Sustainable biomass Rob Remmers Essent Business Development KIVI/NIRIA October 12, 2006 Smart Energy...

Sustainable biomass

Rob RemmersEssentBusiness Development

KIVI/NIRIAOctober 12, 2006

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1. Introduction

2. Essent and Renewable Energy

3. History of sustainability within Essent

4. Way forward

Agenda

Energy Value Chain

ExecutiveBoard

NetworksCable-com

SWBEssent Germany

ProjectsValueAdded

Services

Service&

Sales

EnergyManage-

mentGroup

GenerationBusinessDevelop-

ment

Business Development is part of the Essent "Energy Value Chain"

• Developing strategy for the EVC and elaborating it into business opportunities• Development of investment proposals• Analysis/control activities regarding the energy related participations of Essent

WasteMnt.

staff, SSC

1. Introduction



4. Way forward

Agenda

Essent is at the forefront of renewable energy

•Sustainability always high on Essent agenda;part of our mission and corporate core values

•Why are we active in renewable energy?

• Environmental and social responsibility,

• minimize environmental burden (e.g. CO2 emissions)

• Security of supply and fuel mix diversification

• Added value from profitable renewable energy activities

•Inventor of “Groene Stroom” (1995) and market leader in renewable energy in the Benelux

•Essent is a first mover, frontrunner and large investor in renewable energy (mainly bio energy and wind)

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Million kWh

An increase from 15 now to 30% in 2010 of renewable electricity production is possible…

fossilproduction

70%

renewable30%

biomass85%

wind15%

but:• financial support should be sound

- moratorium, agro residues, sustainable bio-oil• biomass market should develop towards a fully

open commodity market (transparent, sustainable)• time to improve is necessary

Worldwide targets and availability

• World energy use: 480 EJ

• Long term scenario’s: 25% bio energyGreenpeace: 130 EJ – Shell: 350 EJ

• Potential sourcesWEA: 200 EJ – Utrecht University: 1000 EJ

BUT:

• Greenhouse gases balance• Competition with food, local energy production, medicines, building materials• Socially acceptable• Biodiversity• Prosperity• Welfare• Environment• Economics

1. Introduction



4. Way forward

Agenda

Essent's road to sustainability

• 1985: first wind park realised • 1995: PNEM starts "Groene Stroom"-pilot

(more expensive, restrictions to input)• 2002: Bio-energy forum: A vision on socially acceptable bio energy

(recommendations)• 2002: start of Green Gold Label (example)• 2003: Essent and University of Utrecht start, supported by the Ministry

of Economic Affaires IEA Task 40: Sustainable International Bio Energy Trade: secure demand and supply (website: www.bioenergytrade.org)

• 2005: Essent presents first report on Corporate Social Responsibility (MVO) • 2006: Essent participates in Energy Transition project: "Duurzame productie

van biomassa" (commissie Cramer)

Conclusion

• Essent is a major player regarding renewable energy production and can deliver an important contribution to the Dutch R.E. target (~11 TWh in 2010)

• Essent is seriously concerned about sustainability of biomass fuels

therefore:

The role of Essent is to…

… adopt the principles of Round Table of Sustainable Palm Oil… offer know how in public discussion… cooperate in developing sustainability criteria by government and NGO's… stop the use of biomass fuels once sustainability is poor and cannot be improved… use and further imrove existing sustainability tools

Government should then…

... remove the moratorium on subsidies for new large scale projects… increase the subsidies for co-firing agro residues and sustainable bio-oil

Appendix

Recommendations

Clear carbon balances needed Emissions have to be lowered to

the level of natural gas power plants

Cascade usage of biomass has priority

Chain responsibility also for bio energy

Sustainable pact for bio energy is needed for public support

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GGL in practice

Source Process

GGL claims

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Transport & Storage

CoC documents

Energycompany Client

GGLS6

Source Processx GGLS1

Source

Source

biomass

GGLS4GGL Product certificate

return

Koffieschillen bieden nieuwperspectief voor Groene Stroom

Essent deelnemer in uniek project Gambia

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WNF en Essent verlengen samenwerkingscontract met vier jaar

Het Wereld Natuur Fonds en energiebedrijf Essent hebben vandaag, 28 september, hun samenwerkingsovereenkomst met vier jaar verlengd. Dit betekent dat de organisaties ook de komende vier jaar hun gezamenlijke activiteiten op het gebied van duurzaam ondernemen en klimaatverandering voortzetten. Zo zullen WNF en Essent gezamenlijk op zoek gaan naar alternatieve, duu

Minimum Demand

2007: Comply with international-legal obligations and local legislation, added with other performance indicators. Obliged reporting when performance indicators do not exist (yet)

2011: Comply with performance indicators and active protection. Performance indicators are being developed based on the reports from phase I.

GHG-balance: Net emissions reduction related to fossil reference is at least 30% in 2007 en 50% in 2011

Biodiversity: no violation of valuable ecosystemsCompetition, prosperity: 2007 insights, 2011 no reduction allowedWelfare: from the beginning strict rules for labor conditions,

human rights, social circumstances and integrityEnvironment: comply to international and EU regulation

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Theses

1. To demand 100% of sustainability today closes the way to develop a global sustainable biomass market

3. The recent adjustments of the MEP-support for large scale bio-energy is an important barrier for the development of a sustainable biomass market

2. When there is no levelled playing field for bio energy in Europe, the Netherlands will not be able to reach the Kyoto goals

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