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Development and promotion of a transparent European pellets market –

Wolfgang Hiegl, Rainer JanssenWIP GmbH & Co KG

PELLETS@LAS project duration: Jan. 2007 – Dec. 2009EIE-06-020

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Creation of an European real-time pellets atlas

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• Main objectiveMain objectiveDevelopment and promotion of transparent market structures for trade facilitation

• Work descriptionWork descriptionEuropean data collection from pellet producers, traders and consumers on prices, quantities and qualities by quarterly surveys

• Geographical coverage Geographical coverage EU 27 (plus CH, NO)

• Project DurationProject DurationJan 2007 – Dec 2009

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ConsortiumConsortium

Subcontractors:• CARMEN, Germany• proPellets, Austria• BIOMASA, Slovakia

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Target Groups:Target Groups: All pellet actors, mainly:• Pellet producers• Pellet traders• Pellet consumers

BarriersBarriers• Information gaps• Supply bottlenecks, production surpluses• Uncertainties in quality assurance management Lack of market confidence

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Development of a methodology WP2Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Internet platform, dissemination and communication WP3, WP8, WP9

Phase 4

Wood pellets data collection WP4

Mixed biomass pellets data collection and

feasibility studies WP5

International pellets trade WP6

Pellet markets WP7

Project management and coordination WP1

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Activities and OutcomesActivities and Outcomes

• A web-based information platform on important fuel pellet market data

• Recording and evaluation of the acceptance and implementation of CEN quality standards

• Four pre-feasibility studies for mixed biomass pellet (MBP) utilisation in PL, SK, GR, DE

• A handbook in five European languages (Danish, English, Polish, Italian and French)

• 5 Workshops

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Screenshot of Screenshot of the the PELLETS@LAS PELLETS@LAS databasedatabase

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Example of a graph built out of the data base on Example of a graph built out of the data base on the web page of the PELLETS@LAS projectthe web page of the PELLETS@LAS project

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Project conclusions Project conclusions

• pellet market structures differ largely from country to country

• pellet prices for end-consumers can vary over a factor of two in different European countries

• pellet trade flows are not transparent• With the public dissemination of wood pellet production,

consumption and especially price data, this situation was improve.

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Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!