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BIOMASS AND SOLID BIOFUELS CERTIFICATION AND TRACEABILITY

CONTROL SYSTEM

BIOPATH The Biomass Whole

Chain in the Province of Trento

Project Coordinator:

Luigi Crema, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, REET unit Mobile +39 3356104991 – Mail [email protected]

PTOLEMAIDA, 17 January 2012

mailto:[email protected]

The BIOPATH sub - project will perform a full lifecycle assessment (FLA) in the specific ambitious field of biomass resources and all the value chain related to their use for energy generation / conversion. BIOPATH will be related on to:

• different solid biofuels • different processes • assessment on energy storage, on environmental impact, on market profile BIOPATH aims to:

• realise a platform of traceability and monitoring of the different solid biofuels • define a value on the different characteristics (energy, environment, market)

Introduction

Luigi Crema

Fondazione Bruno Kessler

Biopath sub – project

Ptolemaida, January17th 2012

What is BIOPATH sub - project related on?

BIOPATH main activities Activity 1. Solid Fuels Value Chain (leader: FBK)

1.Map of the value chain; 2.Identification of the measure points. Activity 2. Solid Fuels Quality (leader: CESEFOR) 1.Establishment of a quality control system in the critical nodes; 2. / 3. Model introduction of quality control systems, traceability control and its certification in a supplier and big consumer of solid bio-fuels; Activity 3. Solid Fuels Sustainability (leader: CERTH/ISFTA) 1.Identification of selection criteria for sustainability; 2.Definition of a e-bio-label for solid fuels. Activity 4. Solid Fuels Full Lifecycle Assessment (leader: FBK) 1.Wide ecological and economical lifecycle analysis.; 2.Design of the traceability system, emphasizing the control of the sustainable origin of the bio-fuels. Activity 5. Solid Fuels Regulatory Framework (leader: CESEFOR) 1.A standardization about the quality, quantity and sustainability of solid bio-fuels in participating territories; 2.The definition of a index-based tool for the policy agencies. Activity 6. Dissemination and Exploitation (leader: FBK)

Luigi Crema



Ptolemaida, January 17th 2012

Wood

crops

Forests

Trees

Whole

Trees

Forest

Residues

Cultivation,

cutting, etc.

Cutting,

transport, etc.

Cutting,

collecting, etc.

Wood

International

trade

Charcoal

production

Wood

preparation

and transport

Pelletizing

and

transport

Charcoal

Wood for

secondary

processing

Log wood

Pellets

Liquid

fuels

(bioethanol

, biodiesel)

Wood chip

Syngas

International

trade

Gasification

Direct

combustion

Buildings

District

heating

Liquefaction

International

trade

The Biomass Value Chain

BIOPATH main objective the whole value chain assessment

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Luigi Crema




BIOPATH methodology

REGIONAL

PARTNERs

LOCAL

AGENCIES

LOCAL

COMPANIES

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INPUT INFO FOR

VALUE CHAIN

ASSESSMENT

INTERNATIONAL

AGENCIES,

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RECEPTION OF

INDICATIONS AND

STANDARDS

TRACEABILITY &

CERTIFICATION

METHOD, INDEX-BASED TOOL

IMPLEMENTATION

in REGIONS of EUROPE

INPUT INFO ON

LOCAL POLICIES



- Surface: 6206 Km2

- Population: 520.000

- 55% of its territory covered by forests, mainly tall trees

- 76% of forests and woods property of public authorities

- Volumetric density of woods has increased from 148 m3/ha (‘50) to 201 m3/ha (1999)

- 133 enterprises connected to forestry resources and 309 employee (2006)

- Productivity: 6,7 m3/day/employee

- Overall biomass production: 322.834 q, of which 85% comes form the forestry, 7% from agriculture, 8% from cleaning of riverbeds

Prices MIN – MEDIUM - MAX

1st commodity 15 – 17 – 19 €/m3 Retail

9 – 11 – 13 €/m3 Wholesale

Wood Manufacturers 8 – 10 – 12 €/q Whole wood

Wood traders 11 – 13 – 15 €/q Retail

Prices MIN – AVERAGE -

MAX

Commodity companies

and sawmills 12 – 13 – 14 €/m3 Retail

7 – 8,5 – 10 €/m3 Wholesale

Biomass fuel prices in the Province of Trento

LOG WOOD

WOOD CHIP

Cost of Heat from Wood Chip: €/kWh 0,026

Cost of Heat from Gas Oil: €/kWh 0,12

Ratio of the HEAT COST: 1/5 (data updated at May 2011)

Calorific Power Wood Chip: KWh/m3 750

Calorific Power Gas Oli: KWh/m3 10000

Ratio of Energy Content kWh/m3: 1/14

So BIOMASS is a cheap resource, but it

should be used at local level!!!

Demand side Tons/year Offer side Tons/year

Main house 431.888 Enterprises 32.284

Secondary house 12.500 Public and private

forests

116.677

Pizzeria 4.812 Farms 35.665

Heating district 28.873 Primary commodity 189.165

Primary commodity 6.724 Secondary commodity 3.552

Secondary

commodity

4.586 Log Wood 9.730

Small commercial 5.898

Distribution network 35.000

Total 506.883 Total 427.971

The Biomass Value Chain in the Province of Trento

In general the whole chain is not

very active and dynamic since the

first start of the same. This is due to

the consideration that the energy

use is not particularly profitable and

it may serve only in case of special

contractual conditions between

stakeholders.

This will be an important element

considering the development of a

certification and traceability system

for biomass.



Log Wood

Wood chips and Sawmill wastes

Availability of Sawmill

wastes [mc]


Dynamic and

relevant

production of

biomass – log

wood and wood

chips, mainly all

exported

Minor production

of wood chip,

mainly

production of log

wood for home

heating

Main Cogeneration

plants

in Trentino



Main area of

utilization of

Wood chip

Planned Cogeneration

plants in Trentino


IN ACTIVITY 220.000 m3/y

LOCATION YEAR of

START UP STATUS

BIOMASS

CONSUMPTION


Plant characteristics

Biomass boilers 2 x 4 MW

Auxiliary Gas boilers 1 x 4 MW + 1 x 5,3

MW

Gas Cogenerator Jenbacher J320 1 x 1.065 MWel

Turbogenerator ORC TURBODEN

T800-CHP Split 1 x 0.999 MWel

Electrical Energy Production 8.000.000 kwh

year

Predazzo, TN Bioenergia Fiemme

PREDAZZO: 3715 inhabitants

83% supplied by district heating

Biomass Cogeneration And ORC Technology

BIOMASS

100%

energy

from

thermal oil

Electrical energy

Thermal energy

Losses

ORC = Organic Rankine Cycle

Under realization

Additional 35.500 m3/y

Under design

Additional 53.500 m3/y


PROJECT 1 Biomass collection and conversion

Wood, waste biomass management, collection and conversion of the

raw material

PROJECT 2 Energetic valorization of biomass

efficient combustion processes and

monitoring of used energy at the level of

end user

BIOMASS WHOLE CHAIN ENERGY CHAIN

Conclusions. 1

The local biomass chain in the Province of Trento may have

an added value when the whole chain is short and the use of

biomass in application requiring added values

CHAIN 1 – Chain for the production of a solid fuel with

high calorific content, limited environmental impact and

certified for short chains and local utilization

Forestry

resources

Resources from green

fraction of municipal

wastes

Whole chain for

conversion and

transport of original

raw material

Valorization of original

material (mix) in a

solid fuel with high

calorific,

environmental and

economic value

Production of an

end product,

certified and

traceable

Integration with projects, monitoring and

assessment of the overall plan by the

support of external projects

Bisiplan

COLLECTION – CONVERSION PLATFORM

CHAIN 2 - Dimostrazione della generazione e

utilizzo locale di energia dal prodotto certificato

Certified Fuel

Realization of a demonstration site provided

of electrical and thermal generation

integrated in a district or in a community

Identification and implementation of

local m-CHP units specified respect

local end user requirements

What now?

1. Realize first steps in proposing a

certification method to the biomass whole

chain stakeholders

2. Measure the quality of the fuel in form of

certified pellet

3. Try to boost the sector of wood chip

increasing the quality of the fuel and of

the preparation methods

Conclusions. 2

Luigi Crema

Researcher at REET

Renewable Energies &

Environmental

Technologies

Luigi Dott. Crema Researcher at REET Renewable Energies and Environmental Technologies Fondazione Bruno Kessler Scientific and Technological Research Via alla Cascata, 56/C I-38050 Povo (Trento)-Italy Contact me at:

+39-0461-314922 +39-335-6104991

Fax me at: +39-0461-314930

Write me at: [email protected]

Visit us at: Visit me at:

http://www.fbk.eu/

http://reet.fbk.eu/crema

Thanks for attention!!!

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