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IEA Bioenergy Task Force 40 member Dr Martin Junginger shares his thoughts on the Biomass Power & Trade conference in Rotterdam.
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Want to know what you can look forward to at the Biomass Pellets Trade Asia conference in Jakarta on 24-25 September this year? This useful review of the recently concluded Biomass Power & Trade conference should help. Penned by Conference Chairman, Dr Martin Junginger from Utrecht University and IEA BioEnergy Task 40, the review outlines important information and insights retrieved from the Rotterdam conference. The global meet welcomed top biomass industry decision-makers, regulators and researchers from over 30 countries, and led to the creation of the spin-off conference Biomass Pellets Trade Asia.
Biomass Power & Trade Conference, Golden Tulip Hotel, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, March 11-12 2010
The first conference on biomass power & trade was organized by CMT Singapore with support from IEA Bioenergy Task 40 and the Port of Rotterdam. At this conference, biomass industry decision-makers, regulators and researchers from over 30 countries convened in Rotterdam to obtain industry updates and to exchange ideas and explore collaborations with the key stakeholders in the global Biomass industry. An overview of the 160 participants is shown in figure 1:
Figure 1 Overview of participants at the Rotterdam Biopower & Trade conference
Electricity from solid biomass is expected to play a vital role in achieving the 20% share of renewable energy in the EU by 2020. Despite the huge growth potential, the industry is not without its own set of challenges, key amongst them feedstock supply. The success depends, to a large degree, on the quantity and quality of biomass available, and on the industry’s ability to cost-effectively transport, handle and utilize biomass for energy production.
The conference had invited a panel of Biomass Power producers, Biomass producers, Traders, Key European regulators and technology experts to discuss the EU’s pending bioenergy mandates, sustainability issues, certification, global biomass trade, and upcoming technologies.
In one session, a number of large European utilities currently cofiring biomass for power (Essent, Electrabel, and E.On) presented their experiences from the past years and future ambitions. Both Essent and Electrabel are already co-firing (largely-imported) biomass for a number of years, and presented ambitious scenarios for future increase of biomass co-firing for power generation.
In another key session, the possible global supply of solid biomass was discussed with speakers from five continents, providing an overview of biomass use and export potential in Australia, the Baltic States, Brazil, China and Canada. Especially in Australia, the Baltics, and Brazil, the large future potential of dedicated energy crops for exports was highlighted. Based on both demand projections and possible supply, the Port of Rotterdam displayed future scenarios in which the European wood pellet demand increased to 130 -200 million tonnes, of which roughly 30% could be traded and trans-shipped internationally.
Other topics discussed during both days included the role of pretreatment technologies such as pyrolysis and torrefaction (and how they could facilitate long-distance trade), the financing requirements for international biopower value chains (and how a biotrade equity fund could bring about such investments), and the interaction of biomass and CO2- markets.
On both days the ongoing development of sustainability criteria for solid and liquid biomass was heavily discussed, with two speakers from the European Commission and several experts from Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. So far, the European Commission has only defined mandatory sustainability requirements for liquid biomass, and only recommend that individual member countries develop similar voluntary criteria for solid biomass.
One of the remarkable outcomes of the discussions were that the large-scale users and traders of solid biomass largely would support the introduction of EU-wide mandatory sustainability criteria for solid biomass in order to avoid mushrooming of different national systems.
Figure 2 Roundtable on sustainability criteria and certification systems for solid and liquid biomass
Day two was finalized with a session on bio char, including an overview of the current developments of biochair soil sequestration (as an alternative to energy use), the concomitant environmental challenges in biochar production and soil/water applications, and the possibilities to develop new materials from biomass through hydrothermal carbonization.
Next to the presentations, the conference also provided ample opportunity for networking for the participants, for example during a 2 hour cruise on the Maas river through the port of Rotterdam.
Figure 3 Networking whilst cruising through the Port of Rotterdam
In summary, the conference provided an excellent overview of ongoing developments and future trends in trade and use of solid biomass for electricity production, and highlighted the issues that the industry will have to face in order to further develop this market successfully.
Asia’s 1st Biomass Pellets conference in Jakarta offers Biomass buyers an opportunity to meet region’s top pellets producers & suppliers.
0The Biomass Pellets Trade Asia conference is meeting in Jakarta-INDONESIA on 27-28 September 2010. The conference, touted as the “Global Buyers & Asia Sellers Meet” is Asia’s first Biomass conference targeted at Biomass Pellet producers and biomass buyers and consumers from Asia, Europe, Americas and beyond.
This conference comes in response to rapidly growing global demand for Biomass (Agricultural and Forestry Residues, Energy Crops and Wood Pellets). Traditionally, biomass resources were consumed primarily in the region where they were produced, but the current trend of large-scale use of biomass energy, coupled with advances in pre-treatment technologies and transportation, is creating a need for international trade.
Biomass Pellets Trade Asia will provide essential insights on Biomass Trade, covering the entire value chain for the Biomass commodity from Pretreatment to Transportation. Highlights include:
- Global wood pellets supply & demand for power generation
- Rise of agri-biomass & energy crops (palm kernel shells, EFB, coconut husk, rice husk, sugar bagasse, algae, jatropha, etc)
- Pricing & sustainability criteria for biomass
- Storage & terminal investments
- Improving handling over long haul shipping
- Merits of pretreatment technologies (densification, pelletizing, torrefactions, etc)
Biomass Pellets Trade Asia is a spin-off to the successful Biomass Trade & Power conference, which convened Top Biomass industry decision-makers, Regulators and Researchers from over 30 countries in Rotterdam on 10-11 March this year. The conference attracted sponsorship and support from the Port of Rotterdam, IEA BioEnergy Task Force 40 and the Rotterdam Biomass Commodities Network (RBCN).
Those keen to participate in the Biomass Pellets Trade Asia can look forward to:
“A Powerful Conference” ~BHC Moerdijk*
“…Enlightenment on Biomass” ~TSCHUDI Shipping*
“ …Honesty from Speakers & a good mix of participants…” ~ DONG Energy*
“Great Topics, Useful Networking, Business Chances” ~ Eco-Frontier*
“An Enjoyable & Beneficial Experience” ~ Green Coal South Africa*
(*Excerpts of Participant Reviews of the Biomass Trade & Power conference)
The Biomass Pellets Trade Asia conference will follow on the success of the Biomass Power & Trade conference, and once again serve as a “…valuable contribution towards realizing the global Biomass market…” (Review from E-ON Climate & Renewables).
Those keen on participating as delegates, media partners and sponsors at the Biomass Pellets Trade Asia can send their enquiries to hafizah@cmtsp.com.sg.
Speaker Profile: Andreas Feige, Managing Director, ISCC System GmbH A
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Andreas Feige is married and has two kids. He received his degree in mechanical engineering at the RWTH in Aachen and the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London and worked ten years in several industry positions.
Before he became partner and vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton he was partner and director of Arthur D. Little and supported clients in implementing their growth and innovation strategies.
Since more than six years Andreas Feige is acting as a partner of the meó consulting team where his work is focused on renewables. He was intensively involved in developing solutions for safeguarding sustainability within biomass and bio fuel supply chains and is experienced in balancing regulative requirements and market aspirations.
His scope of work also includes comparative studies regarding the suitability of bio fuels for different power train options. Further on he was instrumental in various due diligence activities assessing the investment into bio fuel conversion plants.
Currently Andreas Feige is helping to establish the ISCC certification system as a leading standard for sustainable biomass and bio fuels.
Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
09:30 “Roundtable” Biomass Certification & Implications for Trade
BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Ron van Erck, Policy Officer, Regulatory Policy & Promotion of Renewable Energy, DG Energy And Transport (TREN), European Commission
0Ron van Erck works as policy officer on renewable energy in the European Commission since the beginning of 2009. Currently, he is responsible for elements of the implementation of the sustainability regime for biofuels; the definitions of biodiverse grasslands and recognition of voluntary sustainability schemes. Furthermore, Ron works on the implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive in the Energy Community (Western Balkans) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Before working for the Commission, Ron worked for the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands on the development of a new support scheme for renewable energy and on the negotiations for the new Renewable Energy Directive.
Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
09:30 “Roundtable” Biomass Certification & Implications for Trade
BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Dr. Judy Libra, Project Coordinator, German Academy of Science & Engineering
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Judy Libra worked as a chemical engineer in the petrochemical industry before getting her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering in cooperation with UCLA and the Technical University Berlin. After researching and lecturing in environmental management and wastewater treatment processes at the Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus as well as the TU Berlin (Habilitation in Environmental Process Engineering), she worked in the Department Water Protection at the German Federal Environmental Agency, before moving to the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) in 2009.
She is currently co-coordinator of the acatech project group Geo-Resource Water, which is developing recommendations for the sustainable management of water resources under the conditions of global change. The interactions between water and land use is the focus of one of its working groups.
Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
12:50 Environmental Challenges in Biochar Production & Soil/Water Applications
BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Dr. Maria-Magdalena Titirici, Max-Planck-Institut fur Kolloid-und Grenzflaechenforschung
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Dr. Maria-Magdalena Titirici was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1977. She graduated in 1999 from the Department of Chemistry of Bucharest University. After, she conducted her PhD study (with Dr. Bo¨rje Sellergren) first at the University of Mainz and after on at the University of Dortmund in the field of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers.
In 2005 she joined Prof. Antonietti’s group as a postdoctoral research at the Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces. Currently Maria-Magdalena Titirici is currently leading the group of ”Functional Carbonaceous and Polymeric Materials” in the same research institute and her scientific interests include sustainable and green chemistry, carbon materials for energy storage and CO2 capture, photo-catalysis, molecular recognition and development of novel stationary phases for chromatography.
Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
12:25 Hydrothermal Carbonization- Economical Route towards Modern Materials Chemistry
BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Dr. Martin Junginger, Assistant Professor, Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development
0Martin Junginger is Assistant Professor at the Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University.
Martin has a background in chemistry and environmental science and obtained his PhD in 2005. He is coordinator of the IEA Bioenergy Task 40 on Sustainable International Bioenergy Trade (see www.bioenergytrade.org), and currently works amongst others on charting international trade in biomass and biofuels (with a special focus on wood pellets), and identifying barriers and opportunities for bioenergy trade.
He also has been working on sustainability criteria and certification systems for biomass and biofuels.
Martin has organized several workshops on biomass trade (in the Netherlands and abroad) and is frequently lecturing across the globe.
Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
13:10 Afternoon Chairman’s Remarks
BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Dr. Kyoung S. Ro, Research Environmental Engineer, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)- Agricultural Research Service
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Dr. Kyoung S. Ro is a research environmental engineer for the USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) located at Florence, SC. He has BS in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from University of California at Berkeley and Los Angeles, respectively.
Before joining the USDA-ARS, Dr. Ro has worked as a faculty for 15 years for the Louisiana State University (LSU) and the City University of New York (CUNY). He is recognized as a national leader in municipal, military, and agricultural waste management. He has published more than 100 technical articles and reports, made numerous invited presentations in the U.S., Asia, and the Europe, participated in many USDOE, USDA, USEPA, and NSF workshops, and organized several international and national research symposia on wastes-to- bioenergy.
He is currently involved in research projects in using biochar made from municipal and agricultural wastes to improve soil fertility and reduce fugitive and greenhouse gas emissions.
Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
12:00 Biochar – Potential Commodity from Biomass Waste & Current R&D progress (Production & Application)
BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Michael Wild, CEO, Ebes AG
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Michael Wild, economist and engineer by education, is active in renewable energies for practically all of his 20+ years professional career.
Working as consultant in Austria he was involved in building energy advisory services in the mid 1980s and conducted consultancy in Energy Saving, Renewable Energies for Building and Heating sectors and from the late 80s started to implement biomass based district heating systems in rural communities in Austria.
With the fall of the iron curtain he started consulting decision makers in Hungary and Czechoslovakia which lead to his nomination as director of the EU Commissions Energy Centre in Slovakia from 93 to 99. Business to business projects in the energy sector, many of those in the renewable field. In parallel consulting World Bank and IFC to their Energy projects in this geographical area.
Gaining the experience that Biomass projects fail almost never for technical or financial reasons but mostly on the insufficient security of biomass supply he started as early as 1997 to build first simple “information turntables” for biomass trading which lead in 1999 to the establishment of ABEX, the first web based trading platform for Biomasses.
Seeing still insufficient move on the biomass market he lead ABEX and its successor EBES AG into regional/interregional large scale trading of biomasses implementing the first transcontinental supply schemes from Asia to Europe.
Today he is developing EBES step by step into an integrated bioenergy supply company.
Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
11:35 Torrefaction – Accelerated Carbonised Biomass, the Optimal CO2 Neutral Substitute for Coal
BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Gerhard Muggen, General Manager, BTG Bioliquids BV ( Biomass Technology Group BV )
0Gerhard Muggen is Managing Director and shareholder of BTG Bioliquids BV (BTG-BTL). As managing director he is responsible for the strategy of BTG-BTL and the world wide marketing and sales.
Gerhard has been working for Stork Thermeq for 8 years as sales manager and the last four years as Vice President Marketing and Sales.
Before that he worked for Wartsila Diesel and Holec in the Netherlands.
In the last job he was responsible for the international marketing and sales department and directly involved in the marketing and sales in China, India and Russia. Gerhard was also responsible for organizing and initiating new developments and marketing new technologies.
Besides his activities for BTG-BTL Gerhard gives lectures about export, business development and innovation and is Gerhard president of the Fenedex Export Manager Award in the Netherlands.
Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
11:05 Pre-Treatment Biomass Using Pyrolysis Technologies
BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
