Energy Supply Concepts for the Region Guessing, Austria

Dr. Reinhard RauchVienna, University of Technolgy

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Index

Situation in Austria

Renewable Energy in Guessing

Ongoing Projects for Biofuels

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Renewable Fuels for Transport

First Generation:

Biodiesel

BioEthanol

BioGas (CH4)

Pure Rape Oil

Second Generation:

BTL (Fischer Tropsch)

Methanol (DME)

BioHydrogen

SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas)

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Index

Situation in Austria

Renewable Energy in Guessing

Ongoing Projects for Biofuels

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Guessing, Austria

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Objective

A model region, which is self-sufficient in terms of heat, electricity and fuel supply

Intention

„Sustainable energy supply“

Principles

Energy saving

Value-added in the region

Protection of the environment

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Demonstration plants

Research and development

Services

• 12 Biomass plants

• 3 Big solar plants• 1 Biodiesel plant• Wood pellets plant• Biodiesel out of old cooking oil• Big solar plant• Biogas plant

• Biomass power plant• RENET Austria• Fuel Cell• Cooling with heat

• ITZ Güssing

• BGLD Wood federation• Bioenergy Bgld.• Wood drying center• Environmental Tourism• Project management• Energy Consultation

European Center of Renewable Energy European Center of Renewable Energy GüssingGüssing

EU Projects Know How Transfer Connecting EU - East Europe

• EC-Project RENEW

• SNG production

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Share of Renewable Energy

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Biomass CHP Guessing

product gas flue gas

biomass

vaporair

product gas flue gas

biomass

vaporair

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Gas composition at CHP GuessingGas componentsGas components

CO2 % 19,28

C2H4 % 2,52

C2H6 % 0,1

C2H2 % 0,4

H2 % 37,22

O2 % 0,23

N2 % 2,45

CH4 % 10

CO % 25,22

Possible poisonsPossible poisons

H2S ppm ~100

HCl ppm ~3

Dust mg/Nm³ < 20

H2:CO = from 1.48:1 to 1.75:1

C6H6 g/m3 8

C7H8 g/m3 0,5

C10H8 g/m3 2

TARS g/m3 0,1398

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Concept of Polygeneration

Development of small scale Energy production Centres for

• Heat• Power• Cooling• Liquid Fuels (FT-Diesel, Methanol)• Gaseous Fuels (SNG)

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Index

Situation in Austria

Renewable Energy in Guessing

Ongoing Projects for Biofuels

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EC-Project RENEW

Production of FT-Diesel with a slip stream of the product gas

Testing and optimisation of FT-synthesis

Mass- and energy balances including simulation for larger scale

Production of 1000 litre FT-Diesel for car industry

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FT-Synthesis

Gas in

Slurry out

Gas out

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Production of SNG together with PSI (Switzerland)

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Conclusion

BioFuels of 1st Generation are on the market and competitive

FT-Fuels from Natural Gas are on the market

2nd Generation BioFuels are under Development

More Demonstration and long term Experiments are necessary for 2nd Generation BioFuels