Deployment perspective of green hydrogen from biomass and green hydrogen use in bio-based processes
29 March 2023, Berlin- Germany / hybrid
As part of the IEA Bioenergy Inter-Task project (ITP) on ‘Synergies of green hydrogen and bio-based value chains deployment’ an expert workshop with the focus on the deployment perspective of green hydrogen from biomass and green hydrogen use in bio-based processes was organized by IEA Bioenergy Task 40 in collaboration with 9 other IEA Bioenergy Tasks. The workshop was an expert meeting where different stakeholders from among others industry, academia and linked IEA TCPs were invited. It was organized as a hybrid event in Berlin, Germany, with online participation and was hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. A total of 29 experts took part and 9 guest speakers presented their industrial and academic views.
The goal of the workshop was to describe possible value chains combining hydrogen production and deployment of hydrogen and bio-based processes for different bio-based end-products, including technologies at different development stages. This was followed by a discussion on the status of their deployment perspective. Here different concepts were presented and then further explored during a moderated open discussion. The IEA Hydrogen TCP and the IEA AMF TCP Task 64 gave their views on the presented concepts as well as a general assessment on the role of biomass-based hydrogen.
Based on the outcome of the discussions of the industry and science sessions promising concepts will be identified which will be then described and assessed in more detail throughout the Inter-Task project. Further information and all presentations are available on the associated website.
Bioenergy – a critical part of the path to carbon neutrality
The triennial conference (29 November – 9 December 2021) was held in a series of online sessions. The central theme was the role of biomass in the transition to a carbon neutral society. Task 40 was represented with presentations and moderation in 4 sessions, see the recordings and presentations in detail below:
- Ric Hoefnagels and Fabian Schipfer each gave a presentation in the session Setting up regional biohubs to enhance biomass mobilisation,
- Uwe Fritsche contributed to and moderated the session Green Gas perspectives,
- Olle Olsson reported in the session Biomass and renewable heat and
- Christiane Hennig addressed the topic BECCUS and Flexibility in the session Bioenergy’s contribution to low-carbon energy systems.
Workshop Series – Beyond REDII Biomass
This workshop series is organised by the Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP – https://sbp-cert.org/), the European Technology and Innovation Platform Bioenergy (ETIP Bioenergy – https://www.etipbioenergy.eu/) and IEA Bioenergy.
The impending implementation of REDII by Member States and the recently launched review of REDII raises the profile of woody biomass in achieving climate goals as well as how sustainability of biomass should be defined and applied in practice. In parallel with the policy discussion and its evolution, biomass producers and forest owners strive to deliver legal and sustainable biomass (‘good biomass’) to EU Member States.
This series of online workshops is aimed at key stakeholders and contributes to the dialogue on how sustainable biomass is defined, what REDII implementation looks like in practice and how to ensure good biomass is supplied and used in a way that contributes to climate goals.
The full workshops series is as follows:
- Online workshop 1: Ongoing developments in EU Member States and the role of REDII 5 October 2020
- Online workshop 2: Biomass supply from in- and outside the EU 19 October 2020
- Online workshop 3: How to ensure that using biomass maintains and protects biodiversity 9 November 2020
- Online workshop 4: Carbon, forests and climate impacts of woody biomass 30 November 2020 from 15.00-18.00 CET.
- Online workshop 5: Social impacts of woody biomass 20 January 2021 from 15.00-18.00 CET.
The recordings of the workshops can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl6P0usL9uGAQiq5CRQEV6w
IEA Task 40 / 43 / 44 / 45 Joined Workshop
25 November 2019 Berlin, Germany
“Roles of bioenergy technologies in energy system pathways towards a WB2/SDG world”
International Workshop: Future perspectives of bioenergy development in Asia – September 2018
IEA Bioenergy has organized a workshop in cooperation with NEDO / METI with support from the REI in Japan on potential technical and organizational improvements to biomass supply chains, including pre-treatment technologies, bio-refineries, logistics/trade, final conversion/end-use and overarching topics such as sustainability assurance frameworks and policy support options. This workshop on the one hand provides such technical information to Asian member countries, but also information on the activities of IEA Bioenergy to support the decision making process for membership. The target group for the workshop therefore consists of industrial stakeholders as well as policy makers, academics and local biomass associations.
Workshop programme can be found hereThe workshop summary can also find hereThe presentations in the workshop can be found at: International Workshop: Future perspectives of bioenergy development in Asia
Workshop: Sustainability and governance of bioenergy supply chains – May 2018
The aims of this side event are two-fold:
- To share project results of the work carried out on governance and stakeholder involvement with an audience from industry, policy, science, and civil society.
- To discuss existing and new approaches for governance – the way forward.
The international workshop Sustainability of bioenergy supply chains 18-19 May 2017 was organised at Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Södra Hamngatan 59, Gothenburg, Sweden. Abtract of presentations could be found hereIf you are interested in the workshop presentations, please follow the link below for more details: http://itp-sustainable.ieabioenergy.com/iea-publications/
2016
I. 6th Annual USIPA Exporting Conference, November 6-8, 2016, Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Task 40 breakfast session: Overview of current developments in the wood pellet industry and market
Daniela Thrän presented the Overview of current developments in the wood pellet industry and market which is the most popular topic among Task 40 readers. The US indicates the highest global production of 6.8 Mt in 2014 which is mainly for export whilst Germany is the country with highest production in Europe, 2.2 Mt but one third of its production is for domestic consumption. In general, Europe still demonstrates the highest production region and there are quality standards ENplus for wood pellet. In addition, Thrän introduced another Task 40 study on The European wood pellet market for small-scale heating, the results showed that Italy is the main importing country whilst Austria has the largest uni-directional trade and Germany indicates the strongest bi-directional trade of the small-scale heating sector.
Michael Wild continued the section on The future role of processed pellets and torrefaction technologies. Torrefaction shows a number of advantages such as high volumetric energy densification, limited or no biodegradation of product when stored, significant cost savings in logistics and large variety of applications in power, process heat and heating . He underlined that a large number of torrefaction developers around the world are active producing almost identical product following ISO 17225-8TS and some torrefied products are already available to be used not only in coal power plants but in various sectors such as iron and steel, chemical and pulp and paper. Market of torrefied products has just begun its growing path and volumes will continue to increase.
Issues of sustainability requirements for wood pellets as well as standards for torrefied products have received interests from workshop attendees. The presenters answered that there are defined sustainability criteria for wood pellets in the EU and standards such as water residence of torrefied pellets are being developed and tested. Task 40 leader commented that as volume of torrefied pellets are still small, it should be measured and controlled to avoid risks in logistics. Another Task 40 member mentioned that Asia market is promising, especially Japan for torrefied products. The presentation will be shared with USIPA attendees and Task 40 subscribers.
II. International Wood Biorefining Week, Stockholm, Sweden, 24-26 May 2016
The International Wood Biorefining Week (IWB) is the leading international event for the woodbased biorefining industries. Several parallel conference tracks focus on bioenergy and biobased products and innovations. The conference hosted a large number of interesting speakers speaking on four parallel conference tracks. Among the speakers were specialists from the forest industry as well as other manufacturing industries with an interest in biobased products. During the first day there was a common opening ceremony followed by a session focusing on the biomass markets.
Task 40 members presented in the session Sustainable and Intelligent Bioeconomy. Lena Bruce (Sveaskog, Sweden) gave a presentation on The Forest Resource for the Bioeconomy whilst Patrick Lamers (Idaho National Laboratory, US) discussed about Developing the Global Bioeconomy – Technical, Market and Environmental lessons from Bioenergy. Olle Olsson (Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden), presented his study with Task 40 colleagues on Cascading of Wood Biomass – Principles, Policies and Effects on Market and Trade.
III. Workshop: Technical Requirements for Torrefied Biomass, Rotterdam 25-26 January 2016
These workshops, co-organised by IBTC and Task 40 with the support of AEBIOM, are a unique opportunity for participants to develop a better understanding of fuel requirements and fuel possibilities in terms of sourcing, processing and consumption of biomass – to allow adjustments on both ends, resulting in an increase of biomass traded for energy.
The workshops will be organised as “Open Space” events, a highly effective method to facilitate self-organised group discussions. It strongly encourages interaction and it is an ideal way to set the scene for a complex topic. A lively discussion shall trigger a better understanding of the market needs and help the product to fulfill them. It will also support the establishment of a network of cooperation.
Who should attend? Torrefied biomass fuel producers, boiler manufacturers, gasification companies, heating and cooling equipment suppliers, logistics companies, biomass traders and many more. The workshop on the 25th targets professionals interested in small to medium applications while the workshop on the 26th concerns industrial applications such as co-firing in pulverised coal boilers. For full programmes and more information click here
