BIOMASA and pellets market in Slovakia

Ladislav Zidek, General Director

BIOMASA, Association of Legal Entities

Biomass – significant renewable energy source

The biggest potential among RES

in Slovakia

Represents important impulse for

development of sustainable local

and circular economy

It is one of possibilities how to

reduce the greenhouse gas

emissions

Biomass – potential everywhere

Kysucky Lieskovec

BIOMASA, Association of Legal Entities

BIOMASA was established in 1999.

BIOMASA is non-profit organization

(NGO).

It has 19 members from public sector

BIOMASA is a leader in biomass

utilization in Slovakia.

AIMS AND GOALS

Main aim is to create market with wood pellets in Slovakia.

Important goal is reduction of GHG emissions in our region

through utilization of wood pellets for heating.

Next important goal is to increase public awareness on

biomass.

Creation of logistic system for pellets production

PROCESS OF PELLET

PRODUCTION

WOOD WASTE

COLLECTION

SAWDUST

SEPARATION

SAWDUST DRYING

HOMOGENIZATION

PELLETIZATION COOLING STORAGE OF THE

PELLETS PACKAGING OF THE

PELLETS

DISTRIBUTION

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5

6

7

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Production of 12 000 t pellets annually

Reconstruction of 60 boiler rooms

60 new boiler rooms heating with biomass with the power between 15 kW and 2,5 MW mainly in public buildings

Reduction of Emissions CO2

Optimalization of energy consumption in buildings, automatic and safe operation

Operation of boiler rooms and sale of heat

Improvement of the pellets quality

Drive-up weighing machine

Continual moisture measurement through whole process of

production line

Increase of the pellets production into 12 000 tons annually

Research of the adding additives into raw material for the

improvement of their mechanical and energetic characteristics

New control and information system for production line of

wood pellets

Control and information system

Development of pellet market

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2 000

4 000

6 000

8 000

10 000

12 000

14 000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 *2015

Power plant PL

Export

Slovak Market

Boiler rooms BIOMASA

Production

Purchase

Increase of public awarenes through

development projects and dissemination actions Conferences, seminars, excursions, competitions, web page,

summer biomass camps, exhibitions etc...

INFORMATION CENTRE for consultation and educational activities

Exhibition travels with specific Green Energy Vehicle

Events organized in the frame of project Strategic manage and planning use of domestic energy

The most successful projects

ILUBE – „Integrated Logistic for Use of Biomass Energy in

Slovakia“ – „Reducing Greenhouse gas Emission through the

Use of Biomass Energy in Northwest Slovakia“

CHEFUB „Creative High Efficient and Effective Use of Biomass“

BESTPELLET „Increase the efficiency of production of pellets

with using additives“

REGBIE+ „Regional Initiatives Increasing the Market for

Biomass Heating in Europe “

More info about the projects: www.biomasa.sk

Projects in the preparation

Water saving, Landscape cultivation, Ecological agriculture,

Livestock breeding

Use of waste from the activities in Park Drienova and

production of energy and heat

Educational activities and Creation of Education centre

BIOMASA and BIOPEL

Continuation of the market with the wood biofuel

BIOPEL and BIOMASA cooperation

Continuation of BIOMASA activities Establishment of BIOPEL

company

Green Industry Innovation program of Norwegian Financial

Mechanism is one of the possible option of the way for the

cooperation and share of the experiences with Norway

Partners

BIOPEL, JsC.

Private company

Established 23.8.2012

26 shareholders

(individual and legal persons)

Active in the field of renewable

energy

BIOPEL – main aim

The main aim of BIOPEL is logistics of biomass in the form of:

wood pellets

briquettes

chips

dry lump wood

BIOPEL strictly respects basic environmental

and environmental-economic rules to be able

to secure sustainable development.

Biomass Logistic Centre

Main Aims of the project

Construction of Biomass Logistic Centre

Creation of 29 green jobs

Reduction of emission of CO2, SO2, NOx, CO

Construction of BLC

Construction of BLC from June 2015

Partners in the project

Cenzualne spolumajitelstvo Rajec, p. s.

Norwegian Forestry Group, Ltd.

International Development Norway, Ltd.

University of Zilina

Outputs in the project

Kick-off meeting – 22.10.2014, 24.10.2014

Open conference – 23.10.2014

Leaflet in Slovak and English language

Report on TV SEVERKA

Articles in press

Web page www.biopel.sk

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION