Introduction Biorefinery Euroview

30. March 2009, Brussels

biorefinery.nl/biopol biorefinery-euroview.eu

Christophe Luguel, IAR

Aim of Biorefinery Euroview project

Current situation and potential of the biorefinery concept in the EU: strategic framework and guidelines for its development

• To enable decision makers to focus on the best

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• To enable decision makers to focus on the best ways to stimulate biorefinery development in Europe

• By developing recommendations on strategies, roadmaps and policies related to the development of biorefinery concepts .

Partners Biorefinery Euroview

• Industries and Agro-Resources Competitiveness Cluster (IAR), F

• Agrobiopôle Wallon, BE

• Department Europol’Agro of Champagne-Ardenne Regional INNovation Agency (CARINNA), F

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• Regional Development Agency of the North Great Plain, Hungary (INNOVA)

• Ghent University, BE

• Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT),

• Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)

• EuropaBio

WP1:State of the art:

existing biorefineries

WP2:State of the art:socio-economic

impacting factors

WP3:Scenarios for

development of biorefineries

WP5:

Work Package structure

WP4:Impacting of the selected scenariosRecommendations for best practice

WP5:Coordination

and Dissemination

Opportunities and limits for the development of biorefineries

Relevant scenarios including technological process,

resource avaibility, industrial organization and facilities views

� see presentation of Prof. Wim Soetaert on biorefinery definition and concepts

Classification of biorefinery types

1. Green Biorefinery

2. Cereal Biorefinery

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3. Oilseed Biorefinery

4. Forest basedand lignocellulosicBiorefinery

� see presentation of H. Reith & V. Steinmetz on the mapping of EU biorefinery activities

• existing EU biorefineries• current processing potential of existing facilities

Current implementation status

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Cereal biorefinery (EUROVIEW)

Whole crop biorefinery (BIOPOL)

Oilseed biorefinery (EUROVIEW)

Green biorefinery (EUROVIEW)

Green biorefinery (BIOPOL)

Lignocellulos ic feedstock / forest based and

lignocellulosic biorefinery

Europe’s major harbours

1

23

33

15

21

18

20

13

76

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Cereal biorefinery (EUROVIEW)

Whole crop biorefinery (BIOPOL)

Oilseed biorefinery (EUROVIEW)

Green biorefinery (EUROVIEW)

Green biorefinery (BIOPOL)

Lignocellulos ic feedstock / forest based and

lignocellulosic biorefinery

Europe’s major harbours

>10 Mt grass available

<10 Mt grass available

<1 Mt grass available

no grass available

no data available

>10 Mt grass available

<10 Mt grass available

<1 Mt grass available

no grass available

no data available

>10 Mt grass available

<10 Mt grass available

<1 Mt grass available

no grass available

no data available

Socio-economic impacting factors

Available recyclable (raw) materials in the region

Opinion of regional and local decision-makers EU supporting system in general

Available skilled labour force

Legal regulation of EU in general

National supporting system

Regional supports

Standpoint of professional organizations

Success factors

Economic factorsEconomic factors:

Availability of raw materials

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Standpoint of professional organizationsNational legal background

Regional regulation

Economic performance of the region

Transport infrastructure of the region

Public opinionExistence of activity supporter lobby

Standpoint of civil organizations

Not at all

Positive effect

Negative effect

Negligible

Don’t know

Policy related factors:Policy related factors:• Common European policy on renewable energy• Legal and political long term commitment

Socio-economic impacting factors

Diagram V: Obstructive factorsUnfair competition between biomass for energy and for

products (incl. food)

Lack of strategic concept

Unbalanced biomass subsidies or tax incentives

Real sustainability outcome (CO2-emission, energyefficiency)

Decision-making and authorization process

Level of infrastructure

Investment process

Obstructive factors

Economic factorsEconomic factors:Availability of raw materials

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Investment process

Type of available raw materials

Political environment

Acceptance of the program among the decision-makers

Specific equipment requirements (pre-industrialdemonstration plants)

Acceptance of the program among the economic actors

Legal environment

Qualification of labour

Acceptance of the program among population

Quantity of available raw materials

Not at all

Little

Significantly

Decisively

Don’t know

Availability of raw materials(quantity, price)

Policy related factors Lack of a coherent EU strategy on Sustainable Raw Material use

Scenarios for Biorefinery development

O I L B i o r e f i n e r y

C E R E A L B i o r e f i n e r y

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G R E E N B i o r e f i n e r y

W A S T E B i o r e f i n e r yF O R E S T - b a s e d B i o r e f i n e r y

Policies recommendations

Environment/HealthIntegrated Pollution Prevention Control Directive (96/61/EC)

Environment:Packaging & packaging wasteLandfill DirectiveGreen public procurementsECO-Label

Agricultural/ forestry:Sugar and starch refund

Integrated Biorefinery Process Bio-based ProductsFeedstocks

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� see presentation of Camille Burel on Policies recommendations.

Agricultural/ forestry:

CAP aid schemes - Aid for non-food Crops, Energy-crops set-asidesBiomass & Forestry action Plans

Biofuels/Energy:

Biofuels Directive, Renewable energy DirectiveLead Market Initiative –renewable energy

Technology:

Strategic Energy Technology Plan

Crops

Waste

Straw

Wood

Oilseed

etc.

sugars

starch

cellulose

oils/fats

proteins

lignin

Integrated Biorefinery ProcessPhysical, chemical, biological processes

Bio-based Products

Satisfying customers end-product needs

Polymers, bioplastics

Lubricants

Fine Chemicals

Wood, Paper

Biofuels/Bioenergy

Intermediate products

Hydrogen Alcohols Polymers

Aromatics

C3-, C4-, C5-type substances

Fischer-Tropsch Liquids

(e.g. lactic acid, fumaric acid, sorbitol)

Feedstocks

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• Workshops & conferences� BioreFuture 2008, Brussels, Feb 12 2008� RRB4 Rotterdam, June 4th 2008, workshop on Scenarios for

Biorefinery Development� 16th Biomass Conference, Valence, June 5th 2008: Presentation of

first results� 1er Comité Franco-wallon sur les bioraffineries, Gembloux, BE, July

Dissemination of results

� 1er Comité Franco-wallon sur les bioraffineries, Gembloux, BE, July 4th 2008:

� BioreFuture 2009, Brussels, March 30 2009

• Articles in Journals� Biofutur VOL 26/282 - 2007 - p.20-23, «La bioraffinerie : un concept

qui fait son chemin»

• Public deliverables on website in May• More information: www.biorefinery-euroview.eu

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• Thank you for your attention

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