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SEGI-AT Sp. z o. o. Energy from the biomass 2
Production of energy from the biomass - an option for the sustainable development of
industrial land
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Main idea of the project
• Creating an integral system of renewable energy production comprising 2 main elements:
– Pellets production line (production capacity: 1 t/h)
– Plantation of an energy plant – a hollyhock species Sida hermaphrodita as a source of biomass for pellets production
• within the industrial area
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Project developer
Limited partnership founded for the purpose of the project:
• SEGI-AT Sp. z o. o. (Ltd.)
• KGHM Polska S.A.
• Other investors
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Shareholders
Shareholders
Initial capital: 670.000 EUR
40%
40%
20%SEGI-AT
KGHM
Other investors
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Location of the project
• South-western Poland
• community Rudna with a deteriorating agriculture and industrial areas
• High unemployment rate: ca. 20%
• Protective area around copper works and the flotation waste reservoir (ca. 14 km2)
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Plantation of Sida hermaphrodita (1)
• size: 300 ha (ca. 25.000 plants per ha)• very high annual yields
(up to > 20 t dry biomass/ha)• low climate and soil requirements • suitable for industrial land • easy in cultivation, traditional methods• low moisture content in the biomass (25%)• good parameters as a fuel (comparable with
wood)
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Unique annual productivity - compared with Salix
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Plantation of Sida hermaphrodita (2)
• harvesting: December – March
• stored in the open air
• easily cut into pieces
• raw material for pellets production in form of chips
• cost of dry biomass production: 25 EUR/t
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Sida hermaphrodita – an energy plant
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Plantation of Sida hermaphrodita
Spring Autumn
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Pelleting plant (1)
• Placed in the vicinity of the plantation within the existing infrastructure
• Production capacity: 1 t/h
• Expected annual output: 6000 t pellets
• Energy consumption: 600 MWh/year
• Energy output from the produced pellets– ca. 30.000 MWh/year (=108.000 GJ/year)
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Pellets production line
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Pelleting plant (2)
• Consists of 3 main elements:– a dryer– hammer mill– pellet mill
• Raw material supply for pellets production:– In the initial stage: waste wood from the wood
industry – In the long run (after 2-3 years` operation): biomass
of Sida hermaphrodita
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High density pellets – environmentally friendly solid bio-fuel, very comfortable
in use for both households and industrial plants
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Product characteristics
• diameter: 6-8 mm
• length: 2-3 cm
• density: 1,15 kg/m3
• calorific value: 18 MJ/kg
• low ash content (0,5% - 1%)
• without binding agents
• high grade of homogeneity
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Financial details (1)• Total cost of the investment:
1 mln EUR over 2 years (2005-2006) – Pellet production plant: 650.000 EUR – Plantation: 350.000 EUR
• Initial capital of a new SEGI-KGHM partnership: 670.000 EUR
• Grant in frames of EU structural funds and PHARE Programme
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Financial details (2)
• Annual operating costs: 330.000 EUR
• Annual revenues from pellets sales: 480.000 EUR (80 EUR/t)
• Annual operating profit: 150.000 EUR
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Prospects for the future • EU target: 12% energy from RES by 2010
• Polish Strategy for Development of Renewable Energy Sources sets following targets:
– 7,5% energy from RES by 2010
– 14% energy from RES by 2020
• Biomass = over 90% RES in Poland
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Comparison of different energy generation
systems in family houses
Type of fuel Pellets Gas Oil
Cost of 1 GJ of energy [EUR]
5 8 10
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Risks• Grant for the project not awarded
RE: search for additional investors
• Incompetitiveness of bio-fuel on the Polish marketRE: focus on foreign markets, search for pellets consumers
• Lower than expected productivity of Sida hermaphrodita plantation RE: supplementing Sida biomass with waste wood or other
energy plants
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Future developments (1)
• Establishing a network of local pelleting plants (1-2 t/h) combined with a system of Sida hermaphrodita plantations
• Pellets for the individual use (family houses)• Segi-KGHM partnership as a pilot project
– model system for the production of renewable energy from the biomass
• Searching for investors for projects based on a similar scenario
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Future developments (2)
• In the long run: developing pellet market• Modernisation of small district heating systems
(power of several MW) as well as heating plants (200 kW - 1 MW) in industrial plants and public utilities (schools, hospitals etc.)
• Package offer: heating plant for pellets + continuous supply of fuel
• Looking for partners offering technologies of pellets’ combustion to apply in such heating plants
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Questions
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