A wood-biorefinery cluster
in northern Sweden
Clas Engström, CEO
Processum Biorefinery Initiative AB
2013-03-12
SP PROCESSUM
Cooperation, Open Innovation,
Business-oriented, Clusterhost, R & D
• Started 2003
• Turnaround 20 million SEK
• 17 employees
•130 Biorefinery R&D project since
2008
• Hosting the VINNVÄXT-initiative the
Biorefinery of the Future
• Financing; Memeberchip fees,
Structural funds, Interreg, Vinnova,
County council of Västernorrland,
Region Västerbotten, Örnsköldsviks
kommun och Umeå kommun, Kempe
Foundation, Swedish Energy Authority .
•Part of the SP-group since may
The Challenge
Our region and the site
Our cluster region
The Biorefinery
of Örnsköldsvik
The Cluster
1 million m3
Sustainable Forestry!
Annual forest growth
120 million m3
The Biorefinery in Örnsköldsvik
Steam, electricity &
district heating
Process
Engineering
Development and new products in the upR and-running
&D
Ethanol products
Talloil
•fuels
Cellulose
•chemicalsSweden
forest
biorefinery
in
Örnsköldsvik,
CO2
derivatives
Ethanol
Specialty
cellulose
Energy
Hans Grundberg
Lignosulfonate
Biogas
Products of Mo and Domsjö in 1945
What is biorefining?
Further development of pulp and paper mills, saw mills, CHPplants etc.
– or
Search for drop in chemicals for chemical industry
– or
Something completely new
Focus INNOVATION
Opportunities
Biogasproduction i Craft mill
Förstudie: Identifiera lämpliga restströmmar i ett
sulfatbruk för biogasproduktion
Projekt med M-real, JTI, och Processum
PuriMeth – Pilot Equipment
INTERNAL
Butanol
A unique collaboration between the Swedish
chemical industry and the forest industry
Olefins
Forest industry + Chemical industry
Methanol
Forest Chemistry - back to the future
Platform chemicals from wood for
making green polymeres and chemicals
Renewal of two important export
industries in Sweden
Adresses climate change
Will identify the need for political
decisions to realize the bioeconomy
vision
Syngas
Sugar
System analysis and LCA
Discussion platform
Transport requirement of 1 kWh for:
Pelletized
torrefied
wood
Wood
pellets
Wood
chips,
Processums pilot park
BIOMASS
BIOMASS
PRODUCT
A unique test site for lignocellulose processing
Pilot and demo facilities
worth >100 million euro
DME pilot
Entrained flow gasification pilot
Indirect gasification pilots
Torrefaction pilot
Algae pilot
Dryer pilots
Wood fractionation pilot
Pelletizer pilot
Cellulosic ethanol demo
Chemical synthesis pilot
Viscose and spinning pilot
Pulping pilot
Membrane filtration pilot
Unit operation pilots
Gasification pilots
TMP pilot
Chipping pilot
More Biorefining…
From forest to food
Residual process streams
Wood
Single Cell Protein
Food
Cultivated fish
From lab to demo scale
Agar plates
Pilot bioreactor
Shake flasks
Laboratory bioreactor
The Swedish demo plant for cellulosic ethanol
Feed experiments on fish
Various feed formulations containing SCP has been
produced and are at the moment beeing tested on
the fish Tilapia
Our view on biorefining?
All biorefineries are unique!
Many products to maximise value and minimise
footprint!
Applicable to old and new sites!
All technologies can be of relevance – DO NOT TRUST
OR WAIT FOR THE ONE
Networking and open R&D will speed things up
Many technologies ready for scaling up
Is the green market there yet? Shall we wait?
Forest Industry in Northern Sweden are doing well in
R&D and commercialisation, but big scale ups are a
challenge
The Cluster
Processums organisation
21 medlemsföretag
Processum Intresseförening
40 %
60 %
SP Processum AB
Projekt, program och övriga aktiviteter
Bio4Energy Research Platforms
Bio4Energy consists of seven research platforms, each with a
own strong research profile.
Platform
Biochemical
Platform
Environmental
Platform
Platform
Feedstock
Process Integration
Platform
Catalysis and separation
Platform
Thermochemical
Platform
Forestry
products,
Agriculture
by-products,
Waste
Fractions
Pre-treatment and
Fractionation
Together they cover a complete system with all tools needed to
achieve environmentally and climatically sound biorefineries
based on non-food biomass.
Biofuels,
”Green” Power,
District Heating,
Green
Chemicals,
Pulp and Paper
Processums långsiktiga finansiering
25000000
20000000
Processums finansiering
Ökning
Vinnväxt eft.
Utvärdering
VINNVÄXT ökning
Reception
Controller, Företag
Patentingenjör, företag
Skogskemi VINNOVA
Mittskandinavien ERUF
Mittskandinavien LST
Forest Refine (LSTY + ERUF)
Centrum Bioraffinaderi 2 ?
Centrum Bioraffinaderi
VINNVÄXT
Länsstyrelsen Y Vinnväxt
Örnsköldsviks kommun
Umeå kommun
Regionförbundet BC
Medlemsavgifter i vinnväxt
Medlemsavgifter ej Vinnväxt
Ökning
Vinnväxt eft.
Utvärdering
Ökning
Vinnväxt eft.
Utvärdering
15000000
Ökning
Vinnväxt eft.
Utvärdering
Ökning
Vinnväxt eft.
Utvärdering
10000000
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2013
2014
2015
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SP – EN SAMLANDE KRAFT INOM
BIOEKONOMIN
SP TRÄ
• EcoBuild
• Mistra Future
Fashion
• Skogskemi
Vision
SP ska vara en samlande kraft och
central resurs som bidrar med
kunskap, forskningsresurser,
processledning, testbäddar och
samordning mellan
bioekonomiinitiativ i Sverige.
Emerging Power House in Biorefining
Emerging Power House in Biorefining
Emerging Power House in Biorefining
Emerging Power House in Biorefining
Emerging Power House in Biorefining
Emerging Power House in Biorefining
Emerging Power House in Biorefining
Lessons learnt
Network and credibility takes a long time to build
Tacit knowledge very important
Long term finance important
Cooperative spirit successful
“Region” is growing
Network increasingly outside the region
Successful in strengthening existing industry structure
Forest Industry in Northern Sweden are doing well in
R&D, but big scale ups and commercialisations are a
challenge
Demos and pilot parks are important
Policy very important to take the next step – long term
demand boosting measures
Thank you for your attention!