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ALTENER 4.1030/C/00-015
COMPENS Pyrolysis
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ALTENER Programme
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Liquid Biofuels and Biogas
| Contract No: |
ALTENER 4.1030/C/00-015 |
| Project Type: |
CSC (Cost-sharing contracts)
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| Start Date: |
01-06-2001
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| Duration: |
24 months
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| Total Cost: |
396,298 EUR
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| EC Contribution: |
202,982 EUR
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| Scientific Officer: |
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Abstract:
Objectives
- To assess the economic competitiveness of a variety of biomass pyrolysis applications in the EU,
- To identify the possibilities for mitigation of greenhouse gas emission by implementing biomass
pyrolysis systems,
- To identify niche applications for the development of market strategies to help implementation of
biomass pyrolysis technologies,
- To enable technology researchers and developers to concentrate on more competitive possibilities,
- Derive norms and standards for fast pyrolysis liquids,
- Assess sector and market strategies for the production of power from pyrolysis liquids,
- Undertake a long term cost/benefit analysis of bio-oil use.
Description of work
Competitivity Project: The project will consider the competitiveness of bio-oil for heat and/or power
at appropriate scales, and determine the requirements for norms and standards for bio-oil. In each case,
these will be compared with the standard fossil reference, i.e. power from the grid at the average price
to the user in that location; and heat from a new gas or oil boiler, based on the average gas or oil price
to the user in that location. Under Phase 1 cost and performance models will be constructed for
bio-oil and other biomass systems, and also for gas/oil boilers at a range of scales.
Co-firing of bio-oil with fossil fuels will only be considered if specifically requested as an application
by the PyNe members in the data acquisition phase. The users considered will be domestic, industrial
and utilities that supply electricity and/or heat. An electricity utility has the option of buying electricity for
resale or generating its own, and therefore comparison with the standard fossil reference is legitimate.
A questionnaire will be distributed to the PyNe National Representatives for collecting the data in
their different countries. The PyNe members will be asked to provide both technical and economic
data concerning the specific application which they have selected.
The BIO-CAT model, developed for establishing the basis for considerations on a (utility oriented)
biomass implementation strategy in Austria, already has many of the features required for the project.
However, the model will be adapted to include the following:
- Ability to specify final demand for heat and/or power (e.g. GJ/annum).
- Incorporation of full cost-performance models for each of the biomass technologies, rather than
simple linear correlations as present.
- Revision of method of specifying application, especially feedstocks.
Non-Technical Barriers to the wider implementation and adoption of fast pyrolysis technology and
utilisation of the products will be reviewed. This will include a review of the most recent information on
the specifications and standards and the health and safety requirements of users of bio-oil for heat,
electricity and CHP.
A market assessment will be carried out by considering the economic competitiveness in
combination with the assessment of non-technical barriers and the questionnaires.
Norms and standards project: The parallel project on the determination of norms and
standards for biomass derived pyrolysis liquids will interact with the activities detailed above. The
overall objective of the work is to derive norms and standards for biomass derived fast pyrolysis
liquids to enable their acceptance in the marketplace as a renewable, alternative fuel. To meet the
overall objective, there are various contributing aims:
- Assess the important technology developers, providers of power conversion technology and
end-users, collate data on produced liquids, and assess the quality for energy applications.
- Development of norms and standards for pyrolysis liquids, equivalent to existing methods for
hydrocarbon and other conventional fuels, e.g. bio-oil grades that are accepted across the EU to
increase end user confidence.
- Sector, market and long-term cost/benefit analyses, comparing renewable energy sources to
conventional fuel oils.
To achieve this, the following work phases are planned:
- Review fast pyrolysis technologies and describe processes at pre-commercial and commercial scale,
in the near to medium term, Review incentives to develop pyrolysis technologies at national and EU
level.
- Derive norms and standards for biomass fast pyrolysis liquids. The project will review end user
requirements and specifications for biomass fast pyrolysis liquids to obtain specifications and standards
in liquid fuel quality.
- Sector and market strategies for the production of heat and power from pyrolysis liquids.
- Long-term cost/benefit analyses comparing biomass fast pyrolysis to traditional forms of energy and
other alternative renewable energy sources and comparing the overall conversion efficiencies to
electricity.
- Quantification of benefits obtained in improving the producer-converter-user interface and
improvement of the energy/environmental balance in pyrolysis liquids production.
Expected results
The expected results from the competitivity study are data on specific applications of biomass fast
pyrolysis technology in heat, power and CHP markets in Europe. This allows a thorough assessment
of the chances for realisation of the specific application investigated in terms of its competitivity with
conventional applications for heat and power. A second result is the assessment of possibilities for
greenhouse gas mitigation by implementing biomass fast pyrolysis technology.
The establishment of a methodology for competitive assessment, that can be applied to other renewable
energy forms can help to enable an overview on economical competitiveness of the whole range of
biomass to energy conversion applications. It will help to find the most appropriate biomass application
for given demand in comparison to conventional fossil solutions and so indicate economically viable
possibilities for the enforcement of implementation of renewable energy sources.
The expected results from the work on norms and standards are:
- Norms and standards for pyrolysis liquids in boilers, engines and turbines that meet the needs of
consumers,
- Development of an interface between technology providers, power generation and end-users to
develop pyrolysis liquid applications and improve integration into existing fuel structures.
- Cost/benefit analysis of pyrolysis liquid combustion compared to conventional fuel oils in terms of
environment impact and emissions.
- Review of all ongoing pyrolysis activities in the EU,
- Assessment of the possible markets for pyrolysis liquids in the EU,
- End-user confidence in pyrolysis liquids for boiler and engine applications.
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