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Brassica Carinata field. BIOELECTRICITY CROPS Objectives The scientific objective of this project is to obtain reliable data about all the processes related to the utilisation of crops as biomass for the generation of energy on a large scale. The project aims to compile, compare and analyse concrete information on both the global process and each of its parts, paying special attention to the growing and the logistics of the raw material (in this case Brassica Carinata and Triticale). This is in order to decrease the market risk and uncertainty that surround this subject and to increase the interest of the actors related with it. The technical objective of this project is to apply the obtained information to demonstrate and widely disseminate the viability of the utilisation of energy crops at an industrial scale and its benefits, and to identify improvement points to exploit in the present or future projects. Large scale demonstration of energy crops for combustion in a power plant Challenges Nowadays, there is no real data about the large scale utilisation of energy crops. The only solution is to take references of other types of biomass (for example, straw) but take into account that the straw is a secondary product of a food crop, instead of a crop cultivated for the generation of energy. The lack of reliable data about investment costs, running costs, etc. is a significant barrier for the large scale introduction of energy crops. Increasing the knowledge in this area means increasing the confidence in these kinds of renewable energy sources and decreasing its market uncertainty. Therefore, it can be said that this project will contribute to reduce the investment costs through the decrease of the financial risk associated with such investment. Project structure This is the first European demonstration project carrying out industrial scale tests jointly on the cultivation, harvesting, logistics and combustion of an energy crop. 15 000 tons of Brassica Carinata and 720 tons of Triticale are grown to be used specifically in an existing biomass 25 MWe combustion power plant located in Sangüesa (Spain), and devoted 100% to the generation and sale of bioelectricity to the grid. The project is developed in six work packages: 20 WP1: Demonstration of field performance. A total of 1 500 Ha of Brassica Carinata and 90 Ha of Triticale are grown in the course of three years, according to the plan below. Results obtained from the different situations are studied. WP2: Harvest and logistics. This task consists of biomass collection, handling, packing, storage and transport to the combustion plant. WP3: Economical assessment. WP4: Energy balance and environmental impact. WP5: Combustion tests. The objective of this work is to determine the characteristics, quality and combustion behaviour of the studied crops. WP6: Dissemination. The consortium consists of six partners: • EHN División Biomasa. The biomass branch of EHN, a renewable energy promoter, Spain • Tech-Wise. Engineering and consultancy in energy with biomass, Denmark • ITGA. Agrarian technical institute, Spain • CIEMAT. Research centre, Spain • Fundación Soriactiva. Non-profit organisation for the development of the Soria region, Spain • SAIS. Agro-industrial organisation of sorghum, France
Expected impact and exploitation This project evaluates, in an integrated scheme, the profitability of both Brassica Carinata and Triticale for power production by reproducing and evaluating the whole supply and energy generation chain on a real scale. Major scientific and technological prospects are the ‘decrease of uncertainty’ degree related to biomass energy and the possibility of ‘promoting future R&D’ and ‘demonstration projects’ on the identified improvement points. On the one hand, a significant saving in the cost of energy is expected at the end of the project, which could be approximately 10%, beginning with the cost of energy produced with straw (0,08 euro per kWh). In the long term, there will be a clear improvement potential in all the economic areas mentioned above, thanks to the exploitation of the improvement points that are going to be identified in this project. On the other hand, the exploitation plan includes the encouragement of biomass penetration in Southern Europe, for example the creation of biomass plants in the Mediterranean area. As a first step, the aim of the project is to develop an effective supply chain of new Mediterranean energy crops up to the production plant, taking into account not only the farmers but also the final electric or heat utility and all the intermediate actors. The restricting factors for developing the energy crops on a large scale will also be identified and measured. Concerning the environmental impact, the project also addresses the large scale generation of Crop Region Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total (hectares) Brassica Navarra 100 250 400 750 Carinata (Spain) Soria (Spain) 100 250 400 750 Triticale Le Lauragais 30 30 30 90 (France) Total 230 530 830 1 590 WP1: Demonstration of field performance. electricity with reduced CO2 emissions from biomass. In particular, the project will produce 15 720 tons of energy crops and be able to create an electricity generation of nearly 20 GWh (that is 10% of the annual production of a 25 MW biomass power plant). This will therefore mean the elimination of the use of 15 720 tons of coal, thus avoiding the emission of about 20 000 tons of CO2, 321 tons of SO2 and 48 tons of NOx. The effect will be similar to the purification effect of 970 000 trees. Progress to date The project started on 1 February 2003 and will last for 36 months. In June 2003, the state of the project is: • The plots of Brassica Carinata and Triticale have been sown and the crops are growing • The common methodology for essays and measurements in the land plots, in order to obtain comparable results (agricultural, energy and economic) in every plot, has been established • The process of data collection (agricultural, energy and economic) from the plots has started. 21 Sangüesa’s 25 MW combustion power plant INFORMATION References: NNE5-605-2001 Programme: FP5 - Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development Title: Big Scale Demonstration of Energy Crops Utilisation for Bioelectricity Generation – BIOELECTRICITY CROPS Duration: 36 months Contact point: Alfredo Erviti Lopez EHN Division Biomasa aerviti@ehn.es Partners: EHN (E) Tech-Wise (DK) ITGA (I) CIEMAT (E) Fundacion Soriactiva (E) Société Agro-industrielle du Sorgho (F) Institut Technique des Céréales et des Fourrages (F) EC Scientific Officer: José Riesgo Villanueva Tel: +32-2-2957939 Fax: +32-2-2966261 jose.riesgo@cec.eu.int Status: Ongoing
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