Goals and activities of VGB PowerTech e.V in general and on the use of biomass

1. Goals and activities of VGB PowerTeche.V in general and on the use of biomass Ulrich Langnickel

2. Goals VGB is a voluntary association of companies, for which power plant operation and the appropriate technology are an important basis of their business. Our goal is to promote and optimise • the operational safety and environmental compatibility • availability and economic efficiency of existing plants and plants to be constructed for power and heat generation. Performance indicators Time availability Energy availability

3. Main areasofactivities European technical association for power and heat generation • We are dealing with all questions regarding power and heat generation Combustion Power Plants Nuclear Power Plants Renewables, DistributedGeneration Environmental Technology, Chemistry, SafetyandHealth Technical Services

4. Overview VGB PowerTech- the European technical association for power and heat generation Untertitel (Arial 22 bis 24) • Represents 499 member companies from 36 countries with all generation-specific issues including environmental protection • Represents utilities with 400,000 MW of installed capacity abroadplus 120,000 MW of installed capacity in Germany, in total 520,000 MW • Represents European manufacturers and supply industry with 142 member companies • Organises training and advanced training of power plant personnel in own facilities of PowerTech Training Centre KWS (72 own staff members and 250 external trainers and tutors) and Simulator Centre KSG/GfS(145 own staff members) • Organises R&D projects via VGB RESEARCH FOUNDATION • Co-operates closely with European associations like EURELECTRIC, EPPSA, EUnited Turbines, FORATOM and others - Einfügen des hervorzuhebenden Textes -

5. VGB Membership countries Fossil-fired Power Plants: 306.000 MW Nuclear Power Plants: 130.000 MW Hydro, Wind, et al. RE: 84.000 MW Total: ~ 520.000 MW EU 27: 463 Members in 20 Countries Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Portugal, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom VGB Remaining Europe: 19 in 5 CountriesCroatia, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, Norway Outside Europe: 17 in 11 CountriesArgentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Israel, Japan, Libya, Mongolia, South Africa, USA Total: 499 in 36 Countries VGB represents ~ 520,000 MW installed power capacity

6. Activities • Concentration of technical expertise and services for our member companiesin the areas of: • Power plant technology • Power plant operation • Environmental and preventive climate protection • Plant and maintenance management • 2. Collaboration in the preparation of European and national standards and other technical regulations • 3. Preparation of VGB standards (unofficial regulations) • 4. Initiation and co-ordination of R&D projects and actions (VGB RESEARCH FOUNDATION) • 5. Operational services in the areas of: • Technical consulting • Damage analyses and chemical tests and analyses • Construction and assembly supervision and quality assurance • Power plant indicators/damage statistics • 6. Preparation of rules for initial and further training of power plant staff (at power plant training centre KWS and/or nuclear simulator centrer KSG/GfS) • 7. Technical information work for all types of generation

7. Competence Centre 3 (CC3) • Renewables, Distributed Generation • Head: Ulrich Langnickel • SC Hydro Power • J. Lenz • TC Hydro Power Plants • J. Lenz • ETC Use of Renewables and Distributed Generation • U. Langnickel • EWG Wind Energy • U. Langnickel • EWG Biomass • S. Zimmerling • EWG Biogas • S. Zimmerling • EWG Distributed Generation • U. Langnickel

8. Competence Centre 3 (CC3) EWG Biomass • Exchange of operating experience • Fuel supply, quality and sustainability • Biomass availability • Guidelines/legislation • Fire and explosion protection • Co-firing, stand alone plants • Combustion, gasification • Corrosion and slagging problems • Ash utilisation • Research projects

9. European Working Group “Biomass” – Member Companies

10. Biomass Availability Study - Goals Biomass imports to Europe and global availability • Jointly with EURELECTRIC a research project on the availability for biomass in 2020 in the EU-27 as well as the global availability was commissioned by VGB. • The study has been carried out from Pöyry Consulting. • The main objective of the industrial orientated study “Biomass imports to Europe and global availability” was to evaluate the 2020 renewable energy targets in EU 27 based on domestic solid biomass supply potentials supplemented by imports.

11. Biomass Availability Study - Results • The NREAP supply of woody biomass in 2020 seems plausible, if existing programs for mobilisation will work • The NREAP supply of biomass from agriculture show light variation. There are high potentials, but development would require additional incentives • There is a solid biomass supply gap in Europe to be expected in 2020: (26 to 38 Mtoe ~ 55-85 Mio. t wood pellets) • Fillingthe 2020 supplygapofeuropeanmarketswouldrequiresignificantimports (55 – 85 Mio. t) ofwoodpellets. • Forcomparison: 2010 global pellet marketis 16 Mio. t and Imports to Europe accountfor ~ 2 Mio. t. • Global availability (technical potentials) exists to supply these volumes from global markets

12. Biomass Availability Study – Global Market The supply gap of 26-38 Mtoe between projected demand and projected supply in Europe would be available on global markets. Available volumes of biomass are highly dependent on market price development. Source: Pöyry Database; Agricultural potential - technical potential calculated on FAOSTAT basis, growthrates on availableareastakenfrom BMVBS (2010); Demand forCofiringcalculated on basisof VGB calculationsand EIA (2010) – Pleasereferto Appendix A forcountrydefinitions in EIA (2010)

13. DEBCO Project - Introduction “Demonstrationof Large Scale Biomass CO-Firing and Supply Chain Integration” - DEBCO www.debco.eu • Acollaborative project with 17 partners (electricity utilities, research institutes, industrial partners) • A total budget of approximately 7 M€ • 4 years long (beginning in January 2008) • Demonstration and assessment of advanced and innovative co-firing techniques capable to achieve high biomass shares • Final conference in Brussels – end of 2012

14. DEBCO Project - Objectives • Under the DEBCO project, it is proposed to perform a number of demonstrations of relevant biomass co-firing technologies with long-term monitoring and assessment of the key technical aspects: • The fuel supply chains (local available and international treated fuels); • The bio-fuel qualities (agriculture residues, energy crops, wood pellets etc.); • The application of advanced co-firing techniques (50% and more) to a numberof pulverised fuel power plants burning both lignite and hard coals; • The detailed evaluation of the role of co-firing in a sustainable energy market, including both the technical and socio-economic impacts.

15. DEBCO Project - Activities WP0: Management WP1: R&D support actions WP2: Optimisation of co-firing configuration at max biomass share WP3: Biomass supply quality control WP4: Assessment of boiler impact WP5: Assessment of APCD impact WP6: Assessment of ash characteristic and usability WP7: Exploitation WP8: Dissemination

16. DEBCO Project – Partners • Partners: • Enel (coordinator) • Electrabel • PPC • Tractebel • Matuz • University of Stuttgart (IFK) • Laborelec • ERSE • ECN • CERTH • Agriconsulting • VGB PowerTech • IFRF • Doosan Babcock • Alstom Power • Wroclaw University of Technology • EnergetykaRokita 9 6, 12, 15 2, 4, 7 14 16, 17 1, 8, 11, 13 5 3, 10

17. VGB-Standard • VGB-Standard: Peculiarities of Protection against Fire and Explosion in Power Plants for Non Fossil Fuels (Biomass): • The paper will comprise the following main chapters: • Types of fuel • Process steps/equipment • Fire and explosion risk precaution measures • Fire fighting measures • Examples • The paper should consist of approximately 30 pages • Concrete data and measures will be integrated

18. VGB-Standard Smoldering fire in a biomass storage hall • A smoldering fire occured in the wood chip storage facility of the biomass • power plant in Germany. • The flat steel construction is spatially separated from the power plant and the • storage capacity is approximately 5.500 m3 of wood chips, category A1…A4. • For safety reasons the storage facility is equipped with several fire detection • systems. • As the consequence of this event further measurement systems have been installed and the complete storage capacity has to be exchanged within 6 weeks. In addition the maximum height of the stored wood chips is limited up to 6.5 m.

19. VGB-Standard Smoldering fire in a biomass storage hall

20. Conclusiion • The useofbiomassisverycomlex: • Different kindoffuels • Different technologies • Stand aloneplants / Biomassco-firing • Availability • Sustainability • Different supportsystems • Thereis a needfortheexchangeofoperatingexperience • Thereis a needforfurtherjoinedresearchprojects

21. ThanksForYour Attention & For Further Information Ulrich.Langnickel@vgb.org ++49 (0)201 8128238