Robinwood Component 4 Promotion of Energy from Local Wood Dr. Georg Wagener-Lohse, CEBra Cottbus challenging.

RobinwoodComponent 4

Promotion of Energy from Local WoodDr. Georg Wagener-Lohse, CEBra Cottbus

challenging

Wood Energy component

…encourages the use of wood cut-offs and waste from the wood chain. A reduction in the use of fossil fuels,… will invigorate the economy and stimulate technological innovation.

Planned results:

Consumers will receive information on wood fuel Increased sales of wood as a fuel source New suppliers of innovative technology in the area Politicians and SMEs are aware of biomass

potential

clearly defined

Wood Energy component – Indicators to be used

Volume of sales of fuel wood (10% increase over 2003)

Number of forest owners using wood off-cuts (10% increase over 2003)

Projects approved at political level or investments by companies or individuals (at least 6)

countable

Wood Energy component – principal activities per half year

(1) Analyses of the situation (1/2005)

(2) Description of technologies (conference) (2/2005)

(3) Preparation of tenders, Int. study mission (1/2006)

(4) List of subprojects, begin operational plan (2/2006)

(5) Start of subprojects, identify solutions (1/2007)

(6) Completion of subprojects, continue OP (2/2007)

(7) Operational plan finished, guidelines printed(1/2008)

good flow

Wood Energy component – First outputs

6 reports on regional resources and maps (June 2005)

Report on agents in the region (June 2005)

1 catalogue of technologies and logistical systems available (Dec 2005)

1 joint survey into needs and wood characteristics (Dec 2005)

practically speaking

so far achieved

Lig Bbg Wls Mur ESk Po

Comments to indicators

X X X X

Given indicators

X

Report on wood energy

X X

GIS maps X

Still to be done from 1st half year :

Reports have to be submitted to Brandenburg (including the information using the set up indicators, a detailed list of stakeholders and quantitative indications of wood fuel sales and forest owners engaged from 2003).

Brandenburg will comment on the results and ask for additional information to get a consistent picture.

After final transfer of information Brandenburg will edit a report on the situation of wood fuel in 6 European regions (as a basis for the conference).

first priority

Objectives for the technical meeting July 14th :

Gain a common understanding of challenges that are before us

Sort out what measures would result in the greatest benefit

Timetable to finish first half years tasks

Common understanding of activities for 2nd half year

What could be the mutual content of the public bid?

Any comments on the conference?

and you?

to keep?

9:15-10:30 What to do, Who we areAbout Brandenburg (broad, specific)

10:45 – 13:00

About component 4 and more systematicStatus of all partners workComments on the conference, procedures

13:45 – 15:00

Finding prioritiesKey points for the call

15:20 – 16:30

How to finish first half yearAbout technologies and fuel quality

16:30 -18:00

Common meeting

Wood resources (demand finds its resource): Forest residues

- first thinning operations- crowns- final cuttings- others

Process residues incl. Pellets Short rotation copices Wood waste

for

Heat production

Electricity production (small <2MW, big up to 20 MW)

Fuel production

manifold

Consumers (according to market development):

4. Private Households (5-20 kW, 100-200 kWh/m²)

Housing development (up to 20 houses)

2. Public buildings (50-500 kW)

Housing companies (500-2,000 kW)

3. SMEs (also electricity)

1. Wood processing companies (200-2,000 kW)

Electricity producer

someone who needs

governing

salestechnology

economy

perception

regulations

Technologies: Cutting, moving

chipping

drying

pelletizing

transporting

Burning (comparison)/ gasifying (Innovation)

Small CHP

separating

disposing

moving

Regulations:

Forest certification

Fuel quality

Load restrictions

Building regulations

Emission regulations

Waste disposal restrictions

Taxation

Grant schemes (contribution to total costs)

stand complexity

Economy:

Competitors (technology, suppliers, convenience)

Investments (economies of scale)

Building adjustments

Fuel prices

Loans

Subsidies

to influence

Perception (no sales without satisfaction):

Yesterdays fuel

Fighting climate change

Saving money

Getting some extra sports

Making use of residues

Doubting convenience

Enhancing regional economy

Being modern

Dirty, polluting

examine carefully

Players in the wood fuel market of Brandenburg

plants< 100 kW

100-1.000 kW>1.000 kW

WLHOlz2.ppt

Ministry environment

Ministryeconomy

Parliament

Reg. Forestryadministration

Multipliers

woodowners- state, municipalities, church, private- operating community- forest association

Building administrationsmuniciplaities

Agriculatural enterprises

City utilities,ESCO`s

Installers

plantproducersWoodprocessing

industries

Forestrycompanies

Buildingcompanies

Welfareorganisations

plenty

Entrepreneurs Forest owners Farmers Fuel producers (logs, chips, pellets) Installers Fuel traders Oven, Boiler traders Boiler manufacturers Energy service companies Wood processing companies Waste companies Specialized engineering companies

to be served

Obstacles, Barriers

Missing knowledge

No fuel available

High investments

competing fuel

missing political support, missing visions

Cheap fuel from abroad

countable

Levers, accelerators

Brochures, training, demonstrations

Logistics, traders,

Contracting, grants

better marketing

Lobbying activities, consistent action

Documentation on Technology and Fuel Quality (1)

Every partner should give a description on typical production methods of wood fuel from first thinning, final cutting, wood processing and waste wood production including technological and economical parameters.

Every partner will describe typical installations for private homes, public buildings and SMEs using technical and economical descriptions on heat demand, fuel supply, storage, feeding, furnace, emission control, control, ash disposal, building envelope.

specific

Documentation on Technology and Fuel Quality (2)

Every partner will describe typical installations for electricity production (small or large scale) including constraints of the energy market where it has to compete with.

Every partner will give information on technology providers and R&D institutions in his country that work on the improvement of one or the other technology step.

Please give information as well on quality parameters and quality control that are being used in trading wood fuel with regard to production and combustion technology.

specific

Wood Energy component – Public call for subproject proposals

Instruments to facilitate the application of forestry biomass technologies at a local level.

To define the instruments and operational methodologies necessary for the implementation of concrete initiatives to favour use of energy from forest resources

countable

Regional Basis for the Public Call Murcia is heading to find access to late develop-

ments in the value generation from natural resources and bioenergy development.

Liguria has started with the implementation of its forestry and environmental plans to develop an energy market for regional forestry products.

Wales has got some experience in wood fuelled municipal applications and is on the verge to step from pioneer applications to early adaptors.

Brandenburg has some experiences in heat and power production in big and small enterprises and heating networks and would like to make wood energy a real market.

specific

Rational based initiatives to enlarge the sales of wood fuel should be taken according to the partners on

(1) getting access to forest owners to make use of the wood fuel potential from first thinning and final cutting for both heat and electricity production,

(2) offering technical and economical information on production methods (cutting, chipping, drying),

(3) getting customers like municipalities, SMEs or real estate owners involved in asking for bioenergy as their favourite technological innovation,

(4) making use of latest developments in combustion, gasification and combined heat and power production.

detailed

Initiatives should put emphasis on

(5) assuring the right fuel quality to each specific conversion technology,

(6) giving advise on suitable grant schemes to put public initiative on technological development and market uptake,

(7) comparing state of the art of investment and fuel costs with regard to technological achievements,

(8) supporting the development of new businesses aside classical installers or fuel producers,

(9) to overcome missing knowledge on all levels of the value chain and strengthen the regions political commitment on rural development.

countable

thank you !

Hope to get in touch for Technology transfer and promotion

Centre for Energy Technology Brandenburg GmbH

Friedlieb-Runge-Straße 3, 03046 Cottbus

Economist Silke Goerlich, Cottbus, 0355 - 69 3302Dipl. Ing. Klaus Schwarz, Cottbus, 0355 – 69 3302Dipl. Ing Rolf Santruschek, Cottbus, 0355 69 3302Dipl. Pol. Dieter Sasse, Eberswalde, 03334 65 183Dipl. Ing. Wolfram Köhler, Pritzwalk, 03395 – 301836Dr. Georg Wagener-Lohse, Cottbus, 0173 53 53 105, [email protected]