Biorefineries State of the Art in the Netherlands Ed de Jong / Rene van Ree IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 1
1. Background Content - current biomass use in The Netherlands - biomass-related policy goals - role and general scheme biorefineries 2. Programmatic co-operation ECN-WUR Bio2Value 3. Dutch knowledge network on biorefineries Biorefinery.nl 4. Projects related towards Biorefineries with Dutch participation IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 2
Background Biomass use in The Netherlands [PJ th, a.f.f.u. ] Direct/indirect cofiring Estimation for 2005 1 29 Maximally achievable in 2010 2 56 Domestic waste comb. Landfill gas CHP digestion CHP comb./gasification Biofuels for transport Total 11.5 1.6 4-6 11.7 < 2 about 60 (=1.8% total) 18 1 5 17 23 (5.75%) 120 (3-4% total) 1 Statusdocument Bioenergie 2005, SenterNovem, 161105; 2 Ecofys DEN-project 2004 IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 3
1. Biomass-related policy goals 20% Renewable Energy in 2020 [EU] Biofuels for transport: 2% 2005, 5.75% 2010, 10% 2020 [EU] (25% 2030) [vision EU TPB] Substitution of 30% of the fossil fuel use in the Dutch economy both as fuel and raw material by biomass in 2030 [PGG]. Biomass has to be used in a variety of the market sectors of the Dutch economy!!! IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 4
Background Biomass-related policy goals Biomass has to be used in a variety of the market sectors of the Dutch economy!!! Application FF substitution [%] [PJ th, affu ] CO 2 -em.red. [MT/a] Biofuels for transport 60 (very opt.) 324 24 Chemicals, materials 25 (R&D >) 140 11 Power 25 203 14 Heat 17 (SNG!) 185 10 IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 5
Background Role biorefineries Biomass is expected to play a major role in greening the Dutch economy Biomass-derived products will be applied in a variety of market sectors Current production costs of biomass-derived products are generally too high to be market competitive without governmental support Domestic biomass contractability covers less than half of the future needs; the larger part of the biomass or biomass-based products has to be imported (relatively high costs) Development and deployment of high-efficiency Biorefineries unavoidable IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 6
Background - General scheme biorefinery A Biorefinery is an integrated facility for efficient co-production of materials, chemicals, transportation fuels, gaseous energy carriers, power and/or heat from biomass (analogeous to today s petroleum refineries) R Secondary thermochemical refinery gasification-based Organic residues Energy crops Aquatic biomass Primary refinery (extraction) (separation) R R R Power and/or heat production R Secondary biochemical refinery Materials Chemicals Transportation fuels Green gasses Power Heat fermentation-based Primary products R: residues.. power and/or heat
Programmatic biorefinery-based co-operation Upstream and (bio)chemical expertise Downstream and (thermo)chemical expertise www.bio2value.nl Dutch Knowledge Network on Biorefinery IEA Bioenergy Task 42 Biorefineries National and EU-funded projects www.biorefinery.nl
Biorefinery related projects with Dutch participation IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 9
Dutch knowledge network on biorefineries Biorefinery.nl A close co-operation of different stakeholders (industry, universities, institutes, NGOs, GOs) with a broad variety of disciplines working together in research, development and demonstration of (innovative) biorefinery concepts for implementation in the Dutch economy and abroad Knowledge import and dissemination (www.biorefinery.nl, newsletters, national workshops, ) Definition of a national Biorefinery Vision within an European and global framework Develop a Technology Roadmap, incl. SRA and Technology Deployment Plan IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 10
EU IP BIOSYNERGY (1) BIOmass for the market competitive and environmentally friendly SYNthesis of bioproducts chemicals and/or materials together with the production of secondary energy carriers transportation fuels, power and/or CHP through the biorefinery approach (Bio)chemical and thermo-chemical pathways are combined. Process development from lab-scale to demonstration at pilot-scale. Partners: ECN (NL), Greencell (ES), Cepsa (ES), DOW (NL), VTT (FIN), Aston (UK), WUR-A&F (NL), ARD (F), IFP (F), CRES (GR), BTG (NL), JR (AT), Bioref (D), GIG (P), JRC (B), Chimar (GR), TUD (NL) Duration: 2006 2010 (four years), Budget: 13 M (grant: 7 M ) IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 11
EU IP BIOSYNERGY (2) Base-case Existing conventional bioethanol production plant of Greencell in Salamanca (ES): cereals -> 295 Ml/a bioethanol, DDGS, CHP Advanced cellulosic bioethanol production plant: straw -> 5 Ml/a cellulosic ethanol BIOSYNERGY Maximising the overall plant economics by the co-production of chemicals with cellulosic ethanol Lab-scale development and pilot-scale demonstration advanced physical/chemical fractionation, thermo-chemical conversion, biochemical and chemical conversion and synthesis technologies. Integral chain ass./optimisation Conceptual design integrated Biorefinery facility for Greencell IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 12
EU SSP BIOPOL Assessment of BIOrefinery concepts and the implications for agricultural and forestry POLicy Partners: WUR-A&F (NL), Biopos e.v. (D), Imperial College (UK), Lund University (S), EC-BREC (PL), ECN (NL), University Weihenstephan (D), Technical University of Athens (GR) Duration: 2007 2008 (two years) Budget: about 700,000 (grant: about: 550,000) IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 13
EU SSP BIOPOL Set-up WP 1. Assessment of technical status (leader: Biopos E.v.) WP 2. Assessment of social and environmental implications (leader: UNIWEIH) WP 4. Review of current implementation status (leader: ECN) WP 3. Assessment of political aspects (leader: ULUND) WP 5. Prospects for further demonstration (leader: A&F) WP 7. Management activities (leader: A&F) WP 6. Dissemination of results (leader: ICSTM) IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 14
IP Ecobinders (EU project 2005-2008) ECOBINDERS aims to develop new sustainable processes and products using furan and/or lignin based binders for high added-value, environmentally friendly products and services in SME intensive industries. These binders will be used in conjunction with natural fibres and are inherently non-toxic, environmentally friendly, emission-free and water-resistant. Furthermore, a reduction of CO2 emission will be established. Further information is available at www.ecobinders.net IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 15
Jatropha curcas utilization (Dutch/Indonesia KNAW project 2006-2009) The proposed program aims to research the potential exploitation and valorisation of the full tree by application of the bio-refinery concept. Including: Economic and socio-economic analysis, and, definition of the optimum cultivation and production configurations, Optimisation of the oil extraction process and process/product development to obtain consistent and high quality fuel oils, Research and development of new technology to derive a new type of bio-diesel without the need to convert the PPO into bio-diesel (i.e. without conversion to ethanol or methanol esters), Chemical modification of PPO into new bulk and specialty chemicals, Exploration of the plant constituents to develop new pharmaceutical products, Oil extraction and detoxification by the use of a fungus, Microbial treatment of the seed residue (primarily proteins) for energy and feed production, Non-food valorisation of bio-refinery waste streams. The development of efficient direct somatic embryogenesis of the Jatropha curcas plant IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 16
Ghent Bio-energy Valley Ghent Bio-energy Valley is a Public Private Partnership aiming to support the development of sustainable bioenergy activities and resulting economic growth in the region of Ghent, Belgium. Ghent Bio-energy Valley aims to promote the development of bio-energy through collaborative programs, initiatives and synergy between the partners in the fields of Research & Development, structural measures and policy, logistics and communication towards the general public. Further information is available at www.gbev.org. IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 17
Platform Biobased Raw Materials This platform is one of the five transition themes in the Energy Transition process initiated by the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs in order to attain a sustainable energy supply. By 2030, the Platform foresees to replace 30% of fossil fuels used in the Netherlands with biobased raw materials (biomass). To realize this vision, the Platform has selected a number of transition paths routes that will be actively promoted. Further information is available at www.energietransitie.nl. IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 18
N-ergy (Dutch project 2006-2009) Microbiological co-production of nitrogen containingchemicals and ethanol from biomass. This project aims to develop fermentationprocesses in which a yeast - or mould strain is developed which is able to accumulate in diluted or concentrated juices from biorefinery processes of for example grass, potatoes or beets to simultaneous produce an insoluble form of biopolymer (such as (poly)aminoacid, cyanophycine or CGP) and ethanol. IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 19
Lignovalue (Dutch project 2007-2010) The project's objective is to develop integral technology for a lignocellulose biorefinery that enables optimal valorisation of all biomass fractions. The project comprises development of new pre-treatment and fractionation technology, catalytic pyrolysis and depolymerisation of lignin followed by upgrading via catalytic hydrodeoxygenation. IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 20
Co-production of Bio-ethanol and lactic acid, power and heat from lignocellulosic streams. (Dutch project 2002-2007) The objective was to develop technologies for the use of lignocellulose as a raw material for bioethanol and lactic acid production. Further information is available at bemz.ecn.nl/indexuk.html IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 21
Hyvolution (EU Project 2006-2010) The aim of Hyvolution is to develop installations for conversion of biomass from primary production or agroindustrial plants, to pure hydrogen. The target is to cover with small scale installations 10-25% of the foreseen EU demand for hydrogen. For further information visit www.biohydrogen.nl/hyvolution IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 22
Biobutanol (Dutch project 2006-2009) The ultimate goal of this project is to design a new, efficient and economically viable bioprocess for the conversion of low-cost cellulosic feedstocks into butanol. Further information is available on www.biobutanol.nl/eosbiobutanol IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 23
Thank you for your attention!!! Information www.biorefinery.nl www.bio2value.nl www.biosynergy.eu www.ecn.nl www.biobasedproducts.nl IEA Biorefinery Kick-off 15-16 March 24