SPIRE
Sustainable Process Industry
European Industrial Competitiveness through
Resource and Energy Efficiency
Dr. Peter Nagler
Chief Innovation Officer
Evonik Industries AG
Aarhus, June 19, 2012
June 19, 2012
The European Industry Challenge
The European Industry is losing ground on production compared to other regions
Production of Chemicals
Source: ESTEP
Innovation needed to reverse the trend by
• bridging the “valley of death” between research and commercialization
• disconnecting our growth from footprint
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Resource and Energy Efficiency
Partnership
“REP” is a group of European Technology Platforms and Associations motivated
to promote resource and energy efficiency in process industries, representing:
• More than 450.000 enterprises.
• Employ over 6.8 million employees,
• Generating more than 1,600 billion € turnover
• The founding basis of the European Economy (20%)
• Struggling with declining global competitiveness
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Process Industries in the Value Chain
Raw Materials
Process Industry:
Chemical, biochemical, and physical
transformation and formulation of raw materials
using continuous and batch processes into
Materials with new properties and functionalities
Discrete Manufacturing:
Components
& Products
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SPIRE: Ambitions for PPP Proposal
“do more with less”
•
A reduction in fossil energy intensity of up to 30%1)
e. g.: cogeneration-heat-power, process intensification, introduction of novel
energy-saving processes, and progressive introduction of alternative
(renewable) energy sources within the process cycle.
•
A reduction in non-renewable, primary raw material intensity of up to 20%1)
e. g.: by increasing chemical and physical transformation yields and/or using
secondary and renewable raw materials. A full life cycle cost analysis is required
to consider all effects of using secondary and renewable feedstocks (e.g. water
usage) and to prove the sustainability advantage.
Both these aspirations will make a significant contribution to the political and
societal objectives of drastic efficiency improvement in CO2-equivalent
footprints of up to 40% by 2030. Potential improvements extend beyond
“industry” to all indirectly supplied and dependent economic sectors such as
transport, construction, water, electronics etc.
1)
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Note: from current levels by 2030; The reference data is based on Eurostat.data and definition of ‘current
level’ is the period 2008-2011.
SPIRE – supporting the Vision for the
Innovation Landscape
Future
PPP’s
REP
Bio-based
Industries
Water EIP
SPIRE
Sustainable Process Industry
Industrial Competitiveness
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SPIRE Status
HORIZON2020 - COM(2011) 811 final (p42) , COM(2011) 809 final (p51)
1.5.3. Sustainable and low-carbon technologies in energy-intensive process industries
Increasing the competitiveness of process industries, such as chemical, pulp and paper, glass,
or non-ferrous metals and steel by drastically improving resource and energy efficiencies and
reducing the environmental impact of such industrial activities. Focus will be on the
development, and validation of enabling technologies for innovative substances, materials and
technological solutions for low-carbon products and less energy-intensive processes and
services along the value chain, as well as the adoption of ultra-low carbon production
technologies and techniques to achieve specific GHG emission intensity reductions.
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SPIRE – The Next Steps
• Formation of legal entity – Association SPIRE AISBL
(A.SPIRE)
• Drafting SPIRE multi-year roadmap for EC public
consultation (July)
• 2 successful meetings with EC provisional Ad-hoc Industrial
Advisory Group completed
• Broad participation from industrial sectors and academic world
……………..and more
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Association SPIRE AISBL
• Founding meeting on June 28th
• Formally organise Private sector, partner to Public sector
• Drive approval of, and define content proposal for PPP
• Open up to industrial and research members
• Industrial, Research, Associated
• Participation in roadmap design, voting rights in general
assembly
• Commitment limited to membership fee and intention to
actively participate in the calls
• Project participation in PPP (and associated specific
financial commitment) will be (open) call driven
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Association SPIRE
Confirmed Members – 14th June 2012
Industry
Science
Association
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SPIRE – Multi-annual Roadmap
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Industry Commitment
Input phase
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Implementation
phase
Impact phase
Industry Commitment
European Commission to
match the Private Contribution
Input phase
• Private budget
contribution
• Up to 200MM €/year
• SRA, annual calls,
dialogue
• Program office
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Implementation
phase
Impact phase
Evonik Innovation: Technologies and
Processes for Resource Efficiency
• Evonik is dedicated to world scale
innovation to contribute to
Resource Efficiency with respect to
main topics like solar energy and
carbon dioxide capture and use.
• Gentle processes for the
generation of high performance
and high quality products based on
sensitive natural raw materials
reducing the CO2 footprint.
• Low energy consumption in
production, handling and
transportation is an ongoing target
for our innovation projects
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Enzymatic vs. Conventional Esterification
Process Improvement via Biotechnology
Improving of resource efficiency with new processes:
Production of Myristyl Myristate, an emollient for personal care products:
O
+
OH
HO
-H2O
O
O
conventional
volatile comp.
aqueous waste
raw mat.
reaction
desodor.
bleaching
aqueous waste
solid waste
catalyst
catalyst
recycled
raw mat.
reaction
steam
bleach
drying
filtration
packing
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enzymatic
filter aid
applied temperature
> 180°C
140°C
100°C
60°C
20°C
packing
Thermal Insulation for Bricks with
Fumed Silica
The porosity of clay
blocks and carefully
designed hole geometry
intelligently reduce the
flow of heat and thereby
heat losses through
exterior walls.
• Additionally super
insulating materials in
the brick holes
reduce overall heat
flux significantly
• Evonik developed a
ready-to-use system
on the base of
AEROSIL® fumed
silica for the brick
holes
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Sustainability – a PPPP
Macro economy level
•Price stability
•Balance in foreign trade
•High employment level
Economy
Profit
•Fair distribution of life
chances
•Human rights
•Education
People
Society
Proactivity
•Eco-friendly resource use
•Environmental protection for
keeping a stable eco system
Ecology
Planet
Each nation, institution, and company need to have a sustainability or CR strategy
for keeping the balance of all three sustainability aspects in order to keep mankind‘s
well being on earth
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Conclusions
• The drivers and ambitions of the SPIRE PPP
proposal are well recognised and supported in
Europe
• Now is the time to join the SPIRE PPP initiative
that will help to Rejuvenate the European Process
Industry
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