Biogas in Greece: Actual situation and perspectives

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1 Biogas in Greece: Actual situation and perspectives Christos Zafiris Agriculture engineer Biomass dept 02/06/2016

2 Contents Biogas in Greece Biomass potential for biogas production in Greece Barriers Requirements for the design and implementation of biogas projects Investment opportunities Legal status Conclusions

3 In Greece of financial recession there are challenges Lack of financial liquidity Incomplete legal framework Unstable tax system Lack of long-term policies The response to these challenges is really difficult but it is possible if accompanied by a comprehensive plan, coordination, cooperation and systematic monitoring of the implementation of the necessary actions. It needs a thorough reading of existing opportunities in combination with a realistic and critical depiction of Greek reality

4 ..but also opportunities The biogas sector offers significant opportunities that can boost entrepreneurship and contribute to financial recovery. The opportunities lie in the unused and huge potential of organic wastes: tons of wastes from cattle-pig-poultry breeding farms In total there are 240,000 SMEs of the primary sector The spatial distribution of those plants favor the decentralized biogas production, the planning of small economically viable projects of kwe capacity, according to the German concept.

5 GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN &INSTALLED POWER (MW) Biogas UNITS in the interconnected system (Article 9 L.3468 / 2006) Source: ΛΑΓΗΕ-Operator of electricity market

6 Biogas plants in Greece Biogas plants of MWe capacity are operating, mostly at solid waste landfills (SWL) and municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWTP). The most important in: SWL of Ano Liossia a co-generation plant of 23.4 ΜWe capacity is in operation. MWTP of Psyttalia a co-generation plant of 11.4 MWe capacity is in operation. SWL of Tagarades in Salonica a co-generation plant of 5 MWe capacity is in operation.

7 Biogas plants in Greece S/ N ENERGY TYPE FUEL- TYPE Location Thermal Capacity (MW th ) Electrical Capacity (MW e ) Annual Biogas Production (m3/yr) 1 ELE SWL Thessaloniki ,000,000 2 CHP MWTP Larisa ,120 3 CHP MWTP Patra ,012 4 HEAT MWTP Chalkida ,000 5 HEAT MWTP Alex/poli ,000 6 HEAT MWTP Rodos ,000 7 CHP MWTP Hraklio ,000 8 CHP MWTP Chania ,000 9 CHP MWTP Athens ,774, CHP SWL Athens ,000, CHP MWTP Volos ELE SWL Volos ,783,632 TOTAL ,561,764

8 Biogas plants in Greece S/ N ENERGY TYPE FUEL- TYPE Location Thermal Capacity (MW th ) Electrical Capacity (MW e ) 1 HEAT FOOD Thessaloniki HEAT FOOD Athens CHP AGRI Preveza ELE AGRI Veria CHP AGRI Komotini CHP AGRI Imathia CHP AGRI LARISA CHP AGRI Attiki CHP AGRI Thessaloniki CHP AGRI Pella 0.99 TOTAL

9 Biogas plant in Ano Liossia 23.5 MW e Source: HELECTOR

10 Biogas plant in Psyttalia 11.4 MW e Source: EYDAP

11 Biogas plant in Tagarades 5 MW e Source: HELECTOR

12 Source: ΤΕΤΩΡΟΣ Biogas agricultural plants CHITAS FARMA S.A 1MW Gasnakis Antonios S.A 0.25MW Karanikas Antonios S.A 0.25ΜW Bioaerio Komotinis S.A 0.50MW

13 Biogas agricultural plants Seiti Bros S.A 0.5 MW e Bioaerio Megaron S.A 0.5MW e Source: ΤΕΤΩΡΟΣ

14 Expected to be operational in Βioenergeiaki Mantineias S.A Source: KAFSIS - ΤΕΤΩΡΟΣ

15 Bio energy in the electricity market Up to present, RΑΕ has issued 83 licenses for bioelectricity production, with total installed capacity of ΜW MW (46 plants) refer to biogas production 7 licenses for MSW (41.33 MW) 7 licenses for water treatment plants (17.06 MW) 26 licenses for agricultural/animal breeding wastes (72.0 MW) 3 licenses for agricultural wastes (12.0 MW) 3 licenses for animal breeding wastes (4.12 MW) MW (37 plants) refer to biomass combustion plants

16 Licence applications according to L.4152/2013 REGIONS LICENCES TO TEST PRIORITY CAPACIT Y (MW) LICENCES WITH SINGED CONTRACTS CAPACITY (MW) ATTIKI MAKEDONIA- THRAKI WEST GREECE CENTRAL GREECE TOTAL

17 Theoretical biomass potential in Greece MAIN CATEGORIES UNITS CATTLE 25,530 SOWS 2,560 CAPACITY (MW) ORGANIC WASTES (T/Y) FUEL CAPACITY (MW) 726,013 cattle 13,601, ,920 Sows 2,277, SYSTEMATIC POULTRY 1,972 33,875, , DAIRY ESTABLISH- MENT 696 1,175, , TOTAL 30,758 17,514, Source: C. Zafiris/CRES

18 Potential daily production of animal wastes in Greece 18 Mt animal wastes from cattle, pig and poultry 5.6 PJ annual energy production Cattle breeding mainly in northern Greece Pig breeding equally distributed over Greece Poultry farming mainly in three regions Source: CRES/Biomass dept

19 Spatial planning of the Sows breeding farms in Greece 1000 sows 100 sows Source: Union of pig breeders in Greece.

20 Theoretical potential : ~8.7 Mtons dm/year Theoretically available potential: ~5.5 Mtons dm/year Energy potential: ~99 PJ/year (~ 27.7 TWh) Agricultural residues

21 Theoretical potential of straw Theoretical potential ~1.15 million tons DM/year (65MWe biogas plant) Regions: Larissa, Thessaloniki, Evros, Phiotida, Serres, Κozani, Κilkis

22 Theoretical potential residues of maize Theoretical potential : ~0.6 Mtons DM/year (34ΜW) Regions : Serres, Κavala, Xanthi, Drama, Ilia, Etolia- Akarnania, Larissa, Trikala,Pella

23 Biogas from biodegradable MW REGION MSW (t/y) BMW (t/y) ΜWe E. Makedonia & Thraki C. Makedonia W. Makedonia Thessalia Ipiros Ionian Islands W. Greece C. Greece Peloponnissos Attiki N. Aegean S.Aegean Kriti TOTAL

24 Potential spatial distribution of biogas plants Foustani Wastes: 680,000t Installed capacity: 13.5MW Agios Athanasios Wastes: 2,000,000t Installed capacity: 40MW Tagarades Landfill Installed capacity: 5MW Phillira Wastes: 800,000t Installed capacity:15mw Filippiada Wastes: 730,000t Installed capacity:14.5mw Stratos Wastes: 982,000t Installed capacity: 19MW Plant proposed Oinophyta Wastes: 200,000t Installed capacity: 4MW Ano Liossia Landfill Installed capacity: 23.5MW Psyttalia (WWTP) Wastes: 700,000t/day Installed capacity: 11,4MW Pethymno Wastes: 60,500t Installed capacity:1.5mw Plant in operation Possible Injection point in natural gas grid Anogeia Wastes: 34,000t Installed capacity: 1MW Source: C. Zafiris/CRES

25 Barriers Availability and supply of raw materials Lack of public awareness Social acceptance Environmental licensing PPC monopoly Inefficiency of Greek policy framework (gate fee) Huge bureaucracy Absence of spatial planning for biomass plants Lack of financial incentives Complicated structure of public services

26 Requirements for the design and implementation of biogas projects Institutional measures to implement the concept of 'gate fee' Simplification of licensing procedures, setting up 'one stop shop' Incentives for projects up 250kWe, according to the German model Setting up of a price for the heat production, the solid ( /t) and liquid digestate (0-10 /t)

27 Investment Opportunities Unexploited Greek Biogas market. Unique investment opportunity due to the up-to-now totally unexploited Greek biogas production market, combined with the immediate need for decontamination of organic waste throughout the country. There is now sharply increasing interest in the biogas industry. The Law 3851/2010 offers all necessary financial elements, as well as a very positive legal framework for the development of profitable biogas units. High sales price of each ΜWh: 230 /MWh without any development cost subsidy. The sales price has been in force since June 2010 following voting of new law 3851/2010 regarding Renewable Energy Sources (RES).

28 Legal status Law 3851/2010 Accelerating the development of Renewable Energy Sources to deal with climate change and other regulations addressing issues under the authority of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Decision (MD) digestion of biomass (Official Gazette /08/2013). Additional obligations for the environmental permitting process of power plants and thermal energy using biogas from anaerobic digestion of biomass (Official Gazette /08/2013). L.4152 (09/05/2013) L.4203 (01/11/2013)

29 Greece is a beautiful country.

30 Conclusions The biogas sector offers significant opportunities that can boost entrepreneurship and contribute to financial recovery. There is huge potential of organic wastes 17 million tons of wastes from cattle-pig-poultry breeding farms out of the 240,000 SMEs of the primary sector 2 million tons of agricultural residues from maize and straw The spatial distribution of those plants favor the planning of small economically viable projects of kwe capacity, according to the German concept. Unexploited Greek Biogas market. The Law 3851/2010 offers all necessary financial elements, as well as a very positive legal framework. High feed-in tariff of each ΜWh: 230 /MWh.

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