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BIOMASS TRADE CENTRE II
WORK PACKAGE 3:
Implementation of BTC's and Logistic Centres
Irish BioEnergy Association
Country: Ireland
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Request content of the events report:
1. EVENTS TABLE
2. EVENT OVERVIEW BY TYPE OF EVENT (workshop, demo, training,
match making) (1/2 page per event)
3. FEDBECKS FROM PARTICIPANTS (questioners evaluation)
4. REPORTS FROM EVENTS
a. SHORT SUMMERY IN ENGLISH
b. SHORT SUMMERY IN NATIONAL LANGUAGE
c. ATTACMENTS (scan documents attach in document as photos)
i. EVENT AGENDA (invitation, programme)
ii. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
iii. EVENT PHOTOS
iv. OTHERS (media reports: newspapers, web page)
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EVENTS TABLE (Note meetings under WP 3.8 are described in a separate
document.
No. of Type of event: Location Date Number of Number
event (A) workshop participants of received
(B) demo questioners
(C) training
(D) match-
making
1 A&B Waterford Institute 9/5/13 22 0
of Technology
2 A & D(WP2.7) Crown Plaza Hotel, 18/6/1 36 0
Dublin 3 registered
(circa 100
attended)
3 STUDY TOUR Styria, Austria 5 March 13
2013
4 OPEN DAY Kildare Street, 18/9/1 26
Dublin, Ireland 3
5 OPEN DAY IKEA, Ballymun, 5/3/14 36
Dublin, Ireland
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One to One Meetings WP 3.8
Date Meeting Notes
11/5/11 DANONE, Wexford Danone seeking to build network of co-
24/5/11 DANONE, Wexford operatives to feed biomass boiler. Meetings to
discuss potential for BTC project to assist
3/6/11 T.Flynn, Mullingar Discussions regarding setting up BTC
3/6/11 L.Kelly, Mullingar Teagasc forestry advisor setting up forestry
groups
28/9/11 Woodchip Suppliers Address meeting of woodchip suppliers on
meeting, Tipperary BTCs
4/10/11 Westmeath Forest Address meeting on potential to set up as co-
Owners Group op BTC
31/3/12 Donegal Woodland Present on examples of BTC’s to Donegal
Owners Co-Op group
Society
23/7/12 P.Daly, Mullingar Discuss potential to collaborate with
Bioregions Project
23/7/12 T.Flynn, Mullingar Discussions regarding setting up BTC
4/9/12 WFQA group Discussion on BTC options for wood fuel
meeting, Kilkenny suppliers and on how BTC could promote
WFQA
1/10/12 Offaly Forest Owners Address meeting on potential to set up as co-
op BTC
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1. EVENTS OVERVIEW BY TYPE OF EVENT
On the 9th of May IrBEA in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture ran a one day
workshop and demo day in Waterford I.T. The first half of the day comprised of
presentations from Noel Gavigan on wood fuel quality and certification, Pieter Koffman
on sampling and measuring systems, EN standards and a calculation tool for wood
energy pricing from the Department.
Three PhD students gave presentations on their research work including Billy Horgan
on Stump usage for energy, Enda Coates on moisture content of firewood, measurement
and trials on storage method and drying rates, and finally Nick Mockler on yields and
basal densities of first thiniings on different sites and tree species.
Finally Alistair Kissane gave a demonstration on simplified wood testing methods that
can be done for moisture and particle size (chip).
In the afternoon there followed a visit to WIT’s wood testing laboratory facilities where
participants could view the full range of testing equipment and range of testing carried
out at the facility.
1. FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
The event was well attended and feedback received was very positive. Many called for a
followup day on calculations and on the feasibility of woodchip drying.
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TYPE OF EVENT
PLACE OF EVENT
a. SHORT SUMMERY IN ENGLISH
Deliverable no.: _3.4__ Partner. IrBEA No. of event*1:1
Country: Ireland Place: Waterford Institute of Date: 9th May 2013
Technology
No. of participants: 22 Target group:
Wood fuel suppliers and users, foresters
TYPE OF EVENT (underline or bold):
(A) workshop (B) demo (C) training
(D) match-making (E) Study tour (F) Open days
Event title:
Topic of the event:
Woodfuel quality and Biomass Trade Centres
Short summary: (goals, methods, description of the programme, feedbacks, further plans)
The main aims were to develop good understanding of the requirements for good quality
standards in wood fuels, and to show participants simplified methods for wood fuel testing
that could be carried out in a biomass trade centre
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ATTENDEE LIST
Name Company
Burke Corbett Forest Owner
Hugo Deasy Timber Kilkenny
Will Gabbett Timber Kilkenny
Aodhagan O'Hara O'Hara Woodfuels
Lloyd Dowzer (a) Leinster Pellets
George Murphy (a) Kilkenny Living
Sean Murphy Kilkenny Living
Duncan Martin Cloughjordan Ecovillage
Robert Johnson Arigna Fuels
Tim Moroney Astellas
Bill Procter Dineen Refactories
Joe Barron Barron energy
Colin Wheatley (a) Medite
Elaine Murphy Medite
Richie Corcoran Dalkia
Garry Mallon Dalkia
David Collins Dalkia
Alistair Kissane IrBEA
Billy Horgan WIT PhD Student
Nick Mockler WIT PhD Student
Pieter D Kofman Woodenergy expert
Enda Cotes WIT PhD Student
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Waterford IT visit to woodfuel laboratory
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2. EVENTS OVERVIEW BioEnergy – Biomass Combustion and Biomass CHP, Blanchardstown - Dublin On the 18th June IrBEA and the German Irish Chamber of commerce jointly organised this conference to foster technology and knowledge transfer between German and Irish companies. Noel Gavigan spoke at the event outlining the current state of play of the Irish bioenergy industry, and event speakers covered CHP technology for gas and solid biomass as well as large scale combustion plants and other technologies. Of significance in the event was the discussions around the need to coordinate the supply of private forestry in Ireland as supply grows over the next decade. The day was organised jointly by the Irish BioEnergy Association and the German Irish Chamber of Commerce to foster linkages between Irish companies and German companies and technology providers. 1. FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS (questioners evaluation) Feedback was very positive, we understand that a number of companies have developed links both nationally and internationally following the event.
TYPE OF EVENT
PLACE OF EVENT
a. SHORT SUMMERY IN ENGLISH
Deliverable no.: _3.4___ Partner. IrBEA No. of event*1: 2
Country: Ireland Place: Blanchardstown, Date: 18th June 2013
Dublin
No. of participants: Target group:
Estimated to be 100 Energy users, technology providers, installers
TYPE OF EVENT (underline or bold):
(A) workshop (B) demo (C) training
(D) match-making (E) Study tour (F) Open days
Event title:
Topic of the event:
Networking for Technology
Short summary: (goals, methods, description of the programme, feedbacks, further plans)
The successful event had a large attendance with presentations on available
technology, supply chains and finance. In addition the delegates found the
conference to be an excellent networking event with the large numbers in attendance
and the relevancy of the attendees.
*1Insert the number of event which correspond to number in table at the beginning of this
reportIrish Study Tour to Austria
Country: Austria Place: Styria Date: 05.-06. March 2013
Time: 08.30 – 21.00
No. of participants: 12 No. of organizations: 5
Target group: Farmers and forest owners, biomass producers, biomass trading companies,
potential investors in BLTC
W-S-O activity:
Workshop Study Tour One-to-one meeting
Event title:
Study tour to Austria by Irish participants
Short summary: (lessons learnt, feedback from the participants)
IrBEA put out a call for interested parties looking to learn more about biomass trade
centres, in all 19 people looked to go on the tour. Originally only 10 places were
available however the organisers were able to permit an additional three persons to
travel. 13 persons including one organiser (Noel Gavigan) travelled on the tour.
The participants were chosen based on their current operations in the sector, likelihood
to proceed and invest and their likelihood to disseminate information to others.
Lessons learned
General Findings: The Irish delegates discussed the tour extensively and came away
with some general observations, some showing what can be adopted in Ireland and also
what could be adopted with considerable changes to suit the Irish market.
The visit to KWB was highly complemented, the level of investment in R&D was
impressive and the range of boiler sizes and options was also impressive. KWB are a
common boiler in Ireland and many recognised the brand. Interest was also shown in
the R&D work in developing a CHP unit in KWB.
KWB were experimenting with different bioenergy crop trials, this was highly
interesting as energy crops such as willow and miscanthus are common in Ireland.
The boiler installation at St. Margarethen an der Raab schools was beneficial both in
terms of the physical installation layout and also in the contractual arrangements.
Visiting the Biomass trade centres in St. Margarethen and also in Leoben produced much
discussion and valuable lessons. The BTC’s tended to work mainly with the by-products
of forestry – i.e. thinnings, crooked trees etc… the lower cost making the fuel more
feasible. The delegation was also surprised as to the financial costs associated with
running the businesses and the high turnover required to meet overheads. The
conclusion was reached that keeping overheads such as rent and labour to a minimumwould be a key factor to success in Ireland. The trading platforms visited tended to work on high volumes of materials as opposed to Ireland where the BTC’s must be able to set up with smaller volume sales at the outset while still being able to meet overheads. The concept of using contract processors (chippers) rather than purchasing individual chippers for each BTC was also discussed as a better option to keep capital costs down. The final visit to the district heating system in Kraubath showed a well built installation and interesting case study on the business model. District heating is virtually unheard of in Ireland, therefore to see a system of this scale working successfully was appreciated. In all the tour was well balanced with content and each site visit brought new lessons and models to assess. The Irish delegation greatly appreciated the level of detail delivered at each site. List of Participants Name Company Noel Gavigan IrBEA Fred Tottenham Navitus Harry Woods Woods firewoods Products John Sherlock Sherlock Wood Products Aodhagan O'Hara O'Hara Woodfuels Craig Benton Composting & Recycling Consultants Ken Worrell Worrell Woodchip Ltd Nicholas Sweetman Wexford Wood Producers Ltd Des O'Toole Coillte Joe Walker Wicklow Forestry Group Thomas Flynn Thomas Flynn and Sons Lloyd Dowzer Leinster Pellets Joe Barron Barron Energy
Annexes (pictures, if available)
Deliverable no.: _3.7___ Partner. IrBEA No. of event*1: 2
Country: Ireland Place: Kildare Street, Dublin, Date: 18th September 2013
Ireland
No. of participants: 26 Target group:
Energy users, technology providers, installers
TYPE OF EVENT (underline or bold):
(A) workshop (B) demo (C) training
(D) match-making (E) Study tour (F) Open days
Event title: Irish Bioenergy Association - Biomass Boiler
Open Day
Topic of the event:
Technology open day
Visit to the Leinster House district heating plant and biomass boiler.
Sarah Ni Ruairc, Engineer, Office of Public Works addressing attendees at Open day
The facility at Leinster House is a district heating system serving the complex of buildings in
the area including Leinster House, the Dáil and Seanad, Government Buildings, the National
Museum and National Library, Agriculture House and the Department of Enterprise and
Employment. In total approximately 24,000 m2 of building space is heated from a central
boiler house.
In 2009 the Office of Public Works (OPW) undertook a renovation of the heating centre. The
existing installation consisted of a number of older gas-fired boilers supplying steam to
various heat exchangers around the group of buildings. The renovation replaced all of theexisting boilers and installed new medium temperature hot water (MTHW) boilers and new pipework and heat delivery systems to the surrounding buildings. The installation now has a 2MW wood pellet boiler, as well as three new 4MW condensing gas boilers. The wood pellet boiler is designed to meet a year-round base load, with additional gas boilers coming on in sequence subject to the weather and hot water requirements in the buildings. There are two 5,000 l buffer tanks installed to allow for heat storage from the biomass boiler. The biomass boiler is not yet in widespread use in Ireland and there are a number of challenges faced by the industry, also encountered at this site. The higher maintenance costs compared to fossil fuel boilers need to be factored in. It was necessary to procure the fossil and biomass fuel boilers separately at Leinster House due to the limited number of installers with expertise in the biomass area. The biomass boiler commissioning phase took longer than expected also. 2MW Wood Pellet Boiler (Schmid) and 3 x 4MW Natural Gas Boilers (Danstoker) The heating centre is located below ground, as until the 1970s solid fuel boilers were used and the boilers fed from bunkers above with turf and coal. These same bunkers are now used for storing wood pellets. Wood pellets are blown in from a delivery truck approximately every 12 days. The ashes are removed in a wheelie bin which is lifted to ground level on a service lift. A particular requirement at this site was to bring the flue to the highest point of dispersion, so it runs along a recess to the roof of Agriculture house 25m above.
Couplings for blowing wood pellets into Moving floor at base of pellet store
store
Although all the buildings are public sector, there is a
requirement to monitor individual building energy
consumption and to allocate costs to the various departments.
There are heat meters installed at the supply point for each
building. There is also a separate heat meter monitoring the
biomass boiler input to the distribution system.
The costs are reconciled annually for each building against
combined gas and wood pellet costs. It is an ongoing
challenge for the OPW to ensure calibration and accuracy of
the heat meter recordings.
Not much commercial information was available. In general
natural gas heating is cheaper than wood pellet heating. It is
estimated that about 20% of the energy requirement at
Leinster house is supplied from wood pellets. The main
drivers to install and maintain the system are:
To future proof against fossil fuel price rises
To diversify the fuel base
To show leadership in the public sector in meeting our Flue rising to roof of
national target of 16% renewable energy supply by Agriculture House
2020
To act as a demonstration site for practical implementation of renewable energy
heating
The biomass heating system was installed by Imperative Energy.3. EVENT OVERVIEW IKEA BOILER OPEN DAY On the 5th of March 2014 IrBEA ran an open day at IKEA in Dublin, IKEA Dublin has no gas connection, no oil tanks and uses 100% renewable heating onsite for the 30,500 m2 floor space. This is achieved by using a 650 kW wood chip boiler and by a 1.5MW groundsource heatpump system. As part of the planning conditions for the Dublin store, Fingal County Council stipulated specific targets on the building’s energy efficiency and on-site renewable energy. The system had to meet a 60% carbon emissions reduction on 2002 building regulations and a minimum 30% on-site renewable energy supply. The open day consisted of a 40 minute presentation from IKEA Energy Managers on both the Dublin and Belfast Stores, the achievement of low energy usage in these buildings was very impressive, and the presenters entusiasm for woodchip heating to provide the low heat requirement was very positive. 2. FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS The event was well attended and feedback received was very positive. The facility was recognized by many of the participants as an excellent example of how wood heating can fit into modern society. This example would be very useful to show potential customers of woodfuels.
TYPE OF EVENT
PLACE OF EVENT
a. SHORT SUMMERY IN ENGLISH
Deliverable no.: _3.4__ Partner. IrBEA No. of event*1:1
Country: Ireland Place: IKEA, Ballymun, Date: 5th March 2014
Dublin
No. of participants: 35+ Target group:
Wood fuel suppliers and users, technology providers
TYPE OF EVENT (underline or bold):
(A) workshop (B) demo (C) training
(D) match-making (E) Study tour (F) Open days
Event title:
Topic of the event:
Woodfuel , fitting fuel for modern society.
Short summary: (goals, methods, description of the programme, feedbacks, further plans)
The main goal of this event was to show how a modern retail premises (in this case the
largest single occupant retail facility in Ireland). Could positively adapt wood energy to
provide its heating needs.
The open day consisted of a 40 minute presentation from IKEA energy managers and a tour
of the boiler and woodchip storage facility.Attendees at the BTCII Workshop Raul Ringwood (IKEA Energy Manager) Woodchip store and external flue presenting
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