Opportunities for Colombian-Netherlands collaboration in biomass and biobased economy

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Dutch National Renewable Energy Action Plan •Renewable Energy Transparency Platform http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/transparency_platform/transparency_platform_en.htm

– Forecast documents

– Action plans

– Sustainability communication

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Renewable Energy Status 2010:

9% Renewable Electricity

4% Biofuels

4% Renewable Energy

REAP 2020:

Energy obligation: 14%

Proposed:

Renewable Electricity: 30% (2/3)

Renewable Transport: 10% (1/6)

More than half from Biomass,

(co-firing in coal fired power plants and biofuels and some heat)

and 40% from wind mills

Renewable Heat: rest (1/6)

2011: Green Deals

- Cofiring

- wind on land

Summary: biomass for energy in the Netherlands:

-to fullfil goals for sustainable energy large amounts of imported

biomass are needed: currently focus on wood chips

-imports now mainly from US, Canada

-market asks for certification (sustainability criteria)

-technical specifications increasingly important

-pellets play increasingly important role

-innovation: torrefaction to produce high quality fuel from biomass

Colombia and first generation biomass for energy

-first generation biomass and biofuels are currently used on the

domestic market (ethanol and biodiesel)

-but soon there will be a surplus of palm oil production: export

opportunities

-potential for export of second generation biofuels and biomass based

on agricultural waste and residues. There are very large amounts of

agricultural (bananas, palm oil, coffee, a.o.) and forestry wastes!!

-challenges: market prices/competition with other markets,

sustainability criteria, infrastructure, competition with local market

Colombia and first generation biomass for energy, opportunities

-local use is important!

-energy production in plants by using residues (EFB oil palm, coffee

waste, bagasse) =>

improvements can be made (projects already funded)

-rural energy production (national policy):

-off-grid energy production from biomass (waste)

-integration with other renewable energy sources

(i.e. geothermal heat and biomass transformation)

Options for collaboration Biomass Supply

- Residues to pellets (torrefaction), from agriculture and forestry (pilot poject on bamboo)

- Biomass Gasification to power or upgrading to Green Gas

- Develop sustainable supply chains to the Netherlands/ western europe

Biomass for biopower

- from agicultural wastes to biopower (pilots on bagasse, POME)

- manure to power or upgraded biogas for the grid

- waste to power (solid wastes, landfill gas, etc.)

Biopower integrated in biorefineries

- In paper/pulp or agro/food industries

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Conclusions

•Biopower is an integral component of the Dutch Renewable energy policy, imports are needed!

•Netherlands has technologies in all sectors that could be of interest to Colombia

•Netherlands is interested in developing sustainable supply chains (use of (port) infrastructure)

•Cooperation of all actors in biomass chain is needed

•Governments must set clear guidelines on sustainability

•Colombia has a great potential for further development of export sector and local use beyond biofuels

Biobased economy

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Fine chemicals

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Fermentatie , commodity chemicaliën

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Food

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Fertilizer, bulk chemicals

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Fuel, transportfuels

Feed

Fermentation , commodity chemicals

performance materials

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Biobased Economy Netherlands SSince 2007 approved policy for

Biobased Economy, now part of

topsector strategies

MMatches Economic Strength:

logistics, chemical industry,

food, energy sector

research

CContribute to GHG savings

CPossibilities for international

cooperation

Biobased Economy in Colombia

The government vision is to add value to biomass:

-Transformative Production Program (PPP) (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism)

-allocation of € 11 million for implementation of Biobased Economy, mostly for the creation of financing instruments

-funds for innovation

But:

-initiatives are still in initial phases

-focus still limited to cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, food, feed, liqor

(Ecofys report)

Biobased Economy in Colombia

Stakeholders (private sector, research):

-high expectations

-consider sustainability (biodiversity)

-include complete value chain

-export of final products, not raw materials

-Colciencias aims at establising research centres

-Sector organisations (Fedepalma, Fedecafe, etc) look at adding value to residues

(Ecofys report)

Biobased Economy: Opportunities for collaboration

-research; linking up with local universities and research institutions on the

broad spectrum of biomass availability, transformation technologies, supply

chain development. Looking at high value uses and transformation

technologies for chemistry.

-piloting, testing of (new) technologies

-technology transfer, investments (scaling up): partnering with/joint ventures

with local entrepreneurs

-policy development… (land use, sustainability criteria, financing

opportunities, instruments (subsidies, taxes .....)...)

Conclusions

The Netherlands:

-demand for sustainable biomass for energy / fuels is growing

-strong technology development in biobased economy

-strong research institutions

-strong private sector

Colombia:

-large biomass resources, both primary and waste/residues

-policies for domestic use of biomass for energy / fuels

-willingness to develop biobased economy, support structures present

-research into biobased is developing

-private sector willing to invest

But:

-Colombia is not necessarily high on private sector list of Dutch

companies (competes with other countries)

-language barrier

-image problem

-biomass/biobased sector is developing, time is needed, returns

more on the long run (patience needed)

-need to identify (potential) partners

-there are other export opportunities for Colombia/ other investors

-infrastructure sub-optimal (but developing)

=> support is needed to really develop the collaboration

26-4-2012

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