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Bioenergy and rural development - examples from Sweden

Bioenergy and rural development - examples from Sweden. EUROPEAN COUNTRYSIDE MOVEMENT SEMINAR Bioenergies and rural areas : what about multifunctionality ? Brussels – 7 December 2007. Ingrid Rydberg Federation of Swedish Farmers ingrid.rydberg@lrf.se.

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Bioenergy and rural development - examples from Sweden

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  1. Bioenergy and rural development- examples from Sweden EUROPEAN COUNTRYSIDE MOVEMENT SEMINAR Bioenergies and rural areas : what about multifunctionality ? Brussels – 7 December 2007 Ingrid Rydberg Federation of Swedish Farmersingrid.rydberg@lrf.se

  2. LRF - Federation of Swedish FarmersFor those who own and manage agricultural land and forestry • 170 000 individual farmers and forestry owners • 33 co-operatives and farmer owned companies • Influencing policies • Creating attraction for the ”green sector” • Business development • Creating forums, networks and contact points

  3. LRFs approach – cooperation and dialogue • Co-operation with politicians and authorities • Consumer and producer perspective • Proactive instead of reactive • Dialogue with society

  4. LRF:s offer to the Swedish government • Energy from the green sector can create 25 000 new jobs and reduce green house gas effects. • Investments in food production can create 10 000 new jobs and a vivid and biodiverse countryside and landscape

  5. Sweden: 40- 45% renewable energy Final energy use (403 TWh), based on energy carriers (2006) Source: Swedish Energy Agency

  6. Bioenergy has replaced oil and coal in the heating sector Energy input to district heating, 1970-2005Source: Swedish Energy Agency

  7. 4% biofuels in Swedish transport Biogas Biodiesel B 100 Biodiesel B2-B5 low blended Ethanol E 5 low blended ~4% Ethanol E85 for flex cars Ethanol E 95 for diesel buses Source: SPI (Swedish Petrol Institute & Swedish Energy Agency)

  8. Ethanol from grain Agroetanol in Norrköping Production:- Ethanol 55 000 m3 2007, 210 000 m3 2009 for low blend (E5) and flexfuel cars (E85) - Protein feed (DDGS) Rawmaterials:Grain from set a side and energy crop premium land Wheat, barley and tricitale Ownerskip.: Lantmännen (Farmers Coop)

  9. The Lantmännen Agroetanol process:CHP integration and full use of by-products • Energy balance 1:5 • Climate gas reduction 80%

  10. Districtheating from bioenergy – three levels • Molkom Production: 10 GWh heat(500 homes) • Ownership: 7 farmers • Fuel: Wood chips and reed canary grass • Heats: A few schools and old people’s home, a business center, private houses • Ena Energi • Production: • Heat: 200 GWh • Power: 100 GWh • 1/3 Electricity • 2/3 heating • Ownership: Enköping municipality • Fuel: woodchips, wood powder and salix chip (20%) • Heats: A whole city. • Added benefit: Cleans sewage water • Östanå Production: 1 GWh heat(50 homes) • Ownership: 2 farmers • Fuel: Grain or wood pellets • Heats: One school, community meeting point, a few house blocks and private houses. Has replaced several oil boilers

  11. Salix- short rotation coppies (SRC) • Production of electricity and heat • Sewage sludge, sludge water and wood ash is circulated in the cropping system -4 months after planting -Harvest after 3-4 yrs (90-120 MWh/hectare) - 2 hrs/ hectare -1 hectare in 45 minutes - Salixchips delivered to heat/power plants Energy input only 5% of total energy content(Cereals for ethanol 10%)

  12. Biogas for transport-cities city and countrysidetogether • Växtkraft in Västerås • Production :- 25 GWh biogas (2500 m3 diesel equivalent) • - Biofertilizer for organic farming (certified by KRAV) • - Drives 60 buses (aiming for 80 = 100%) • Raw material: Grass 1/3 and household waste 2/3 • Ownership: 17 farmers 20 %, Federation of Swedish Farmers 20%, Municipality owned companies 60% • Projekt: Finansed by the EU + national aid.

  13. Policy measures needed to increase bioenergy production and rural development • The Cohesion policy and the Structural funds should be used to develop the European energy systems • Increase common EU support on R&D - not at least to find holistic solutions, i.e. link energy production to distribution and final use • Remove EU obstacles that hinder national bioenergy support measures • Develop EU strategy on national economic measures to support bioenergy • ’Balanced approach’ necessary on EU biofuel trade policy • Develop global criteria/certification on sustainable biofuel production • Improve the overall business environment for small and medium sized enterprises

  14. Thank you for your attention!

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