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Abengoa IEA Conference IEA ABENGOA BIOENERGY Innovative technology solutions for sustainability ABENGOA BIOENERGY NEW TECHNOLOGIES From research and demonstration to the first commercialization plant: Abengoa Bioenergy’s experience in 2nd generation bioethanol November, 2012 Carmen Millan Chacartegui [email protected] The global biotech ethanol company. 1 ABENGOA BIOENERGY 1. Abengoa 2. Abengoa Bioenergy 3. Second generation biofuels 4. Conclusions The global biotech ethanol company 2 ABENGOA BIOENERGY Abengoa Abengoa (MCE: ABG) is an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, generating electricity from the sun, producing biofuels, desalinating sea water and recycling industrial waste Sectors Geographies Revenues (%) Energy 76 % Spain Rest of Latin America Power transmission Brazil Asia and Oceania Solar United States Africa Cogeneration Rest of Europe Biofuels A total of 22,960 people 20 MW CSP Tower (Seville, Spain) Personnel Environment 24 % Desalination Industrial waste recycling 200,000 m 3/day desalination plant. (Honnaine, Algeria)The global biotech ethanol company. 3 Note: figures as at September 2011. ABENGOA BIOENERGY Abengoa Successful strategy based on three activities 1 Engineering and construction 70 years of experience. Proprietary know-how. 1st international contractor in power and 1st in transmission and distribution. 2 Concession-type infrastructure Power generation plants, desalination plants and power transmission lines. Very low market risk. An average of 27 years of regulated revenues. 3 Industrial production Industrial technology businesses such as biofuels, industrial waste recycling or solar energy. High growth markets. Market leadership. The global biotech ethanol company 4 ABENGOA BIOENERGY . Abengoa 2. Abengoa Bioenergy 3. Second generation biofuels 4. Conclusions The global biotech ethanol company 5 ABENGOA BIOENERGY We have evolved… • Abengoa identifies need for • Acquisition Dedini Agro, Brazil. • Organic growth up to 1,000 ML renewable alternatives. • Assets in 5 countries, three (265 MG) capacity in US and geographies. EU. • Acquisition of High Plains • Total 3125 Ml (825 MG) capacity in Corporation in U.S. operation. • Operating 6 cogen facilities (259 • 650 Ml (170 MG) capacity in MW), with 2 of them powered by 1G biomass (140MW). US and EU. 2007-2011 2012-2013 2002-2006 • First commercial-scale ethanol plant. 2004-2011 • Technology license business. 1995-2001 • R&D stages fulfilled: • York pilot plant. • O&M services. 2001-2003 • BCyL biomass demo plant. • R&D externally validated: • Biorefinery as next goal. • DOE $160M grants. • Lignocellulosic ethanol • 3 Spanish Cenit projects. identified as strategic to • 16th major company within EU VII cover future demand. framework program. 2G • Enzymatic hydrolysis • Complimentary technology technology selected as included in the portfolio: most promising one. • Enzymes & C5 fermentation. • Bioproducts. The global biotech ethanol company. 6 ABENGOA BIOENERGY …becoming the only global ethanol company Strong position through diversification The global biotech ethanol company. 7 ABENGOA BIOENERGY …with excellent position in the US The global biotech ethanol company. 8 ABENGOA BIOENERGY …leading the market in EU The global biotech ethanol company. 9 ABENGOA BIOENERGY …and being in the forefront in Brazil The global biotech ethanol company. 10 ABENGOA BIOENERGY Innovative technology solutions for sustainability 1. Abengoa 2. Abengoa Bioenergy 3. Second generation biofuels Biochemical pathway Thermochemical pathway Biorefinery concept 4. Conclusions The global biotech ethanol company. 11 ABENGOA BIOENERGY Innovative technology solutions for sustainability Technologies 1G vs 2G 1G 2G Examples Examples • Bioethanol production from cereal, • Bioethanol production from sugarbeet and sugarcane. lignocelullosic biomass and other • Biodiesel production from vegetable oils agriculture residues. • Pure vegetable oils. • Biobutanol-acetone production from Biochemical Thermochemical sugars. path path Strength Strength • Well-known commercial technologies. • High energy efficiency and lifecycle • Low transformation cost. improvements potential. • There is still room for optimization. • Feedstocks low cost. • Residual resources utilization potential. • High improvement potential through development. The global biotech ethanol company. 12 ABENGOA BIOENERGY Innovative technology solutions for sustainability Biochemical pathway Processes Feedstock preparation Transformation into sugars Fermentation Distillation 2 CO EtOH Sugar Collection, milling Cane & filtering Fermentation C6 Distillation 2 CO 1G Simultaneous EtOH Cooking & Cereal Cleaning & milling saccharification & liquefaction Fermentation C6 Distillation DDGs Enzimes Enzimes Protein y fiber 2 CO EtOH Steam Explosion Saccharification & Biomass Cleaning & milling Enzimatic Fermentation Pretreatment Hydrolisis 2G simultan. C6, C5 Distillation DDB Enzimes Electricy, heat and other The global biotech ethanol company. products 13 ABENGOA BIOENERGY Innovative technology solutions for sustainability Biochemical pathway Enzymatic hydrolysis technology Definition Lignocellulosic The process is defined as the fractionation of the biomass L HC biomass into its main components (cellulose, hemicellulose and • Celulose. • Hemicelulose. lignin) for further fermentation to ethanol of sugars. C • Lignin. Status: Steam & Inexistence of commercial technologies. acid Abengoa Bioenergy is worldwide leader in technology development. Only player with precommercial facilities: York Pilot Plant– 0,08 MML. L HC Operating since 2007. HC Salamanca Demo Plant– 5MML/year. Operating since 2009. C Hugoton Commercial Plant – 100 MML/year. Starting up by 2012 ending. Cellulase Justification: Cellulosic sugars Alternative to the traditional production from cereals and sugar beet. Un-lock the potential for the biofuel production . Advantages Possibility to use a higher raw material range of lower Bacteria cost and not linked to the food market. HC or yeast Lower production costs in comparison with first L generation conversion technologies. Higher environmental sustainability. C The global biotech ethanol company. Ethanol 14 ABENGOA BIOENERGY Innovative technology solutions for sustainability Biochemical pathway Enzymatic hydrolysis development roadmap Preliminary Commercial Detailed investigation Development Validation investigation launch Internal research and evaluation of options, capabilities, potential markets, … Develop of a research team based on scientists and engineers. Develop of a set of collaborators: Companies. Research Centers. Evaluation and definition of an investment stage gate. The global biotech ethanol company. 15 ABENGOA BIOENERGY Innovative technology solutions for sustainability Biochemical pathway Enzymatic hydrolysis development roadmap Preliminary Commercial Detailed investigation Development Validation investigation launch Concept Process development. Conceptual design Technologies evaluation. Process Simulation Basic operations development. Mass and Energy balances Collateral technologies evaluation. Energy Integration Design analysis and Investment on knowledge and technology Multicriteria Analysis development: Spanish government support: Cenit Projects. Comparison of different process scenarios The global biotech ethanol company. 16 ABENGOA BIOENERGY Innovative technology solutions for sustainability Biochemical pathway Enzymatic hydrolysis development roadmap Preliminary Commercial Detailed investigation Development Validation investigation launch Pilot facility at York (US). Process configurations testing. Basic operations testing. Coproducts valorization research. Investment on testing and technology development: DOE support. The global biotech ethanol company. 17 ABENGOA BIOENERGY Innovative technology solutions for sustainability Biochemical pathway Enzymatic hydrolysis development roadmap Preliminary Commercial Detailed investigation Development Validation investigation launch Demo facility at Babilafuente (Spain). Process evaluation. Yield optimization testing. Collateral technologies testing. Coproducts valorization research. Economical evaluation. Bottle necks identification and overlapping. Investment on testing and technology demonstration: EC FP5 support. Spanish government support. The global biotech ethanol company. 18 ABENGOA BIOENERGY Innovative technology solutions for sustainability Biochemical pathway Enzymatic hydrolysis development roadmap Preliminary Commercial Detailed investigation Development Validation investigation launch Economical project evaluation. Financing requirements. Engineering development. Special equipment purchasing. Raw material acquisition and logistic plan. External support required: Eu VII FP support: Led project. DOE Hugoton project support. ABBK Capacity: 25MGal. Cogeneration: 20MW. Feedstock: Agricultural The global biotech ethanol company. Residues. 19 ABENGOA BIOENERGY Innovative technology solutions for sustainability Biochemical pathway Enzymatic hydrolysis. Innovation required Status Biomass Development of steam explosion technology. pretreatment Performance studies to reduce severity. Fractionation technology implemented in York Biomass Plant. fractionation Analysis of performance and optimization. Development of an enzyme mixture at Enzyme production competitive cost in €/l ethanol. R&D External collaborations intended to increase the enzymatic
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