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Green Matter Magazine CONTENTS 10 “Social aspects must 20 Bagasse briquette fuel for trapiches play a greater role At first, smallholders were confronted with heavy handling, dirty smoke, in sustainability high temperatures and high humidity in their daily energy supply routine. criteria” Now those working conditions are largely over. “Although we have not reached all our goals yet, we now have to focus on social sustainability criteria to avoid excesses such as land grabbing”, says Dorette Corbey, president of the Dutch Commission on Biomass Sustainability Green Matter Magazine 2014 is a Editorial Contributions one-off publication by Netherlands Hidde van den Brink, Harmen Weijer, Netherlands Enterprise Agency would Enterprise Agency (previously known Tijdo van der Zee, Tseard Zoethout, like to thank everyone who partici- as NL Agency). Concorde Group pated in this magazine, especially the ten Bright Minds and other experts The Netherlands Programmes for Managing editors interviewed in this magazine. Sustainable Biomass (NPSB) bundle Netherlands Enterprise Agency: and disseminate knowledge from the Carmen Heinze, Jentse Hoekstra You can consult the magazine 29 Soapbox Orator: biomass project port folio of Nether- online at: lands Enterprise Agency and complete Advisors www.rvo.nl/biomass/greenmatter knowledge gaps with supplementary Netherlands Enterprise Agency: magazine Pjotr Schade research. The NPSB project portfolio Jan Paul van Aken, Sietske Boschma, consists of the Global Sustainable Bi- Ella Lammers, Kees Kwant. omass Fund, the Sustainable Biomass Boris de Jong, Merlijn Wessels www.rvo.nl/biomass Import Fund and relevant projects from the Daey Ouwens Fund. These Pellets of residual wood produced Portrait photography @SustBiomass programmes are funded by the The Netherlands: in a highly sustainable manner turn Dutch ministry of Economic Affairs and Nils Schoonhoven, Theo van Pelt theDutch ministry of Foreign Affairs. Abroad: out to be in demand from energy Joarel Barros, Muhammad Fadli, Creation & production Juan Carlos Quintero López, companies for energy production, Point to Point Communicatie, Giulio Napolitano www.pointtopoint.nl as demonstrated by the Inbio project. Design Editor-in-chief Gertjan Costerus, Jessica de Ligt Harmen Weijer GREEN MATTER MAGAZINE 2014 2 CONTENTS 37 Biomass More... certification authentication tool 35 “Sustainability standards should 46 Bamboo be region-specific” In a project in Colombia, bamboo has been optimised as Palm oil is one of Indonesia’s eco- an energy source by using torrefaction. nomic cornerstones and provides jobs for millions of Indonesians. But palm oil has disadvantages, deforestation being one of the most important. “But we are working very hard on that,” says Dadan Kusdiana, head of the Bi- oenergy Program Division within the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. All projects mentioned in this Green Matter Magazine are commissioned and funded by Netherlands Enterprise Agency GREEN MATTER MAGAZINE 2014 3 COLUMN Biomass in the polders The Netherlands is made up of polders. This is why we develop criteria, facilitate And the polders need ditches, other- projects, and implement our own pro- wise we would very soon be flooded. grammes to determine whether these And every autumn these are dredged criteria work in practice. because reed growth is rampant and Examples include the Sustainable needs to be removed. Each year, this Biomass Import programme for closely yields surprising amounts of biomass examining the import-related aspects along the edge of the ditch. And you of biomass chains into the Netherlands don’t need to do anything to create it. and the Sustainable Biomass Global Yes, there are costs associated with ex- programme, which focuses on tracting and processing it. But that’s all. developing countries. When I ride past on my bicycle I think These programmes have been put in how great it would be if the Nether- place by the Dutch Ministries of lands had enough ditches and reed to Economic Affairs and Foreign Affairs in generate our energy supply, or make 2009, because the Netherlands cannot the economy bio-based.But that is just and does not want to be self-sufficient a dream. And so biomass simply has to in terms of biomass. And they exist be produced. Furthermore, biomass is because without a significant propor- not sustainable per se. However well it tion of biomass, a sustainable economy fits with a circular economy, or sustain- would be impossible. able energy supply, biomass production can also have negative consequences Rob Boerée for the environment. Every aspect of Director National Programmes the chain, from production through to Netherlands Enterprise Agency consumption, plays a part in this as this (previously known as NL Agency) Green Matter Magazine demonstrates. It is also why the Dutch government and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (previously known as NL Agency) have been involved for many years in making the biomass chain more sustainable. GREEN MATTER MAGAZINE 2014 4 YIELDS New handbook for solid biomass sustainability certification 9 Sustainability certification is developing at a rapid sion-making on sustainability certification for solid pace and market players are working on certification biomass and related issues. Market players in interna- for their biomass feedstock. Certification schemes tional or national chains of solid biomass production, are being developed, often with the involvement of processing and use (bioenergy producers) can use this multiple stakeholders. Moreover both European and handbook, as well as other stakeholders involved in national governments are considering proposals for sustainability certification for solid biomass, e.g. The handbook presents sustainability requirements related to solid biomass policy makers, non-governmental organisations key features of 9 selected used for energy production. The objective of this (NGOs), consultants and researchers. solid biomass certification handbook, compiled by Netherlands Enterprise schemes. Agency, is to assist market players and other stake- www.rvo.nl/biomass/handbook-biomass holders in gathering information and informed deci- Netherlands takes the lead in Pellets for Power A growing demand for sustainable biomass in the Netherlands and a vast certified vegetable oil amount of underutilised biomass in Ukraine were a match for this project. Although actual imports were not econom- The import of palm oil into The Netherlands has The Netherlands Enterprise Agency commissioned ically viable, the project yielded valuable shown a strong increase over the last year. The Utrecht University’s Copernicus Institute to knowledge on biomass certification and Netherlands is also a forerunner in the import of perform the analyses for this year’s annual report local sustainable production.Project part- certified vegetable oils. These and other observa- on Dutch biomass trade. For a quick overview the ners Phytofuel, Tuzetka and Wageningen tions can be read in the 2013 edition of the annual Netherlands Enterprise Agency compiled a fact UR initially focused on switchgrass, but report Sustainable Biomass and bioenergy in The sheet based on the 2013 report. quickly turned their attention to straw Netherlands. The report provides an in-depth and reed too. overview of the current state of affairs in Dutch www.rvo.nl/biomass/monitoring biomass trading. With so much going on in the > Read more on page 16 biomass arena, it is important to take stock every now and again. GREEN MATTER MAGAZINE 2014 5 YIELDS At least 80% of the African population depend on design and implementation of programmes and projects. traditional biomass resources such as charcoal and It consists of four modules, namely feedstock selection, Guidance for firewood for household energy use. Most of the charcoal market selection, technology selection, and production is produced unsustainably in forests near urban areas, costs determination. The tool can be used by small and producing where the vast majority is consumed. To support the medium enterprises, policy makers as well as NGOs or decision of whether and how to engage in producing donor organisations in developing countries. alternative charcoal, the Biomass Technology Group sustainable (BTG), on behalf of Netherlands Enterprise Agency, has www.rvo.nl/biomass/crops now developed the Alternative Charcoal Tool (ACT). Being an interactive Excel tool, the ACT is a quick guide for charcoal assessing business case opportunities and supports the 80% of the African population depends on traditional biomass resources such as charcoal and firewood for household energy use. 80% ‘Hands on’ tool to convince financial investors Capturing methane How to source funding for biomass projects? How do you (DCF) statement, and thus arrive at a bankable presenta- increase a project’s chances of commercial success both tion. This has been achieved for 24 projects which joined in Indonesia during and after the subsidy period? How do you convince forces to shape a portfolio of projects in order to interest Zebra Special Products Inc. introduced a new methane capture and usage system investors and banks? Netherlands Enterprise Agency potential investors. The tools developed support projects in in Palembang, Indonesia. “This system helps to reduce greenhouse gas emis- commissioned the consultancy Everest Energy to create a their detailed opportunity assessment, risk, partner choices sions. Although the project did not yet receive CO2 credits, the project may be support structure and tools
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