International Seminar on Gasification 2013, Oct 16-18, Gteborg, Sweden

First-time application of Entrained Flow Gasification and

Torrefaction in a large-scale Commercial Demonstration
Project - the WOODSPIRIT Biomethanol Project

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Content

Trends and Opportunities in gasification

The WoodSpirit Project

Technology Overview

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Entrained Flow Gasification

Trends and
Opportunities
With a huge variety of uses for
syngas and H2, gasification is
ideally suited to generate additional
revenue from every ton of
feedstock produced, while meeting
even the strictest environmental
regulations.

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What is gasification?
Feed is
Carbon (C)
Hydrogen (H)
Water (H2O)

Gasification is

Gasifier

Products are

Main Reactions:

O2
H2O

C + O2 => CO
C + CO2

2 CO

C + H2O => CO+H2

CO + H2O

CO2+H2

CO2
Sulfur

Sulfur (S)
Nitrogen (N)
Ash (rock)
Trace Elements
(e.g. Mercury)

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CO2 :
Carbon Sequestration (CCS)

Slag

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)

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Market trends and opportunities

for Gasification
Products

Trends and Opportunities

Chemicals
e.g. Methanol, Polypropylene, Ammonia,

Is and will remain the market with the

highest realization potential (CtC/BtC1)

Synthetic Natural Gas

Serious alternative for (coal rich) countries,

with lack on cheap natural gas availability

Alternative Transportation Fuels (CtL/BtL2)

High-quality diesel from FT3-synthesis
Fuels with higher biomass content

Volatile oil and gas prices, security of supply

concerns and climate protection cause search
for alternative fuel sources

Refinery Hydrogen
For upgrading products in refineries or
in oil sands processing

Increasing demand for cleaner and lighter

fuels are the drivers for higher H2 consumption
within refineries

Power
Large scale IGCC4 with CCS5 as
environmental friendly alternative to
Steam Power Plants
Small scale power production via high
efficient Biomass gasification systems

High dependency on environmental legislation

Currently weak demand for CO2 capture and

storage solutions
Availability and low energy density of biomass

drive gasifier capacity and location

1CtC/BtCCoal/Biomass
4IGCCIntegrated

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to Chemicals; 2CtL/BtL Coal/Biomass to Liquids; 3FT-synthesisFischer-Tropsch synthesis;

Gasification Combined Cycle, 5CCSCarbon Capture and Sequestration

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BtL1 / BtE2 Global gasifier market

USA/Canada/Mexico:
Push through subsidies
already in place

Markets
BtL projects mainly focused on markets for industrial
scale chemical / transportation fuels production

Western Europe
Large scale projects in Netherlands and
Finland under development
Subsidies available

Japan: Feed-in-tarif available

BtE mainly used for small scale power generation

Political / Economics Drivers

Financial decision guided by size and location,
availability of feedstock, its energy content and
processing costs

China
Underdeveloped as of today, but
government policy and subsidies
announced

Insufficient grid expansion (developing countries)

Asia Pacific Region

(India/Indonesia/Malaysia/
Thailand/Vietnam/):
Could support electrification of rural
and remote areas, growth rate for
small/medium scale applications

Public opinion against fossil fuel plants

(industrialized countries)
1BtLBiomass

South-America:
Opportunities for BtL/BtE at sugar
plantations (bagasse) and croplands

to Liquids; 2BtE Biomass to Energy

Gasifier application in renewable applications forecasted to grow within the next years/decades
Short / Mid-term market will be dominated by small / medium-scale applications
Large scale lighthouse projects under development
Availability and low energy density of biomass drive gasifier capacity and location
Subsidies or feed-in-tariffs are key for biomass
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The Woodspirit Project

The first commercial large scale

demonstration of combined
torrefaction and gasification
Production of bio-methanol, a
second generation biofuel (no
adverse effect on the food chain)

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Background Wood Spirit project

Sustainable feedstock: 1,5 mio mton/year (wet) wood (EU Directive 2009/28/EC)
Product: >400 kton = 500 mio liters Bio-methanol
Green Syngas: > 1 billion Nm3/year
CO2 savings: 900 kton/year
Project Funded by EU (NER300): 199 mio EUR
Location: Delfzijl, Netherlands

Feedstock

Feedstock

pre-treatment

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Gasification

Synthesis Gas

Conversion to
liquid fuels

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Sales

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WoodSpirit partners & envisaged roles/scope

Lead partners

Torrefied feedstock

Syngas off take

Torrefied feedstock

02
production

Civils and infrastructure

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MeOH
production

Andritz

Siemens

Feedstock

Syngas
cleaning

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tbd

tbd

BioMCN

Bio-methanol off take

Pre-treatment &
torrefaction

Gasification

Siemens

Bio-methanol off take

Feedstock

E&I

Syngas off take

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Block flow diagram

Preliminary engineering results:

Ship transport by Handymax or Panamax bulk carriers
Buffer storage envisaged for 2 weeks, possibly in pyramid silos
Density of torrefied material is fundamental for performance of gasifier
Ash content of biomass is fundamental for gasifier design
Additional bio-fuel storage is required

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Overview location and Project Schedule

Project Schedule:

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Conceptual Design

12/2013

FEED Start

1/2014

Commercial Operation

2017

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WoodSpirit is

an EU showcase for conversion of lignocellulose to biofuels

a first commercial scale demonstration of gasification in combination with torrefaction

and an important alternative to CCS

an innovative Renewable Energy Source

able to improve energy independence

a generator of sustainable second generation biofuels

500 million liters biofuels = ~3 billion green car kilometers per year

about mandatory EU 2020 targets: European Renewable Energy Directive (RED).

In 2020 at least 10% of all energy used in transportation has to be renewable

able to generate an significant additional CO2 savings of 900 kton per year

a boost for a bio-based economy

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Technology Overview

Gasification
Torrefaction

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Siemens offers gasifier types for every feedstock

Feedstock's with more
than 4 wt% ash content
Lignite's, Sub-bituminous and
Bituminous coals, Hard coals,
Cooling Screen Design
Fuel

Feedstock's with less

than 4 wt% ash content
Biomass, Petroleum coke, Bitumen,
Tars, Oils, Asphaltenes,
Refractory Wall Design

Oxygen, steam

Pressurized
water inlet

Pressurized water
outlet
Burner

Burner insert

Cooling wall
Refractory
lining

Cooling
screen

Reactor
1300 to
1800C

SiC layer
Cooling water

Cooled
reactor outlet

Quench water

Quench
water

Total quench
Gas outlet

Quench

Gas outlet

Granulated slag

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Animation of Siemens Entrained Flow Gasification

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Siemens supplies and warrants equipment that can

have a major impact on functionality and performance
Key Gasification Equipment
Gasifier incl. all internals
Burner
Feeder vessel
Burner management and gasification
island control/ESD* system
Fuel flow measuring equipment

Gasifier

Loosening elements/filters for coal

bunker and lock hoppers
Burner

* ESD Emergency shut-down

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Feeder vessel

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Siemens is investigating pure biomass feedstock and

blends with coal or petcoke
Siemens Expands Feedstock Capability with Biomass
Testing indicates blends of non pre-treated biomass with coal or petcoke
up to approx.. 20% depending on the biomass type are possible
Torrefaction is necessary for pure biomass feedstock or blends with
a significant portion of biomass

Typical Tested
Biomass Feedstock

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Ground Biomass
Feedstock

Torrified Biomass
Feedstock

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Ground Torrified
Biomass Feedstock

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What is torrefaction?

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ECNs/Andritz torrefaction technology

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Summary

First time large scale application of entrained flow gasification with biomass in a
project-finance environment
EU-funded project performed by international consortium to follow the European
Energy Directive
500 millions liters biofuel will generate CO2 saving of 900 ktons per year
Torrefaction shows one way to unify the inhomogeneous feedstock as basis for use of
biomass within a complex industrial plant
Entrained Flow Gasification pave the way for large throughput biofuel projects requiring
very clean syngas

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Thank you for your attention

Dr. Klaus-Dieter Klemmer
Siemens Fuel Gasification Technology GmbH & Co. KG
Halsbruecker Str. 34
09599 Freiberg, Germany
Tel.: +49 (3731) 785-384
Fax: +49 (3731) 785-352
Mobile: +49 (172) 3695064
mailto: klaus-dieter.klemmer@siemens.com

Siemens Energy Sector

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