Energy for the present and the future

Introduction of theBioenNW Project 243H

„Delivering Local Bioenergy to Northwest Europe“

Presented by: Ulrich Wirtz, Director HI³ GmbH

The BioenNW Project

● To help prepare the construction of decentralized, integrated bioenergy plants

● Classified as strategical EU project, duration five years started in 2010

● Total budget is €7,974,128.05

● 14 partners from five countries:

● Universities, Companies, Research centres, Organisations, Communities

● Wallonia (BE), NRW (DE), West Midlands (UK), Eindhoven (NL), Ile-de-France (FR)

● Observers: coming out of private, political and business areas

The BioenNW Project Structure

● Four workpackages

● WP1: Create and operate Bioenergy support centers (BSC)

● WP2: Create and populate a decision support tool (DST)

● WP3: Demonstrate technology at a commercial scale

● WP4: Install new bioernergy schemes

The tasks of a BSC

● Gathering of regional data for use within a „Decision Support Tool“

● Provide general information about bioenergy

● Constitution of a network of regional stakeholders

● Testing service for regional biomass

● Search and identification of suitable locations for bioenergy projects

● Development of five use cases for bioenergy projects

The Decision Support Tool (DST)

● Webbased database● Integrates data from different sources● Data can be about feedstocks, technologies, market data etc.● Will have a cartographic presentation for some data (GIS)● A decision matrix will be included● Makes an overregional comparison possible -> opens the chance for overregional

cooperations

Information about bioenergy

● Website „http://bioenergy-nw.eu/“ (relaunch in preparation)● Hosting of workshops about bioenergy● Publishing of relevant studies and introduction of suitable technologies● Preparation of infomation materials for promoters● Participation on conferences as speaker● Increase awareness for bioenergy via promoters● Free of charge consulting service for stakeholders

Regional stakeholders

Testing service for regional biomass● During the project there will be two pyrofabs available free of charge● Additional analysis of samples via project partner● After the end of the project this service will be continued on a non profit base● Testing service in larger quantities is possible on the demonstrator plants● Publishing of all testing data only when service is used free of charge● Very good scientific network for ongoing studies on the gathered results

Identifying locations for projects● Active search of suitable locations done by the BSC by use of the DST● Generate attention in media (newspapers etc. )● Cooperation on european level ● Integrated approach through the stakeholder network

Development of five use cases● Four use cases on the level of a feasability study● One use case down to permission planing● Total value of this studies > 100.000,- EUR

Highlights of the BioenNW project

● Goal is delivery and not research

● Aims to combine exisisting technologies

● International cooperation

● One technology is directly available within the project

Technology in action● Pyroformer with a troughput of 100kg per hour● Located at Harper Adams University College in Newport/Telford UK● More then 50 operation days and 300 working hours since January 2012● Already four different feedstocks were tested in depth● Since May 2012 combined with a BAF reactor

Process diagramm of the technology● BAF = Bio Activated Fuel● Two step process● Uses biomass and long chain oils● Produces (bio)char, liquids, gases, heat● Produces a stable, engine usuable liquid (diesel quality)

Tasks of HI³ GmbH within the BioenNW Projekt

● Core business of HI³ GmbH is the design and construction of lab scale plants● Construction of two Pyrofabs

● mobile laboratories (20 foot container)● stand-alone usable with own power supply● delivers data for a mass- and energy balance of biomass● approx. 5 kg per hour throughput● uses the procuded liquids to generate energy

● Installation and maintenance of the demonstrator plants● Constitution and operation of the German BSC● „Workpackage 3 Leader“

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