to compliance with the quality standards demonstrating WFQA certification, demonstrated on delivery docket from the professional manufacturer of wood biomass. This applies to all forms of wood fuel produced. Suggested policy input on biomass heating showcasing installer and boiler producers: All plant tendered shall be listed on the HARP database detailing the specific Seasonal Efficiency. National standards required that the minimum efficiencies for plant vary as follows Wood burning Stoves >75% Wood Pellet Boilers - >85% Wood log gasification - >85% Biomass Plant > 50kW - >87% Biomass CHP Technology - > 85% 11/26/

6 Policy input on biomass district heating Encourage new development of district heating sites in retrofit scenarios in accordance with best practice design. Request that all new developments applications to local authorities have a renewable heat and electricity review report attached where development is >1000m 2. Encourage public sector to enter into agreements with heat entrepreneurs to replace existing imported fossil heat loads with locally sourced wood fuel leading to increased local economic stimulus and sustainable employment. All large industrial and commercial development applications must achieve a thermal and electrical CO 2 emissions ratio that favours renewable fuel sources. Encourage national government to reinstate the REHEAT programme to incentivise business to convert to biomass thermal and electrical plant. 11/26/

7 In order for the region to meet the 2020 target of 12% heat from renewable sources the policy and financial supports to incentivise investment in renewable heat plant will have to be reintroduced. - not likely in current economic status. - must implement pay as you save ESCO models. Detailed study dictated that region has capacity to supply >16% RE thermal through existing network of wood fuel producers Wood fuel producer group set up in VA 1 of RBBD in Sept All thermal or CHP plant installed must be of minimum seasonal efficiency to avoid under use of the biomass resource. Large economic benefit to implementing non imported fuel policy. Training on Biomass Plant and District Heating Design and Maintenance. Engineers and Fitters 11/26/

8 Introduction Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme had relationships with the Provincial Energy Agency, in order to assess the state of the art about the policies to sustainable and planned development of wood biomass for energy use The goal is to enhance the resources and plants available and improve the system of incentives for new ones 11/26/

9 Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme Methodology and cooperation between partner Contribution of sub-project to methodology guidelines or recommendation for bioenergy policies Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme had this sort of approach: 1.organization of meetings with operators and public seminars. This permit to understand the state of art of forest-wood-energy chain in Province of Trento and clarify the limits of application and development criteria 2.analysis of the existing legislation about regulations for the development of the field applied in the province of Trento incentive system for biomass producers calls incentive for the realization of biomass plants calls for incentives for the production of biomass district heating 3.proposed amendments to bids for funding 11/26/

10 Methodology and cooperation between partner Contribution of sub-project to methodology guidelines or recommendation for bioenergy policies The results are: Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme Policy input on biomass heating showcasing installer and boiler producers Applicants will be subject to request a declaration that the plant will be supplied for the duration of its useful life, only with wood fuels with documentation attesting to compliance with the quality standards of EN :2010, released in attached to the bill of sale of the material, the professional manufacturer of wood biomass. In the specific case of wood pellets is required instead of the product certification (ENplus, DINplus and the like). 11/26/

11 Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme Policy input on biomass heating showcasing installer and boiler producers Changes to call for the realization plants incentive. Installation of a storage tank with volume dimensioned according to the calculation formula defined by the UNI EN 303-5; useful thermal efficiency not less than 87% + log (Pn) excludes the financing of boilers in the case of transformation of centralized system in autonomous; emissions of total dust less than 60 mg/nm3 (ref. 10% O2), CO emissions below 700 mg/nm3 (ref. 10% O2) and VOC emissions below 30 mg/nm3 (ref. 10 % O2). power generator with firewood, wood chips and pellet according to UNI EN Class A1 or A2 or B, as indicated by the instructions for use and maintenance. is required at least an annual service for the entire life of the plant, both on the device is on the chimney, by persons with appropriate professional qualifications 11/26/

12 Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme Policy input on biomass district heating Development and expansion of existing networks, where it has not yet reached the optimization of the systems. The possibility of further developing plants with district heating networks, if not insist their supply basins of other existing systems Encourage private initiative and investment for the benefit of public and tested, together with the possibilities for development and procurement of the local context in which you insert the new plants Plan to build new plants after a careful study and planning of logistics and components of the plant. The plant must therefore be able to receive the type of biomass, in particular of forest type, provided on the territory. 11/26/

13 Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme Conclusion Importance to monitoring the territory to understand what resources are available and their quality importance of sizing systems based on the availability of the territory importance of making contributions to heating plants and district heating that are virtuous and have a well-defined project important reward plants efficient and less polluting, not all important source of employment to give businesses more virtuous to create local economy importance to grow professionally all parts of the wood-energy chain and connect them 11/26/

14 PEA Estonia Availability of biomass from forest and forest lands to is obstructed by the following factors: a. protected areas; b. availability of cuttings. RMK has declared that in real, the usage of cuttings is 12 20%; c. stumps have not yet been used widely. The stumps from clear cutting areas should be used more; d. collecting the biomass under the elecrtic lines is economically non-profitable. Currently, it is an unused resource. The usage of agricultural biomass is depending on the availability of resource, its year-round supply and the distance of transportation. Policy inputs are being prepared currently in following areas specifically. 11/26/

15 PEA Estonia Manure and the biomass from grasslands they can be successfully used to produce the biogas. Hay burning is possible to use as one source of additional fuel, but it also depends on distance of transportation and bio mass harvest. Bio gas production can be developed near to the bigger farms and in areas where there is a need of using the heat energy (wood factories and district heating networks). Near large town like Voru Alternatively use gas as transport fuel. Herbaceous biomass for energy production has also quite good perspective since there is enough available land and technologies for it in the county. Straw as bio-fuel will probably not be an option in Võru county, because straw is the most important among organic substances that is returned to soil. Cultivating the agricultural crops, including oilseed plants provides an additional opportunity to profit from agricultural land. In year 2009, there was 566 hectares of land which was covered with financing support for cultivating the energy crops. Since year 2010, the financial support is not provided any more. Need 11/26/2012 for incentives is evident from this event. 15

16 PEA Estonia Availability of biomass from forest and forest lands to is obstructed by the following factors: a. protected areas; b. availability of cuttings. RMK has declared that in real, the usage of cuttings is 12 20%; c. stumps have not yet been used widely. The stumps from clear cutting areas should be used more; d. collecting the biomass under the elecrtic lines is economically non-profitable. Currently, it is an unused resource. The usage of agricultural biomass is depending on the availability of resource, its year-round supply and the distance of transportation. Particularly, the most potential resources are manure and the biomass from grasslands they can be successfully used to produce the biogas. Hay burning is possible to use as one source of additional fuel, but it also depends on distance of transportation and bio mass harvester. Bio gas production can be developed near to the bigger farms and in areas where there is a need of using the heat energy (wood factories and district heating networks). Probably the most economically profitable solution would be building the biogas plant right next to the Võru city. Alternatively, the produced biogas can be used as motor fuel. Using the herbaceous biomass for energy production has also quite good perspective since there is enough available land and technologies for it in the county. The use of straw as biofuel will probably not be an option in Võru county, because straw is the most important among organic substances that is returned to soil. Cultivating the agricultural crops, including oilseed plants provides an additional opportunity to profit from agricultural land. In year 2009, there was 566 hectares of land which was covered with financing support for cultivating the energy crops. Since year 2010, the financial support is not provided any more. The annual heat and electricity consumption divided by the number of inhabitants in Võru county is 14,6 MWh (10,8 MWh of heat energy and 3,8 MWh of electrical energy). In whole Estonia, the corresponding figures are 6,64 MWh for heat energy and 6,5 MWh for electrical energy. Thermal energy consumption forms 53% of total energy consumption; 29% is the share for motor fuels and 18% electricity. The biggest heat energy consumer group are the people; the largest electricity consumers are the companies. 11/26/

17 PEA Estonia The annual heat and electricity consumption divided by the number of inhabitants in Võru county is14,6 MWh (10,8 MWh of heat energy and 3,8 MWh of electrical energy). In whole Estonia, the corresponding figures are 6,64 MWh for heat energy and 6,5 MWh for electrical energy. Thermal energy consumption forms 53% of total energy consumption; 29% is the share for motor fuels and 18% electricity. The biggest heat energy consumer group are the people; The largest electricity consumers are the companies. 11/26/

18 Introduction ESS are working very closely with policy and strategic partners in their region. Hans Gulliksson, member of steering committee on the BioEnearea main project will give some detail on their work to date. 11/26/

19 Thank you Paddy Phelan Carlow Kilkenny Energy Agency Castle Hill, Carlow, Ireland tel: mob: +353 (0) web: Lead Sub Project Partner Manager RBBD Sub Project Partner BisyPlan Sub Project Partner Polibiomass 11/26/