2nd Generation Biofuels – State of the art:
an overview on demonstration plants around the world
Dina Bacovsky, BIOENERGY 2020+
Alternative Propulsion Systems and Energy Carriers
Austrian, European and global R&D- and demonstration projects,
research institutions and funding programs
Vienna, 16.10.2009
in cooperation with
Background
Bioenergy 2020+
Competence centre:
research, consulting &
engineering in bioenergy
merged from
Austrian Bioenergy Centre and
reNet
www.bioenergy2020.eu
IEA Bioenergy Task 39
'Commercializing 1st- and 2ndGeneration Liquid Biofuels
from Biomass'
international network:
development and deployment
of biofuels for transportation
part of IEA's Implementing
Agreement on Bioenergy
www.task39.org
2nd gen biofuels demoplants map and report
• commissioned by IEA Bioenergy Task 39
• data collection on pilot and demonstration facilities for the
production of biofuels from lignocellulosic raw materials
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Interactive map of
2nd gen biofuels demoplants
http://biofuels.abc-energy.at/demoplants/
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2nd Generation Biofuels
Feedstock: lignocellulosic raw materials
2 main pathways:
biochemical conversion: fermentation
thermochemical conversion: gasification
+ combined pathways
Product: Biofuels for transportation
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Thermochemical
Biofuel Facilities
Chemrec
CHOREN
Coskata
Conzepte Technik Umwelt AG
Cutec
ECN
Enerkem
Flambeau River Biofuels LLC
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
GTI Gas Technology Institute
NSE Biofuels Oy
Range Fuels
Research Triangle Institute
Southern Research Institute
Tembec Chemical Group
Vienna Univ. of Technology
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Thermochemical
Biofuel Facilities
Chemrec
25 projects
8 currently operational
CHOREN
Coskata
Conzepte Technik Umwelt AG
Cutec
ECN
Enerkem
Flambeau River Biofuels LLC
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
GTI Gas Technology Institute
NSE Biofuels Oy
Range Fuels
Research Triangle Institute
Southern Research Institute
Tembec Chemical Group
Vienna Univ. of Technology
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Thermochemical
Biofuel Facilities
Chemrec
Various technologies
7 highlighted
CHOREN
Coskata
Conzepte Technik Umwelt AG
Cutec
ECN
Enerkem
Flambeau River Biofuels LLC
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
GTI Gas Technology Institute
NSE Biofuels Oy
Range Fuels
Research Triangle Institute
Southern Research Institute
Tembec Chemical Group
Vienna Univ. of Technology
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Biochemical
Biofuel Facilities
AE Biofuels
Abengoa
BBI BioVentures
BioGasol
Borregaard Industries
DDCE
Inbicon
Iogen
KL Energy
Lignol Energy
M-real Hallein
Mossi & Ghisolfi
Procethol 2G
Pacific Ethanol
Queensland University of Techn.
SEKAB
Technical University of Denmark
Terrabon
Verenium
Weyland AS
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Biochemical
Biofuel Facilities
AE Biofuels
Abengoa
33 projects
13 currently operational
BBI BioVentures
BioGasol
Borregaard Industries
DDCE
Inbicon
Iogen
KL Energy
Lignol Energy
M-real Hallein
Mossi & Ghisolfi
Procethol 2G
Pacific Ethanol
Queensland University of Techn.
SEKAB
Technical University of Denmark
Terrabon
Verenium
Weyland AS
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Biochemical
Biofuel Facilities
AE Biofuels
Abengoa
Various technologies
6 highlighted + POET
BBI BioVentures
BioGasol
Borregaard Industries
DDCE
Inbicon
Iogen
KL Energy
Lignol Energy
M-real Hallein
Mossi & Ghisolfi
Procethol 2G
Pacific Ethanol
Queensland University of Techn.
SEKAB
Technical University of Denmark
Terrabon
Verenium
Weyland AS
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Important Thermochemical
Technology Options
Biomass
VUT
CTU
Enerkem
Fluidised Bed
Gasifier
Entrained Flow
Gasifier
Chemrec
CHOREN
FZK
Gas Upgrading
Biological Conversion
Biofuel Synthesis
Coskata
Biofuel:
Ethanol, FT-liquids, DME, Methanol, Bio-SNG
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VUT FT-Process
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SNG Process (VUT, CTU)
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Enerkem Process
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Chemrec Process
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CHOREN Process
Carbo-V Process:
1. Low-temperature gasification
2. High-temperature gasification
3. In-blow of ground char
4. Syngas conditioning
5. Catalytic conversion to FT-liquids
6. Upgrade of raw FT-liquids
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FZK Process
Stroh,
u.a.
Straw,Heu
wood,
....
Häcksler
Chopper
kaltes Strohhäcksel
Hot sand 550°C
Cold chopped straw
heisser Sand ca. 500 °C
M
Heater,
Heizer
Heat
carrier loop
Sandkreislauf
Pyrolysis
gas
Pyroly
segas
Pyrolyseöl
Kühler
Cooler
Slurry
Slurry
Pyrolysekoks
M
Doppelschnecken-Reaktor
Twin screw mixer reactor
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Coskata Process
(Hybrid Technology)
Gasification
2. Gas clean-up
3. Fermentation
4. Separation
1.
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Important Biochemical
Technology Options
Corn cobs, corn stover,
wheat straw, wood waste,…
Biomass
Pretreatment
Fractionation
Steam explosion, acid,
ionic liquids,…
Enzymes
Hydrolysis
Lignin
Sequential or separate
C6 and C5 fermentation
Fermentation
CHP
Distillation
Ethanol
Process Integration
Distillation
Ethanol
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Abengoa Process
steam explosion,
biomass fractionation,
separate C5/C6 fermentation,
biomass gasification CHP
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Inbicon Process
coupled to multifuel biomass power plant,
lignin is separated for fuelling power plant,
hydrothermal pre-treatment,
high gravity hydrolysis,
yeast fermentation
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Iogen Process
lignin separation for
steam and electricity
generation,
modified steam
explosion, own enzyme
production, separate
hydrolysis and
fermentation,
process integration:
heat integration,
water recycling,
co-product production
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KL Energy Process
enzymatic
fermentation,
lignin separation
after ethanol
distillation,
lignin pellets as
co-product
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SEKAB Process
enzymes with pretreatment of diluted acid in one step
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Verenium Process
separate C5 and C6 fermentation,
distillation residues sent to boiler
for steam generation
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POET Process
integrated into conventional ethanol facility,
utilizes corn cobs for production of cellulosic
ethanol and own power requirements
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Number of Projects
number of projects sorted by capacity and status
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number of projects
12
10
planned
8
under construction
6
operational
4
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< 50
< 500
< 5.000
< 50.000 < 500.000
planned
2
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2
8
6
under construction
1
5
7
1
1
operational
4
6
4
2
0
capacity [t/a]
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Announced Capacities
possible development of 2nd generation biofuels capacities
1.800.000
1.600.000
1.200.000
hybrid
1.000.000
thermochemical
800.000
biochemical
600.000
400.000
200.000
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capacity [t/a]
1.400.000
year
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Global Biofuels Production
in 2008
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Conclusions
~ 40 companies operate or currently build
facilities for biofuel production from
lignocellulosics
Various technologies applied
Various biofuels produced
Currently, no technology winner to be seen
Once proven, the development could be rapid
Significant production not before 2020
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Contact
Dina Bacovsky
BIOENERGY 2020+
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dina.bacovsky@bioenergy2020.eu
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Vienna University
of Technology
Location: Güssing, Austria
Raw Material: syngas from gasifier
Product: 0.2 t/a FT-liquids;
Pilot facility, operational, start-up 2005
Partners: Repotec, Biomassekraftwerk Güssing
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Conzepte Technik Umwelt
Location:
Güssing, Austria
Raw Material:
syngas from gasifier
Product:
100 Nm3/h SNG;
Demo facility, operational,
start-up 2008
Partners:
Vienna University of
Technology, Austria;
Paul Scherrer Institute,
Switzerland;
Repotec, Austria
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Enerkem I
Location:
Sherbrooke, Canada
Raw Material:
20 types of feedstock
tested
Product:
375 t/a ethanol;
Pilot facility,
operational, start-up
2003
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Enerkem II
Location:
Westbury, Canada
Raw Material:
Creosoted electricity
poles
Product:
4 000 t/a ethanol;
Demo facility, under
commissioning, start-up
2009
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Enerkem III
Location:
Edmonton, Canada
Raw Material: MSW
Product:
30 000 t/a ethanol;
Commercial facility,
announced
Partners:
Greenfield Ethanol
Investment:
70 million CAD
Funding: 20 million CAD
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Chemrec I
Location: Pitea, Sweden
Black liquor gasification
Product: 1 800 t/a DME
Pilot facility, under
construction, start-up 2010
Partners:
AB Volvo,
Haldor-Topsoe,
Preem,
Total,
Delphi,
ETC
Investment: 28 million EUR
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Chemrec II
Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Black liquor gasification
Product:
132 000 t/a (Methanol) or 95 000 (DME) t/a;
Demo facility, planned, start-up 2013
Partners: Domsjoe Fabriker AB
Investment: 250 million EUR
The recovery boiler in the paper mill will be replaced or
supplemented by a gasification based fuel generating and pulp mill
cooking chemicals recovery system.
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CHOREN I
Location: Freiberg,
Germany
Raw Material:
dry wood chips from
recycled wood and residual
forestry wood;
in the future add.: SRF
Product:
14 000 t/a FT-liquids
Commercial facility, under
construction, start-up 2009
Investment:
100 million EUR
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CHOREN II
Location: probably Schwedt,
Germany
Raw Material:
dry wood chips from
recycled wood;
SRF
Product:
200 000 t/a FT-liquids;
commercial facility, planned
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Forschungszentrum
Karlsruhe
Location: Karlsruhe,
Germany
Raw Material:
lignocellulosics
Product:
100 l/h diesel; gasoline
type fuel;
Partners: LURGI GmbH
Pilot facility, under
construction
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Forschungszentrum
Karlsruhe Projects
Fast pyrolysis
Stroh
BioSyncrude
preparation
1.
De-central
Biomass
2.
High pressure
entrained flow gasification
central
3.
Gas conditioning
4.
Fuel synthesis
2 MW fast pyrolysis
completed,
5 MW high pressure
entrained flow gasification
under construction,
gas cleaning and methanol
synthesis and
Methanol to Fuel in design
Synthetic
fuel
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Coskata I
(Hybrid Technology)
Location:
Madison, United States
Raw Material:
wood chips, natural gas
Product:
120 t/a ethanol;
Demo facility, under
construction, start-up 2009
(operational pilot facility installed
in Warrenville, United
States)
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Coskata II
(Hybrid Technology)
Location:
Clewiston, United States
Raw Material:
sugarcane waste, others
Product:
300 000 t/a ethanol;
Commercial facility, planned
Investment:
400 million USD
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Abengoa I
Location: York, United States
Raw Material: corn stover
Product: 75 t/a ethanol;
Pilot facility, operational, start-up 2007
Partners: NREL, Auburn University
Funding: 35 million USD
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Abengoa II
Location: Hugoton, United States
Raw Material: corn stover
Product: 34 000 t/a ethanol;
Commercial facility, under construction, start-up
2011
Funding: 76 million USD
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Abengoa III
Location: Babilafuente,
Salamanca, Spain
Raw Material: steam
explosion, wheat/wheat
straw, corn stover
Product: 4 000 t/a ethanol;
Demo facility, under
construction, start-up 2009
Partners: CIEMAT,
University of Lund
Funding: 4 million EUR
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Inbicon I
Location: Fredericia,
Denmark
Raw Material: straw
Product: ethanol; c5
molasses; solid biofuel;
Pilot facility,
operational, start-up
2003
Investment: 5 million
EUR
Funding: 2 million EUR
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Inbicon II
Location: Fredericia,
Denmark
Raw Material: straw
Product: ethanol; c5
molasses; solid biofuel;
Pilot facility, operational,
start-up 2004
Investment: 15 million
EUR
Funding: 5 million EUR
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Inbicon III
Location: Kalundborg,
Denmark
Raw Material: wheat straw
Product: 4 000 t/a ethanol; c5
molasses; solid biofuel;
Demo facility, under
construction, start-up 2009
Investment: 50 million EUR
Funding: 10 million EUR
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Iogen I
Location: Ottawa,
Canada
Raw Material: wheat,
barley and oat straw
Product: 1 600 t/a
ethanol;
demo facility,
operational, start-up
2004
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Iogen II
Location: Birch Hills, Canada
Raw Material: wheat straw, etc.
Product: 70 000 t/a ethanol;
Commercial facility, planned, start-up 2011
Partners: Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company;
investor: Goldmann Sachs
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KL Energy Corporation
Location: Upton, United
States
Raw Material: wood waste,
including cardboard and
paper
Product: 4 500 t/a ethanol;
Demo facility, operational,
start-up 2007
Partners: South Dakota
School of Mines and
Technology
Investment: 7 million USD
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SEKAB I
Location: Örnsköldsvik,
Sweden
Raw Material: primary wood
chips and sugarcane bagasse,
but other raw materials will be
studied such as wheat, corn
stover, energy grass, recycled
waste etc
Product: 80 t/a ethanol;
pilot facility, operational, startup 2004
Partners: University of Umea,
Technical University of Lulea,
SEKAB E-technology AB
Investment: 2 million SEK
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SEKAB II
Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Raw Material: flexible for wood chips and
sugarcane bagasse
Product: 4 500 t/a ethanol;
Demo facility, planned, start-up 2011
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SEKAB III
Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Raw Material: wood chips or sugarcane
bagasse, depending on location
Product: 50 000 t/a ethanol;
Demo facility, planned, start-up 2014
Partners: SEKAB will be a technology provider
and the plant would probably be owned by
some other partner, maybe with minority
ownership of SEKAB.
Investment: 1 500 million SEK
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SEKAB IV
Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Raw Material:
Product: 120 000 t/a ethanol;
Commercial facility, planned, start-up 2016
Partners: SEKAB will be a technology provider
and the plant would probably be owned by
some other partner, maybe with minority
ownership of SEKAB.
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Verenium I
Location: Jennings, United States
Raw Material: Sugar cane bagasse, energy
cane
Product: 150 t/a cellulosic ethanol;
Pilot facility, operational, start-up 2007
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Verenium II
Location: Jennings, United States
Raw Material: Sugarcane bagasse, dedicated
energy crops, wood products and switchgrass
Product: 4 200 t/a cellulosic ethanol;
Demo facility, operational, start-up 2009
Investment: 79 million USD
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POET Project Liberty
Location: Emmetsburg, United States
Raw Material: corn cobs, agricultural residues
Product: 500 000 t/a ethanol, of which 100 000
t/a cellulosic ethanol;
Commercial facility, planned, start-up 2011
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