Bioenergy Development in Ukraine: State of the Art and Perspectives Georgiy Geletukha Institute of E

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"Integrative Approaches Towards
Sustainability" (Baltic Sea Region sharing
knowledge internally, across Europe and
worldwide) SHARING, Jurmala, May 11-14, 2005,
Latvia
Bioenergy Development in Ukraine State of
the Art and Perspectives Georgiy Geletukha
Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Head of
Department)Scientific Engineering Centre
Biomass Ltd. (Director)
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Plan of presentation

• Biomass for energy has the biggest from RES
  feasible potential for the most of EU countries
  and Ukraine.
• CHP or heat only production?
• Examples of successfully implemented bioenergy
  projects in Ukraine.
• Bioenergy projects are mostly bankable projects.
  
• Biomass for energy is one of the best options for
  GHG emission reduction.
• Ukraine has a huge potential for concentrated
  biomass export to EU.
• Conclusion.

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Biomass for energy has the biggest from RES
feasible potential for the most of EU and FSU
countries.
Heat and power production from renewable energy
in EU )
) Energy for the Future Renewable Sources of
Energy. White Paper for a Community Strategy and
Action Plan. Bruxelles, 1997, 53 p.
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Energy potential of biomass in Ukraine (2001)
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The use of RES in 2001-2030 according to Energy
Strategy of Ukraine (draft)
) By the end of 2000 total extraction of fossil
fuels in Ukraine was 56 mtoe ) By the end of
2000 total primary energy consumption in Ukraine
was 140 mtoe
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Bioenergy equipment, which may be installed in
Ukraine up to 2020
) including 2478 plants on cattle farms, 295
plants on pig-breeding farms, 130 plants at
poultry factories
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CHP or heat only production?
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The Netherlands-Ukraine technical assistance
projectEnergy Saving and CO2 Reduction in
the Timber Industry of UkraineSupporting
agency Executing agency SENTER of Dutch
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Project duration January 1999 December 2001
The main characteristics of KARA wood fired
boiler Thermal capacity 1.5 MW Steam
output 2.27 t/h Fuel wood residues
(chips, sawdust, bark) Fuel consumption
0.7 t/h (moisture 50) Reduction of CO2 4000
t/year Saving of natural gas 1.2
mill m3/year Investment 215 000 Payback
period 3.2 years Drying chamber KARA
Net volume of drying wood 80 m3
Involved parties
SENTER Malin State
KARA Energy Systems TNO-MEP
SEC Biomass
Timber Enterprise
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The Netherlands-Ukraine technical assistance
project Energy Saving and CO2
Reduction in the Timber Industry of
Ukraine Supporting agency Executing agency
SENTER of Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
Project duration January
1999 December 2001

The main characteristics of KARA wood fired
boiler Thermal capacity 5 MW Steam
output 7.8 t/h Steam overpressure
10 bar Fuel
wood residues Fuel consumption
2 t/h (moisture 40) Reserve fuel
natural gas Reduction of CO2
15000 t/year Saving of natural gas
4.3 mill m3/year Investment
430 000 Payback period 1.8 years
Involved parties
SENTER ODEK
Ukraine KARA Energy Systems
TNO-MEP SEC Biomass
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Existing wood waste at plywood plant ODEK
Ukraine
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The Danish-Ukraine technical assistance project

• Introduction of a Smallscale Straw-fired Heat
  Production in Ukraine
• Supporting agency Danish Energy Agency

The main characteristics straw-fired
boiler Type RAU
2-1210 Manufacturer PASSAT Energy A/S
(Denmark) Thermal capacity
1 MW Water content of
storage tank 32 m3 Straw
quantity per feeding Approx.
1500 kg
(3 big bales) Combustion
period Approx. 5 hours Boiler efficiency
81.4 Straw
consumption per heating period 1114 t
Quantity of substituted gas per heating period
385 th m3 Investment
100 000 Payback period
4.7 years
Straw-fired boiler Straw baler New Holland RAU
2-1210
Involved parties
The Danish Agricultural Advisory Centre
Danish Technological Institute
Support Center for Danish Projekt
Passat Energi A/S
Agrofirma DiM Ltd
State Committee of Ukraine
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DiM
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1 MW straw fired boiler at Agrofirma DIM
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Loading of straw fired boiler
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The Netherlands-Ukraine technical assistance
project
CO2 reduction by implementation of a CHP
biogas plant in the pig breeding industry
Supporting agency Executing agency SENTER of
Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs
Project duration January 2000 June
2001
The main characteristics of CHP biogas plant
Pig manure flow rate 80 t/day Total solids
contents 2-3.5 Digesters volume
2?1000 m3 Biogas production
750 Nm3/day Utilization of biogas
two CHP units
(capacity 80 kWel 160 kWth each) CO2
reduction 7500
t/yr Mineral fertilizers substitution N -
160 t/yr, P - 90 t/yr, K - 65 t/yr Investment
413 000 Payback period
8.1 years
Involved parties
Executing agency SENTER
BTG Biomass technology Group BV
Agro-Oven Ltd.
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State Committee of Ukraine for Energy
Conservation
UkrNIIagroproekt
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21000 m3 digesters with 80 kWe 160 kWth CHP
units at Agro-Oven Ltd, village Elenovka,
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
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EcoLinks Partnership Grants Program
Reduction of Greenhouse Effect through Methane
Utilization at Lugansk Landfill
Project duration February 2002 February 2003
Technical features Landfill volume
2 000 000 m3 Biogas production 8 000 000
m3/year Calorific value of biogas 18
MJ/m3 Power plant capacity 1.5
MW Investment 1 345 000 (571 000) CO2
reduction 62000 t/year IRR
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(17) Payback period 2.0
(4.6)
Involved parties
SCS Engineers
AOZT Protos
EcoLinks program
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EcoLinks Partnership Grants Program, a United
States Agency for International Development
program
Reduction of Greenhouse Effect through Methane
Utilization at Lugansk Landfill
January 2003 Three demonstration wells Landfill
gas flow 90 m3/hour CH4 content 60
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Bioenergy projects are mostly bankable projects
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Biomass for energy is one of the best options for
GHG emission reduction
Typical levels of GHG reduction for different
types of energy production projects
) data of EcoSecurities Ltd. Refocus, Jan/Feb
2002.
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Parameters of the Ukrainian bioenergy projects
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JI Projects developed by SECB in 2004
SEC Biomass plan is to submit 10-20 JI projects
in 2005. The nearest ones 1. Coal mine methane
capture and utilization at Bazhanov mine 2.
Coal mine methane capture and utilization at
Krasnolimanskaya mine 3. Coal mine methane
capture and utilization at Kirov mine 4.
District heating system rehabilitation in Rivne
Region
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Ukraine has a huge potential for concentrated
biomass export to EU
      Wood, straw and other agricultural
residues pellets, briquettes, charcoal       
Liquid biomass fuels (rapeseed oil, bioethanol,
pyrolysis oil etc)   At the moment Ukraine has
surplus of biomass and have no bioenergy
equipment (and money to build it).   Export of
biomass to EU countries is a good and practically
the only one market chance for Ukraine to reserve
money for bioenergy development. The possible
schema       Establishment of National
Bioenergy Fund in Ukraine       Commercial
export of biomass to EU       Some share of
received money have to be transferred to
National Bioenergy Fund for support of national
bioenergy development.  
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Driving forces of bioenergy development in
Ukraine

• Permanent growth of traditional energy prices.
• Possibility to increase energy independence.
• Possibility to develop local economy (money goes
  not to oil and gas exporting countries but remain
  in the region).
• Growing possibilities for biomass export.
• Kyoto Protocol process with CO2 emission
  reduction request and possibilities of CO2
  credits.
• Permanent strengthening of ecological norms.
• Possibility to reduce unemployment.

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RD activities in Bioenergy Laboratory of IET

• Underscrew wood-fired boiler (CRDF project,
  2003-2005)
• Capacity 100 kW
• Efficiency 85
• Fuel wood chips, wood sawdust, peat
• Twin FB gasifier for sorted MSW (STCU project,
  2004-2006).
• 3. Straw bales fired boiler (Ministry of Science
  project, 2004).

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Conclusions

• Biomass for energy has the biggest from RES
  feasible potential for Ukraine (up to 10
  of primary energy consumption).
• Heat production is more feasible in most cases
  than CHP or power production.
• Bioenergy projects are mostly bankable projects.
  
• Biomass for energy is one of the best options
  for GHG emission reduction.
• Ukraine has a huge potential for biomass export
  to EU.
• Ukraine has all opportunities for fast
  development of bioenergy sector!

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First announcement

• International Conference on JI Projects in
  Ukraine Climate Change and Business
• October 3-5, 2005, Kyiv, Ukraine
• Organized by
• Ministry for Environmental Protection of Ukraine
• Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of the
  National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Institute of Engineering Ecology
• SEC BIOMASS
• Conference web site www.biomass.kiev.ua/JIconfere
  nce

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Thank you for your attention!
For further information please contact Dr.
Georgiy Geletukha Tel/fax [phone],
E-mail geletukha_at_biomass.kiev.ua,
http//www.biomass.kiev.ua
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