Tiilikkala, Kari

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© Natural Resources Institute Finland  atural esources Institute Finland • Kari Tiilikkala • Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) • Smartly from renewable resources:Efficiency to systems and utilization of by-product flows • COST Meeting, WG4 + WG2 in Tartu (4-6 May 2015)    Opportunities for Biochar production and use in Finland – peat replacement ???  © Natural Resources Institute Finland “Mixture of peat and Char” Patent for a product  • MTT developed for company VAPO • 15 years ago, never commercialized • “Long lasting growing media” • Good  structure and yield (tomato) • Wood based char  2 30.11.2015 © Natural Resources Institute Finland ”Vihreä Multa” new product to market in 2013 ”type product” listed by Evira authority !!!! • Biolan new product 2014, biochar (http://www.biolan.fi/suomi/default3.asp?active_page_id=186  3 30.11.2015 Wood based biochar, chicken manure, peat, wood © Natural Resources Institute Finland ,Sphagnum moss,   new innovation • VAPO , MTT , VTT • Research project , presented by Eeva-Maria Tuhkanen)  • Several SMEs ,  • IPR ?  4 30.11.2015 © Natural Resources Institute Finland Biochar producers: One of them RKP Hiili Oy, biochar sold and transported  in 2014 from Mikkeli to Stockholm (20 trucks )  Stockholm Biochar Project ! Carbon neutral city !  5 30.11.2015 © Natural Resources Institute Finland Levi in Lapland,  new carbon neutral development for tourism  project 2015 -  green roofs and slopes Charcoal Finland Oy biochar producer,  mobile retorts made by  Raussi Metalli OY  6 30.11.2015 © Natural Resources Institute Finland Green roofs in Helsinki,  run-off water management  7 30.11.2015 Filter techniques, several SME consortiums and projects  © Natural Resources Institute Finland MOBILE FLIP  Mobile and Flexible Industrial Processing of Biomass, EU project http://www.mobileflip.eu/consortium.htm 8 30.11.2015 © Natural Resources Institute Finland 9 30.11.2015 © Natural Resources Institute Finland Biochar as a filtration media, nutrient capture !  several SME consortiums and projects to come ?   10 30.11.2015 © Natural Resources Institute Finland Nutrient cycling pyrolysis and or  HTC ?? • Manure based • Feedstock:  residues of biogas plants . • Led by Dr Kimmo Rasa, Luke • Waste based ??  • Helsinki University:  • Helsinki and Lahti 11 30.11.2015 © Natural Resources Institute Finland Peat replacement:  • Energy  issue  in Finland ! How to replace  black coal > peat?  • Torrefied wood pellets  ? Biogas etc. • Peat for Growing media  OK  in Finland, so far  at least !  • 1/3 of peat resources/Europe in Finland, 1/3 of Finland is peat land !  12 30.11.2015 Bog formation continues, small lakes, costal areas,  5 mm /year  upthrust © Natural Resources Institute Finland FUTURE Evidence based, business oriented development ? •  substitute  > to improve … making “carbon neutral GM?? •  Economical, Environmental and Social sustainability ! • Commitments of many parties ! • Communication (Stakeholder engagement)   • Private sector ? Informaton needed? • Executive director Teppo Rantanen will give an answer  •  from Biolan Group/Novarbo/Biolan Baltics OÜ ? 13 30.11.2015 © Natural Resources Institute Finland Thank you! 

Opportunities for biochar production and use in Finland - peat replacement?

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