Presentation of 25MW Biomass Power Plant in

Kozani Area
BIOENAREA PROJECT International Conference
Regional Policies in Bioenergy Kozani, Greece 21/11/2012

PPCRs Mission & Strategy

PPCR is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PPC S.A. and being the only vertically integrated RES
operator in Greece, its objective is to secure a leading position in the Greek RES market by the end
of the decade by increasing significantly its market share of the Greek RES market from 6%
currently to approximately 20%, contributing thus to the national green development vision and to
the creation of the foundations for sustainable development.

PPCRs Strategy is founded on two central pylons:

1. The development of a portfolio in all RES forms, involving:

The construction of new large inland and island W/Ps involving major interconnection works
The construction of two of the largest PV stations in Europe and in the world as well as many smaller ones
The exploration of the high enthalpy geothermal fields in the Aegean islands
The construction of new Small Hydro electric stations
The development of hybrid systems
The development of Biomass
The planning of offshore wind parks

2. The strategic co-operations home and abroad, aiming to jointly develop RES projects and to achieve
exchange of knowhow
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PPCRs Strategic Levers

PPCRs goal is to enhance its position in the Greek market by achieving critical mass through the
development of a sizeable, diversified asset portfolio
Historically present in RES development in Greece

Well diversified portfolio

by type of RES and market

Involved in all commercial RES technologies

Projects with the widest geographic dispersal
Small projects with huge local significance

Investment decision making process

in line with growth expectations

Develop a faster and more flexible corporate structure and investment decisions making process in line with PPC
procedures

Optimize on operational and management performance so as to increase efficiency, margins and hence
competitiveness

Operational performance

Capitalizing on its employees technical expertise and operational experience, PPCR has a solid base to position itself
among the most important players in the market
Co-operation Agreements with strategic content

Extroversion via meaningful collaborations

Co-operations for unique and large projects

PPCRs Portfolio
PPCR current portfolio of installed assets is 144,7 MW, holding a leading position in the country in SHPPs

PPCR portfolio in MW (type

& geography, Q4 2012)

Evros
Xanthi

Drama
Serres

Rodopi

MW

Kavala

150

Kilkis
Pella
Florina

Chalkidiki

56.69

Limnos

Pieria

100

Grevena

Lesvos

Larisa
Trikala
Magnisia

Corfu

Thesprotia
Preveza

Evia

Fthiotida

Zante

0,30

Chios

Evritania

Aitoloakarnania
Lefkada

24.39

Karditsa
Arta

Kefalonia

0,71

Salonica

Imathia

Kastoria Kozani

Ioannina

144,7

Fokida

Achaia

Voiotia

Attika

50

62,62

Samos

Korinthia
Argolida

Ilia

Arkadia

Messinia

Cyclades

Dodekanese
Lakonia

PV Plants
WFs (Non Interconnected)
WFs (Interconnected)
SHPPs (Non Interconnected)
SHPPs (Interconnected)

W/F

SHPP
P/V

Chania

Rethimno

Iraklio

Lasithi

23 Wind Farms (mainly in islands)

15 SHPPs (mainly in mainland)
11 P/V installations
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Contents

Biomass

(general overview)

Presentation
Projects

of the Project

Benefits

Conclusions

Electricity production from biomass in Europe and globally

Biomass contributes 14% of global
energy consumption (25% in
industrialized countries and 75% in
developing)

Approximately 860 TWh of biomass

energy (heat & electricity) are used
mainly in Europe and North America

Only 1.3% of world production an

energy comes from biomass (estimated
to be 2.4% in 2030)

The contribution of electricity from

biomass in energy balances of
individual countries varies from 0% to
10.9% (Finland)
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Electricity production from biomass in Europe and globally

In the EU the development of electricity from

biomass burning solid forms has increased an

average of 14.7% annually from 2001 to 62,2
TWh in 2009
There are about 800 biomass power plants in
the EU with a total capacity of 7,1 GW
The countries with the highest concentration of
power plants of solid biomass is the Nordic
(Finland, Sweden) and also Germany and
Austria
The corresponding investment in developing

countries is based on the prevailing favorable

policy for over a decade, by subsidizing
biomass for electricity production
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Primary energy production from solid biomass in the EU

Solid Biomass primary energy production growth

for the EU (2000-2010) in Mtoe

Source: EurObserver, 2011

Gross electricity production from solid biomass in the EU (TWh)

Primary energy production, gross electricity production and heat

consumption from solid biomass in the EU 2010

Primary energy production of

solid biomass in the EU in 2020

(estimation) : 10,481 TWh

Heat consumption from solid

biomass in the EU in 2020

(estimation) : 10,105 TWh

Gross electricity production

from solid biomass in the EU in
2020 (estimation) : 1,360 TWh

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Energy Content of different Fossil Fuel types

Fuel

Energy content

Biomass

2380 - 4770

Lignite

500 - 2500

Carbons

6440 - 8350

Oil

9500 - 10700

Natural Gas

~ 12450

Units

Kcal/kg

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Characteristics of Biomass Combustion

IMPACT
Public Health

Estimated Cost
(m./kWh)
5,8

SO2 Emissions

0,0013

NOx Emissions

0,011

Ecosystems

Negligible

Equipment

0,0289

Noise

Not quantified

Landscape

Not quantified

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Quantitative CO2 Cycle

1.2tn O2

1.6tn CO2
1.2tn O2

0.2ha

1tn Biomass

0.6tn H2O

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Biomass Technologies
in Consideration

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Diagram of Biomass Combustion Plant

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Grate Firing (Specifications)

Combustion Chamber Temperature

Air Stoichiometry
% Oxygen after combustion

Thermal Load at the grate

Thermal Load in the Combustion
Chamber

1000-1150oC
50-60%
6-8%

8-9 GJ/(m2h)
450-500
MJ/(m3h)

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Fluidized Bed Combustion (FBC)

Combustion Chamber Temperature 850-900oC

Increase in potential can be achieved by increasing
the pressure in the combustion chamber (Pressurized
Fluidized Bed Combustion PFBC)

Bubbling Fluidized Bed Combustion BFBC

Circulating Fluidizes Bed Combustion (CFBC)

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Presentation of the Project

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Integrated Project Layout

Wood

Energy crops

Biomass
Handling

Storage/Distribution
Building

Electrical
Production
Plant

Agricultural
Residues

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Projects Specifications

25 MWe (Electrical Energy Production)

75

MWth (Thermal Energy Production)

Annual
Area
CO2
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Energy Production: 186,150 MWh (Availability 85%)

required for the plant and storage: ~25x103 m2

reduction: 167,000 tons/y (~2.5 m annually)

new working positions (in the power plant) and another

185 required for the biomass production

Project

Cost: 80 m.
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Projects Capabilities

Air

Biomass

Start up
heat

Combustion

Hot
Gases

Boiler

Steam

Turbine

Ash
Power
25MW
(186,150MWh)
28,000 Houses

Heat
75MW
(558,450MWh)
30,000 Houses
(7-month period)

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Organizing the Supply Chain

Assume a rate of 5,000 tones of Biomass per MWe

150K tones of Biomass (annually)

Requires 10,000 ha (1ha = 10,000m2)

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Organizing the Supply Chain

Power Output (MWel)

Operating period (hours/year)
Efficiencyel (%)
Biomass Consumption (dry ton/hour)
Daily consumption rate (dry ton)
Required number of 20ton-trucks daily

Stock required for 30 day (1 month) supply (tons)

25
7.446
32
17,58
422
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12.660

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Organizing the Supply Chain

Cynara cardunculus:

Miscanthus sinensis:

Sorghum bicolor:

Life cycle:12 15 years

Life cycle:12 15 years

Life cycle:1 year

Production: 1-2 ton dry

biomass / 0.1ha

Production: 1-2 ton dry

biomass / 0.1ha

Production: 2-3 ton dry

biomass / 0.1ha

Annual Biomass production profile according to the different types

J

Cynara cardunculus

Miscanthus sinensis
Sorghum bicolor
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Organizing the Supply Chain

Estimated percentage of land required for the operation of a 25 MW power

plant, for various transportation ranges of the crop and various yields of
energy crops

20Km Radius
(314,000acres)

30Km Radius
(706,500acres)

60Km Radius
(2,826,000acres)

1 ton/1K m2

10%

4.4%

1.1%

2 ton/1K m2

5%

2.2%

0.55%

Power plant of 25 MW

The indicative total area of the Region of Western Macedonia is 9,451,000 acres*.
According to these estimates in order to meet the needs of the 25MW biomass power
plant 1.4% of the total area (although the yields of energy crops is 1 ton / 0.1ha) or
0.7% of the total area (if the efficiency is 2 tons/ha) is required.
* 1 acre = 4 ha
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Current State / Steps to Follow

Currently:
Licensing

stage (RAE)

Organizing

the supply chain

Steps to follow:
Finish

Start

off with the rest of the licensing procedure

with the construction of the power plant

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Financial Considerations and Time plan

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Cost Breakdown

Cost breakdown (%) for CapEx

CapEx

Cost breakdown (%) for OpEx

OpEx

Equipment

63%

Biomass

84%

Labor

14%

Equipment maintenance

10%

Other

10%

Salaries

3%

Building Construction

4%

Other

3%

Storage facility

9%

Total

100%

Total

100%

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Projects Time plan

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

2012

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Licensing
Supply chain Organization

2013

Licensing
Power Plan Construction
Supply chain Organization

2014

Power Plant Construction

Supply chain Organization
2015

Testing

Production

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Conclusions
Biomass

is a very efficient and environmental friendly method

of power production

Biomass

technology has reached a mature level (high capacity

factors)
Cogeneration

can increase significantly the efficiency of the

plant
Constant

power production improve grids stability

biomass system (plant + supply chain) requires a large

number of working positions

Increase

sustainability and improve economy of the region

Promising

Technology especially when used in hybrid systems

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