The role of industrial biorefineries in a low-carbon economy

This paper shows opportunities of biorefineries in different sectors and presents recommendations for research, industry and policy, based on a joint interactive workshop of IEA Bioenergy and IETS. Efficient use of the available biomass, with combined production of renewable fuels, chemicals and materials will be key and uptake of biorefineries at industrial level will be required to achieve the required greenhouse gas reduction by 2050. The biorefinery sector needs to build up over the next decades and a major transition in industry will be required to realise a low-carbon economy. Industrial symbioses and increased integration with a versatile production of added-value biobased products and bioenergy products can have highest impact both for climate goals and economic growth. Current developments in biorefineries are building on the long success of several industries, such as sugar and starch processing, paper and pulp as well as biotechnology and also developments in conventional and advanced biofuels. Governments can facilitate the deployment of biorefineries through different mechanisms highlighted in the paper. It is crucial to have involvement and commitments of industry sectors and cooperation of different stakeholders, as well as multidisciplinary research, communication and education.</p

Assessment of Measures to Support Biofuel Introduction in European Countries

European countries have applied or are in the stage of applying various measures to support the introduction of biofuels in the transport sector. Some countries like Germany, France or Sweden have played a pioneer role and established a significant and stabile market for biofuels in their transport fuels. In the context of the revision of the European Biofuels Directive, the PREMIA project has made an impact assessment of measures and market conditions related to biofuels introduction in various European member states as experiences gained are very valuable for the future deployment of biofuels all over Europe. The assessment analysed production and consumption of biofuels, price evolutions (both for fossil and biofuels), feedstock production, the active policy measures and market conditions (e.g. position of car manufacturers, number of dedicated biofuel fuel stations).JRC.J.2-Competitiveness and Sustainabilit

The role of industrial biorefineries in a low-carbon economy

This paper shows opportunities of biorefineries in different sectors and presents recommendations for research, industry and policy, based on a joint interactive workshop of IEA Bioenergy and IETS. Efficient use of the available biomass, with combined production of renewable fuels, chemicals and materials will be key and uptake of biorefineries at industrial level will be required to achieve the required greenhouse gas reduction by 2050. The biorefinery sector needs to build up over the next decades and a major transition in industry will be required to realise a low-carbon economy. Industrial symbioses and increased integration with a versatile production of added-value biobased products and bioenergy products can have highest impact both for climate goals and economic growth. Current developments in biorefineries are building on the long success of several industries, such as sugar and starch processing, paper and pulp as well as biotechnology and also developments in conventional and advanced biofuels. Governments can facilitate the deployment of biorefineries through different mechanisms highlighted in the paper. It is crucial to have involvement and commitments of industry sectors and cooperation of different stakeholders, as well as multidisciplinary research, communication and education

Biobased energy conversion parks: a multidimensional approach for efficient use of biomass

This paper shows how locally available biomass is used to its full potential as source for renewable energy and bio-based products with a multidimensional integrated approach. The use of locally available biomass streams, which are currently hardly or not optimally used, is the center of the project Energy Conversion Parks (ECP). In this work we show the project results for the municipality of Breda, in the southern part of the Netherlands. The ECP developed for this municipality combines anaerobic digestion of various biomass streams, use of waste heat in biogas installations, and use of biogas output for several purposes (heat, electricity, green gas and liquid bio-methane). Models have been developed to quantify the production of various energy vectors as a function of inputs. Moreover, choices can be made about the inputs and outputs, allowing to vary the quantities produced. The models can also calculate the internal rate of return and influence of subsidies for the different process configurations

The role of industrial biorefineries in a low-carbon economy

This paper shows opportunities of biorefineries in different sectors and presents recommendations for research, industry and policy, based on a joint interactive workshop of IEA Bioenergy and IETS. Efficient use of the available biomass, with combined production of renewable fuels, chemicals and materials will be key and uptake of biorefineries at industrial level will be required to achieve the required greenhouse gas reduction by 2050. The biorefinery sector needs to build up over the next decades and a major transition in industry will be required to realise a low-carbon economy. Industrial symbioses and increased integration with a versatile production of added-value biobased products and bioenergy products can have highest impact both for climate goals and economic growth. Current developments in biorefineries are building on the long success of several industries, such as sugar and starch processing, paper and pulp as well as biotechnology and also developments in conventional and advanced biofuels. Governments can facilitate the deployment of biorefineries through different mechanisms highlighted in the paper. It is crucial to have involvement and commitments of industry sectors and cooperation of different stakeholders, as well as multidisciplinary research, communication and education.</p