Bioenergy in Austria

Manfred Wörgetter, Bioenergy 2020+ GmbH.

Manfred.Woergetter@bioenergy2020.eu

Theo Zillner, Austrian Ministry for

Transport, Innovation and Technology

Theodor.ZILLNER@bmvit.gv.at

■ Introducing myself: since 1975 bioenergy RD&D

■ bioheat & biofuel,

■ resources & sustainability,

■ government consultancy.

■ Thanks to Theo Zillner from the Austrian Ministry for

Traffic, Innovation and Technology for his support

■ What I will talk about:

■ Comparing Austria and “Down Under”

■ Bioenergy success stories in Austria

■ R&D in bioenergy2020+

■ Austrian´s technology provider

Brisbane, 14 Nov. 2016 Slide 2

Introduction

My credo: Bioenergy = RE Number ONE worldwide on the

way to a biobased economy

Brisbane, 14 Nov. 2016 Slide 3

Comparing Austria and „Down under“

Austria Australia New Zealand

Area 1000 km2 82.5 7682 263

Inhabitant mio. 8.7 24 4.7

Population density c/km2 101 2.8 17.2

GDP/c 1000 US $ 48.1 47.3 36.3

Rural population % 34 11 14

Forest area % 46.9 16.2 38.6

Arable land % 16.4 6.0 2.1

Arable land ha/c 0.16 2.0 0.12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand, http://wdi.worldbank.org/table/3.1#

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Climate: annual average temperature

www.climate-charts.com/World-Climate-Maps.html#temperature

0 - +10 OC

5 - 20 OC

20 - 30 OC

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Annual average rainfall in mm

www.climate-charts.com/World-Climate-Maps.html#temperature

500 - 1500

15

00

- 50

00

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It can be cold in winter at home!

Total primary energy supply 2014

New Zealand

Australia: # 1 fossil fuel consumption

NZ: leader in RE, closely followed by Austria

Renewable Energy – absolut and percents

RE volumes [PJ]

Austria: # 1, closely followed by Australia and NZ

NZ: geothermal and hydropower dominates

Bioenergy, total primary energy supply from

RE volumes [PJ]: solid biofuels dominate

Austria: # 1 in bioenergy, closely followed by Australia

NZ: Mainly solid biofuels

Total primary energy supply per capita in 2014

Austria

Australia

New Zealand

Austria: lowest energy

consumption, highest bioenergy

consumption

Australia: highest energy

consumption, lowest bioenergy

consumption

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Comparing energy: IEA Bioenergy Global Bioenergy Data Set

Prepared from IEA statistical data,

information from IRENA, and IEA

Bioenergy, combined with data provided by

the IEA Bioenergy Executive Committee www.ieabioenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IEA-Bioenergy-

Countries-Report-23.09.2016-1.pdf

Session 7 “Bioenergy Policies”,

Dina Bacovsky, bioenergy2020+

Brisbane, 14 Nov. 2016 Slide 12

Bioenergy success stories in Austria

Success factors

■ Oil price shock 1973

■ R&D in bioheat and transport

biofuels & successful market

launch

■ Tradition in “bioheat”, top class

innovations, competitiveness

■ Policy framework

■ Early “oilseeds for food, feed and

fuel programme”

■ The attitude of the Austrians

■ Strong lobbying, eg the Austrian

Biomass Association

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Austria: successfull bioenergy development after the energy crisis in 1973

Successfull forestry based bioeconomy

■ Annual growth of forest biomass 30 mio. m3

■ Annual harvest

■ 1971-1980 approx. 14,5 mio. m3/a

■ 2007-2009 approx. 26 mio. m3/a

■ In 2011 the same volume like the one harvested in

Austria´s forests was used for energy (half of it in the

value chains, 18 % of it in the wood processing industry)

■ Success factors:

■ Framework conditions

■ Cooperation and competitiveness

■ State of the Technology

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Biomass fuel and boilers market Austria

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https://nachhaltigwirtschaften.at/de/iea/publikationen/innovative-energietechnologien-in-

oesterreich-marktentwicklung-2015.php

… and a huge European market!

District heating plants

2108 Biomass district heating plants

1.860 MW thermal power

4.650 GWh heat produced

129 Biomasse CHP plants

318 MW Power

1.980 GWh electricity/a, 4.520 GWh heat

MWel

<=

0,1

>0,1 -

1

>1

- 4

>4

- 5

>5 –

10 >10

Number 25 30 38 28 6 2

Quelle: Biomasse-Landkarte ÖBMV

Read more: www.biomasseverband.at/presse/presseaussendungen/pressematerialien-2015/basisdaten-bioenergie/

Curtsey to Christoph Pfemeter,

AUSTRIAN BIOMASS ASSOCIATION

Biofuels use, biodiesel feedstock

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Biokraftstoffbericht 2015

https://www.bmlfuw.gv.at/umwelt/luft-laerm-verkehr/verkehr-laermschutz/alternatkraftstoffe/biokraftstoffbericht.html

Biodiesel feedstock

Feedstock origin

www.bmvit.gv.at/innovation/downloads/energieforschungsstrategie.pdf

Energy Research

Strategy 2010: ■ Consistent, energy-

related R&D portfolio

from basic research

toward market

transition

Forward looking

■ Dialog process “Energy

Future 2050” – just finished

■ Smart technology, systems

and innovations

■ Socio-economic aspects of a

climate-friendly energy future

■ Dialogue for a technology

policy as basis of a sound

energy strategy

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Success factor R&D: based on strong strategies

www.dialog-energiezukunft2050.at/strategieprozess-dialog-energiezukunft-2050/

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R&D in bioenergy2020+

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■ Competence centre mainly financed in the COMET II program

■ Ownership: public + industry Partners, turnover: ~ 8 mio €/a

■ ~85 employees on 3 locations a 2 research sites

■ More than a decade experience in bioenergy with the vision to

become a world leader in bioenergy R&D and a member of the

biobased economy community, R&D backbone of our industry

■ National and international R&D network node aimed at

contributing to national and EU RE targets and to the

formation of a biobased economy by technology transfer

along the value chain

bioenergy2020+ # ONE in Bioenergy R&D in Austria

Graz

(Head office)

Güssing

Wieselburg

Pinkafeld

Tulln

1 – Combustion

■ Advanced fuel

characterisation

■ Biomass for residential

heating, medium & large scale

CHP, and other applications

■ Micro- und small-scale CHP

plants

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Working in 4 areas

3 – Bioconversion

■ … to gaseous

and liquid biofuels

■ Pre-treatment technologies

■ Nutrient recovery

■ H2 production&utilisation,

biogas up-grading

■ Cascadic use of biomass

■ Innovative biomass

4 – Cross cuttings

■ Sustainable supply and

value chains

■ Model based control for

conversion technologies,

■ Software development,

adaptive CFD

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Area

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Some Highligts

Advanced testing methods for

biomass stoves to reflect real life

operation

■ Development of a standardized

evaluation tool for quality assurance

■ Proof of reliability and

reproducibility of the methods

through a Europe-wide Round Robin

test

■ Development of a quality label for

the best performing stoves under real-

life conditions

Small scale biomass fired

boilers, full load operation

Efficiency and emissions

improvements since 1980

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EU project “BeReal”

www.bereal-project.eu/

Bioenergy2020+´s approach since 2007:

■ Cause studies and basic research,

■ Elaboration of technical solutions including training

materials for professionals

■ Cooperation with standardization organizations, agencies,

professionals in the pellet supply chain*

■ E.g. ISO TC 238 WG 7 – 5 Suggestions for new standards

■ Ongoing work on characterisation of pellet store emissions

Preventing (deadly) accidents in pellet stores

* www.safepellets.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/relation_between_offgassing_

and_selfheating_from_biomass_pellets+will_it_impact_the_work_of_the_pellet_industry.pdf

„StirBio“ Stirling engine, biomass fired

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Technical data:

• 35 kW pellet boiler, preheated air, adiabatic combustion, air staged

• 15 kW heat exchanger at 1150OC gas temperature

• 5 kW 600 cm3 Frauscher Thermal Motor

700OC process gas temperature

www.frauscher-motors.com

Results

• Electric efficiency up to 15%

• Successful operation (200 h)

• Heat exchanger can be cleaned automatically

Interested? Contact me directly

Wood briquette “Candle

Burner”

1.8-4 kW heat output,

automatically operated,

4-8 h burning time, low

emissions

Invented by Josef Lumper

& Jens-Michael Kirchhof

Tradition meets High-tech: tiled

stove plus heat pump

Dissipation of tiled stove heat to

house heating system

Variable operation of heat pump

(outdoor air or heat from stove

Maximising energy efficiency

Inventor: Lazlo Golicza

Innovative products and patents

Interested in licences? Contact me directly

Syngas platform Güssing

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8 MW gasifier.

80 000 h

successful

operation

1 MW SNG PDU

Pilot plants, eg

1 barrel/day FT

synthesis plant

• Gas treatment

optimisation

• Scaling up of a

slurry reactor

• Long term tests with

synthesis gas

• Upgrading of the

raw FT products

Sustainable Supply and Value Chains

Supply Chains

■ Availability of Biomass

■ Assessment of the potential

■ Development of logistics and supply chain concepts

■ Biomass pre-treatment & upgrading technologies:

Mechanical: Sorting, pelletizing; Thermal: Drying,

torrefying, pyrolysis; Testing and optimization

Value Chains

■ Sustainability assessment of whole value chains

■ Technical and economic assessment of value chains

(e.g. for algae, innovative biofuels, eg from torrefied

biomass, biowaste for biogas and compost, demolition

wood,…)

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Pyrolysis reactor

Mobile biomass fired

hot air furnace for

drying and heating

■ Ash:

– particle and deposit formation,

– corrosion,

– deposit layer on heat transfer

■ Gas phase combustion:

– turbulent reactive flows,

– gas phase emissions,

– streaks from the fuel bed

■ Packed bed conversion:

– conversion of particles,

– heat and mass transfer,

– granular flow

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CFD Simulation of biomass thermal conversion; “virtual boiler”

■ Fine particle formation and deposition

Model-based predictive control for central heating system

■ Baseline: log wood boiler, cutting edge technology, state

of the art installation

■ Improvement potential through predictive control

■ Overall annual efficiency: from 75 to 80-85 %

■ CO reduction: minus 40-50 % (from 345 down to 170-200 mg/MJ)

■ Particle emission : minus 15-30 % (from 14 down to 10-12 mg/MJ)

Model based predictive control

can be used for solid, liquid and

gaseous fuels, solar systems

and district heat

■ Market surveys

■ Price and market models

■ Support of initiatives, trainings

■ Roadmaps and Strategies

■ IEA Bioenergy: Task 32, 33, 37, 39; Executive Committee

■ IEA AMF Secretariat

■ National:

■ “Biobased Future”

■ Network Biofuels

■ Algae R&D network

■ …

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Market Surveys, Networking and Information Dissemination

https://nachhaltigwirtschaften.at/resources/nw_pdf/201606_marktentwicklung_2015.pdf?m=1469659717

https://nachhaltigwirtschaften.at/resources/nw_pdf/1254_fti_roadmap_bioheating_and_cooling.pdf?m=1469660261

https://nachhaltigwirtschaften.at/resources/iea_pdf/mitteilungsblatt-biobased-future-6_juli-2016.pdf

www.network-biofuels.at/menus/home/abonnieren

Session 6: „ Advanced Biofuels Technologies“,

Dina Bacovsky, bioenergy2020+

Session 7: “Bioenergy Policies”, Dina Bacovsky,

bioenergy2020+

■ Cooperative R&D projects, contract research

■ Strategic and technological consultancies

■ Studies and expertise

– Assistance in decision processes (commercial,

political, …)

■ Technological monitoring

■ Target group specific training

■ Fuel: evaluation, function tests, analysis

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What can bioenergy2020+ do for you

Interested? Contact

walter.haslinger@bioenergy2020.eu,

Manfred.Woergetter@bioenergy2020.eu

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Many thanks to the bioenergy 2020+ team!!!

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Austrian´s technology provider

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Bioheat – a very long list of manufacturers

https://nachhaltigwirtschaften.at/de/iea/publikationen/innovative-

energietechnologien-in-oesterreich-marktentwicklung-2015.php

ANDRITZ: 2nd gen EtOH and Buthanol Production

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Andritz: World class technology partner for pulp,

paper, tissue, board, biopower and advanced biofuels

BDI – Biodiesel International

Integrated waste-to-biofuels

concept - turnkey solutions

worldwide

BDIs integrated BioCrack pilot

plant at the OMV refinery

Project : April 2010 - 2013

Feed : 100 kg biomass + 250

kg heavy oil

Atmospheric pressure, up to

400°C

20 MW synthesis gas plant in Gothenburg;

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http://gobigas.goteborgenergi.se/En/The_plant/Follow_the_construction?Image=2014-01-20

The Austrian company Repotec is

responsible for the technical design

of the gasification equipment with

Metso Power.

The gasification portion is an up-

scaling of the plant built by Repotec

in Güssing, Austria.

VOGELBUSCH- experienced in 2nd gen ethanol: comple-menting client´s 2ndg process with proven EtOH technology

■ Process design for pilot and demo plants

■ Assist in developing fermentation and separation strategies

■ Equipment supply for separation, distillation and dehydration

■ Showcase projects:

■ IOGEN, Canada: 6 m3/d ethanol from straw

■ INBICON, DK: 53 m3/d bioethanol from wheat straw

■ INEOS BIO, USA: 90 m3 ethanol from green biomass

■ MITSUI, Malaysia: 1m3/d alcohol from fruit bunches

■ ABENGOA, USA: 270m3/d ethanol from corn cobs

■ ….

■ Strong in advanced distillation

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www.vogelbusch-

biocommodities.com

/en/technologies/alc

ohol.php

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3 ecoduna hanging gardens algae production sites in operation:

1. ecoduna-plant in Bruck/Leitha, Austria

2. Vattenfall Corp. in Senftenberg, Germany

3. Kalundborg Symbiosis Cluster, Denmark: www.symbiosis.dk

http://www.ecoduna.com/

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The way forward

Toward a zero

carbon society?

Aimed at sustainability, security of

supply, competitiveness and affordability

R,D&D is a must

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Thanks for listening

I want to express my

heartfelt sympathy to

the suffering people in

New Zealand