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Nawal Bio-Energy Torrefaction Project
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1. Everest Energy
2. Project Nawal - Context
3. Project Nawal – Feasibility Study
4. Conclusions
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Index
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Everest Energy Independent global energy project developer and
project advisor:
– Headquartered in the Netherlands with offices in USA, Colombia
and Kenya;
– Specialized in structured and “hands-on” project development
where bio-energy (biomass, biogas, biowaste and biofuel) is created
and converted into electricity;
– Combines industry, project financing and technical expertise,
thus increasing the chances of success and speedy execution.
– By executing both advisory and development assignments we
service our clients with “real life” expertise, analytical
background and in-depth content;
– Servicing public institutions, private clients and NGOs.
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Everest Energy Independent global energy project developer and
project advisor:
– Partnership with Pangea servicing the African Project
Development Market
– Pangea & Everest Energy service the United Nations SE4ALL
Africa HIO program
– Partnership with GMSP servicing the South & Central
American Project Development Market.
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Everest Energy Projects are structured according to the EE “7
Building Blocks” principle:
– Each block is developed simultaneously and with equal
weight;
– Allows to identify project key risks and potentials;
– Information is presented in an “investor-friendly” manner;
– Chances of obtaining project finance are dramatically
increased.
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Project Nawal - Context • Cementos Argos S.A., Colombian leader
in the cement industry wants to achieve by
2022 a 20% reduction in its CO2 emissions per ton of cement
produced and a 7.5% reduction of calorific consumption. In order to
attain this goal, Argos plans to substitute the use of traditional
fossil fuels with alternative fuels and biomass.
• As a milestone in this process, Cementos Argos has asked
Everest Energy and ECN to conduct a feasibility study for the
achievement of the target.
• Argos Cementos envisions the operational development of up to
three commercial biomass facilities in Colombia. These facilities
will be located at Argos production plants and will make use of
torrefaction technology. Heterogeneous inputs will be used for the
biomass plants such as agricultural waste, wood, bamboo, etc. The
new facilities need to be integrated in the existing
infrastructure.
• ECN has developed its patented torrefaction technology which
has run since 2008 first pilots. As of 2011 ECN has licensed its
technology to Andritz and a plant is now running in Denmark.
Andritz will be the constructor of the torrefaction reactors in
Colombia, under the license of ECN.
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Project Nawal - Context Colombia is a country where all key
conditions for a sustainable bio-based economy are available: – A
large and productive land base and considerable water
availability;
– Wide room for efficiency improvements;
– A well-organized agricultural sector;
– A well-organized physical and knowledge infrastructure;
– Governmental policy and business priorities in place aimed at
increasing the role of renewable energy.
The government has set a national target of 14.8% energy
efficiency savings, 6.5% of renewable on-grid energy and 30%
off-grid renewable energy consumption by 2020.
In 2014, the government introduced Law 1715, which is the very
first law that promotes energy crops with the purpose to obtain a
maximum yield in a sustainable way and where the destination of the
products should only be dedicate to energetic purposes.
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Project Nawal - FS Goals of the Feasibility Study:
1. Prove the effective applicability and utilization of existing
ECN torrefaction technology and Everest Energy services in a new
Colombian biomass input surrounding and in a currently running
operational infrastructure.
2. Enhance the chances of financing the project. Any financier
interested in investing in such project will in fact demand the
preliminary execution of a feasibility study.
3. Underpin the scalability potential of ECN technology and
Everest Energy services in other areas of the world based on the
successful implementation of the Argos installations.
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Project Nawal - FS Feedstock Allocation:
The FS has investigated availability of forest resources and
agro residues
1.Forest: Colombia is for 54.5% covered by forests (604,990 KM2)
No figures are available on production and use of forestry and wood
residues, the FS relies on ARGOS data;
2.Agro-residues: The main farming activities of Colombia are
coffee, dairy, sugar, bananas, flowers, cotton and cattle. Of its
arable land, 44,6% is used for agriculture.
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Feedstock Total area
sown [ha]
Total residue
[t/year]
Total
potential
energy
[Tj/year]
Tonnes
of
residue
per km2
Total
potential
energy
[Mj/per
year/km2]
Cane Sugar (azucar) 210,566 15,534,591 118,579 737 5,623,140
Coffee 762,846 5,051,246 49,107 491 4,770,860
Cane Sugar (panela) 240,057 9,513,429 81,055 429 3,656,989
Plátano 393,140 20,414,042 11,657 2,026 1,156,886
Rice 455,443 6,282,409 27,835 247 1,095,922
Mais 604,783 1,936,478 20,796 88 948,358
Palm Oil 260,596 1,660,074 16,015 49 472,103
Banana 75,635 11,550,891 6,596 394 224,977
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Project Nawal - FS Shortlisted sites and district feedstock
availability
• Cartagena (Bolivar) 0.8 million MT agro-residue (Mais &
Rice) 177 Gj/year/km2 of energy potential Wood resources available
at 10-30 km distance from the Argos plant
• Puerto Nare (Antioquia) 13.2 million MT agro-residue (Banana
& Sugar Cane) 419 Gj/year/km2 of energy potential Wood
resources available at 30-90 km distance from the Argos plant
• Sogamoso (Boyaca) 1.3 million MT agro-residue (Sugar cane
& Coffee) 435 Gj/year/km2 of energy potential Wood resources
available at 30-90 km distance from the Argos plant
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Project Nawal - FS Economic Analysis 3 main scenarios
1. Torrefaction plant located in Cartagena (Bolivar) at Argos
cement plant; Yearly output of the torrefaction installation is
25,500 MT; Feedstock used: wood resources sourced at estimated avg.
25km distance; Biomass is co-fired (without pelletization) in the
coal power-plant replacing 20% of fossil fuels.
2. Torrefaction plant located in Sogamoso (Boyaca) at Argos
cement plant; Yearly output of the torrefaction installation is
25,500 MT; Feedstock used: Colombian agro-residues sourced at
estimated avg. 25km distance; Biomass is co-fired (without
pelletization) in the coal power-plant replacing 20% of fossil
fuels.
3. Torrefaction plant located in Cartagena (Bolivar) at Argos
cement plant; Yearly output of the torrefaction installation is
25,500 MT; Feedstock used: forest residues sourced at from the
South-east of US and shipped by boat from Savannah to Cartagena;
Biomass is co-fired (without pelletization) in the coal power-plant
replacing 20% of fossil fuels.
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Project Nawal - FS Economic Analysis best scenario (10 year
time-span horizon)
2. Torrefaction plant in Sogamoso (Boyaca) at Argos cement plant
that uses agro-residues.
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Project Nawal - Conclusion FS Goals: 1. Prove the effective
applicability and utilization of existing ECN torrefaction
technology and Everest Energy services in a new Colombian biomass
input surrounding and in a currently running operational
infrastructure.
2. Enhance the chances of financing the project.
3. Underpin the scalability potential.
Context: Argos wants to reduce by 2020 its CO2 emissions and at
the same time the Colombian Government policies are in place to
promote and increase the role of bio-energy.
FS Results: The business case illustrates positive financial
returns. Critical points that influence the economic viability of
the project are: - the price of the input - the cost of
logistics
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