Highlights of the Conference

Nicolae Scarlat

Technical Programme ChairmanEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre,

Directorate for Energy, Transport and Climate, ITALY

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The role of biomass in delivering the Paris

targets and sustainable development goals

It always seems impossible until it's done(Nelson Mandela)

APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRYAlgae

multiple algae current and emerging applications – EU Funded Demonstration Projects can evolve to Commercial Scale

Fast Pyrolysis process proven on commercial scale: 12 million Nm3 natural gas Empyro - BTG-BTL’s Fast Pyrolysis Process

Advanced biofuels a clear target for the EU for 2030: 3.5%3.5% = 175-350 plants @ 100-200 MW input (no double counting)UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery 100 kt/y renewable diesel, 179 M€ investment future Kotka Biorefinery in Finland

Renovabio: a market answer to a policy challenge transport has doubled in the past 30 years; it will double again by 20503/4 of the Brazilian fleet is flex fuel... reduce GHG emissions of transport by 10%, contribute to SDGs

MODERATED PANEL DISCUSSION 15 out of 17 SDGs are directly or indirectly linked to bioenergy

A net-zero emissions economy will require increasing

amounts of biomass: from 140 Mtoe today to 170-250 Mtoe

BECCS – essential for negative emissions

Africa: Paris Agreement and the SDGs?

increase access to sustainable energy without compromising food security transition away from the traditional use of biomass to modern sustainable energy

Biofuels are needed in road transport energy mix to meet EU’s GHG-reduction targets

Biomass resources are limited – best uses of biomass

Biomass technological progress toward decarbonised energy system

Biomass combustion - the oldest and most mature technology progress toward zero emission biomass combustion at highest efficiencies (fuel

design, extreme air staging), improve ash utilization

Biogas: the most versatile renewable energy flexible electricity production - balancing the grid, production of flexible power Biomethane for grid injection and transport - 30% of gas fuel in road by 2030 CB,

LBG (NGVA &EBA)

Biomass gasification commercially available, market implementation limited to Power & Heat gasification-based production of biofuels/ biochemicals / not commercial

breakthrough - technical challenges and non-technical issues

Slow Pyrolysis for Biochar Production Biochar: a significant role in many different applications and fields, Carbon

sequestration and deliver C-negative actions

Decarbonsation of transport: coupling electricity and biofuels to increase performances

Biomass industry perspectives to meet climate and SDG goals

global GHG emissions are increasing, as well as emissions from transport

we need more bioenergy but progress is lacking

more than 100 refineries must be developed annually (+$20 billion/y)

dramatic change in energy mix: electricity to becomes the main energy carrier

decarbonising transport is key to meet the Paris objectives - liquid fuels have a substantial role in transport

sustainable aviation fuels are fuels are the only alternative for aviation - 50% CO2emission reduction by 2050 –I CAO

we need to do more than the targets of REDII and the industry can achieve this

international cooperation is needed to address the common problems with common strategies

TOPIC 1: BIOMASS RESOURCES

Biomass potentials and mobilisation georeferenced assessments of sustainable land availability for bioenergy, microalgae

and food production trade-offs and challenges for crop residue energy potentials sustainable valorisation of agri by-products needs to take into consideration site-and

regionally-specific environmental and feasibility conditions cases studies and methodologies to find solutions and methods for biomass logistics

planning and decision making

Integrated biomass production intercropping, agronomic management and several species for advanced biofuels integrated systems for biomass feedstock production in current cropping systems can

lead to win-win situations growing biomass crops on marginal, polluted, degraded land - extensive scientific

knowledge available on crops and methods for producing biomass on marginal lands

TOPIC 1: BIOMASS RESOURCESWaste valorization changing people behaviours has an high influence on waste prevention - not always

new technology needed food waste is generated all along the value chain -new food products can reduce

primary waste

Algae production system broad range of algae uses from enhanced production techniques to postharvest by-

product valorisation. combination of applications in very different fields from waste water treatment to

high value-added products and commodities

TOPIC 2: BIOMASS CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEATING, COOLING& ELECTRICITY

Biomass combustion progress toward enhanced fuel flexibility, higher efficiency and zero emissions new design options for wood stoves, smart control systems and electrostatic

precipitators for reducing pollutant emissions at small scale reduction of ash related problems at large-scale using low-cost additives and co-

combustion of residual biomass along with special wastes

Gasification specifics, optimisation / applications of various methods of gasification processes in situ tar steam reforming in biomass thermochemical conversion flexible hybrid combining water electrolysis with gasification and catalytic reforming operational experience of the Bioliq® pilot plant for synthetic fuels and chemicals micro-scale CHP system fuel-flexible gasification and SOFC

Biogas enzymatic hydrolysis for Anaerobic Digestion process improvement potential for biomethane and bioH2 generation from process waters through HTL of

aquatic biomass

TOPIC 3: BIOMASS CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUELS, CHEMICALS & MATERIALS

Thermally treated solid biofuels techno-economic assessment of low-grade biomass upgrading wet and dry torrefaction the use of biochars as additives in biogas production

Pyrolisis pyrolysis products formation and distribution / modelling of pyrolysis reactions and

pyrolysis/catalytic pyrolysis kinetic studies from microwave pyrolysis / promising microwave hybrid heating

method of carbon activation upscale of Thermo-Catalytic Reforming to industrial application (TCR®)

Hydrothermal processing comprehensive and high quality analytical methods for tracking the fate of organics

during catalytic hydrothermal gasification advances in hydrothermal salt separation and catalytic gasification of HTL process

waters to SNG upgrading of hydrofaction oil and pathways to finished fuels and refinery integration progress in HTL / HTC of wastes and algae – a 2-stage process for catalytic upgrading

TOPIC 3: BIOMASS CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUELS, CHEMICALS & MATERIALS

Oil-based biofuels and bio-alcohols from lignocellulosic biomass different biomass and biowaste refining solutions for advanced biofuels synthesis Flexjet - sustainable jet fuel from flexible waste biomass in view of building a pre-

commercial scale plant

Biorefineries advances in recovery new valuable compounds from biochemical biomass conversion connecting lignin gasification with gas fermentation - important pathway to chemical

synthesis from syngas which opens new options in biorefining biobased products from lignin via a CAscading LIgnin BioRefinery Approach (CALIBRA)

- staged condensation of the primary pyrolysis

Bio-based chemicals and high-value compounds from biomass molecular processes scaling-up for lignin applications for specialty chemicals and

polymers process development of lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment - alkaline extrusion,

enzymatic hydrolysis or hydrothermal pretreatment

TOPIC 4: BIOMASS POLICIES, MARKETS AND SUSTAINABILITY

Biomass strategies and policies implementing social sustainability vs. policy instruments and governance energy infrastructure, technology readiness and CCS to determine future possible

bioenergy pathways

Sustainability and socio-economic impacts geospatially-explicit global analysis of (negative) GHG emission factors for BECCS socio-economic assessment and social acceptance of bioenergy in Europe environmental and social LCA for advanced biofuel from waste wood in steel industry LCA of biofuels including water, land use footprints

Climate impacts flow analysis enabling the determination of direct carbon storage, the substitution

between material and energy use trade-offs and synergies between carbon, hydrology and biodiversity impacts of

biofuel production in Brazil

TOPIC 5: BIOENERGY INTEGRATION IN ENERGY SYSTEMS

Flexible biomass based grid balancing integration of biogas power with PV into electricity grids to ensure grid stability) towards the implementation of small district heating grids in South-Eastern Europe model based simulation of a steam storage system for flexible power generation

Resource efficient bioeconomy valorisation of residual and waste biomass to high added value products and biofuels

should form part of future rural and industrial strategies ecofriendly strategies for the production of nanocellulose from agro-industrial

wastes- promising methods for the development of new, high added value products

INDUSTRY SESSIONSBiomass resources

web-based platform for Europe for promoting sustainable use of underutilised lands for bioenergy

Policy and market implementation

market deployment potential for renewable natural gas for road transport

future of CO2 capture in biomass power plants and biometane for transport in Europe

Biomass combustion and gasification

advances toward ultra-low emission biomass boilers

processes enhancement and optimization, numerical simulation and implementing retrofitting technologies

Themochemical conversion

CarbonFX torrefaction for high quality biocoal

HTL Hydrofaction® crude oil to drop in fuels

HTC of sewage sludge from wastewater to high value products

pilot-scale fractionation of fast pyrolysis oil for biochemicals & biomaterials

INDUSTRY SESSIONS

Biochemical conversion preteatment options of difficult substrates for improved biogas yield demonstration of the algae conversion technology in a commercial environment for

multiple applications – bioenergy, fertilizers and other biorefined products demo plant integrating cellulosic biomass to biofuel conversion through biological

fermentation of CO waste gas in the steel industry (150 M€)

Commercial applications renewable natural gas (RNG) facility (82 mil m3) via woody biomass the sunliquid® pre-commercial plant for lignocellulosic ethanol

Clariant cellulosic ethanol flagship plant in Romania (50,000 tpa) First sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol license plant in Slovakia (50,000 tpa)

the first SkyNRG dedicated sustainable aviation fuel 100 kt plant in Netherlands fromwaste oil (by 2022)

Korskoe biomethane commercial plant (22 mio. m3/y ) with CO2 recovery and use

Parallel EVENTS

4 Parallel Events6 Workshops8 EU Project Seminars

Technical Tours

ALGATEC ECO BUSINESS PARK Microalgae production towards the 10 ha scale

Technical Tours

Algafarm microalgae facility MARTO’s wood processing industry

Technical Tours

Setúbal Cogeneration and Dedicated Biomass Power Plants

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Plenary Session CP1283 active voters99 questions 177 poll votes

Some messages to take home

Global GHG emissions are growing

Need to act now / we are running out of time

No single technology option is the solution

Public perception and acceptance are crucial for bioenergy development

Thank you to all Presenters, Chairpersons and the Scientific Committee

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Thanks to Organisers!