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Bioenergy and rural development - examples from Sweden EUROPEAN COUNTRYSIDE MOVEMENT SEMINAR Bioenergies and rural areas : what about multifunctionality ? Brussels – 7 December 2007 Ingrid Rydberg Federation of Swedish Farmers [email protected]

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Bioenergy and rural development- examples from Sweden

EUROPEAN COUNTRYSIDE MOVEMENT SEMINARBioenergies and rural areas : what about multifunctionality ?

Brussels – 7 December 2007

Ingrid Rydberg Federation of Swedish [email protected]

LRF - Federation of Swedish FarmersFor those who own and manage agricultural land

and forestry

• 170 000 individual farmers and forestry owners

• 33 co-operatives and farmer owned companies

• Influencing policies• Creating attraction for the ”green sector”• Business development • Creating forums, networks and contact points

• Co-operation with politicians and authorities

• Consumer and producer perspective• Proactive instead of reactive• Dialogue with society

LRFs approach – cooperation and dialogue

LRF:s offer to the Swedish government

• Energy from the green sector can create 25 000 new jobs and reduce green house gas effects.

• Investments in food production can create 10 000 new jobs and a vivid and biodiverse countryside and landscape

Sweden: 40- 45% renewable energy

Final energy use (403 TWh), based on energy carriers (2006) Source: Swedish Energy Agency

Bioenergy has replaced oil and coal in the heating sector

Energy input to district heating, 1970-2005 Source: Swedish Energy Agency

4% biofuels in Swedish transport

Ethanol E 5 low blended

Ethanol E 95 for diesel buses

Ethanol E85 for flex cars

Biodiesel B2-B5 low blended

Biodiesel B 100

Biogas

~4%

Source: SPI (Swedish Petrol Institute & Swedish Energy Agency)

Ethanol from grain

Agroetanol in Norrköping

Production:- Ethanol 55 000 m3 2007, 210 000 m3 2009

for low blend (E5) and flexfuel cars (E85)

- Protein feed (DDGS)

Rawmaterials:Grain from set a side and energy crop premium land

Wheat, barley and tricitale

Ownerskip.: Lantmännen (Farmers Coop)

The Lantmännen Agroetanol process:CHP integration and full use of by-products

Energy balance 1:5

Climate gas reduction 80%

District heating from bioenergy – three levels

Östanå

Production: 1 GWh heat(50 homes)

Ownership: 2 farmers

Fuel: Grain or wood pellets

Heats: One school, community meeting point, a few house blocks and private houses. Has replaced several oil boilers

Ena EnergiProduction: Heat: 200 GWh Power: 100 GWh 1/3 Electricity2/3 heatingOwnership: Enköping municipality

Fuel: woodchips, wood powder and salix chip (20%)Heats: A whole city. Added benefit: Cleans sewage water

Molkom

Production: 10 GWh heat(500 homes)

Ownership: 7 farmers

Fuel: Wood chips and reed canary grass

Heats: A few schools and old people’s home, a business center, private houses

Salix- short rotation coppies (SRC) Production of electricity and heatProduction of electricity and heat

Sewage sludge, sludge water and wood ash is circulated in Sewage sludge, sludge water and wood ash is circulated in the cropping systemthe cropping system

--1 hectare in 1 hectare in 45 minutes45 minutes

--4 months after4 months after plantingplanting

-Harvest after 3-4 yrs-Harvest after 3-4 yrs (90-120 MWh/hectare)(90-120 MWh/hectare)

- 2 hrs/ hectare- 2 hrs/ hectare

- - Salixchips Salixchips delivered to delivered to heat/power plantsheat/power plants

Energy input only 5% of total energy content(Cereals for ethanol 10%)

Biogas for transport-cities city and countryside together

Växtkraft in Västerås

Production :- 25 GWh biogas (2500 m3 diesel equivalent)

- Biofertilizer for organic farming (certified by KRAV)

- Drives 60 buses (aiming for 80 = 100%)

Raw material: Grass 1/3 and household waste 2/3

Ownership: 17 farmers 20 %, Federation of Swedish Farmers 20%, Municipality owned companies 60%

Projekt: Finansed by the EU + national aid.

Policy measures needed to increase bioenergy production and rural development

• The Cohesion policy and the Structural funds should be used to develop the European energy systems

• Increase common EU support on R&D - not at least to find holistic solutions, i.e. link energy production to distribution and final use

• Remove EU obstacles that hinder national bioenergy support measures

• Develop EU strategy on national economic measures to support bioenergy

• ’Balanced approach’ necessary on EU biofuel trade policy

• Develop global criteria/certification on sustainable biofuel production

• Improve the overall business environment for small and medium sized enterprises

Thank you for your attention!