Contribution to the J –EraCenter Workshop
Vienna, Austria, 21.11.2013
Bioenergy and Microalgae Research and networking activities at the Austrian competence centre
BIOENERGY 2020+ with a special focus on Algae energy
Andrea Sonnleitner, Dina Bacovsky, Manfred Woergetter*
*) presenting author
Content
■ Introducing bioenergy 2020+
■ Renewable Energy in Austria
■ Algae – a future bioenergy source?
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Introducing Bioenergy2020+
■ Headquarter Graz, branch
locations in Guessing and
Wieselburg,
■ Currently 100 employees
■ Turnover: 8 mio. €
2002: Austrian Bioenergy
Centre of Competence
(ABC)
2009: ABC and RENET
Austria merged to
BIOENERGY2020+
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www.bioenergy2020.eu
We are strong in …
… R&D in biofuels combustion and emission reduction in
small, medium and industrial scale
… R&D in thermal biomass gasification, upgrading of synthesis gas,
synthesis of biofuels (including BioH2)
… Modelling and simulation of combustion and gasification
… Biogas production via fermentation (including difficult wastes like
slaughterhouse residues)
… Innovative solid, liquid and gaseous biofuels for power &
transport (including feedstock production and logistics)
… Networking, information dissemination, lobbying, education
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The bioenergy2020+ Vision
Help to reach the EU 2020 Renewable Energy Goals
Contributing to a European Zero Carbon Society in 2050
Business services of BIOENERGY2020+
■ Research cooperation
■ Contract research
■ Consultancy
■ Strategic
■ Technological
■ Methodological
■ Networking activities
■ IEA Bioenergy Task 39
■ IEA Advanced Motor Fuels
■ European Biofuels Technology Platform
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http://www.bioenergy2020.eu/app/web
root/files/file/Folder_BE2020.pdf
Market
Strong International Cooperation
IEA Bioenergy's vision is to achieve a substantial bioenergy contribution to
future global energy demands by accelerating the production and use of
environmentally sound, socially accepted and cost-competitive bioenergy on a
sustainable basis, thus providing increased security of supply whilst reducing
greenhouse gas emissions from energy use.
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www.ieabioenergy.com
Renewable Energy in Austria
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Austria: Gross Domestic Energy Consumption 2009
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Source: http://www.4biomass.eu/document/file/basic-data-bioenergy-austria-2012.pdf
Austria: Gross Domestic Consumption of Renewable Energy Sources 2009
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Source: http://www.4biomass.eu/document/file/basic-data-bioenergy-austria-2012.pdf
Austria: Gross Domestic Consumption of Bioenery 2009
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Source: http://www.4biomass.eu/document/file/basic-data-bioenergy-austria-2012.pdf
Austria: National Renewable Energy Action Plan
■ Stabilize the end use energy consumption:
In 2020 the same as in 2005: 1 100 PJ
- 22 % in the traffic sector
- 12 % heating and cooling
- 6 % in electricity
■ More renewable energy: from 328 PJ in 2008 to 388 PJ in 2020: + 20 %
■ Renewable energy share in 2020*:
51 % Bioenergy
41.2 % Hydropower
4.5 % Wind
0.3 % Photovoltaik
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* share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption
Algae – a future bioenergy source?
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Reasons for algal biofuel
Reasons for algal biofuel
■ high per-acre productivity,
■ non-food based feedstock,
■ use of non-productive land,
■ use of fresh, brackish, saline,
marine, produced, and waste
water,
■ both biofuels and co-products,
■ recycling of CO2 and nutrient
waste streams
Roadmap suggestions
many years of basic/ applied
science/ engineering needed to
achieve
■ affordable,
■ scalable, and
■ sustainable algal-based fuels.
Quickly implement innovative
technologies in an integrated
process
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The DOE Aquatic Species Program (1978 to 1996) illustrated the potential
of algae. Rising petroleum prices and the RFS Standards have renewed
interest in developing algal biofuels
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Research: Algae&Energy:Austria
Algae - a future renewable energy source? State of
the art and future perspectives for the Austrian
energy system
■ Scenarios for 2020 and 2050
■ technological, economical and ecological assessment
■ BE2020:
■ State of the art of algae production technologies
■ Algae oil for biodiesel production
■ Economic assessment of scenarios
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Project report (German):
http://www.joanneum.at/uploads/media/NE_TDS_AlgaeEnergyAustria_825403_publizierbar
erEndbericht_20130115.pdf
Research: Algae&Energy:Austria
■ Technological and economical assessment:
■ Potential of long-term scenarios
■ Many promising pathways
■ Research and development demand along the entire value
chain (cultivation, harvesting, processing, conversion,
exploitation, integration in existing infrastructure) was
identified
■ Promising topics of interest for BIOENERGY2020+
■ Utilization of wastewater as nutrient source
■ Hydrothermal conversion of wet biomass
■ Cascadic exploitation of biomass in biorefineries
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Research project SAM: Synergies of Wastewater Treatment and Microalgae Cultivation
■ Identification of different nutrient sources for algae cultivation
(municipal, agricultural, industrial)
■ Selection and characterisation of suitable microalgae
■ Technological systems for cultivation and harvesting
■ Exploitation potential of cultivated algae biomass
■ Identification of production
concepts and resulting
research demand
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Project report (German):
http://www.bioenergy2020.eu/app/webroot/files/file/
Projektendbericht_Synergie_Abwasser_Mikroalgen
_2013.pdf
Exchange of experiences: NIWA
■ National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research in
New Zealand, Dr. Rupert Craggs
■ six month research internship(Stefan Humel)
■ „Algae cultivation in wastewater treatment High Rate
Algae Ponds and Photobioreactors“
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Exchange of experiences : NIWA
■ Comparison open - closed systems, Monitoring
■ Development of Photobioreactor
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Exchange of experiences: IEA Bioenergy Task 39
■ Al Darzins, Philip Pienkos, Les Edye
(2010):
Current Status and Potential for Algal
Biofuels Production
■ Presentation of report at AquaFUELs
Roundtable, October 2010, Brussels
■ Further networking via EABA
European Algae Biomass Association
(f.e. with AlgaePARC Wageningen)
■ Planned common activities of DECHEMA and IEA
Bioenergy Task 39 (International experts workshop 2015)
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Exchange of experiences: IEA Advanced Motor Fuels Agreement
■ Karen Sikes, Martijn Van Walwijk,
Ralph McGill (2010):
Algae as a Feedstock for Biofuels:
An Assessment of the State of
the Technology and Opportunities
■ 2011 Synthesis Report
IEA AMF & IEA Bioenergy Task 39:
Algae as a Feedstock for Biofuels -
An Assessment of the Current Status and Potential
for Algal Biofuels Production
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http://task39.org/files/2013/05/Algal-Biofuels-IEA-Task-39-and-AMF-Joint-Summary.pdf
Findings
■ Algae have potential as a feedstock for biofuels.
■ Productivity can be higher than for terrestrial crops.
■ Algae can be cultivated at sea or on non-arable land, so
there is no competition with current food production.
■ These reasons justify attention to algal biofuels from
researchers, industries and (governmental) policy
makers.
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Algae related competences of BIOENERGY2020+
■ Austrian excellence in research in the fields of
■ Biogas
■ Biofuels - conventional and innovative
■ Fuel, substrate and ash characterisation
■ CFD simulation and modelling
■ Cultivation of microalgae and cyanobacteria in lab-
scale
■ Products and exploitation pathways of algae
■ Algae for ecotoxicology
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Interested in cooperation?
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AOCS Conference Vienna 5-7 Nov 2007
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Thanks for your
attention!
BIOENERGY 2020+ Unit Biofuels
■ Technologies:
■ Overview of 2nd Generation Biofuel Demoplants
■ Research on novel feedstock for biofuelsproduction:
■ Jatropha curcas and mahafalensis
■ Microalgae
■ National and international networking:
■ IEA Bioenergy Task 39: Commercializing Liquid Biofuels
■ IEA Advanced Motor Fuels
■ Sustainability certification of liquid and solid biofuels
■ ForNeBiK
■ European Biofuels Technology Platform
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Algae Biofuels in Roadmaps
■ DOE Aquatic Species Program 1978 – 1996 (Sheehan, 1998)
■ USDOE: National Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap, 2010
■ IEA Technology Roadmap Biofuels for Transport 2011
■ IEA AMF Roadmap
■ IEA Bioenergy Task 39 & IEA AMF Summary Report (2011)
■ ALGAE&ENERGY:AUSTRIA (2012)
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Networking: Network Biofuels
■ On behalf of Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation
and Technology
■ Basic knowledge on biofuels in Austria
■ News, publications and events
■ Database with R&D projects, experts, organisations and
platforms
■ Diverse information spreading:
■ Weekly newsletter
■ www.network-biofuels.at
■ twitter.com/biotreibstoffe (German)
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Networking: Project Network Biobased Industry
■ Consolidated network and
dissemination within the topic of
Biobased Industry in Austria
■ Continuation of
Newsletter
Biobased Future
■ Organisation of networking
events on „ Algae as
biogenic resource -
stakeholders in Austria“ On behalf of Federal Ministry of Transport,
Innovation and Technology
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