Advancing Biomass Technology with EUBIA

1. Together for technological progress in Biomass EUBIA, European Biomass Industrial Association Norbert N. Vasen on behalf of Dr. G. Grassi, Secr. Gen of EUBIA Warszawa, 21 April 2004 Hotel Metropole

2. Overview • Legislative European framework • The biomass problem • What is Eubia • Why Eubia • Eubia and Poland • Eubia and your organisation

3. European biofuel directive • Directive 2003/30/EC • 8 May 2003, European Parliament • http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/2003 • In 2010: 5.7 % minimum share • Mixture of traditional fuel and renewable, biological components • Indicative targets, no sanctions • Obligation g.ment to inform about distribution

4. European electricity directive • Directive 2001/77/EC • 27 September 2003, European Parliament • http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html • In 2010: 12 % minimum share RES-E • Indicative targets, no sanctions

5. The biomass problem • Policy • Reduced attention for Biomass • Complexity • Knowledge • Logistics • Combining technologies • Co-operation • Fractionised experience • Financing

6. Complexity of Bioenergy Technologies and Systems Biomass Production Conversion & Up-grading Utilisation

7. Comparison of Bioenergy with other R.E. Advantages Challenges • Collection of feedstock • Environmental and social constraints • Complexity of technology • Competitive • High volume • Variety: Heat - power - transport - chemicals • Wide range of power • Environmental • employment in rural areas for all intellectual levels and all sectors (agriculture, industry, services)

8. Bioenergy in the E.U. • Wide commercial application of modern Bioenergy in the E.U. not yet started • Promotion of biomass heat in CEEC • To start with most practical option • A keen eye to more sophisticated technologies • CHP • Syngas / DME / hydrogen (next slide) • Ethanol with Sweet Sorghum (next slide)

9. Promising technological combinations • Pellets chain • Low value biomass (agriforestal waste) • Collection with mobile pelletiser • Carbonise  syngas  DME or hydrogen • Sweet Sorghum combinated processes • Bioethanol • Bagasse (pellets as solid fuel) • Food pellets for animals (grains + bagasse)

10. Example of Large Industrial Bioenergy Integrated Complex (ongoing assessment) 70,000 ha sweet sorghum plantation

11. Actionsneeded • Definition of CEEC needs • Development comm. demonstration new energy vector: • 20-25 years (coal: ~ 25 years; oil: ~ 30 years; nuclear: ~ 30 years; natural gas: ~16 years • - Funding for industrial development of bioenergy systems • Focused research and development of sub-systems • in cooperation with the industry • Implementation strategy, similar to Nuclear, for selection of best technologies • Definition of best systems • Design • Construction of demonstration plants • Reinforcement of the international cooperation

12. What is Eubiawww.eubia.org • European Biomass Industrial Association • Members are from industry and the research sector • Targeted to realisations • Mission • Promotion of energy from biomass • Commercial deployment of European bioenergy technologies • Co-operation through projects in third countries

13. The main activities of EUBIA are to assist its members in • Bioenergy industry strategies • Identification of business opportunities • Consultation with EU institutions on programmes, project, standards • Assistance to benefit from the “Single Market” • Operation of an information network for Bioenergy • Promotion of industrial consortia for specific bioenergy complexes / systems • Development of education and training programmes • Assistance in European patent procedures • Implementing co-operation programmes with non-EU Countries • At present, intensive work on projects in China • Promotion in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa. • Providing office and conference facilities in the very centre of Brussels

14. EUBIA Members • (status: January 2004) • AGRICONSULTING - Italy • BioAlcohol Foundation - Sweden • Bioetanolo Energetico - Spain • C.A.R.M.E.N. - Germany • CARTIF - Spain • ECOTRE - Italy • Energidalen - Sweden • ENI - Italy • ETA Energia Trasporti Agricoltura - Italy • FAL Federal Agricultural Research Centre - Germany • Florence Energy Agency - Italy • Fortum Corporation - Finland • ISET - Germany • Istituto Sperimentale Colture Industriali, Ministry of Agriculture - Italy • KEMYX Spa, Italy • Martezo - France • Mont-Ele - Italy • SIEMENS AG KWU1 - Germany • Studio Tavolini - Italy • SydKraft - Sweden • University of Florence, "Sergio Stecco" Department of Energy Engineering - Italy • University of Pisa, Dept. of Energetics, Italy • University of Sassari - Italy • WIP - Germany

15. Why Eubia • Contacts with central government • Key to success in China and Brasile • Starting contacts with Russian Government • Creation of co-operation framework • Research • Implementation of concrete projects • Financing • Headquarters in Brussels, contact with EC

16. Eubia and Poland • Identify main problems to resolve • (existing and new) • Identify project opportunities • Establish permanent int’l co-operation • Identify partners • Contact in next months • Rome Biomass conference (May 2004) • Create partnership • www.conference-biomass.com

17. Eubia and your organisation • Proposal submission • Role for members • SMEs and research partnerships • EUBIA support • Research: to help coordinate objectives • SME: networking for concrete projects • Both: matching research and SMEs • Membership • Facilitated payment CEEC under discussion • Projects • Regional, national and international joint projects

18. Conclusion • Biomass complexity needs co-operation • Weak political attention calls for strong biomass group • Many opportunities for concrete business • Waiting to be exploited Let us start to realise practical solutions And come together in Rome, 10-14 May www.conference-biomass.com

19. Thank you for the attention! Questions: Dr. Grassi, eubia@eubia.org norbert.vasen@etaflorence.it