1. 29 januari 2015
Sustainable
Access to
Sustainable
Energy
with
Jatropha
Ir. Kees W. Kwant

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Contents
1. Need for Sustainable Biomass
2. Support Programs
a. Daey Ouwens Fund
b. Global Biomass Fund
c. Biomass Import
3. Results
4. Pilots and Learning

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1. Biobased Economy Netherlands
Since 2007 approved policy for
Biobased Economy
Match Economic Strength:
logistics, chemical industry,
food, research
Contribute to GHG savings
Cooperate internationally
Millenium Goals for LDC
Approach:
- Biorefinery (efficient use)
- Sustainable Import (worldwide)
- R&D

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Concerns on biofuels
• Competition with food (price spikes 2007/2008)
• Land use change (direct and indirect)
• Loss of biodiversity
• Loss of GHG sinks
• Other sustainability effects:
• Locally: soil, water, air
• Social (poverty, land rights)
• And
• more trade
4

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In a complex biomass world need for trust
Biomass Chain Assessment

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Sustainable Biomass Standards:
Cramer: Principles, Criteria and Indicators:
1. Greenhouse gas balance
2. Competition with food, local energy
supply, medicines and construction
materials
3. Biodiversity
4. Prosperity
5. Welfare
6. Environment

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2. Programs for Sustainable Biomass
Sustainable Biomass
Mondial
Sustainable Biomass Import Daey Ouwens Fund
Goal Support Developing
Countries in sustainable
biomass production for
energy to obtain access to
worldmarket.
Support the increase of
sustainable biomass for energy
in major producing countries
to the Netherlands
Support Developing
Countries in local renewable
energy supply
Subsidy
Budget
12.5 M€ 7.5 M 18 M€
Supporting
program
2.75 M€ 1.5 M€
1st tender < 25 May 09; 4.9 M€ < 15 oct 09; 3.5 M€ 2009
2nd tender 12 Jan 2009; 3.5 M€ 6 August 2010; 4.0 M€ 2009 -> 3d
Focus
countries
Indonesia, Vietnam,
Colombia, Nicaragua, Mali,
Tanzania, Mozambique en
Zuid-Afrika
Canada, Brasil, Ukraine,
Baltic States, Rusland,

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3. Results: Budgets for projects
Daey Ouwens Fund
Tender 1 (biomass projects) € 1.850.000
Tender 2 (biomass projects) € 4.400.000
Total € 6.250.000
Global Sustainable Biomass fund
Tender 1 € 4.700.000
Tender 2 € 7.700.000
Total € 12.400.000
Sustainable Biomass Import - T1 € 3.200.000
Total € 3.200.000
Total € 21.850.000

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Projects contracted
Crop Number
Algae 2
Agricultural Residues 3
Jatropha 14
Palm Oil 7
Nuts 4
Oilseed 2
Sugar (Cane, Sorgum
& Palm)
5
Wood Pellets 4
projects by continent
Africa 21
Asia 11
Europe 3
North America 1
South America 10

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4. Pilots projects support learning proces:
Goal of financial support:
• Attain sustainable production
• Knowledge transfer and
capacity building
• Avoid negative indirect
effects (macro monitoring)
• Certification of sustainable
trade chains
Supporting Program
• Build up knowledge for
improving policies of biomass
and biofuel use and support

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A set of Jatropha projects
NL Agency
Interventions
Status/Reviews
Workshop
Exchange &
Learning
Dissemination

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Goal for Jatropha workshop 27 september 2010
Discussions in an open atmosphere
1. Learn, about sucses and failures
2. What do we know? What is sure?
3. How we can improve our projects?
4. Are there still questions?
5. Can we use the projects to solve the questions?