In order to facilitate cooperation and the development of a roadmap and a strategic research agen... more In order to facilitate cooperation and the development of a roadmap and a strategic research agenda in the SAHYOG project an inventory has been prepared of the European and Indian research activities. Based on existing databases in the EU and a thorough survey in India a total of about 920 projects in the EU and 280 in India have been identified, The total funding of these projects is more than 1900 million Euro in the EU and 350 million Euro in India during the period 2007 – 2012. A categorisation method was developed to find areas of research and the underlying projects could be identified. This inventory categorises the projects and programmes and facilitates the identification of collaboration.
and the European Commission to develop a global view of gaps in research for addressing productio... more and the European Commission to develop a global view of gaps in research for addressing production of second-generation liquid biofuels. The Project 2 team developed its findings based on inputs from participating countries through a series of conference calls, published reports, and discussion and review with experts who are carrying out work associated with related Tasks within IEA Bioenergy. Research gaps were found in cellulosic ethanol, Fischer-Tropsch liquids and green diesel, dimethyl ether and P-Series fuels. Lignocellulosic ethanol is derived from pre-treatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation of the resulting sugars from cellulosic sources such as wood chips, agricultural residues, and grasses. Green diesel is a high boiling component, not derived from vegetable oil, obtained either from Fischer-Tropsch synthesis or through pyrolysis of biomass. Dimethyl ether has potential as a high quality fuel for diesel engines and is produced by converting syngas into methanol followed by dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether. P-Series fuel is a mixture of ethanol, methyltetrahydrofuran, pentanes and higher alkanes, and butane. Methyltetrahydrofuran may be produced from dehydration of pentose and glucose sugars to form furfural and levulinic acid respectively, which when hydrogenated result in methyltetrahydrofuran. Cover: Data acquisition of biomass fermentation to ethanol, NREL, Golden, USA.
Global food security, climate change, fossil resource depletion, as well as its own global compet... more Global food security, climate change, fossil resource depletion, as well as its own global competitiveness are major critical challenges Europe is facing at the beginning of the 21 st century. The new vision of a knowledge ‐ based bioeconomy will contribute to address these challenges.
Bioenergy, carbon sequestration and greenhouse gases : project case studies carried out by IEA Bi... more Bioenergy, carbon sequestration and greenhouse gases : project case studies carried out by IEA Bioenergy Task 38
L interet grandissant de l'utilisation de biomasse dans la production d'energie a conduit... more L interet grandissant de l'utilisation de biomasse dans la production d'energie a conduit au Pays-Bas a la creation d'une commission, dans laquelle tous les partenaires neerlandais de la production d'energie sont impliques, ils travaillent ensemble a l'evaluation du developpement futur de la transformation de biomasse en energie. comme a la formulation de solutions. La commission arrive a la conclusion, que la combustion simultanee de residus organiques, et l'exploitation de petites unites independantes pour l'utilisation de biomasse, sont a ce jour des realisations optimistes. Apres les annees 2000, l'introduction du bois comme energie primaire sera pris en consideration a plus grande echelle.
Conversion in hot compressed water (e.g. 600C and 300 bar) is considered to be a promising techni... more Conversion in hot compressed water (e.g. 600C and 300 bar) is considered to be a promising technique to treat very wet biomass or waste streams. In this chapter, a new experimental method is described that can be used to screen the operating window in a safe, cheap, and quick manner (one measurement takes about 5 min). Small sealed quartz capillaries (i.d. = 1 mm) filled with biomass or model compounds in water are heated rapidly in a fluidized bed to the desired reaction temperature. The reaction pressure can be controlled accurately by the initial amount of solution in the capillary. After a certain contact time, the capillaries are lifted out of the fluidized bed, rapidly quenched, and destroyed to collect the produced gases for GC analysis. Results of measurements for formic acid and glucose solutions have shown that the technique is reliable enough for screening purposes including trend detection. For conversions above 30%, three identical measurements are sufficient to produce...
Project co-funded by the European Commission within the 7 th Framework Programme Dissemination le... more Project co-funded by the European Commission within the 7 th Framework Programme Dissemination level PU Public x PP Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services) RE Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services) CO Confidential only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services)
Energy decisions consider multiple objectives such as job creation, energy security, environmenta... more Energy decisions consider multiple objectives such as job creation, energy security, environmental benefits, enhancing energy efficiency and reducing GHG emissions. When assessing the efficiency of energy systems or their GHG balance the approach often practiced is to use measures such as input-output ratios or emissions per unit of output. In case of bioenergy systems this can be misleading. The system
Project co-funded by the European Commission within the 7 th Framework Programme Dissemination le... more Project co-funded by the European Commission within the 7 th Framework Programme Dissemination level PU Public x PP Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services) RE Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services) CO Confidential only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services)
Analyse de praticabilite technique et economique de l'utilisation de pompes eoliennes et sola... more Analyse de praticabilite technique et economique de l'utilisation de pompes eoliennes et solaires photovoltaiques dans la plaine du Gange
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs initiated a study of bottlenecks in The Netherlands biomas... more The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs initiated a study of bottlenecks in The Netherlands biomass to energy development.
In 2004 a study was published on green gas. Green gas is defined as a gaseous energy carrier from... more In 2004 a study was published on green gas. Green gas is defined as a gaseous energy carrier from renewable biomass with a similar quality as natural gas. As a result of new developments in the field of co-digestion/fermentation the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs asked it's agency SenterNovem to update the 2004 study. The aim of the update is (1) to gain insight into operational aspects of green gas projects, e.g. reliability, efficiency and maintenance aspects; (2) stimulate the production of green gas, taking into account the economics of green gas projects, calculation of the financial gap of green gas production, efficient use of biogas (conversion to electricity or directly input into the natural gas distribution systems, and aspects with regard to commercialization and the market; and (3) the potential of green gas. [Dutch] De laatste jaren wordt er gewerkt aan initiatieven om groen gas te produceren. Een recent initiatief is het opwaarderen van biogas tot aardgaskwali...
In order to facilitate cooperation and the development of a roadmap and a strategic research agen... more In order to facilitate cooperation and the development of a roadmap and a strategic research agenda in the SAHYOG project an inventory has been prepared of the European and Indian research activities. Based on existing databases in the EU and a thorough survey in India a total of about 920 projects in the EU and 280 in India have been identified, The total funding of these projects is more than 1900 million Euro in the EU and 350 million Euro in India during the period 2007 – 2012. A categorisation method was developed to find areas of research and the underlying projects could be identified. This inventory categorises the projects and programmes and facilitates the identification of collaboration.
and the European Commission to develop a global view of gaps in research for addressing productio... more and the European Commission to develop a global view of gaps in research for addressing production of second-generation liquid biofuels. The Project 2 team developed its findings based on inputs from participating countries through a series of conference calls, published reports, and discussion and review with experts who are carrying out work associated with related Tasks within IEA Bioenergy. Research gaps were found in cellulosic ethanol, Fischer-Tropsch liquids and green diesel, dimethyl ether and P-Series fuels. Lignocellulosic ethanol is derived from pre-treatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation of the resulting sugars from cellulosic sources such as wood chips, agricultural residues, and grasses. Green diesel is a high boiling component, not derived from vegetable oil, obtained either from Fischer-Tropsch synthesis or through pyrolysis of biomass. Dimethyl ether has potential as a high quality fuel for diesel engines and is produced by converting syngas into methanol followed by dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether. P-Series fuel is a mixture of ethanol, methyltetrahydrofuran, pentanes and higher alkanes, and butane. Methyltetrahydrofuran may be produced from dehydration of pentose and glucose sugars to form furfural and levulinic acid respectively, which when hydrogenated result in methyltetrahydrofuran. Cover: Data acquisition of biomass fermentation to ethanol, NREL, Golden, USA.
Global food security, climate change, fossil resource depletion, as well as its own global compet... more Global food security, climate change, fossil resource depletion, as well as its own global competitiveness are major critical challenges Europe is facing at the beginning of the 21 st century. The new vision of a knowledge ‐ based bioeconomy will contribute to address these challenges.
Bioenergy, carbon sequestration and greenhouse gases : project case studies carried out by IEA Bi... more Bioenergy, carbon sequestration and greenhouse gases : project case studies carried out by IEA Bioenergy Task 38
L interet grandissant de l'utilisation de biomasse dans la production d'energie a conduit... more L interet grandissant de l'utilisation de biomasse dans la production d'energie a conduit au Pays-Bas a la creation d'une commission, dans laquelle tous les partenaires neerlandais de la production d'energie sont impliques, ils travaillent ensemble a l'evaluation du developpement futur de la transformation de biomasse en energie. comme a la formulation de solutions. La commission arrive a la conclusion, que la combustion simultanee de residus organiques, et l'exploitation de petites unites independantes pour l'utilisation de biomasse, sont a ce jour des realisations optimistes. Apres les annees 2000, l'introduction du bois comme energie primaire sera pris en consideration a plus grande echelle.
Conversion in hot compressed water (e.g. 600C and 300 bar) is considered to be a promising techni... more Conversion in hot compressed water (e.g. 600C and 300 bar) is considered to be a promising technique to treat very wet biomass or waste streams. In this chapter, a new experimental method is described that can be used to screen the operating window in a safe, cheap, and quick manner (one measurement takes about 5 min). Small sealed quartz capillaries (i.d. = 1 mm) filled with biomass or model compounds in water are heated rapidly in a fluidized bed to the desired reaction temperature. The reaction pressure can be controlled accurately by the initial amount of solution in the capillary. After a certain contact time, the capillaries are lifted out of the fluidized bed, rapidly quenched, and destroyed to collect the produced gases for GC analysis. Results of measurements for formic acid and glucose solutions have shown that the technique is reliable enough for screening purposes including trend detection. For conversions above 30%, three identical measurements are sufficient to produce...
Project co-funded by the European Commission within the 7 th Framework Programme Dissemination le... more Project co-funded by the European Commission within the 7 th Framework Programme Dissemination level PU Public x PP Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services) RE Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services) CO Confidential only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services)
Energy decisions consider multiple objectives such as job creation, energy security, environmenta... more Energy decisions consider multiple objectives such as job creation, energy security, environmental benefits, enhancing energy efficiency and reducing GHG emissions. When assessing the efficiency of energy systems or their GHG balance the approach often practiced is to use measures such as input-output ratios or emissions per unit of output. In case of bioenergy systems this can be misleading. The system
Project co-funded by the European Commission within the 7 th Framework Programme Dissemination le... more Project co-funded by the European Commission within the 7 th Framework Programme Dissemination level PU Public x PP Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services) RE Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services) CO Confidential only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services)
Analyse de praticabilite technique et economique de l'utilisation de pompes eoliennes et sola... more Analyse de praticabilite technique et economique de l'utilisation de pompes eoliennes et solaires photovoltaiques dans la plaine du Gange
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs initiated a study of bottlenecks in The Netherlands biomas... more The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs initiated a study of bottlenecks in The Netherlands biomass to energy development.
In 2004 a study was published on green gas. Green gas is defined as a gaseous energy carrier from... more In 2004 a study was published on green gas. Green gas is defined as a gaseous energy carrier from renewable biomass with a similar quality as natural gas. As a result of new developments in the field of co-digestion/fermentation the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs asked it's agency SenterNovem to update the 2004 study. The aim of the update is (1) to gain insight into operational aspects of green gas projects, e.g. reliability, efficiency and maintenance aspects; (2) stimulate the production of green gas, taking into account the economics of green gas projects, calculation of the financial gap of green gas production, efficient use of biogas (conversion to electricity or directly input into the natural gas distribution systems, and aspects with regard to commercialization and the market; and (3) the potential of green gas. [Dutch] De laatste jaren wordt er gewerkt aan initiatieven om groen gas te produceren. Een recent initiatief is het opwaarderen van biogas tot aardgaskwali...
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