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Project manager Biogas VästBernt Svensén

Business Region Göteborg

Nordic Biogas Conference

Helsinki 8-10 February 2006

”Experiences from commercialisation of biogas for vehicles in West Sweden”

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Biogas Väst

• TRUST – Co-operation: Volvo and City of Göteborg

• State investigation about biogas

• Existing production of biogas

• Existing natural gas grid

History and backgroundThe founding of Biogas Väst


Biogas Väst

• 7 gas filling stations 3 biogas plants 790 gas-driven vehicles

• A number of interested partners

• Political acceptance

Basic conditions 2000


Biogas Väst

• On local level in three cities

• On regional level

• Low interest on national level

• Economical commercial policy Environmental policy

Political acceptance 2000


Biogas Väst

Borås, Göteborg, Trollhättan Borås, Göteborg, Trollhättan AB Volvo, FordonsGas väst, Volvo PVAB Volvo, FordonsGas väst, Volvo PV

The project starts in march 2001with co-financing from the regional authority

Manager: Business Region Göteborg

The founding and the participants


Biogas Väst

Represents 13 municipalities in the Göteborg region

A regional company for business development

A neutral and non-profit company

• Strong economical growth• Diversity trade and industry• High level of employment

Head and project managerBusiness Region Göteborg


Biogas Väst

150 filling stations100 000 gas-driven vehicles1 500 GWh biogas

Vision 2020

The region constitutes an important link in the national infrastructure

A forefront region in an European co-operation

A measurable contribution to the reduction of GHG and unhealthy emissions in an European co-operation

A commercial market is developed


Biogas Väst

Target 2006

35 filling stations7 000 gas-driven vehicles 120 GWh biogas

A forefront region in an Swedish co-operation

Contribute to achieve the regions environmental target

A commercial market has begun


Biogas Väst

Participants in Biogas West

Companies

Mariestad

Vara

Municipalities

Support by:Swedish EPA

OrganisationsAuthorities

EU-project


Biogas Väst

ENGVASwedish GasAssociation

SBGF

BIOGAS WESTBoard

BiogasMaxBiogasCities

BIOGAS WESTWorking group

Göteborgregion

RegionSkaraborg

RegionTrestad

Projectmanager

Gas-group

TRUST

RegionSjuhärad

Organisation & network


Biogas Väst

Market development

• Production

• Distribution

• Vehicles

Purpose: To develop a new industry

Comprehensive strategy for theco-operation project in Westsweden


Biogas Väst

Conditions for biogas business?

How is the market?

The connection between vehicle market, distribution and productionof biogas ?

How is the market development?


Biogas Väst

Market development – biogas chain

Increased car sales

and biogassales Vehicle

manufacturerand retailers

Fillingstations

Raw materialSubstrate

Biogasproduction


Biogas Väst

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Market developmentWhat comes first – filling stations or vehicles

20/2000

10/1000

30/3000

40/4000

Fill.st/vehicles

Vehicles

Fillingstations


Biogas Väst

Driving forces market development for vehicles

• Reduced tax with 40 % for company cars*

• Government organisations- 75 % environ. cars

• State subsidies (LIP/KLIMP) for purchasing cars

• Free street parking in several cities

• Municipalities change policies for fleets* and purchasing

*environmental friendly cars


Biogas Väst

Driving forces market development for biogas sales

• No taxes on biogas and lower taxes on CNG

• State subsidies (LIP/KLIMP) for investments in filling stations

• Increased prices for petrol and diesel


Biogas Väst

Conslusions markets development - sales of vehicle and gas

• 50 % increased market for gas vehicles in the second half of 2005

• 25 % increased market for CBG/CNG sales

2006• Low priority for information and marketing

• High priority for increased biogas production


Biogas Väst

Biogas West efforts

• Co-ordination – partners in the biogas chain

• Information and marketing to customers

• Feasability studies - biogas production and potential

• Building network on regional, national and international level


Biogas Väst

• Green gas concept

• Filling stations next to main roads E20, E6, R 40, R45

• Priority of the agriculture sector

• Co-operation with car-retailers

– vehicles, distribution, production

Strategy


Biogas Väst

Synergism biogas – natural gas

Biogasplant Up grading

Natural gas

-

• Possibility to produce domestic renewable fuel for vehicles

• Biogas can be up graded and mixed with natural gas

• Biogas can be distributed in the natural gas grid


Biogas Väst

VEHICLES FILLING-STATIONS

BIOGAS GWh

PARTICIPANTS

20012005

28

7

4500

79011

46

9

25

Development 2001-2005


Biogas Väst

Vehicles4 500

Filling stations25

Biogas replace5.2 m. liter petrol

Status today

17.000 ton CO2- reduction with CBG/CNG


Biogas Väst

Estimated investmentsBiogas plants and infrastructure

~ m€ 40

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

before 2001 2001-2005 Biogas Väst Total accum.

MSEK

Production

Filling stations

Total


Biogas Väst

The future – decicions and plans

•Up-grading plant in Göteborg 2006

•Biogas plant – food industry, Lidköping

•Agriculture based biogas production

• Gasicfication plant in Göteborg 2010


Biogas Väst

The future – decicions and plansBiogas up-grading plant in Göteborg

•Göteborg Energi AB builds a new up- grading plant for injection into the ng-grid

•Put in operation autumn 2006

•Capacity 60 GWh – 1600 m3/h

•Chemical absorption – no methane slip


Biogas Väst

The future – decicions and plansAgriculture based biogas production

•Potential in the region:

- Manure: 2 TWh

- Energy crops: 0,5 TWh

•Local biogas gas grid

•Farm based production


Biogas Väst

Future – decicions and plansGasification plant in Göteborg 2010

•Göteborg Energi AB plans to build a gasification plant for methanisation

•Commercial scale – 100 MW –based on biomass fuel

•Provides Rya CHP and vehicle fleets via ng-grid


Biogas Väst

International network & Biogas Cities

• BiogasMax – EU-project, 6th framework

• Co-operation agreement with Calstart, California

• Biogas Cities - Exchange of Best Practice Create market for biogas

conceptVisits: California Belgium Greenwich/Oxford

Thailand Gaz de France Philippines Canada Austria Club Biogas(F) Paris

Coming: Rom Istanbul Beijing?


Biogas Väst

• Sustainable society- Political management

• Exchange of Best Practice- Study visits – production, up-grading, distribution,

filling stations (bus & public), vehicles - Workshops

• Create market for biogas concept- Production, distribution, vehicles

Biogas Cities


Biogas Väst

• Vision, holistic approach

• Long term confidence

Lessons learnt

• Incentives are necessary initially

• Consider the offer from the end- customer point of view

• Cooperation with other cities

• Think globally – act locally


Biogas Väst

Bernt Svensén

tel: +46 31 61 56 [email protected]

Biogas West

Thank you for your attention

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