Strengthening Networking on Biomass Research and Biowaste Conversion -

Biotechnology for Europe - India Integration

“SAHYOG”

Priyangshu M Sarma

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Fact Sheet SAHYOG

“Strengthening Networking on Biomass Research and Biowaste conversion Biotechnology for Europe India Integration”.

Type of funding scheme: Coordination Action Topic Code: FP7-KBBE. 2011.4-05: EU - India Partnering Initiative on biomass production and biowaste conversion through biotechnological approaches -Mandatory India- Call: FP7-KBBE-2011-5 Project duration: 3 years (till December 2014)

SAHYOG is co-funded by the European Commission in the 7th Framework Programme (Project No. FP7-289615)

&

by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology.

SAHYOG Funding

SAHYOG CONSORTIUM - 13 partners

1. Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Italy 2. Ministry of Economic Affairs (NL Agency), The Netherlands

3. Deutsches Zentrum Fuer Luft - Und Raumfahrt Ev (DLR), Germany

4. Wageningen University & Research Centre Food & Biobased Research (DLO/WUR), The Netherlands

5. Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO), Belgium

6. Wirtschaft Und Infrastruktur GMBH & Co Planungs KG (WIP), Germany

7. National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece

EU PARTNERS

INDIAN PARTNERS

8. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi

9. Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR/IICT), Hyderabad

10. GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar

11. Tezpur University (TU), Assam

12. Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI), Pune

13. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

Sub-contractor EPSO - European Plant Science Organisation

Objectives

The main aim of India Partnering Initiative is to map out what the European Union and its Member States could do together with India to find solutions to challenges/needs – to help accelerate economic and sustainable development in both regions : Bio based Economy

To promote program-level cooperation in both regions, in line with the scope and priorities of the SFIC (Strategic Forum for International S & T cooperation).

To integrate the dispersed findings from Europe and India for the identification of common areas and knowledge gaps in the biomass production and conversion in the both Regions.

Bringing together the leading organisations in the field of biomass production and bio-waste conversion research, carried out on one side by the European research programmes (EU Framework Programmes and EU Member State’s national programmes) as well as by related research programmes coordinated by Indian national institutions.

Prepare and analyse an inventory of the biomass and bio-waste

potentials and existing research projects - basis for the joint Strategic Research Agenda.

Broad networking of respective scientific communities, twinning of large sets

of research projects, short term exchange visits of researchers

Prepare a roadmap through consultation with stakeholders at the governmental, research and industrial level, to present a concerted planning of future research initiatives in this area - the way for integrated biomass management towards 2050.

Project Overview

MAIN ACTIVITIES

PROJECT WORKPLAN

Management

Inventories

Networking

Strategic Research Agenda

Communication Training

A major coordination approach, split into 5 work packages.

Each WP has one leader from both the EU and India - to enhance participation and integration on both sides

SAHYOG Inventories at a Glance

Strengthening Networking on Biomass Research and Biowaste Conversion –

Biotechnology for Europe India Integration

Role of Biomass in Indian Scenario

2005 2030

Bio energy, currently, contributes 30% of India’s primary energy (750 mill TOE) & can grow to 40%.

India do not have surplus vegetable oil and biodiesel production should depend on imported oil !

The nation does not have land resources to support the cultivation of oil crops or any energy crops at levels which can meet the production demand !

India generates considerably a good amount of agricultural residues annually and this could be a potential feedstock for fuel production.

~51 % of the land surface in India is cultivated and the cultivated lands are mostly rain-fed !!!!

Why bio economy from biomass based resources?

Availability of biomass feedstocks in India?

• For the purpose of understanding the feasibility and sustainability of producing biofuels from biomass in India,

• A clear understanding of the production, current uses and excess

availability (‘surplus’) of biomass was needed.

• Further, the storage, transportation and procurement practices

of such biomass resources also need to be understood.

Sustainable availability of biomass

SAHYOG Inventory on the Biomass Potential in Europe and India

An overview of all the available biomass potential from different categories of biomass and biowaste resources in EU 27 Member States and in India, is presented.

Biomass Resources

Forests Agriculture & Fisheries Wastes

The on-line searchable database of SAHYOG Biomass Inventory

http://www.sahyog-biomass-database.eu

Main database sources and recent reports consulted for

Biomass Inventories

In Europe

1. The NREAP - templates as a base - extended with other relevant biomass sources. 2. IPCC SRREN report 3. EUBIONET III 4. AEBIOM 5. BIOMASS FUTURES 6. Nova Institute Report published in Feb. 2012 7. For Greece 8. recent national project reports

In India

1. academic reports and publications - specific to the objective of that study or limited to local or regional levels.

2. Other available information – mainly focused on the production and yield of various agricultural and plant products

3. Non-availability of central databases for biomass resources

Considering limitations, the inventory was prepared by doing certain

extrapolations on the data from available sources.

Biomass production (MT) in India/EU

Land use (Mha) for biomass cultivation in India/EU

The major biomass sources

which comes direct from

agricultural land consist of

Sugar crops (117.42 MMT)

followed by Oil crops (97.3 MMT)

and Starch crops (29.74 MMT)

The crops which mainly

constitutes for high biomass

were Rice (158.89 MMT), Wheat

(148.52 MMT) and several Cash

crops (156.44 MMT) apart from

other sources like Maize, Pulses,

Bajra and Jowar which also

contributes significantly

Indian Biomass potential estimated on Pan India basis

Domestic supply and usage of sugar crops & starchy roots in India

Domestic supply and usage of Oil seeds in india

Domestic supply and useage of cereals in India

Areas of concern

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Issues related to biomass feedstock

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Biomass requirement

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Issues related to transportation

• Twinning of large sets of research projects

• Short term exchange visits of researchers

• Stakeholders/Experts Workshops

Broad Networking and Exchange

Aim: to improve the societal, political, scientific and industrial vision toward the new sustainable strategy

First Stakeholders meeting on “EU-India Cooperation on Biomass Production and Biowaste Conversion”, in May 2012 in Bruges (BE)

Second Stakeholders Meeting on “Biotechnological interventions in Biomass and Bio-waste availability for sustainable bio-economy”, Nov. 2012, New Delhi

Third Stakeholders Workshop on “EU – India Cooperation on Biomass and Bio-waste Research and Development” in June, 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark

Mini-Symposim on Sustainable Biomass Valorization & Twinning activity, 28-29 Oct. 2013 in Utrecht.

Industry Academia and stakeholder interaction : 2nd -3rd Feb, 2014 in Delhi

SAHYOG Inventory on Research Programs and Projects in EU & India

Overview of existing programs and res. projects in EU and IN, with proper guidelines for its use and searchable with respect to the categories

Upstream/Downstream; Type of biomass, Prod. & pretreatment; Biomass Conversion techs; Products; Type of research; Type of organization; Drivers & Sectors

Criteria

Time period: year 2007 -2012 (completed and on-going);

Minimum funding: In India €16.600,00 as per current conversion rate, in EU €500.000,00

The twinning of projects from India and Europe - supported by the identification & categorization of projects from both regions working in the same research areas, selected within the fully

searchable online database including more than 700 projects database,

established under

Twining of major projects

Twining activities under SAHYOG

• to discuss many interesting examples of successful ongoing cooperation activities in R & I between IN & EU

• to bring all the various activities in other relevant projects/programs in a coherent package to provide added value and impact,

• to identify major areas for future collaboration and to further exploit synergies at bi- multilateral level.

AIM: to bring together project/program leaders, selected in the field

of biomass production and bio-waste conversion research, for increased networking and matchmaking-by reviewing a large set of on-going projects and industry initiatives in EU and India

Priority strategic research theme areas

o Feedstock production and genetic improvement of plants

o Bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass

o Thermochemical conversion technologies (pyrolysis, gasification)

o Anaerobic digestion technologies (biogas, biomethane, hydrogen)

o Algae production and conversion systems

o Biomass to chemicals – the biorefinery approach

o Sustainability and life cycle assessment

Focus of SAHYOG Training Programs

First Summer School, Greece Second summer school, India

EU - India Short-term Exchange India - EU Short-term exchange

Aim: Broad networking of respective scientific communities

Focussed on the priority strategic research theme areas

India-EU STE: 31March – 9 April 2014

Short term exchange visits of researchers

EU-India STE: 19-27 Oct. 2013

General Vision - Towards the Bio-based economy (drivers, needs &

challenges in Europe and in India)

. Vision . Current Status . Strategy and recommendations (short, mid and long term)

1) Feedstock 2) Biorefineries 3) Markets, Products and Policies

Strategic Research Agenda

Strategic R & I Agenda for India-EU

cooperation on Bio-based economy

• Agriculture intensification

• Production site selection

• Supply chain management

• Better sharing/involvement of marginal farmer in supply chain

Short term

• Need for adequate national policy for supply and procurement of biomass

• Creation of better logistics, handling and storage facilities

• Reduction of post harvest losses

• More emphasis on diversified agriculture crops (millets, sorghum) i.e. semi-arid and dry land agriculture

Mid term

Goals for feedstock availability in India

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Long term

• Consideration of the potential of other

unexplored crops/biomass

• Procurement plan for zero waste

• Improved investment strategy and optimum

marketing plan (geographical location)

• Value chain development for more biobased

molecules and compounds

Goals for feedstock availability in India

Strategic road map for India EU cooperation

•Needs & Challenges in Europe and in India

•Targets for India and for EU in a bio-based economy

•Mutual strengthening of both road maps

It will aim at identifying pathways to promote new technologies that will drive Europe and India to an increased exploitation of biotechnology for biomass production and biowaste conversion.

The New Biomass value chain by biorefinery:

Biomass

production

€ Food Healthy, tasty, sufficient

1st Agro logistics Food pretreatment Food production Foodconversion

€

Existing

non- food: • Feed

• Paper

• Additives

• Fibres/ clothes

• Wood for cooking .

Biomass sources

Agro-food production

By products

& waste

Logistics&storage

Production

Imports

Existing conversion

Existing production

€

Biobased

Products • Biobased

materials

• Bio-based

chemicals

• Bio-fuels

• Bio-energy

New production

Performance materials

Base&platform chemicals

Performance chemicals

Bio Energy

The new production oriented value chain

The project highlighted key issues and challenges

The new product oriented value chain for biomass, in the framework of a bio-based economy, will focus on bio-based products, that will create demand for sustainable agricultural production, waste treatment/processing etc., to use biomass in a most sustainable way

CONCLUDING REMARKS

India EU & Member States joint effort in this field is just the beginning towards the real implementation of bioeconomy in both regions - Good opportunity of Horizon 2020 for the EU and India cooperation.