Number 2 The Meeting in Växjö and the selection of sub-projects 24 organisations from BIO-EN-AREA regions working together in 7 sub-projects Bioenergy in the Autonomous Province of Trento Bioenergy in Tartu Region Bioenergy in South-East Ireland BIO-EN-AREA partners and sub-project s participants would like to invite you to their Launching Conference that will take place in Burgos (Spain) on 17-18 February 2011. The conference will include three sessions: 1- BIO-EN-AREA Project Launching Conference in Burgos 2- Regional bioenergy policies in the participating regions 3- The sub-projects: objectives, activities and expected results. For further information and inscription visit www.bioenarea.eu The sole responsibility for the content of this newsletter lies with the authors: BIO-EN-AREA Partners. Its contents reflect the author's views and INTERREG IVC Managing Authority is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained herein.
The meeting in Växjö. The selection of sub-projects BIO-EN-AREA Call for proposals for sub-projects (16 June 20 September 2010) closed with the presentation of 11 proposals. Once the proposals were received the partners followed the evaluation method proposed and elaborated individual reports. The Autonomous Province of Trento, responsible partner of sub-projects component, compiled all the information received from the partners which concluded on a final document for the selection of sub-projects. This document was discussed during the BIO-EN- AREA 2nd Steering Committee Meeting celebrated in Växjö on 4th November 2010. Paola and Federica explaining the evaluation process The Steering Committee representatives agreed on selecting 7 proposals and to negotiate conditions with participants. The negotiations finished during December and the sub-projects obtained the final approvals. All the projects will start their activities by January 2011. 1. BaN. Biogas and Networks 2. BIOREF. Potential of integral use of energy crops analysis and its importance within biomass action plans 3. POLI-BIOMASS. Development of local policies among local governments that encourage the use of biomass 4. EBIMUN. Evaluation of biomass resources for municipalities 5. RBBD. Regional Bioenergy Business Development 6. BIOPATH. Biomass and solid biofuels certification and traceability control system 7. BISYPLAN. The Bioenergy System Planners Handbook
The meeting in Växjö. Technical visits The Steering group meeting was followed on the second day by a study tour. 3 visits were organised by our partners from Sweden: 1. Visit to Växjö Energi AB, energy utilize for the city of Växjö owned 100 % by the municipality. They are producing heat for district heating from biomass, 0.6 TWh/y, electricity from CHP, 0.2 TWh/ y and is right now setting up also district cooling which started in December 2010. The background and the strategy were presented by Mr. Lars Ehrlén who is technical director. 2. Visit to the public energy exhibition for the city of Växjö and a presentation by Mr. Magnus Jonasson who works as energy advisor for the public and SME sector. 3. Next stop was the biomass district heating plant in Vislanda. 5 MW producing heat for the Vislanda municipality and the nearby sawmill. Description about strategies, technology and biomass quality by Mr Carl Erik Edh, technical director in Alvesta Energi AB who owns and run the plant. Alvesta Energi AB is a company owned by the municipality of Alvesta where the plant is located at.
BIO-EN-AREA Regions working together in 7 sub-projects The final approved sub-projects will start their activities in January 2011. Texto 24 organisations from Castilla y León Region (Spain), Western Macedonia Region (Greece), Autonomous Province of Trento (Italy), South East Region (Ireland), South East Region (Sweden) and Tartu Region (Estonia) will work together in the implementation of the sub-projects. SUB-PROJECT BaN Biogas and Networks BIOREF Potential of integral use of energy crops analysis and its importance within biomass action plans BIOPATH Biomass and solid biofuels certification and traceability control system BISYPLAN The Bioenergy System Planners Handbook EBIMUN Evaluation of biomass resources for municipalities POLI-BIOMASS Development of local policies among local governments that encourage the use of biomass RBBD Regional Bioenergy Business Development PARTICIPANTS Energy Agency for Southeast Sweden (Lead participant) Institute of Natural Resources. University of León. Comunità della Valle di Non. Institute of Technology, Estonian University of Life Science. Valladolid energy agency. City of Tartu DIADYMA Waste Management CARTIF Foundation (Lead participant) Energy Agency of Ávila Province Centre for research & Technology Hellas Estonian University of Life Sciences Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Lead participant) Centre for research & Technology Hellas CESEFOR Foundation Linnæus University (Lead participant) Tartu Technical University Tipperary Energy Agency Centre for research and technology Hellas Italian Trees and Timber Institute Institute of Natural Resources. University of León (Lead participant) DIADYMA Waste Management Valladolid energy agency Comunità di Valle di Primiero Borderland Energy Development Agency Waterford County Council León City Council Burgos Provincial Energy Agency (Lead participant) Energy Agency for South East Sweden Development Centre of Polva County Tipperary Energy Agency Tipperary Energy Agency (Lead participant) Carlow Kilkenny Energy Agency Waterford County Council Wexford County Council Energy Agency for South East Sweden Borderland Energy Development Agency Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme
Bioenergy in the Autonomous Province of Trento. By The Division for Energy Planning and incentives The Province of Trento is located in the north-east of Italy, covers an area of about 6,200 square km, 70% over 1,000 metres above sea level, and 50% covered with woodland. The population is about 520,000, in 223 local authorities, many of them very small. Municipalities are grouped in 14 Valley Communities. Texto Politically, the Province of Trento has a special form of legislative, administrative and financial independence. In terms of energy, the Province has a great deal of hydroelectric energy, about 4 TWh/year, much of which is exported outside the province. On the basis of this hydroelectric capability and the special skills built up in the sector, since 1980 Autonomous Province of Trento (hereafter abbreviated to APT) has pursued an overall energy policy focusing on renewable resources and energy savings With the new Energy Plan of 2003, greater importance is given to renewable energy sources in the Province, particularly that of biomass, in the form of residue from the initial processing of timber, the reuse of waste from woodlands and solar energy. In relation to biomass, in favourable conditions of and use, the focus was on the creation of remote control urban heating systems, using about 200,000 chips cubic metres per year, equivalent to around 15,000 TOE. Up and running are schemes in Cavalese, Predazzo, S. Martino di Castrozza, Fondo and others. Where conditions are not favourable, in particular in marginal or thinly populated areas, the focus was on the creation of individual plant making use of the culture related to timber, with over 1.000 projects in the past 8 years, equivalent to around 5,000 TOE, involving the free distribution of timber for energy. The Biomass sector in the Province of Trento High availability of forest resources Good availability of livestock waste in same area Good research institutes in the field of biomass; Some areas of the Province are strongly willing to experiment free-oil policies By-product forest resources lack off exploitation Strong concentration of livestock waste in small areas. Great problems of waste disposal, especially in territories with tourism
Bioenergy in Tartu Region By Tartu Energy Agency Tartu Region is located in Southern Estonia, composed by six counties and covering 36% of the country. There are 90 local authorities including 13 towns and 77 rural municipalities. The territory is rich in forest, covering 48%, 35% is agricultural land and ca 6 % is natural grassland. Jõgeva Põlva County inhabitants 34 776 30 839 Agriculture area 1000 ha 260,4 216,5 forest area 1000 ha 126,9 115,7 share of forest land (%) 48,7 53,5 share of agricultural land(%) 36,3 34,9 Natural preconditions, existing well managing forest industry have made biomass the main source of energy production, especially for heat generation. Tartu including City of Tartu Valga Viljandi Võru Total in Region 149 252 98 548 33 683 52 898 37 388 338 836 308,9-204,7 358,9 230,5 1579,9 117,1-119,8 171,9 108,9 760,3 37,9-58,5 47,9 47,2 48 38,5 29,2 29,8 39 34,5 Total use of fuels in Tartu Region is ca 0,5 Mtoe year. It includes fuels for heat and power generation. The data indicates that 62% of used fuels come from biomass. Electrical energy in Tartu region was in 2009 year 1 353 GWh. 99% comes from national grid and generated outside of region. In Estonia electricity generation comes from oil shale 92% and 8% renewable resources from biomass 5 % and from wind 3 %. Electricity generation in Region of Tartu was in 2009 1,7% (23 918 MWh) of total in area. Electricity generated in 2009 in our region comes from natural gas (63%), peat and wood fuel (32%) and hydro energy (4%). In 2010 share of using renewable and wood fuel for energy generation will rise because new CHP plant started to produce energy in May 2009. The biggest biomass plants in the region are located in the City of Tartu. Tartu CHP plant has installed capacity of 25 MW of electrical and 50 MW heat. Share of fuel used for heat and power energy generation in Tartu region in 2009 The most common biomass energy source in the region is forest biomass like fuel wood and forest residues. Wooden fuel is widely used in heating sector in small scale local central heating systems. They use mainly wood chips made from fuel wood, forest harvesting residues, landscape management and or sawmill residues. Fuel wood (logs) is main fuel in the private sector (domestic). Forest based biomass was harvested in year 2009 in our region from state owned forest 136 600 m 3 of fuel wood and 99 132 m 3 of residues its make half of total biomass from forest in our region. By Estonian experts residues make 12-20% of tree but only 8% is possible to use in reality. Wood potential harvested in forest in the region in year 2009 are ca 600 GWh. The other potential source of biomass for energy generation is herbaceous biomass. Use of this source is not very active yet. Herbaceous biomass can be used as a raw material for biogas production. Total area of natural grassland in region is 98 145 ha and estimate average silage yield is 20 t per ha. From this amount of biomass (1962900 t) can produce ca 392 Mm 3 of biogas and can generate 2 159 GWh of energy. There are 2 biogas plants on the stage of technical design in the region (both ca 0,9MW electrical power).
Bioenergy in South-East Ireland By The South-East Regional Authority The South-East Region has a significant bioenergy potential in the form of agricultural land, forestry and waste residues from municipal, agriculture and industries sources. All of these sources can be used to generate power in the form of heat and electricity for the residential, commercial and industrial sectors or transformed into biofuels for the transport sector. Bioenergy Resources Bioenergy, which denotes renewable energy derived from biomass, land fill gas, biogases and biofuels, currently contributes 1.5% of the total energy consumed within the South-East. This is primarily from the combustion of wood fuels for heat in the residential and industry sectors. The resources available for biomass within the South East Region are as follows: Wood, Willow, Miscanthus, Oilseed Rape (OSR), Animal Slurry, Sugar Beet and Cereals. Grass, Municipal Solid Waste and Landfill Gas. Final energy Biomass (TJ/Year) Total (TJ/Year) Share of biomass (%) Heating sector 857 23,228 3.7 % Electricity sector Transport sector Total, all sectors Current Use of Biomass 0 9,603 0.0 % 15 25,866 0.06 % 872 58,697 1.5 % The Bioenergy Implementation Plan prepared by the SERA in 2008 aims to increase this contribution to 17% by 2020 and to increase the use of bioenergy across all economic sectors. Summary of Regional Bioenergy Resources Resource Forestry Resources thinnings and logging residues Agricultural Resources Solids: i.e. straw Potential Energy (TJ) 1,184 1,104 Liquids: i.e. slurries 406 Energy Crops (OSR, SRC willow, miscanthus) 132 Grass as an Energy Crop 321 Municipal Solid Waste 738 TOTAL 3,885 In our next Newsletter: the Launching Conference in Burgos results from the technical meeting on Biomass Action Plans methodology more about the sub-projects activities Visit our website and participate in our forum! www.bioenearea.eu