Robinwood Component 4 Promotion of Energy from Local Wood Dr. 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 LigBbgWlsMurESkPo Comments to indicators XXXX Given indicators X Report on wood energy XX 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 are About Brandenburg (broad, specific) 10:45 – 13:00 About component 4 and more systematic Status of all partners work Comments on the conference, procedures 13:45 – 15:00 Finding priorities Key points for the call 15:20 – 16:30 How to finish first half year About technologies and fuel quality 16: :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, kWh/m²)  Housing development (up to 20 houses)  2. Public buildings ( 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 sales technologyeconomyperceptionregulations

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 kW >1.000 kW WLHOlz2.ppt Ministry environment Ministry economy Parliament Reg. Forestry administration Multipliers woodowners - state, municipalities, church, private - operating community - forest association Building administrations municiplaities Agriculatural enterprises City utilities, ESCO`s Installers plantproducers Woodprocessing industries Forestry companies Building companies Welfare organisations 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, Cottbus Economist Silke Goerlich, Cottbus, Dipl. Ing. Klaus Schwarz, Cottbus, 0355 – Dipl. Ing Rolf Santruschek, Cottbus, Dipl. Pol. Dieter Sasse, Eberswalde, Dipl. Ing. Wolfram Köhler, Pritzwalk, – Dr. Georg Wagener-Lohse, Cottbus, ,