R&D and Innovation in Biomass Heating:

The European Technology Platform on RHC

Rainer Janssen, WIP Renewable Energies

AEBIOM European Bioenergy Conference, Brussels, 12-14 May2014

Overview

• The RHC-Platform

• Biomass Technology Panel activities

• Value Chain: Sustainable and cost-efficient feedstock

• Value Chain: Micro and small scale CHP

• Value Chain: High efficient large-scale CHP

European Technology Platform on Renewable

Heating and Cooling (RHC-Platform)

The RHC-Platform aims at playing a decisive role in maximising synergies and strengthening efforts towards research, development and technological innovation.

Brings together stakeholders from the Biomass, Geothermal and Solar Thermal Sectors, along with the related industries to define a common strategy for the use of renewable energy technologies for heating and cooling.

Over 800 members across 4 technology panels from Industry, Research / Academia, Non-Governmental Organisations and Public Authority / Government.

Common Vision

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Source: RHC-Platform (2011)

Heating potential by renewable energy sources in EU

Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (2013)

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Provide a comprehensive view of the strategic

research and innovation priorities to enable

an increasing share of H&C to be supplied by RES.

Identify state-of-the-art, research objectives

and critical targets (eg in terms of performance

increase / cost reduction) to realise the potential

of RHC technology.

Set up recommendations for R&D&D funding in the

timeframe of Horizon 2020 and in line with the

wider EU 2030 Energy and Climate Framework.

Recent activities

April 2013 – Launch of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for

Renewable Heating and Cooling

2013/Early 2014 – Work on the 4 technology roadmaps for Biomass,

Geothermal, Solar Thermal and Cross Cutting Technologies

Early 2014 – Drafting of the Common Technology Roadmap on

Renewable Heating and Cooling

2013/2014 – Contribution to the Integrated Roadmap of the SET-Plan

Upcoming activities

22nd May 2014 – 2030 Reasons to Integrate Renewable Heating and

Cooling: Innovation, Technology Development and Market Uptake

Annual Event of the RHC-Platform: High Level Political Event and

Consultation Forum on the Common Roadmap

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The Biomass Panel

4 Issue Groups:

• Biomass Fuels (Whole Supply Chain)

• Technologies for Residential Heating

• Technologies for Industries and District Heating

• Non-Technological Issues (Markets, Policies, Communication, Training)

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Biomass

Panel

Members

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Biomass Technology Roadmap

Focus on ensuring the market deployment of technically reliable, environmentally

friendly and cost-competitive biomass-based heating and cooling solutions for different

types of consumers in the short term

Prioritisation of research priorities with market deployment (commercial by 2020)

Integration of research priorities and value chain approach

High efficient conversion systems for tri-generation

High efficient large-scale or industrial steam CHP

Cost and energy efficient micro and small scale CHP

Sustainable & cost-efficient biomass supply

Thermally

treated biomass

Bio-oil

Up-graded

biogas

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Sustainable, innovative and cost-efficient advanced

fuel feedstock supply

Cost-efficient, full-

scale

demonstrations of

bio-oil technologies

Cost-efficient, full-scale

demonstrations of

different technologies

for thermally treated

biomass

• 20-30% lower production

costs

• Intelligent machinery

• Sustainable production

• 30% reduction of CO2 in

supply chain

• Improved feedstock

quality,

lower material losses

• Full demonstration of different pathways (e.g. bio-oil, torrefied biomass, steam

explosion, hydrothermal carbonised fuels)

• Market implementation of fully commercial plants, which includes:

Flexibility in raw material and standardised product quality

Sustainable and cost-efficient feedstock

New biomass fuel

commodities

Upgrading of biogas to

biomethane

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Cost and Energy Efficient, environmentally Friendly

micro and small scale CHP

Small and micro-scale CHP constitute a high energy efficient solution

(global thermal - including electric - efficiency > 85%) for flexible bio-

electricity and thermal energy supply

Micro Scale CHP: serial products developed for residential scale

heating with electricity production or as cogeneration systems for

small industries, the service sector or in micro grids

Small scale CHPs are plants rather than products for

cogeneration in industries, the service sector or DHC

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High efficient large-scale or industrial steam CHP - Technological challenges

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Maintain high operational electrical efficiency, close to nominal, for variable feedstock and/or variable load

Increase steam parameters and/or heat medium temperature

Increase plant availability by addressing material related problems (creeping, cracking, corrosion, erosion, fouling and agglomeration)

Comply with stricter emissions requirements (catalyst deactivation issues, PM emissions, etc)

Identify new ash utilization options

Increase fuel flexibility, especially regarding agrobiomass and waste derived fuel

Thank you for your

attention!

Rainer Janssen WIP Renewable Energies rainer.janssen@wip-munich.de +49 89 72012743