Introduction to EERA and the JP Bioenergy

EUROCLIMA meeting, Santiago de Chile, 12-13 March 2013

Juan Carrasco, CIEMAT

JP Coordinator: Kai Sipilä (VTT)

SP Coordinators: Jaap Kiel (ECN)Francisco Gírio (LNEG)Kim Pilegaard (DTU)Benoît Gabrielle (INRA)Michael Becidan (Sintef)

PAD Tony Bridgwater (Aston Univ)Secretariat: Ingo Bunzeck (ECN) and Carl Wilén (VTT)

What is EERA

Cooperation of Public Energy Research Organisations

15 Partners (EERA ExCo)– Responsible for EERA– Culture and Governance– Launch & review of EERA Joint Programmes

Based on own resources (not: additional budgets EC)Participation in EERA in principle open to all research organisations– Not just a membership; need to bring in significant R&D capacity

More than 150 Participating organisations– Responsible for EERA Joint Programmes

More than 3000 professionals full time equivalent

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EERA Joint Programming

Joint Programmes are the basis of EERA, complimentary business plans to be developed in various energy areas

Harmonisation of research programmes– Exchange of information– Exchange of personnel– Common strategy to tackle (new) research questions

• Too many topics for a single institute• Avoid duplication, ensure complementary of programmes• Agree on who does what (and share results)

Facilities– Sharing of facilities– Building new facilities

• Owned by multiple institutes

EERA Joint Programmes

Joint Programmes launched 2010Bioenergy: • 281 professionals*CCS: • 371 professionals*Geothermal: • 409 professionals*Mat. for Nucl.: • 198 professionals*PV: • 149 professionals*Smart Grids: • 100 professionals*Wind: • 190 professionals*

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* Full time Equivalent

Joint Programmes launched 2011•Energy mat.: • 401 professionals*•CSP: • 106 professionals*•Energy Stor. • 407 professionals*•FC&H2 • 157 professionals*•Ocean Ener.: • 40 professionals*•Smart Cities • 212 professionals*

New JPs currently under discussion to start in 2013 :1. ) JP on socio economic impact2. ) Shale gas

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EERA Bioenergy and EU networking(SET Plan: EIBI + EERA + Setis)

SET Plan and Technology Platforms:– BTP Biofuels technology Platform à EIBI Industrial Bioenergy Initiative– RHC Renewable Heating and Cooling à SRA and Implementation plan– ZEP Zero emission platform à CCS Initiative + Bio-CCS task force BTP– ERTRAC e.q. Future Fuels and power trains road map– NER300 call: EIBI seven value chains, launceh public decisions – etc….

Horizon 2020 – PPP Biobased industries SIRA strategic innovation and research agenda– Clean energy area….

ERANET+, BEST call for EIBI demonstration 28.3.2013

National bioenergy programmes collaboration + bilateralIEA Bioenergy RTD networking by 27 countries

EIBI European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative Value Chains 1(2)

Various feedstocks can be converted via various processes into various products

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Various feedstocks can be converted via various processes into various products

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EIBI European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative Value Chains 2(2)

Background and targets of the EERA Bioenergy JP

• The focus of the EERA programme is on NextG biofuels – Mandatory 10 % RES target by 2020 in transport and 20 % RES of end use– Same 7 value chains as in the EIBI-industrial bioenergy initiative– Heat and power sub-programme has started 1.1.2013– Other topics (e.g. biorefineries) may be added later

• Several EERA participants have actively involved in Biofuels and RHC Technology Platforms and EIBI. Currently Biomass PPP a new topic

• EERA partners have long tradition in EU and IEA activities, and some bilateral bi-national projects

• NoE Network of Excellent Bioenergy 2004 – 2010 with 8 members• EERA ExCo driven Bioenergy JP strategy evaluation in 2011 à try to select and

prioritize few innovative RTD joint activities

Structure of the Bioenergy JP

The Joint Programme comprises five sub-programmesEach sub-programme includes 2-4 work packagesThe work packages are further divided into research themes

27 institutions, 12 countries280 person-years/a in 2011-13

IRP Bioenergy proposal 2014-1731 institutions, 12 + x countriesTotal budget 11,6 M€ , EC 9.8 M€

The EERA Bioenergy JP progress

Mapping

Barriers &RTD-goals

Joint interests &Recommendation

European Bioenergy Markets and RTD opportunities

EERA JP strategy and

priorities

Core Competence

sAreas

Partners.

EU FPprojects

ERANET, EIBI andPlatform activities

Bilateralprojects

Jointly Executed Reseach

Main Activities & Outcomes – SP1

Thermochemical processing of biomassinto NextGen biofuels for transport

Objective: Improve competitiveness of NextGen biofuels– Synthetic fuels / hydrocarbons from biomass via gasification– Substitute Natural Gas (SNG) and other gaseous fuels from biomass via

gasification– Bioenergy carriers from biomass via other thermochemical processes like

pyrolysis, torrefaction, etc.

Foreseen activities– Common projects, databases (e.g. BIODAT), (standard) analysis and test

protocols, scientific papers, reports, workshops

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SP Coordinator: Jaap Kiel (ECN)Number of participants: 12Number of countries involved: 10Resources committed: >38 py/y

Main Activities & Outcomes – SP2

Sugar platform on NextGen biofuels for transport

Objective: Improve competitiveness of NextGen biofuels– Ethanol and higher alcohols from sugar containing biomass

(renewable transportation fuels as gasoline components, E85)– Renewable hydrocarbons from sugars containing biomass via

biological and/or chemical processes (for renewable transportation fuels for jet and diesel engines)

Foreseen activities– Common projects and scientific papers, reports, workshops,

databases

www.eera-set.euSP Coordinator: Francísco Girio (LNEG)Number of participants: 9Number of countries involved: 8Resources committed: >27 py/y

Main Activities & Outcomes – SP3

Biofuels from algae

Objective: Improve competitiveness of NextGen biofuels– Cultivation, harvesting, conversion, and life cycle analysis of

macroalgae, as well as creating a database of the available knowledge within EERA

– Cultivation, harvesting, lipid and/or starch production using microalgae, as well as biorefinery concepts

Foreseen activities– Analytical procedures, database development, workshops, joint

papers & reports, development of new procedures, joint analyses

www.eera-set.euSP Coordinator: Kim Pilegaard (DTU)Number of participants: 9Number of countries involved: 7Resources committed: >22 py/y

Main Activities & Outcomes – SP4

Cross-cutting issues in bioenergy

Objective: Address issues relevant to all subprogrammes– Production of lignocellulosic agro and forest feedstocks– Sustainability of bioenergy value chains– Bioenergy systems, role of new technology in 2020 national

implementation plans, 10% RES in transport, policies

Foreseen activities– Inventory of available tools & databases, review of assessment

methods, harmonisation of methods, review of case studies, improvement of assessment tools

– Interaction and recommendation to EIBI

www.eera-set.euSP Coordinator: Benoît Gabrielle (INRA)Number of participants: 5Number of countries involved: 5Resources committed: >12 py/y

Main Activities & Outcomes – SP5

Power and heat production

Objective: Significant economic and emission improvements for heat and power/cooling– Cut down boiler plant emission, e.q. fine particles, IE directive– Overcoming barriers to bioenergy and RES hybrids in buildings– Advanced CHP+Cooling+Fuel solutions in multifuel operations– Cofiring and low grade biomass, fuel handling, CCS and BIO-CCS

Foreseen activities– Small scale heating, Sintef– Industrial and municipal heat and power, VTT– Utility cofiring, ECN

www.eera-set.euSP Coordinator: Michael Becidan (Sintef)Number of participants: 5Number of countries involved: 5Resources committed: >12 py/y

Name Country Status Human Resource committed (py/y)

TOTAL Thermo-chemical Sugar Algae CC-topics StationaryRepresentative

CEA France Participant 8 4 4 Eric QuemeneurCENER Spain Participant 5,2 2,5 2,7 Inés Echeverría Goñi

CIEMAT Spain Participant 11,2 3,3 4,1 1,5 2,3 Mercedes Ballesteros Perdices

CNR Italy Participant 23,3 7,9 2 2,7 7,1 3,6 Patrizio MassoliCUT Poland Associate 8,3 2 0,5 2,7 0,3 2,8 Wojciech NowakCUTEC Germany Associate 4 4 Ralph-Uwe DietrichECN Netherlands SP leader 9 3,9 1 1 3,1 Jaap KielENEA Italy Participant 17,7 4,2 1,5 12 tbd Giacobbe BraccioIFK Germany tbd 1,25 0,3 2,7 Joerg MaierIEN Poland Participant 8,75 5 3,75 Tomasz GolecIFFMPAS Poland Associate 9,6 8,3 1,3 Jan KicinskiIMDEA Spain Associate 4,5 2,5 1 1 Juan M. Coronado

INRA France SP leader 9,7 6,4 3,3 Jean TayebIREC Spain Associate 9,9 3,2 0,7 5,3 0,7 Carles Torras FontKIT Germany Associate 2,8 2,8 tbd Nicolaus DahmenLNEG Portugal SP leader 14,25 2,4 5,2 3,2 1,7 1,75 Francisco GírioLund University Sweden Associate 5 3 2 Gunnar LidenMETLA Finland Associate 1 1 Antti Asikanen

PSI Switzerland Participant 5 4 1 Oliver KröcherDTU Denmark SP leader 17,6 3 4,6 4 6 Kim PilegaardSINTEF Norway SP leader 9,9 6,5 0,7 1 x 1,7 Marie BysveenSP Sweden Participant 12,6 5 1,7 0,4 3,3 2,2 Claes TullinTECNALIA Spain Associate 8 3 2 3 Amaya ArtecheUKERC UK Participant 46,5 14 15 2 12 3,5 Tony BridgwaterU Perugia Italy Associate 5,1 1,7 1,7 1,7 Franco CotanaUNIZAR Spain Associate 5 3 2 Jesus Arauzo

VTT Finland Coordinator 7,2 4 1,2 0,8 1,2 Kai SipiläBERA Belgium Participant 6,8 2 3 1 0,8 Hervé JeanmartWUR Netherlands Participant 5 2 2 1 René van Ree

TOTAL HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTED (py/y) 280

Currently no industrial RTD participant, door is open for focused industrial participants ?

2013 EERA Bioenergy participants

Promotion and Dissemination activityTony Bridgwater and Irene WatkinsonAston University

Main Objective

To raise the profile of EERA Bioenergy so that it becomes a key European institution for reviewing and advancing bioenergy and biofuel technologies

EERA Bioenergy Promotion

Newsletter (next slide)

Website (slide after News)

Brochure – 6 pages

Poster and 1 page flyer

Promotional PPT – 9 slides

EERA Bioenergy NEWS

ElectronicKey publication circulated to >1500 contacts around the world2 issues per yearInformation on:• Sub Programmes• Members• News and events• Developments

Website: www.eera-bioenergy.euLaunched 7 June 2012Overview of Sub ProgrammesDiaryPublications including newsletterContact details of members and associatesMembers private site

1550 attendees from 63 countriesEERA Bioenergy profile-raising activitiesExtensive promotion on all delegate hand-outs

Exhibition stand at BC&E June 2012

Bioenergy IRPProposal to: FP7-ENERGY-2013-IRP

By Tony Bridgwater and Emma WyldeAston University

ObjectiveTo bring together and integrate, on a European scale, programmes of a critical mass of research performers to advance the longer term research agenda of the SET Plan road maps.

Key concepts:Provide EU added value compared to efforts at national levelProvide economies of scale and levels of excellence beyond

those achievable in individual RTD programmesIntegrate and seamlessly operate research facilities and

resources against a common work planProvide a transparent management structure to implement the

IRP

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AimsThe IRP should combine, in a closely co-ordinated manner:

Integrating activities to lay the foundations for long-lasting cooperation,

Exchange of researchers to ensure an efficient implementation of the research workplan and to facilitate the co-operation between research organisations and scientific communities,

Joint research facilities to foster the use of existing research facilities,

Joint research activities, to improve, in quality and/or quantity, the services provided by the programmes and to fill gaps in the existing programmes,

Transfer of knowledge activities to reinforce the partnership with industry in the context of the SET Plan European Industrial Initiatives,

Proposals could include actions on international cooperation, such as lab-to-lab cooperation with third countries.

MechanismA combination of:

Collaborative Project (RTD)Coordination and Support Action (Networking)

Bioenergy IRP is derived from the existing EERA Bioenergy Joint Programme structure with Members and Associates and 5 Sub-programmes

Project technical structure

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Bioenergy IRP focuses on the most challenging and most promising topics in 5 technical themes

Value chains and RTD

Thank you