ExCo76 Doc 05.09

TASK 42

Biorefining - and its role in a future BioEconomy

Final Proposal for Task Prolongation for the new triennium 2016-2018

ExCo76 Berlin, Germany

26 October 2015

Prepared by: René van Ree, Bert Annevelink and Ed de Jong

in conjunction with IEA Bioenergy Task42 National Team Leaders, and in close co-operation with Kees Kwant, Operating Agent of Task42

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Triennium 2016-2018

Task Proposal Summary Sheet

Task Title: Biorefining – and its role in a future BioEconomy (T42) Proposer: René van Ree

Organisation: Wageningen UR – Food and Biobased Research (FBR) Tel +31-317-480710

Address: PO Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands Email: rene.vanree@wur.nl

Endorsement by ExCo Member of participating country

Country: The Netherlands Name: Ir Kees Kwant Signature:

Objective

The aim of Task42 is to contribute to the development and implementation of sustainable biorefineries – as part of

highly efficient, preferably zero waste, value chains – synergistically producing biobased Food and Non-Food

Products as key element for a global circular BioEconomy. It will be accomplished by carrying out a number of

activities (see 5. Work Programme), which will be carried out by the Task42 country representatives as well as by

competitively selected contractors. The information provided (see 6. Deliverables & Target Groups) can be used by

national and international governmental organisations to develop bioenergy related policies, by industrial

stakeholders for focusing their RTD and deployment strategies on the most promising (i.e. sustainable) biomass

value chains, by NGOs to be included into their renewable energy scenarios, and by research institutes and

universities to focus their applied and strategic research programmes.

Work scope

Vision: Biorefining is the optimal way for large-scale sustainable use of biomass in the BioEconomy. By

accelerating the sustainable production and use of biomass, particularly in a biorefinery approach, the socio-

economic and environmental impacts will be optimized resulting in more cost-competitive production of food and

feed ingredients, biobased products (chemicals, materials) and bioenergy (fuels, power, heat), reduced greenhouse

gas emissions, and efficient use of available resources (raw materials, minerals, water). Mission: To facilitate the

commercialisation and market deployment of environmentally sound, socially acceptable, and cost-competitive

biorefinery systems and technologies, and to advise policy and industrial decision makers accordingly. Strategy: To

provide an international platform for collaboration and information exchange between industry, SMEs, GOs, NGOs,

RTOs and universities concerning biorefinery research, development, demonstration, and policy analysis. This

includes the development of networks, dissemination of information, and provision of science-based technology

analysis, as well as support and advice to policy makers, involvement of industry, and encouragement of

membership by countries with a strong biorefinery infrastructure and appropriate policies. Gaps and barriers to

deployment need to be addressed to successfully promote sustainable biorefinery systems. The priority of the

Task42 activities for the 2016 – 2018 triennium all have the goal to further contribute to the market deployment of

sustainable biorefineries, and are mainly based on successful developments started in former triennia. Focus will be

on international and national networking activities, standardisation and certification of biobased products, policy

advice, the role of industrial and SME stakeholders from the bioenergy and biofuel sectors in the transition to a

BioEconomy, and increased co-operation with other IEA Bioenergy Tasks, IEA-IETS, FAO, OECD and EBA.

Work programme

Activity Area 1. Biorefinery Systems – Analysis and assessment of biorefining in the whole value chain

(coordination: Austria)

Activity Area 2. Product Quality – Reporting on related biobased products/bioenergy standardisation and

certification activities at national, European and global levels (coordination: Germany)

Activity Area 3. Evolving BioEconomy – Analysing and advising on perspectives biorefining in a Circular

BioEconomy (coordination: USA)

Activity Area 4. Communication, Dissemination and Training – Knowledge exchange by stakeholder

consultation, reporting and lecturing (coordination: the Netherlands)

Deliverables and Target Groups Task42 Biorefinery Overview Report, Biorefinery-related glossy reports (chemicals, materials & proteins), slide-

decks, expert-system, individual member country reports, thematic stakeholder workshops, brochures, newsletters

for both industry, SMEs, RTOs, universities, GOs, and NGOs.

Management Qualifications Task Leader: René van Ree (NL), Theme Leader Bioenergy and Biofuels within Wageningen UR – Food and

Biobased Research, current coordinator T42, member SC European Biofuel Technology Platform, member Energy

Advisory Group Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs – more than 25 years involvement in bioenergy, biofuels and

biobased products related RTD . Supported by: Ed de Jong (NL), VP Development, Avantium Chemicals BV &

Bert Annevelink, senior expert bioenergy and biorefining, Wageningen UR.

Annual Budget US$ 175,000; Budget per participant; US$17,500, assuming 10 countries participate.

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Content

1. Background and former Task results to build on 4

1.1 Biomass for Energy, Bio-based Products and/or Food/Feed 4

1.2 Biorefining – Definition, Classification, Sustainability and Factsheets 4

1.3 SWOT analysis biorefining 9

2. Biorefining – Current status and future challenges 10

3. Relevance of a specific Biorefining Task within the IEA Bioenergy Strategy 11

4. Objective 13

5. Work Programme 13

5.1 Priorities 13

5.2 Activities 13

5.3 Links to other Tasks and IAs 21

5.3.1 Joint projects/activities 22

5.3.2 Strategically ExCo funded projects 22

6. Deliverables and target groups 23

7. Gantt Chart 25

8. Membership and budget 26

9. Operational and financial management 27

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BIOREFINING

Sustainable Processing of Biomass into a Spectrum of Marketable Biobased Products and

Bioenergy

1. Background and former Task results to build on

1.1 Biomass for Energy, Biobased Products and/or Food/Feed

Within the BioEconomy renewable biomass will be sustainable produced and valorised into

food, feed, chemicals, materials, and energy (power, heat, CHP and biofuels for transport). The

growing global population combined with competing demands for biomass and land requires the

development and implementation of high-efficient biomass conversion technologies taking into

account full sustainable biomass value chains to maximise valorisation and overall

environmental benefits. The biorefinery approach (Figure 1.1) is the main driver for large-scale

sustainable implementation of biomass within the BioEconomy.

Figure 1.1: Biorefinery as base for the Bio-Economy [IEA Bioenergy Task42].

Today, in many countries the use of biomass for the production of bioenergy and biofuels is

more costly than the use of traditional petrochemical resources. By integrating conversion

processes and equipment to co-produce multiple marketable products (i.e. food, feed, chemicals,

materials, fuels, (CH)Power) from biomass, by a so-called ‘biorefinery approach’, advantage can

be taken of different biomass components and intermediates, maximising the total value derived

from the biomass feedstock. This co-production is the core of the biorefinery concept and key to

its profitability and resource efficiency.

1.2 Biorefining – Definition, Classification, Sustainability and Factsheets

Definition

Biorefining is the sustainable processing of biomass into a spectrum of marketable biobased

products (food, feed, chemicals, and/or materials) and bioenergy (solid, liquid or gaseous

biofuels, power and/or heat) [IEA Bioenergy Task 42].

Classification

Both energy-driven biorefineries and product-driven biorefineries can be distinguished.

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In energy-driven (or biofuel-driven) biorefineries the main goal is to produce large volumes of

relatively low-value energy (or fuels) out of biomass. While value chain infrastructure exists, its

profitability is still questionable, particularly when oil prices are low. Significant advantage must

be generated from its co-products to avoid the need of financial government support or a

regulated market to guarantee large-scale market deployment.

In product-driven (i.e. biobased chemicals, materials) biorefineries the main goal is to

produce relatively higher value biobased products out of biomass with the remaining biomass –

i.e. primary (agro) and secondary (process) residues – being converted into bioenergy for internal

use or sale. The modern forest biorefinery is a good example of a product-driven biorefinery that

co-generates pulp, nanocrystalline cellulose, heat and power. As key technologies still in the

R&D, pilot and demo-phase become commercialized, more of these biorefineries will emerge;

provided the right policies are put in place. It is generally believed that a refocus will take place

concerning optimal sustainable biomass use from mainly energy (fuel) applications to non-

energy chemical/material applications, and biorefineries that use biomass for both Food and

Non-Food applications.

The current energy/fuel infrastructures, and the expertise to implement efficient biomass value

chains, will be used as starting point in a transition process to a more Bio(based) Economy.

Given the importance of renewable energy in a future economy, bioenergy, incl. biofuels, will be

produced in significant amounts from primary (agro & forest), secondary (process) and tertiary

(post-consumer) residues, and will serve as the renewable lubricating oil of a future BioEconomy

(Figure 1.2).

Figure 1.2 Central role of Bioenergy in the Bio-Economy [IEA Bioenergy Task42].

In literature various types of biorefineries are dealt with, viz.:

Green Biorefineries (GB): using ‘nature-wet’ biomass, such as: green grass, alfalfa, clover, or

immature cereals.

Whole Crop Biorefineries (WCB): using both the grain and the straw components of cereals

or maize crops.

Lignocellulosic Feedstock Biorefineries (LCFB): using ‘nature-dry’ raw materials, such as

lignocellulose-containing biomass and wastes; including the more technology and/or main

intermediate based concepts:

Thermochemical Biorefineries (TCB)/Syngas Platform (SG)

Bio Chemical Biorefineries (BCB)/Sugar Platform (SG)

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Two Platform Concept Biorefineries (TPCB) that combines the syngas and sugar

platform

Forest Based Biorefineries (FBB), a specific type of LCFB

Marine Biorefineries (MB): using micro-algae or macro-algae (seaweeds), including:

Micro Algae Biorefineries (MB)

Seaweeds (macro algae) Biorefineries (SB)

IEA Bioenergy Task42 has developed a classification scheme (Figure 1.3) to clearly describe

different biorefineries. The classification of a biorefinery consists of the following features:

platforms, products, feedstocks and processes. With the combination of these features, different

biorefinery configurations can be described and named in a consistent manner. The naming of a

biorefinery system consists of the following 3 elements: number and name of the platform(s),

product(s), feedstock(s), and optionally the processes involved.

Grain Straw

Biogas

PlatformMechanical/

Physical process

Chemical

process

Biochemical

processes

Thermochemical

process

Upgrading

Steam

reforming

Pressing/

desruption

Estherification

Link among biorefinery pathways

Pretreatment

Combustion

Fiber

separation

Fractionation and/

or pressing

Chemical

reaction

Methanisation

Fiber

separation

Oil

C6 sugars

Water gas

shift

Straw

H2

Hydrogenation /

Upgrading

Extraction

Fermentation

Water

electrolysis

Gasification

Separation

Syngas

Separation

Hydrolysis

Pyrolysis, HTU

Organic residues

and othersGrasses

Sugar

crops

Starch

crops

Lignocellulosic

crops

Lignocellulosic

residuesOil crops

Oil based

residues

Biomethane

BiodieselElectricity

and heatFertilizer Glycerine

Chemicals &

polymers

Feedstock

Material

products

Legend

Energy products

Synthetic biofuels

(FT, DME…)

Anaerobic

digestion

Organic

solution

Food

Bioethanol

Organic acids

& extracts

Lignin

Upgrading

Pyrolytic

liquid

Algae

Biomaterials

C5 sugars

Bio-H2

Chemical

reaction

Animal

feed

Chemical

reaction

Figure 1.3 Biorefinery Classification System [IEA Bioenergy Task42].

Some examples of this biorefinery naming convention are:

A syngas platform biorefinery for the production of Fischer-Tropsch diesel, ethylene, power

and heat from wheat straw.

A C6, C5 and lignin platform biorefinery for the production of bioethanol, feed, power and

heat from wood.

A biogas platform biorefinery for the production of LNG, compost and CHP from manure and

maize.

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Sustainability

Sustainability is deemed to be a core attribute of biorefineries. In fact, it is the first term in the

Task42 biorefining definition. It refers to the biomass feedstock, the conversion or

transformation of biomass feedstock, and the products and co-products that are obtained from a

biorefinery. Biorefineries, if appropriately designed and operated, should contribute to

sustainable innovation. Renewability is one of its distinguishing features as biorefineries

transform renewable resources in a clean and efficient way into a variety of products that can be

recycled or reused as a material or energy. Being part of the circular BioEconomy is how

biorefineries contribute to today’s and future generations.

In the case of biorefineries, sustainability assessment should reflect the important renewability

attribute in addition to showing how biorefineries contribute to social, environmental and

economic well-being (people, planet and profit). As much as possible assessments should be

carried out on a lifecycle basis, starting from biomass feedstock and extending to the end-of-life

of the products derived from its biomass feedstocks. This is more easily carried out for Biofuel-

driven biorefineries, as fuels have relatively short value chains. Bio-based chemicals and

materials are typically intermediate products that are further transformed and become part of

considerably longer, more complex value chains. Consequently, assessments of Product-driven

biorefineries are often partial evaluations that are limited by the amount of available data.

Another complicating factor is that biorefineries are highly diverse in configuration and are just

emerging, that is, the accurate data are not yet available. The diversity of biorefineries under

development in the member countries illustrate the wide range in design configurations and

product mixes. However, biorefinery sustainability needs to be addressed, if not quantitatively

then at least qualitatively. As a first step, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions should be quantified

on a lifecycle basis and relative to a reference system. While GHG emissions represent only one

indicator of sustainability, this indicator also provides information on energy consumption and

the renewability of a biobased system.

Standards are under development for sustainability assessment of bioenergy and biobased

products at international, continental and national levels. ISO is currently developing a standard

for “Sustainability criteria for bioenergy” (ISO 13065); the Global Bioenergy Partnership

(GBEP) has developed a sustainability framework; in Europe CEN/TC411 is developing

standards for “Life Cycle Assessment of biobased products”, and for “Sustainability criteria for

biobased products”. In 2015, the SCOPE Bioenergy and Sustainability report was released. It is a

major multinational collective effort with contributions from 137 researchers of 82 institutions in

24 countries (http://bioenfapesp.org/scopebioenergy/index.php).

Sustainable development is a moving target that is forever changing with the development of

new technologies that can transform our natural resources and the evolving aspirations of a

growing population. It is important to demonstrate and communicate how biorefineries can play

an increasingly important role in the delivery of societal goods and services.

Factsheets

While biorefining is considered to be very promising for the sustainable valorisation of biomass

into food and feed ingredients, industrial biobased products and bioenergy, the biorefinery

concepts can be difficult to understand. They are very broad, the technologies involved can be

very complicated, and data on their (potential) technical, socioeconomic and ecological

performance are often very difficult to find. To help the market deployment of biorefineries one

critical success factor is clear biorefinery knowledge dissemination to all stakeholders involved,

so a common language can be used to raise public support for implementation. To facilitate the

implementation trajectory, IEA Bioenergy Task42 has developed a “Biorefinery Fact Sheet”

methodology to provide a uniform description of the key facts & figures of different

biorefineries. Based on a technical description and the classification scheme, the mass and

energy balance is calculated for the most reasonable production capacity.

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Then the three dimensions – economic, environmental and social – of sustainability are assessed

and documented in a compact form, i.e. the “Biorefinery Fact Sheet”. These Fact Sheets

facilitate comparison of the different biorefinery systems. The “Biorefinery Fact Sheet” consists

of three parts: Part A: Biorefinery plant, Part B: Value chain assessment, and Annex:

Methodology and data sustainability assessment (see fig.5.1).

In Part A the key characteristics of the biorefinery plant are described by giving compact

information on: classification scheme, description of the biorefinery, mass and energy balance,

share of costs and revenues. In Part B the sustainability assessment based on the whole value

chain of the biorefinery plant are described by giving compact information on: system

boundaries, reference system, cumulated primary energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions and

costs and revenues. In the Annex of the “Biorefinery Fact Sheet” the methodology and data for

the sustainability assessment are documented. In the near future this Annex potentially will be

expanded with a qualitative description of other sustainability indicators.

1.3 SWOT Analysis on Biorefining

The continued development and implementation of biorefineries will lead to a greater variety of

feedstocks, technologies, biobased products and co-products. Opportunities will inevitably arise

in all areas of our present economies. Research and development will add value to wastes, help

to revitalize the agriculture and forest products industries and support rural development, create

new manufacturing opportunities, and deliver competitive products to existing and newly created

markets. The perceived conflict between bioenergy and food production can be reduced by

developing technologies that use residues and/or non-food crop, e.g. lignocellulosic materials,

biomass that is grown on less productive land or wastewater, ... The evolution of biorefining

depends upon continued innovation and can present opportunities to all sectors of our global

economy. The building of a BioEconomy has the capacity to not only help the world through

present difficulties but will also result in a more circular economy with a smaller specific

environmental footprint. In Table 1.1 the main Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Threats of Biorefining are identified. IEA Bioenergy Task42 plays an important role in

addressing these weaknesses and promoting the opportunities.

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Table 1.1 SWOT analysis on Biorefinery. Strengths

Adding value to the sustainable use of biomass

Maximising biomass conversion and resource

efficiency – minimising raw material requirements

Co-production of a spectrum of biobased products

(food, feed, materials, chemicals) and bioenergy

(fuels, power and/or heat) feeding the full

BioEconomy

Strong Knowledge Infra Structure available to

tackle both non-technical and technical issues

potentially hindering the deployment trajectory

Biorefineries already exist in some market sectors

(food, paper, biofuels ...) and can be built on

Weaknesses

Involvement of stakeholders of different market

sectors (agro, energy, chemical, ...) over full

biomass value chain necessary

Most promising biorefinery processes/concepts

not clear

Most promising biomass value chains, including

current/future market volumes/prices, not clear

Studying and concept development instead of real

market implementation

Variability of quality and energy density of

biomass, and security of supply

High investment capital required for scale-up

Opportunities

Make a significant contribution to sustainable

development

Challenging national, European and global policy

goals – international focus on sustainable use of

biomass for the production of bioenergy

International consensus on the fact that

availability of biomass, land and water is limited

so that the raw materials should be used as

efficiently as possible – i.e. development of multi-

purpose biorefineries in a framework of scarce

raw materials and energy

International development of a portfolio of

biorefinery concepts, including innovative

technical processes

Strengthening of the economic position of various

market sectors (e.g. agriculture, forest products,

chemical and energy)

Threats

Economic change and drop in fossil fuel prices

Fast implementation of other renewable energy

technologies feeding the market requests

No Level Playing Field concerning biobased

products and bioenergy (assessed to a higher

standard than petroleum based counterparts);

current policies support bioenergy and not non-

energy biobased products

Global, national and regional mobilisation

potential raw materials (e.g. climate change,

policies, logistics)

(High) investment capital requirements for scale-

up difficult to find without strong government

support, and existing industrial infrastructure is

not depreciated yet

Short-term fluctuating government policies

No single accepted and practical sustainability

framework. Questioning of food/feed/fuels (land

use competition) and sustainability of biomass

production

Goals of end users often focused upon production

single product instead of a product portfolio

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2. Biorefining – Current status and future challenges

Currently, biomass is mainly used for human food, animal feed, paper and building materials,

and the production of biofuels, power and heat. Within a BioEconomy, however, biomass will be

used for the sustainable and synergetic production of food, feed, bioenergy (power, heat, CHP

and biofuels for transport) and biobased products (chemicals, materials). The growing global

population combined with the many demands for biomass, land and water requires the

development and implementation of high-efficient biomass conversion technologies to maximise

valorisation and the overall environmental benefits of full biomass supply chains.

It is expected that current biomass supply chain expertise and facilities available in the energy

sector will be used as starting point for the development of more sustainable multiproduct and

multi-stakeholder based biomass implementation strategies. In the short-term this approach

potentially could improve the overall economics of business cases in the energy sector by

valorisation of currently available forest, agriculture and process residues to added-value

biobased products (i.e. biofuels for transport potentially could be produced in a market

competitive way in case residues are optimally valorised); whereas in the longer-term the energy

sector will become an integral part of full biomass refining strategies, i.e. using a variety of

primary, secondary and tertiary organic residues as raw materials for energy purposes. The food-

versus-fuel debate has shifted the focus on non-food biomass as feedstock not just for biofuels

but also for bio-chemicals and materials. This debate is somewhat misleading because the major

cause of limited access to food is the unequal purchasing power of consumers in different

countries. Placing restrictions on how biomass is to be used will not, on its own, solve this

problem. In fact, it might further reduce the purchasing power of consumers in some countries.

The major challenge for using biomass is that multi-objectives must be fulfilled simultaneously,

e.g. ensuring sufficient food availability, maintaining soil fertility but also sufficient biomass

availability if the transition to a BioEconomy is the ultimate goal.

Figure 2.1 Circular BioEconomy [Wageningen UR].

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Biorefining, i.e. the sustainable processing of biomass into a spectrum of marketable food and

feed ingredients, biobased products (chemicals, materials) and bioenergy (biofuels, power and/or

heat) is the main driver for large-scale implementation of biomass within the different market

sectors of the global economy. In a future Circular BioEconomy (Figure 2.1) sustainable

production and valorisation of biomass to both Food and Non-Food applications will be the

framework of operation.

Sustainably produced biomass (crops, algae, residues) has to be used as efficient as possible –

using bio-cascading and biorefining approaches – to meet future demands of food, feed,

chemicals, materials, fuels, power, and heat.

Biorefineries concepts have already been applied for many years in for example the food and

forest products industries. Implementation of biorefineries for biobased chemical, material or

biofuel applications, however, is still underdeveloped. Major reasons for this are: some of the

key technologies (fractionation & product separation) being part of integrated biorefinery plants

are still not mature enough for commercial market implementation; oil prices are currently very

low; there is still no level-playing-field for sustainable biomass use for Food and Non-Food

applications; market sectors that need to co-operate (food, feed, agro, chemistry, energy, fuels,

logistics, ...) for the development and commercialisation of full sustainable biomass value chains,

including high-efficient biorefinery processes, are often not working together, and there is still

lack of knowledge/expertise on the advantages of biorefinery processes for optimal sustainable

biomass use at both industrial, SME and (regional) governmental level. Improving the

communication/collaboration among different actors from different industrial sectors is

paramount to cross the valley-of-death and reach commercial production.

Major challenges still to be tackled are: develop industry legitimacy and a level-playing field for

sustainable biomass use; multi-sectorial stakeholder involvement in the deployment of

sustainable value chains; technology development and biorefinery scale-up using best practices;

unlock available expertise energy/fuel, forest products, agro-food, material and chemical

manufacturing sectors, and develop the necessary human capital by training students and other

stakeholders to become the biorefinery experts of today and tomorrow.

To open up the biorefinery application potential, technology and full chain development of

multi-stakeholder consortia still is a necessity. Joint international priorities and RD&D-

programmes between industry, research institutes, universities, governmental bodies and NGOs

are necessary; whereas identification of market introduction strategies together with industry will

be essential for the creation of an effective RD&D-framework.

3. Relevance of a specific Biorefining Task within the IEA Bioenergy Strategy

Task42 has a very broad biomass-related field with a very large application potential. To open up

the biorefinery-related potential, international system and technology development together with

industry is a necessity. Joint international priorities and RD&D-programmes between industry,

research institutes, universities, governmental bodies and NGOs are necessary; whereas

identification of market introduction strategies together with industry will be inevitably for the

creation of a proper RD&D-framework.

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In contrast to most of the other IEA Bioenergy Tasks, Task 42 covers:

1) a variety of market sectors (transport sector, chemical sector, power sector, forest products

sector, agricultural sector, food/feed sector) with a lot of interested stakeholders, and

2) a variety of biomass conversion technologies and, more important, integrated concepts of

both (bio)chemical and thermochemical conversion technologies. Concerned integrated

biorefinery concepts convert a variety of feedstocks, including residues, into a portfolio of

products with improved energetic chain efficiency, economy and environmental effects,

compared to stand-alone processes often producing only one or two products.

Some may see the technologies and unit operations which are most likely to be included in

biorefineries are already dealt with in several other IEA Bioenergy Tasks, questioning the need

for a separate Biorefining Task. However, the design and further development of biorefinery

systems clearly show that the combination of technologies and the setup of an integrated multi-

product process is indeed very challenging. One dimension is technical integration of production

processes in order to design utilisation pathways with optimised efficiency. The second

dimension is networking and communication with potential partners and industry which is very

important for co-production concepts. The implementation of the biorefinery philosophy requires

the intense co-operation of different sectors including energy and biofuels, bulk chemicals,

materials and even the food sector. Several sectors might even run a joint production plant in the

biorefinery future This proposed Task42 proposes to work on this ambitious challenge of co-

production of bio-products and bioenergy for a variety of different markets. This methodology of

integrated system approach – optimising the overall added-value and environmental benefits of

the portfolio of biomass-derived products – is one of the major aspects in which Task42

distinguishes from the other IEA Bioenergy Tasks.

The vision, mission, and strategy statements for IEA Bioenergy Task42 focus on overcoming the

environmental, institutional, technological, social, and market challenges to the near- and long-

term deployment of biorefinery technologies.

Vision: Biorefining is the optimal way for large-scale sustainable use of biomass in the

BioEconomy. By accelerating the sustainable production and use of biomass, particularly in a

biorefinery approach, the socio-economic and environmental impacts will be optimized resulting

in more cost-competitive production of food and feed ingredients, biobased products (chemicals,

materials) and bioenergy (fuels, power, heat), reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and efficient

use of available resources (raw materials, minerals, water).

Mission: To facilitate the commercialisation and market deployment of environmentally sound,

socially acceptable, and cost-competitive biorefinery systems and technologies, and to advise

policy and industrial decision makers accordingly.

Strategy: To provide an international platform for collaboration and information exchange

between industry, SMEs, GOs, NGOs, RTOs and universities concerning biorefinery research,

development, demonstration, and policy analysis. This includes the development of networks,

dissemination of information, and provision of science-based technology analysis, as well as

support and advice to policy makers, involvement of industry, and encouragement of

membership by countries with a strong biorefinery infrastructure and appropriate policies. Gaps

and barriers to deployment need to be addressed to successfully promote sustainable biorefinery

systems.

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4. Objective

The aim of Task42 is to contribute to the development and implementation of sustainable

biorefineries – as part of highly efficient, preferably zero waste, value chains – synergistically

producing biobased Food and Non-Food Products as key element for a global circular

BioEconomy. It will be accomplished by carrying out a number of activities (see 5. Work

Programme), which will be carried out by the Task42 country representatives as well as by

competitively selected contractors. The information provided (see 6. Deliverables & Target

Groups) can be used by national and international governmental organisations to develop

bioenergy related policies, by industrial stakeholders for focusing their RTD and deployment

strategies on the most promising (i.e. sustainable) biomass value chains, by NGOs to be included

into their renewable energy scenarios, and by research institutes and universities to focus their

applied and strategic research programmes.

5. Work Programme

The proposed Work Programme is being sent to IEA Bioenergy ExCo in September for final

agreement at ExCo77 in October 2015. Partners that want to be involved in the specific

activities will be identified at the next ExCo77 coupled Task42 meeting in Berlin in October

2015. These partners will be further specified in the Work Programme directly after ExCo77.

The Final Work Programme, including this info and potential final remarks made by the ExCo-

members, and based on the right available budget (depending on no. of partnering countries),

will be send to the IEA Bioenergy Secretariat for further dissemination in November 2015.

5.1 Priorities

The priority of the Task42 activities for the 2016 – 2018 triennium all have the goal to further

contribute to the market deployment of sustainable biorefineries, and are mainly based on

successful developments started in former triennia, viz. the classification and factsheet activities,

the sustainability assessment work and methodology, the assessment of BioEconomy policy

developments in IEA Bioenergy member countries, the preparation of biorefinery-related reports

(biobased chemicals/biobased materials/added-value proteins to be co-produced with

bioenergy/biofuels), and the knowledge exchange activities (thematic and stakeholder

workshops, excursions, training of students/stakeholders).

5.2 Activities

In table 5.1 the activities of Task42 for the period 2016 – 2018 are shown, subdivided into four

Activity Areas (AAs):

AA1: Biorefinery Systems – Analysis and assessment of biorefining in the whole value chain

AA2: Product Quality – Reporting on related biobased products/bioenergy standardisation and

certification activities at national, European and global levels

AA3: Evolving BioEconomy – Analysing and advising on perspectives biorefining in a

Circular BioEconomy

AA4: Communication, Dissemination and Training – Knowledge exchange by stakeholder

consultation, reporting and lecturing.

Some more detailed info on the activities – (As) within the activity areas – can be found after the

table 5.1.

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Table 5.1 Work programme IEA Bioenergy Task42 2016 – 2018.

AA1. Biorefinery Systems (coordination: AT)

A1.1 Biorefineries expert-system development and implementation, and linking to the joint-

Tasks ExCo-level data-base implemented by Bioenergy2020+ [AT]

A1.2 Biorefinery Factsheets [AT]

A1.3 Upgrading industrial infrastructures to integrated biorefineries [AT]

AA2. Product Quality (coordination: D)

A2 Reporting on (inter)national developments standardisation/certification current/future

biomass use [D]

AA3. Evolving BioEconomy (coordination: US)

A3.1 Reporting BioEconomy strategies/drivers with focus advanced biofuels/bioenergy [US]

A3.2 Advising ExCo on BioEconomy policy support [US]

A3.3 Waste management strategies within a circular BioEconomy [D]

A3.4 Biorefinery Country Reporting [NL, all]

AA4. Communication, Dissemination and Training (coordination: NL)

A4.1 Thematic workshops [NL]

A4.2 Task42 Brochure [NL]

A4.3 Task42 Flyer, banner, poster [NL]

A4.4 Biobased Chemicals Report (update) [NL]

A4.5 Biobased (Fibrous) Materials Report [?]

A4.6 Proteins Report (update) [NL]

A4.7 Bi-annual Task and Stakeholder Meetings (incl. excursions) [NL]

A4.8 Task42 website [NL]

A4.9 Task42 newsletters [NL]

A4.10 Contribute to Biorefining Training Activities [NL]

A4.11 Contribution to (inter)national conferences and workshops [All]

For all Activity Areas (AAs) a country representative will be responsible for the activities and

the deliverables (AA1: AT, AA2: D, AA3: US, AA4: NL). Part of the available Task42 budget will

be made available to the AA-coordinators for (co)financing of the activities.

For all Activities (As) one of the Task42 partners [country representatives] will act as the co-

ordinating party. The distribution of the co-ordination activities will be fixed during 2015 (after

ExCo77), when it will become clear which countries finally will participate in Task42 for the

2016-2018 period.

AA1. Biorefinery Systems (coordination: AT)

A1.1 Biorefinery expert system development and implementation and linking to the joint-

Tasks ExCo-level data-base implemented by Bioenergy2020+ [AT]

Based on the documented and analysed biorefinery systems in Task 42, an expert system will be

developed and implemented, with the aim to establish a uniform information system on

biorefineries, which collects and documents relevant information on biorefineries in a common

and compact format. The information in the expert system will give stakeholders an access to

relevant information on biorefineries to develop and find their position on biorefining in the

BioEconomy.

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The expert system will be developed and implemented in common available software, e.g.

EXCEL, ACCESS, which will contain the following basic structures for each individual

biorefinery:

1. Biorefinery plant

Name in accordance to the nomenclature developed in Task 42

Description

Classification scheme of Task 42 described by the 4 features: platforms, feedstocks, products

and processes.

Technology/Market Readiness Level of these 4 features

Biorefinery Complexity Index (BCI)

Mass and energy balances

Costs and revenues

Existing examples and case studies, e.g. demo plants

Other aspects (to be further specified)

2. Value chain

Scheme of value chain from feedstock to product use, incl. end of life treatment

Description of conventional systems and products

Identification and description of relevant economic sectors and stakeholders

Integration of biorefinery into (existing) industrial infrastructure and the BioEconomy

Current and future market potential of the various products

Availability and limitations in feedstock potentials and supply

Other aspects (to be further specified)

3. Assessment of biorefineries based on full value chains and defined conventional products

Environment, e.g. greenhouse gas emissions

Economy, e.g. costs and revenues

Society, e.g. labour created

Overall sustainability for the three dimensions – environment, economy and society

The expert system will also offer a “search” function for various parameters and information. It

will additionally be possible to directly compare some biorefineries, e.g. using the same

feedstock, producing the same product.

Beside the implementation of the information of various biorefineries already analysed in

Task42, also information for new biorefineries will be collected in the member countries. The

implementation of the expert system will be coordinated by Austria. This coordinated data

collection and implementation of the expert system guarantees that the information and data

quality will be on the same level. Additionally the data reliability will be scored (e.g. 1 – 5 ),

referred and documented in the expert-system, to create a reliable and uniform data source. At

the start the expert-system will be used internally. Furthermore, it is intended to make it also

available to the stakeholders, e.g. via the Task42 webpage. The activities on the expert-system

are very closely connected to other Task42 activities, e.g. the preparation of biorefinery fact

sheets (A1.2). The long-term goal is to develop this expert-system to a central information tool

for various biorefineries, in which all relevant information collected internationally will be

processed and documented in a uniform compact way. This way it can serve the stakeholders as

an essential information source in developing the BioEconomy based on reliable and

comprehensive facts on biorefineries.

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(Part of) the expert-system will be linked to the joint-Tasks “Bioenergy Plants” data-base that is

being implemented on IEA Bioenergy level by the Austrian Bioenergy2020+ (Dina Bacovsky)

organisation to optimise and for wider biorefinery knowledge dissemination.

A1.2 Biorefinery Factsheets [AT]

Currently many biorefineries are commercially operated (e.g. Pulp & Paper industry), some are

realised as pilot and demonstration plants (e.g. gasification of black liquor for synthetic biofuels

and chemicals), whereas others are still in the conceptual development phase (e.g. coproduction

of bioethanol and phenol in particle board industry).

As the development status and the perspectives for implementation and development of

biorefineries are quite different, Task42 developed a “Biorefinery Fact Sheet (BFS)” for the

uniform and compact description of the main characteristics of these biorefineries (Figure 5.1). A

BFS consists of Part A: “Biorefinery plant” with the key characteristics of the biorefinery plant

and Part B: “Value chain assessment” with the results of a sustainability assessment based on the

whole value chain of the biorefinery. In the Annex of the BFS the methodology and data for the

sustainability assessment are documented. One important aspect is the choice of the reference

system to produce the same products as the biorefinery plant and the basic data for comparing a

biorefinery to the reference system.

Based on these BFSs an easy and uniform comparison of the different biorefineries and concepts

is possible. The BFS assists various stakeholders in finding their position on biorefining in a

future BioEconomy. Further BFSs are under preparation, and IEA Bioenergy Task42 offers the

service to make these factsheets for further biorefineries as part of a continuous process of

stakeholder involvement. Factsheets of major running biorefinery facilities, i.e. national case-

studies – maximally 3 per participating country – will be developed, including: classification,

mass/energy balances, capacity, costs, and major sustainability aspects.

Figure 5.1 Example of the Biorefinery Fact Sheet (BFS) [IEA Bioenergy Task42].

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A1.3 Upgrading industrial infrastructures to integrated biorefineries [AT]

Existing industrial infrastructures are the point-of-departure for upgrading to high-efficient

sustainable biorefineries on the short-term. A technical, economic and environmental

assessment (TEE) will be made of upgrading strategies for the following industrial

infrastructures: power plants, biofuel facilities, oil refineries, pulp/paper industry, and the food

industry.

Focus points within this activity will be biorefinery-based pyrolysis and biogas-driven

biorefinery. This activity will be performed with both Task34 Direct Thermochemical

Liquefaction and Task37 Biogas. These Tasks will provide reference-case pyrolysis/biogas plant

examples/data; Task42 will define the upgrading possibilities to integrated biorefinery facilities

and will do the assessment work. Pyrolysis of biomass is one of the promising primary

biorefinery processes that potentially could be directly upstream (power plants, oil refineries) or

downstream (biofuel, pulp/paper) integrated with conventional industrial infrastructures

converting these infrastructures to high-efficient sustainable multi-product biobased facilities.

Digestion-plants producing biogas mostly are very dependent on subsidies to be able to deliver a

profitable business concept. Upgrading of these plants to biogas-driven biorefinery facilities by

either upstream biomass fractionation, digestate valorisation or biogas component (both CH4 and

CO2) valorisation to higher-value products potentially will improve the economic and ecological

footprint of current digestion facilities. Within this Task 1-3 pyrolysis-based and 1-3 biogas-

based concepts will be TEE-assessed as part of an overall sustainability assessment. The results

of the assessment will be published both as a report and as separate glossy leaflets. Task38 will

be involved by performing the LCA work. Task39 will contribute to the selection of the biofuel

case studies, by providing available commercial/demo-plant data, and by co-organising the

international workshop “Biorefinery Systems Identification & Deployment (TW1, 2016),

together with IEA –IETS and the OECD; Task42 will perform the TEE assessments (Austria,

Jungmeier).

AA2. Product Quality (coordination: D)

A2 Reporting on (inter)national developments standardisation/certification current/

future biomass use [D] There is an increasing demand for information about biobased products. There is also a

willingness-to-pay more for biobased products. However, what is a biobased product? A clear

definition for non-energy products is still missing. Sometimes people define biobased products

with respect to their functionality, i.e. biodegradable or on the feedstock origin (biobased carbon

content).

Table 5.2 Feedstock origin and functionality of selected product.

Feedstock Functionality Example

Renewable

Renewable

Fossil-based

Fossil-based

Biodegradable

Non-biodegradable

Non-biodegradable

Biodegradable

Polyhydroxyalkonate (PHA)

Polyethylene from sugar

Polyethylene from crude-oil

Polycaprolactone (PCL)

Table 5.2 demonstrates that biodegradability can be achieved independent from the feedstock;

while renewable feedstocks do not ensure biodegradability. The same molecules (e.g. ethylene,

glycerol, succinic acid), can be derived from fossil-based or renewable feedstock. Hence, the

environmental functionality can hardly be used as criteria for biobased products.

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The preferred criterion for biobased products is the biobased content, but of which molecule(s),

C, N, H? It is highly likely the carbon content is the most relevant, although other biobased

molecules should not be ignored in scientific debates. However, there is no agreement on the

proportion of biobased carbon in a biobased product.

The facts mentioned above have confused people in government, industry and consumers. That

has led to a standardisation approach in Europe (CEN/TC411). The development of the standard

is still work in progress, but it can be expected that the standard might be finished within this

next triennium.

Most likely there will be similar activities in other regions of the world. The aim of this activity

is to gather relevant information about existing standardisation approaches for biobased

products, and to monitor relevant activities during the triennium period.

Standardisation and certification for bioenergy and biofuels have been done by other IEA Tasks

already, e.g. “Monitoring Sustainability Certification of Bioenergy” by Task 40. However, an

overview (report) on standardisation of biobased products is still missing. This activity also

provides great opportunities for collaboration with other IEA Tasks.

AA3. Evolving BioEconomy (coordination: US)

A3.1 Reporting BioEconomy strategies/drivers with focus advanced biofuels/bioenergy

[US]

For this activity the optimal sustainable production and valorisation of biomass for both Food

and Non-Food applications in a future BioEconomy is the framework. To meet all future

biomass markets demands, available and new biomass resources have to be used as efficient as

possible. Further, global food & feed production has to be guaranteed, raw materials for the

production of chemicals & materials have to become available in sufficient amounts, and chain

and process residues have to be used for the production of biofuels, power and/or heat. Within

this activity an International Workshop (TW2, 2017) will be organised, in close co-operation

with other relevant IEA Bioenergy Tasks, FAO and OECD to discuss future sustainable biomass

valorisation chains with industrial stakeholders, GOs and NGOs concerned.

The goals of this workshop are: to inform stakeholders on the variety of opportunities of

sustainable biomass valorisation within a BioEconomy, to show stakeholders that full chain co-

operation is an absolute necessity for the market implementation of high-efficient biorefinery-

based value chains, to bring together stakeholders of the (Agro)Food and Non-food (incl.

energy/fuel) sectors to jointly analyse and develop strategies for the sustainable production and

valorisation of biomass to Food and Non-food.

A3.2 Advising ExCo on BioEconomy policy support [US] An assessment will be made on biorefinery-related policies in the in Task42 participating

countries. All country representatives will prepare a short-overview of the situation in their

specific countries. These overviews will be integrated, extended by policies at EC and U.S.

levels, compared and analysed, and distributed via ExCo to GOs in the participating countries.

This activity will be finalised by organising an international workshop (TW3, 2018) on the

findings of these policy assessments, and to discuss how to proceed with biorefinery-related

policy development and implementation at national and international levels.

A3.3 Waste management strategies within a circular BioEconomy [D, all] Contribution to Joint Tasks ExCo-supported Strategic Fund project coordinated by Task36. This

project will deal with current waste management strategies, and specifically on the role of

biomass (organic residues) and bioenergy. It will link these current activities to a more smart

waste management strategy being part of a future BioEconomy.

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Task42 will contribute to this project with expertise on biomass residues, valorisation options to

biobased products and bioenergy, and bio-cascading/biorefinery concepts being part of a zero-

waste circular BioEconomy.

A3.4 Biorefinery Country Reporting [NL, all] During this triennium all participating countries will prepare country reports (formatted PPTs) on

the status and developments of biorefineries within their respective countries. These country

reports will be prepared for new member countries, and/or updated once during the 2016-2018

period. (Updated) Country reports will be available at the Task website, and will be used for

lectures at both internal Task meetings and external industrial stakeholder meetings, workshops

and conferences.

AA4. Communication, Dissemination and Training (coordination: NL)

Within this AA both communication (promotion of the Task to different audiences),

dissemination (disclosure of the Task results) and training activities will be performed; whereas

also a figure on the knowledge flow is shown.

A4.1 Thematic Workshops [NL]

Three Thematic stakeholder Workshops (TWs) will be organised, if possible linked to existing

international events within the same focus area to maximise participation:

Biorefinery Systems Identification & Deployment, together with IEA –IETS and OECD

Biorefinery for Food AND Non-food, together with FAO and OECD

BioEconomy Policies, together with European BioEconomy Alliance (EBA) and OECD

A4.2 Task42 Brochure [NL]

A glossy Task42 Brochure (max. 50 pp.) will be made with the back ground of the Task, major

results so far, an overview of main biorefinery facilities in partnering countries, and national

contact details. This brochure will be available by the end of 2017 at the latest. These main

biorefineries will be described in a standardised one pager format that also will be used as

Biorefinery Fact Sheets to be placed on the Task website, and for national/international

dissemination purposes.

A4.3 Task42 Flyer, banner, poster [NL]

An updated Task42 flyer, banner and poster will be made at the start of the triennium and will be

used by all partners for communication purposes within their countries an on international level.

A4.4 Biobased Chemicals Report (update) [NL]

In 2012 Task42 published the very successful report (R1) Bio-based

Chemicals – Value Added Products from Biorefineries. This report

(R1) will be updated in 2016.

A4.5 Biobased (Fibrous) Materials Report [?]

In 2017 a report (R2) on Bio-based (Fibrous) Materials – Value

Added Products from Biorefineries will be published. The co-

production of (fibrous) materials together with bioenergy/biofuels

potentially is a great opportunity to optimise the economic and

ecological footprint of biomass conversion processes.

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A4.6 Proteins Report (update) [NL]

In 2015, Task42 will publish a first report (R3) on Proteins for Food, Feed and Technical

Applications. The major goal of this report is to show the potential financial added-value that

could be created from biomass resources if proteins/protein fractions are mildly separated from

these streams maintaining their functionality before using them as raw materials for the

production of chemicals and/or fuels for bioenergy. This report will be updated in 2018.

A4.7 Bi-annual Task and Stakeholder Meetings (incl. excursions) [NL]

Within this triennium bi-annual internal Task42 meetings will be organised for both management

of the Task activities and informing each other on the biorefinery developments in the

participating countries. These internal Task42 meetings will be coupled to both an industrial

stakeholder meeting/conference/workshop and an excursion to a running biorefinery facility, for

knowledge import and dissemination purposes. The following meetings are foreseen:

Q2 2016: the Netherlands

Q4 2016: U.S.

Q2 2017: Ireland?

Q4 2017: Australia?

Q2 2018: Norway/Denmark?

Q4 2018: coupled to End of Triennium IEA Bioenergy Conference

A4.8 Task42 website [NL]

The Task42 website www.iea-bioenergy-task42.biorefineries.com will be maintained both as

password protected internal knowledge sharing and as open knowledge dissemination platform,

and will be further upgraded. Further, an overview of the major stakeholders active within the

biorefinery field in the partnering countries will be added.

Depending on the further discussions within ExCo on more centralizing the Tasks

communication and dissemination activities at IEA Bioenergy Implementing Agreement (IA)

level, both to reduce overall costs and to improve overall knowledge transfer efficiency, during

this triennium the Task42 website will probably be integrated in an larger one at IEA Bioenergy

level.

A4.9 Task42 newsletters [NL]

An electronic Task42 newsletter will be produced and send out to subscribed stakeholders 2-4

times a year.

A4.10 Contribute to Biorefining Training Activities

In the former triennia Task42 has been involved in the set-up and organisation of biorefinery

training activities (BEL, NL, FRA) for various stakeholders, i.e. students, people from

GOs/NGOs and representatives from industry/SMEs. In the 2016-2018 triennium Task42 will

(only) selectively contribute to training activities organised by others by providing lectures.

A4.11 Contributions to (inter)national conferences and workshops [ALL]

Like in the former triennia Task42 has been involved in several conferences and workshops to

present and discuss the Task42 activities and achievements. So the task will again contribute to

scientific events by giving presentations and by delivering papers on relevant progress of the

Task activities, e.g. Biorefinery Fact Sheet, reports on biochemicals and biobased fibre materials.

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Figure 5.2 Knowledge flow Task42.

5.3 Links to other Tasks and Implementing Agreements (IAs)

Task42 – Biorefining, i.e. the sustainable processing of biomass into Food and Non-food, as base

for the (transition to) a Bio-Economy, is taking into account full chain sustainable value chain

development and implementation for both Food and Non-Food applications, covering both

sustainable biomass production and downstream valorisation processes. Task42 therefore brings

together a variety of expertise fields, including those handled with in the other IEA Bioenergy

Tasks (see figure 5.3).

Figure 5.3 Linkages with other Tasks.

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For this triennium, minimally the following co-operation is foreseen (to make the most efficient

use of available expertise and budget), for more detailed info see descriptions activities:

5.3.1 Joint projects/activities

Biorefinery expert-system (A1.1/A1.2): technical data-input from Task34 (pyrolysis), Task37

(biogas), Task39 (biofuels) for the preparation of Biorefinery Factsheets.

Biorefinery facilities input for joint-Tasks ExCo-level data-base implemented by

Energy2020+ (A1.1).

Upgrading of industrial infrastructures to integrated biorefineries (A1.3): co-operation with

Tasks 34 (direct thermochemical liquefaction), 37 (biogas) and 39 (biofuels) on the selection

of specific cases and data provision, and Task 38 on LCA.

Reporting on (inter)national developments standardisation/certification current and future

biomass use (AA2). Co-operation will be sought with similar – mostly bioenergy-related –

activities in the other Tasks and/or a strategically ExCo-funded project (to be identified @

ExCo77).

Workshop (TW1, 2016) on “Biorefinery Systems Identification and Deployment” to be

organised in co-operation with Tasks 34, 37 , 39 and IEA IETS.

Workshop (TW2, 2017) on “Biorefinery for Food and Non-food” with FAO and OECD

(interested Tasks to co-operate to be identified @ ExCo77).

Workshop (TW3, 2018) on “BioEconomy Policies” with EBA and OECD (interested Tasks to

co-operate to be identified @ ExCo77).

Country reporting (A3.4). During this triennium each country has to prepare minimally one

country report in the defined T42 ppt-format. Co-operation will be sought with Energy2020+

from Austria to link with the country reporting activity that will be set-up @ IEA Bioenergy

level. Based on their requests, the T42 template will be upgraded to make data-exchange more

easy.

Glossy Task42 Biorefining Brochure (A4.2). The Biorefinery Fact Sheets will be set-up in

close co-operation with other Tasks, like Task 34, 37 and 39 (see A1.2).

Bi-annual Task & stakeholder meetings, incl. excursions (A4.7). In planning our Progress

Meetings and linked events we will identify potential co-operation opportunities with other

Tasks by discussing this with the national tasks representatives, often participating in more

than one Task, to see what will be possible.

5.3.2 Strategically ExCo funded projects

Waste management strategies within a circular BioEconomy” [T36, T32, T37, T40, T42, T43]

(still to be approved).

Sustainable biomass chains 4 the BioEconomy. Task42 potentially will be interested to join

(not to co-ordinate) an ExCo co-funded project in this field, if linked to our already defined

activities.

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6. Deliverables and target groups

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*The country mentioned is coordinating the set-up of the deliverable; however, because all deliverables will be prepared by more than one partner,

the delivering of the deliverable is a joint responsibility of all partners involved.

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7. Gantt Chart

Es: Expert System

EX: Filled-in examples

FS: Fact Sheet

SD: Slide Deck

R: Report

CR: Country Report

TW: Thematic Workshop

pm: progress meeting

TB: Task Brochure

ws: website

nl: newsletter

ER: ExCo Report

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8. Membership and Budget

Currently (2012-2015), 11 countries are participating in Task42, viz.: Australia, Austria, Canada,

Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the U.S..

Recent (May 2015) inventory at ExCo77 on Task42 participation resulted in the following result:

Confirmed current countries (9): AUS, AT, CAN, DEN, D, IRE, IT, NL, US

Expected new participation (1): NOR

Undecided (2): UK, EC

The annual contribution per participant is US$17,500; so if ten countries participate the annual

budget for the Task will be US$175.000 (about €157,500) ex. VAT. With more or less parties

participating, the budget of course will be adjusted accordingly. These funds will be paid through

the IEA Bioenergy Secretariat in the same way as all the other Tasks.

Table 8.1 Draft* Final Budget Allocation Activities 2016-2018 Period (€) based on 10

participating countries. (1 € is 1,11 US$, exchange-rate 090915)

2016 – 2018 Budget Task42 (all incl. VAT if necessary) 2016 2017 2018

AA1 Biorefinery Systems 30000 30000 30000

AA2 Product Quality 13500 13500 13500

AA3 Evolving BioEconomy 19500 19500 19500

AA4 Communication, dissemination and training 23000 40500 25500

Task Management, incl. Progress Meetings 49386 49358 48932 (annual contributions website: 4.5 k€, O&F Task Management: 29 k€)

Total € 135386 152858 137432

US$ 150278 169672 152550

SF budget to secretariat US$ 17500 17500 17500

Total annual budget US$ 167778 187172 170050

Total Task42 Budget 2016 – 2018 US$ 525000

* Finalisation after ExCo77 (depending on final no of partnering countries)

Other contributions (mainly in-kind) are: a) available research budgets in participating countries;

this IEA Task builds on existing programmes running in participating countries, b) required

national co-funding of national delegates, c) inputs from international institutions, e.g. for

specific seminars or workshops to be organised, and d) Strategic Fund budget IEA Bioenergy.

Due to the high experiences of the Austrian partner in the area of assessing biorefinery systems,

Austria will scientifically lead and operationally manage Activity Area AA1 “Biorefinery

Systems”. The cost for the coordination of AA1 will be covered by Austrian national funds. The

Task42 budget allocated to AA1 will be spent to execute the scientific and technical work, e.g.

development of the expert-system, linking to data-base at ExCo-level, the collection of data for

the biorefinery fact sheets, biorefinery assessment activities within the whole value chain,

documentation, scientific reporting.

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9. Operational and financial management

The Task will be co-ordinated by Drs.ing. René van Ree (rea) of WUR-FBR (NL), assisted by

both Dr. Ed de Jong of Avantium Chemicals B.V. (NL) and Dr. Bert Annevelink of WUR-FBR

(NL). The set-up and execution of the Task Activities, including supporting Task budget, will be

delegated to some national country representatives.

Overall Task Co-ordination

René van Ree, Wageningen UR – Food and Biobased Research, +31-317-480710,

rene.vanree@wur.nl. René van Ree is Bachelor-of-Science in Chemical Technology and Master-

of-Science in Chemistry and his current job is Programme Manager Biofuels and Bioenergy at

the Biobased Products department of Wageningen UR, Food & Biobased Research (WUR-FBR).

René has worked 13 years at the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) on the

development of various thermochemical conversion processes for the production of fuels, power

and or heat from both fossil fuels and biomass. From 2007 he is working at WUR-FBR within

the bioenergy and biorefinery area. He has initiated various EC FP6 and FP7 projects

(Biosynergy, Biopol, Bioref-Integ, Green Biorefinery), is member of the Steering Committee of

the European Biofuel Technology Platform, and member of the Energy Advisory Panel of the

Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Ed de Jong, Avantium Chemicals B.V., +31-20-5868080, ed.dejong@avatium.com. Ed de Jong

graduated in 1987 from the Agricultural University Wageningen, the Netherlands and defended

in 1993 his PhD thesis at the Agricultural University Wageningen, the Netherlands on the

degradation of lignocellulose by white-rot fungi. From 1994 till 1997 he was research associate

at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada on pulping and (bio)bleaching of

softwood species at the group of Prof. J. Saddler.

Bert Annevelink, Wageningen UR – Food and Biobased Research, +31-317-488700,

bert.annevelink@wur.nl. Bert Annevelink (1960) holds an MSc. Degree in Forestry, and a PhD

in Agricultural Mathematics/Operational Research, from the Wageningen Agricultural

University. Currently he works at the research institute Food & Biobased Research of

Wageningen UR. His main field of interest is logistics, production planning and scheduling.

Since 1996 he has applied his knowledge on these topics to the field of bioenergy and

biorefinery research. This has resulted in contributions to several simulation and optimization

models on biomass logistics. Currently he is involved in the FP7 S2Biom project as leader of the

activity on the logistic organisation of lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks.

Activity Area (AA) coordinators

AA1 – Biorefinery Systems: Dr. Gerfried Jungmeier, Joanneum Research Forschungs-

gesellschaft mbH, Austria, +43-3168761313, gerfried.jungmeier@joanneum.at

AA2 – Product Quality, Dr. Heinz Stichnothe, Thunen-Institute of Agricultural Technology,

Germany, +49-5315964163, heinz.stichnothe@ti.bund.de

AA3 – Evolving BioEconomy, Dr. Steven Thomas, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S., +720-

356-1797, steven.thomas@ee.doe.gov

AA4 – Communication and Dissemination, René van Ree, WUR-FBR, the Netherlands, +31-

317-480710, rene.vanree@wur.nl

Operating Agent Kees Kwant, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, +31-88-6022458,

kees.kwant@rvo.nl

Task Secretariat Wageningen UR – Food and Biobased Research, +31-317-480196, secretariaat.bbp@wur.nl