Opportunities of Sustainable Bioenergy – Lessons …...Lessons learnt from two recent Workshops...

Opportunities of Sustainable Bioenergy –Lessons learnt from two recent Workshops

Rainer Janssen , Dominik Rutz, Cosette KhawajaWIP – Renewable Energies

www.wip-munich.de GBEP/PANGEA Workshop, EUSEW, Brussels, 24 June 2013

Ensuring Access to Sustainable Bioenergy GloballyGBEP/PANGEA Workshop, EUSEW 2013

European Parliament

Brussels, 24 June 2013

2www.wip-munich.de GBEP/PANGEA Workshop, EUSEW, Brussels, 24 June 2013

Workshop on Sustainable Biomass Production in Southeast Africa

• 19-21 March 2013, Maputo, Mozambique

• Inviting organisation: NL Agency, The Netherlands

• In cooperation with



– Ministry of Energy (DNER), MZ

– Ministry of Agriculture (CEPAGRI), MZ

• Event organisation: WIP Renewable Energies, Germany

• Workshop documentation:http://www.b2match.eu/biomass-workshop-2013-maputo

Case study: Policy Development in MZ

• May 2009: Publication of National Biofuels Policy and Strategy

• July 2011: Establishment of Inter-ministerial Committee on Biofuels (CIB)

• November 2011: Approval of Biofuel Regulation (production, storage,


• November 2011: Approval of Biofuel Regulation (production, storage, distribution and sales, biofuel blends (E10, B3))

• Awaiting CIB Approval: National Biofuel Standards

• Finalisation of Adoption: National Biofuel Sustainability Framework (principles, criteria, indicators)

• Since 2008: Programme ‘Promoting sustainable and poverty-reducing investments in biofuel production’ (CEPAGRI, NL Government)

• Between 2008 – 2012, CEPAGRI analysed 117 investment proposals (40 biofuel projects)

• In 2012, only 4 proposals requested 54,000 ha for biofuel production

• Investment approval subject to Biofuel Sustainability Framework

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14 Biofuel projects by crops, 2008 – 2012, MZ


Sustainability Framework

• Initial investors (Jatropha) have withdrawn

• Focus on experienced companies (oil or ethanol sector) with long-term committment

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4

6

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Jatropha 10 4 6 4 1

Cana e Mapira 3 2 1 5 2

Mandioca 1

Bambú 1

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Ref.: H. Neves, CEPAGRI

Soap production and Multi-funtional Platform, Cabo Delgado


Social activities, food security

Ref.: H. Neves, CEPAGRI

Case study: Biogas from Wastes, ZA

• Large biogas potential in South Africa from wastes and residues

• Since 2007, Bio2Watt Ltd. is developing a biogas project in Bronkhorstspruit, ZA

• Utilisation of 20,000 t of wet waste from cattle and chicken farms


chicken farms (3 MW electricity production)

• Long permit, license, agreement processes (EIA, land lease, waste management and water use license, PPA, grid connection/transmission)

– Long-term commitment and financing required

• Lobby group: Southern African Biogas Industrial Association (SABIA)

Case study: Biogas Development in ZA


Ref.: R. Melamu, University of Cape Town

Case study: Ethanol Production in Malawi

• First ethanol production plant and E20 introduced in 1982 as response to fuel crisis

• Two plants owned and operated by Malawians

– ETHCO (since 1982), 60,000 l/d ETHCO


– PressCane (since 2004), 60,000 l/d

• Annual capacity: 36 million litres

• Production volumes: 18 million litres (feedstock shortage)

• B20 demand: 22 million litres

• Government support for expansion and FFV introduction

PRESSCANE

Case study: Ethanol Production in Malawi

ETHCO production plant

• Ethanol production since 1982

• Uses C molasses from (adjacent) Dwangwa Sugar mill


Dwangwa Sugar mill

• Products

– fuel alcohol

– industrial alcohol

– beverage (potable) alcohol

• Staff: 100Ref.: L. Chakaniza, ETHCO, Malawi

WS Conclusions: Bioenergy Policy Development

• Realistic, stable and long-term policies to provide reliable business framework conditions for investors

• Policy development in close collaboration with all stakeholders

• Policies based on solid research base


• Focus on solid biomass (e.g. firewood, charcoal) as well as other modern forms of bioenergy in an integrated manner

• Clear Implementation Plans and Action Plans

• Incentives and support schemes, enabling infrastructure

• Combined food and bioenergy production

• Nexus between bioenergy production and poverty eradication

WS Conclusions: Ensuring Sustainability

• Bioenergy sustainability schemes for African countries need to be based on African reality and existing legislation

• Reliable and clear sustainability schemes to create an enabling business environment for investors


• Indicators developed by the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP)can serve to develop successful bioenergy projects

• Address all forms of bioenergy, including solid biomass

• Bioenergy sustainability schemes adapted and simplyfied for application by smallholder farmers

Policy Forum “Opportunities for Sustainable Bioenergy Development:

National Experiences and Global Exchange”

• 28 May 2013, Berlin, Germany

• Pre-Meeting to GBEP Events, 29-31 May 2013

• Organised by:


• Organised by:

– German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

– Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)


– Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP)

• Forum documentation:http://www.globalbioenergy.org/events1/gbep-events-2013/other-events-2013/en/

Case study: Agroforestry in India

IFAD & ICRAF Programme to improve food security through biofuel development

• Development of suitable agroforestry systems – use of marginal land

• Combinations of crops for sustainable production throughout the year


• Combinations of crops for sustainable production throughout the year � based on agroclimatic conditions / ecosystems

• Value chain approach: Landscape / System Approach

• Agroforestry challenges:

• Selection of appropriate species (ecosystem based)

• Quality planting material

• Short rotation crops

• Remuneration to small farmers Ref.: N. Sharma, ICRAF

Programme application in Karnataka, India

• Inclusion of multiple & locally adapted species• Pongamia (Pongamia pinnata)

• Madhuka (Madhuka latifolia),

• Neem (Azadirachta indica)

• Simarouba (Simarouba glauca),

• Jatropha (Jatropha curcus)


• Jatropha (Jatropha curcus)

• Amoora (Amoora rohiyuka) &

• Surahonne (Calophyllum inophyllum L)

• Smart farming systems (e.g. fence planting)

• Area covered: 7,000 ha;

• No of seedlings:1.5 millions

• South-South cooperation with Brazil (EMBRAPA), Sri Lanka

Source: ICRAF

Case study: Wood Energy Value Chains -Madagascar

German Malagasy Environmental Programme (PGNE/GIZ)


Ref.: P. Lopez, GIZ

Results and Impacts

• 7,050 ha degraded grassland savanna afforested and valorized

– by 2,900 rural households

– exploited legally, sustainable and with improved kiln technic by 620 charcoal producers


kiln technic by 620 charcoal producers

– results in 800 ha exploitable plantation/year, for domestic energy needs of 30.000 (urban) persons

– Poverty reduction in rural areas: additional income of EUR 85/year for 3 ha (exploitable forest)

Ref.: P. Lopez, GIZ

Policy Forum – Conclusions 1

• No ”one size fits all”, successful projects need scale-up

• Bottom-up approach for policy development (based on existing projects), clear objectives

• Create local capacity in research and development


• Create enabling environment for investments

• Focus on full value chains, market solutions (e.g. clean cookstoves)

• Focus on crops known by farmers and use of residues

• Develop adapted technologies (transfer to smallholders)

• Rural development by improving agricultural productivity and yield efficiency (e.g. agroforestry systems)

Policy Forum – Conclusions 2

• Food security comes first

• Bioenergy solutions need to be tailored to specific framework conditions


• Sutainable bioenergy requires

– Land use management and agricultural zoning (landscape approach)

– Participatory involvement of stakeholders

• GBEP sustainability indicators can serve as guidance

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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Rainer Janssen , Dominik Rutz, Cosette Khawaja


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