Title Network meeting No. 4 in Germany - Realisation of ......16 A.P. Bioenergietechnik GmbH Dobler Ulrich technology provider of boilers 17 juwi Bio GmbH Schopbach Torsten engineers

MixBioPells IEE/09/758

Country: Germany

Place: Neustadt an der Weinstraße

Date: 22.02.2012

No. of participants: 52

Organizer: DBFZ

Target groups: All key actors among

the supply chain such as

Raw material supplier

Technology provider for

pellets production facilities

Pellets producer

Fuel distributor

Technology provider of

boilers and flue gas cleaning

systems

Engineers and consultants

designing heating systems

Policy maker/ local

authorities

Lobbying instituion/

represantive of professional

association

Title

Network meeting No. 4 in Germany

- Realisation of demonstration projects for the use of alternative and mixed

biomass pellets -

Topics of the event:

Topic 1: Presentation of the project background as well as an overview about the differences and

similarities in the use of alternative and mixed biomass pellets in Germany and the partner

countries.

Topic 2: Status and impact of the MixBioPells project on the regional bioenergy projects.

Topic 3: Expert discussion.

Summary:

The fourth and last network meeting took place in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, North Rhineland-

Palatinate.

Objective of the final regional network meeting:

The main objective of the final regional network meeting was to inform the key actors and bio-business

initiators about the MixbioPells project and the results from the regional activities in Germany. Therefore,


the key actors who are involved in the project will give presentations about their experiences and

cooperation with the MixBioPells project concerning this topic. Besides the presentations, the workshop is

used to discuss the presented information and the actual situation, to give possibility for exchange of ideas

and requirements of the different target groups.

The workshop was divided into three parts. The first two parts consists of two presentations which were

done as a keynote speech (about 15 minutes) with a following discussion of about 10- 15 minutes.

1) In the first part all key actors were informed about the background of the project a common

aspects of the energetic utilisation of alternative and mixed biomass pellets. Therefore, the

differences and similarities for the use of alternative and mixed biomass pellets in Germany and

the partner countries were figured out.

2) In the second part, the industry partners who were closely involved in the regional networking

activities of the MixBioPells project, presented the actual state of their work and the impact of the

MixBioPells project on their projects. The results from the evaluation of legal aspects, combustion

tests and cost analysis were presented. Based on this, key actors amongst the supply chain

informed the audience about best ways and related problems by building up their projects.

3) In the third part of the workshop, the questions of the participants were answered. Thus, each

participant had the possibility to write down questions on index cards during the first part of

the workshop. The questions were gathered and discussed with the experts in the coffee breaks.

The following experts answered the questions in the field of:

• „Immission control regulations“: Mr. Rabbold and Mr. Kullack (local authorities)

from the Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektion Süd, Neustadt a.d.Weinstraße;

• „Combustion technology“: Ulrich Dobler (sales mangager) from the combustion

plant manufacturer AP Bioenergietechnik, Hirschau;

• „Pelletising“: Bernd Pilz (pelletiser) from the ABW Biomassewerk UG, Apolda;

• „Regional fuel markets and economics“: Volker Lenz (head of department thermo-

chemical conversion) from the Deutsche Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ), Leipzig.

Organisation of the workshop:

The workshop was organised in close cooperation with the industry partners Agroscience GmbH, Pusch

AG and Envitec Biogas AG who were closely involved in the regional networking activities of the

MixBioPells project. The key actors were contacted several times via the MixBioPells, Agroscience and

Pusch AG mailing lists. Furthermore, the DBFZ newsletter with more than 350 recipients was used to

contact as much key actors as possible right before the workshop.


Results of the workshop:

In total 52 persons have participated in the workshop. The distribution according to the target groups is

listed in the following table:

Target group Amount

raw material supplier 5

Technology provider for pellets production facilities 4

pellets producer 5

fuel distributor 2

technology provider of boilers / technology provider of flue gas

cleaning systems 2

engineers and consultants designing heating systems 12

policy maker/ local authorities 3

Lobbying instituion/ represantive of professional association 19

Sum 52

It can be figured out that all key actors groups were present at the workshop. Most of the key actors were

represantives of a professional association or engineers and consultants. Furthermore, local authorities

could be involved in the workshop and the expert discussion.

The following topics were discussed in the field „immission control regulations“:

Fuel requirements and standards for the use of alternative and mixed biomass pellets in co-

combustion plants,

Legal aspects for the use of alternative and mixed biomass pellets in combustion and gasification

plants,

Licensing of regular fuels within the 1.BimSchV §3 (1) No. 3 “other renewable sources”

(combustion appliances < 100 kW),

Classification of raw materials as waste or fuel as a crucial requirement for the use in small scale

combustion appliances and

Simplification of the measurement of dioxins/furanes.

The following topics were discussed in the field „ combustion technology“:

Measures to overcome slagging tendencies in the bottom ash during combustion,

Possibilities to adjust the combustion plant to the used fuel and

Measures to overcome deposits and slagging in the heat exchanger.

The following topics were discussed in the field „pelletising“:

Available pelletising plants off-the-shelf in different capacity ranges,

Available technologies for decentral production of alternative and mixed biomass pellets and

Production costs, e.g. specific energy demand, optimal logistics vs. Capacity of the pelletising

plant.


The following topics were discussed in the field „ regional fuel markets and economics“:

Valid product standards in the future,

Applicability of digestate pellets in terms of economics, fuel properties and classification

according to the German “Kreislaufwirtschafts- und Abfallgesetz”,

The use of mixtures in terms of regional availability, economics and the achievable improvement

of the fuel properties,

Achievable fuels prices for alternative and mixed biomass pellets in different capacity ranges and

Applicability, pre-treatment technologies and use of alternative and mixed biomass pellets in coal

fired power plants in Germany.

After the final regional network meeting, the participants were provided with the documentation and the

presentations.

Conclusion

The presented projects and experiences as well as the discussion during the final regional networking

meeting has shown that the technical realisation is possible in many fields of application and a large

potential of biomass ressources are available even if they are quite heterogenious. Nevertheless, a market

of alternative and mixed biomass fuels is at early stages. It has been shown that many experiences are

available especially in the field of pellet production and first utilisation concepts are sucessfully realised

on regional level, especially above 100 kW. Further developments are strongly depending on:

1) Availability of raw materials

2) Development of legal framework, e.g. licensing of mixed biomass pellets according to

1.BImSchV §3 (1) No.8 and 13

3) Waste regulations

4) Standardisation of solid biofuels made from alternative raw materials and mixtures

5) Economics of the whole supply chain which are mainly driven by the raw material costs,

production of pellets and specific investments for the combustion plant

The importance of knowledge transfer and dissemination activities was highlighted by the key actos. The

usefulness of the best practise examples and database was confirmed by 18 feedbacks. Furthermore, three

participants confirmed that they have supported the networking activities and further development of the

implementation of new extraordinary biomass pellet chains by using a letter of intent. At the end the

participants had the possibility to asses the workshop. A feedback was received from 25 participants

(feedbackrate 57%, excluding the organisers of the workshop). The participants had the possibility to rate

the quality of the workshop based on five questions and a marking system.


The results are listed in the following table:

Question Mean value*

How would you rate the organisation of the

workshop 1.4

How would you rate the quality of the

presentations in regard to timeliness, information

content and added value for your own professional

activities

2.0

How would you rate the relevance of information

and the relevance of the personal contacts for your

own professional activities

2.1

How would you rate the relevance of the presented

project (MixBioPells) for your own professional

activitie

2.1

How would you rate the workshop all in all 1.6

* Rating between 1 to 4 was possible

In particular, the participants highlighted the good catering and organisation, the coopertion between

industry and research, the contact with other key actors, the results from the cost analysis, the

comprehensive discussion and the participation of legal authorithies. Some of the participants have missed

more detailled technical aspects and research background as well as a better connection to public transport

systemes.


Annexes

- Invitation / Agenda in German and English

- Pictures

- List of participants



PROGRAM

PART 1: STATUS AND PROSPECTS

12:30 – 12:45 Opening and welcome address

Dr. Volker Lenz, Deutsches BiomasseForschungszentrum (DBFZ)

12:45 – 13:15 Experiences from the realisation of regional bioenergy projects within the MixBioPells

project – A European comparison

Thomas Zeng, Deutsches BiomasseForschungszentrum (DBFZ)

13:15 – 13:45 Status and prospects for the use of regional alternative and mixed biomass fuels in

Germany

Andreas Schneider, Pusch AG

13:45 – 14:00 Coffee break

PART 2: FIELD REPORTS AND DISCUSSION

14:00 – 14:30 Combustion of grape marc pellets within the scope of the 1.BImschV – Status,

prospects and need for action after one year demonstration operation

Dr. Sandra Lang, Agroscience GmbH

14:30 – 15:00 Integrated concept for the energetic use of digestate pellets in medium scale combustion

plants

Jens Bischoff, Envitec Biogas AG,

Thomas Zeng Deutsches BiomasseForschungszentrum (DBFZ)

15:00 – 15:15 Coffee break

PART 3: EXPERT DISCUSSION

15:15 – 16:15 Expert discussion in the fields of:

• „Immission control regulations“:

Mr. Rabbold and Mr. Kullack, Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektion Süd, Neustadt

a.d.Weinstraße

• „Combustion technology“:

Ulrich Dobler, AP Bioenergietechnik, Hirschau

• „Pelletising“

Bernd Pilz, ABW Biomassewerk UG, Apolda

• „Regional fuel markets and economics“

Volker Lenz, Deutsche Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ), Leipzig



Lfd.

No. Company/Institution Name Surname Key actors group

1 Rheinische Friedrich-

Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Wenghoefer Volker


represantive of

professional association

2 Rheinische Friedrich-

Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Rampérez-Carrasco Mario


represantive of


3 LTZ Augustenberg Seidl Frieder


represantive of


4 Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft

Hessen Gersbach Erich


represantive of


5 Bioenergiedorf-Coaching

Brandenburg e.V. Burckhardt

Thomas


represantive of


6 Institut für Luft- und

Kältetechnik gGmbH Birnbaum Thomas


represantive of


7 juwi Bio GmbH Mittner Marco engineers and consultants


8 Rheinbraun Brennstoff GmbH Noack Irmgard fuel distributor

9 juwi Bio GmbH Schröer Ramona engineers and consultants


10

Bundesanstalt für

Landwirtschaft und Ernährung

(Bioenergieberatung)

Heitmann Gero


represantive of


11 FH Köln Mockenhaupt Thomas


represantive of


12 juwi Bio GmbH Köster Peer engineers and consultants


13 Kurtz Umwelttechnologie

GmbH & Co. KG Kurtz Michael raw material supplier

14 florafuel® AG/Universität der

Bundeswehr München Schlederer Swantje, Dr.


represantive of


15 florafuel® AG Werner Hans raw material supplier

16 A.P. Bioenergietechnik GmbH Dobler Ulrich technology provider of

boilers

17 juwi Bio GmbH Schopbach Torsten engineers and consultants


18 Agnion GmbH Oelkers Martin engineers and consultants


19 ttz Bremerhaven Schank Alexander


represantive of



Lfd.


20 SEEGER ENGINEERING AG Rinke Gregor, Dr.


pellets production

facilities

21 SEEGER ENGINEERING AG Klett Enrico


pellets production

facilities

22

Bundesanstalt für



Müller Sebastian


represantive of


23 juwi Bio GmbH Schweinitzer Jens engineers and consultants


24

Bundesanstalt für



Becker Petra


represantive of


25 Technische Hochschule

Mittelhessen Koch Christian


represantive of



Mittelhessen Konradi Simon


represantive of



Mittelhessen Stengl Sabrina


represantive of


28 ABW Biomassewerk UG Pilz Bernd pellets producer

29 EIFER Bolduan Rainer Research Institution

30 juwi Bio GmbH Lottersberger Christoph engineers and consultants


31 juwi Bio GmbH Schindler Julian engineers and consultants


32 Lebensmitteltechnik Elke

Esterka e.Kfr. Martin Werner raw material supplier

33 Lebensmitteltechnik Elke

Esterka e.Kfr. Schwarzenberger Michael raw material supplier

34 Agrarhandel Müller Müller Bernhard fuel distributor

35 ECH AG Leenen Michael engineers and consultants


36 AEC - GmbH & Co. KG,

Alternative Energie Gulp Gerd

engineers and consultants


37 Dr. Tienes Technologie und

Beratung Tienes Christian



38 C.A.R.M.E.N e.V. Hiendlmeier Sabine


represantive of



Lfd.


39 Guntamatic Klappenberger Timo technology provider of

boilers

40 IBS Ingenieurbüro Schuler

GmbH Ramsauer Ulrich



41 DBFZ Lenz Volker


represantive of


42 DBFZ Zeng Thomas


represantive of


43

RLP AgroScience GmbH

Lang Sandra pellets producer

44


Wolniwicz Zbigniew pellets producer

45


Liolios Isabella pellets producer

46


Rieth Roland pellets producer

47 Struktur- und

Genehmigungsdirektion Süd

Goverdhan-Löbbert Anita policy maker/ local

authorities

48 Struktur- und


Rabbold Christian policy maker/ local

authorities

49 Struktur- und


Kullack Rainer policy maker/ local

authorities

50 Envitec Biogas AG Bischoff Jens raw material supplier

51 Pusch AG Pusch Guido


pellets production

facilities

52 Pusch AG Schneider Andreas


pellets production

facilities

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