20151027 better biomass workshop brussels
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Better Biomass
demonstrating sustainability of biomass in bio-based products
Workshop agenda
• Overview Better Biomass certification system
• Better Biomass sustainability criteria
• Eneco Bio Golden Raand: Sustainable electricity from residue wood
• Questions
Overview Better Biomass certification system
• Background and general structure of the Better Biomass certification system
• What are the sustainability criteria?
• How to get certified?
• How can policy makers, procurers and regulators use the system?
• What is the link with European (CEN) and global (ISO) sustainability standards?
Background and general structure of the Better Biomass certification system
Booming Biomass
• Biomass is global business
• Large opportunities for new activities in the field of biomass
• Must not be at the expense of other important values for nature, environment and society
• European biomass demand will exceed domestic production
Better Biomass certification system
• For solid, liquid and gaseous biomass chains
• Electricity, heating, transport fuel and bio-based products
• Operational since early 2011
• Accreditation by RvA (EA, IAF member)
• European recognition for RED: 31 July 2012
• Harmonized with international standards (CEN & ISO)
What are the sustainability criteria?
• Very inclusive definition of sustainability
• Criteria covering People, Planet & Profit
• Broad stakeholder support (industry, academics, policy and NGO’s)
• Revision just finalized
Scope of certification
How to get certified?
1. Preparation
a) Membership
2. Initial audit
a) phase 1: research and preparation
b) phase 2: on-site audit and feedback
3. Granting of certificate
4. Maintaining certificate
a) Surveillance audit (annual)
b) Re-certification (within 5 years)
How can policy makers, procurers and regulators use the system?
Standardization
• A standard is a voluntary agreement amongst market parties
• All parties concerned
• Agreements based on consensus
• Open & transparent process
• Purposes
– Facilitating trade & interoperability
– Self-regulation
– Health, safety, environment
– Image
Many relevant characteristics for bio-based products, including:
– LCA
– Toxicity
– Sustainability of the biomass used
– Bio-based content
– Biodegradability
– Marine biodegradability
– … and many more
Characteristics of Bio-based products
Standards and certification
Application Certification Sustainability
criteria
NTA 8080-1 NTA 8080-2
NTA 8081
Certifying bodies
Companies
Law and regulation
Policy framework
Golden triangle
Examples
• Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC)
• Dutch Energy agreement
• Standardization mandate
– M/492 Bio-based products
What is the link with European (CEN) and global (ISO) sustainability standards?
NTA 8080
ISO 13065 ISO/PC 248
EN 16751 CEN/TC 411
EN 16214 CEN/TC 383
NEN-EN 16214
NEN-EN 16751*
* National adoption after publication of EN 16751
Mandatory national adoption
Input in standard
Standardization activities
Overview of applicability
Biofuels & bioliquids
Solid & gaseous biomass
Bio-based products
ISO 13065 EN 16751
NTA 8080 | Better Biomass
EN 16214*
Level of detail
PCIs
Minimum requirements
Verifiers
* Only RED sustainability aspects
ISO and CEN standards committees
• ISO/PC 248 “Sustainability criteria for bioenergy
• CEN/TC 383 “Sustainably produced biomass for energy applications”
• CEN/TC 411 “Bio-based products”
ISO/PC 248 - Scope
• Standardization in the field of sustainability criteria for production, supply chain and application of bioenergy. This includes terminology and aspects related to the sustainability (e.g. environmental, social and economic) of bioenergy.
ISO/PC 248 - Membership
Blue: Participating members (34 countries) Orange: Observing members (13 countries)
ISO/PC 248 - Standards
• ISO 13065:2015, Sustainability criteria for bioenergy
CEN/TC 383 - Scope
• Sustainability principles, criteria and indicators including their verification and auditing schemes, for as a minimum, but not restricted to, biomass for energy applications. This includes greenhouse gas emission and fossil fuel balances, biodiversity, environmental, economic and social aspects and indirect effects within each of the aspects
CEN/TC 383 - Focus
• Develop standards that allows users to check for the sustainability requirements as laid down by Directive 2009/28/EC (Renewable Energy Directive)
CEN/TC 383 - Standards
• EN 16214, Sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels and bioliquids for energy applications - Principles, criteria, indicators and verifiers – Part 1 (2012): Terminology
– Part 2 (2014): Conformity assessment including chain of custody and mass balance [TS]
– Part 3 (2012): Biodiversity and environmental aspects related to nature protection purposes
– Part 4 (2013): Calculation methods of the GHG emission balance using a LCA approach
CEN/TC 411 - Scope
• Development of standards for bio-based products covering horizontal aspects. This includes consistent terminology, sampling, certification tools, bio-based content, application of and correlation towards life cycle analysis, sustainability criteria for biomass used and for final products, and aspects where further harmonization is needed on horizontal level
CEN/TC 411 - Mandate
• Standardization request from the European Commission (M/492)
CEN/TC 411 - Standards
• FprEN 16751, Bio-based products - Sustainability criteria [currently under formal vote]
ISO 13065 has been used as starting point
Better Biomass sustainability criteria
Themes
• Greenhouse gas emissions
• Competition with local applications
• Biodiversity
• The environment
• Prosperity
• Wellbeing
What’s new or improved?
• New developments taken into account:
– Carbon debt
– Cascading of biomass
– ILUC
• Improvements in criteria setting
– Biodiversity
– Socio-economic criteria
– Continual improvement
Greenhouse gas emissions
• GHG emission savings
• Land use change
– Wetlands
– Continuously forested areas and other forests
– Peatland
• Excluding use that creates carbon debt
Competition with local applications
• Local prices
• Efficient use of raw materials (biomass cascading)
• ‘ILUC low risk’ [optional]
Biodiversity
• Land use change
– Primary forest and other wooded land
– Nature protection areas
– Highly biodiverse grassland
• Creating set-aside areas
• Restoring, preserving and strengthening biodiversity
The environment
• Soil quality
• Ground and surface water quality
• Water sources and use
• Air quality
• Waste management
Prosperity
• Contributing to local economy
• Recruiting amongst local population
• Contracting local suppliers
Wellbeing
• Labour rights
• Working conditions
• Responsible contact with (local) stakeholders
• Land-use rights
• Contributing to wellbeing local population
• Integrity of company
ENECO Bio Golden Raand
Sustainable electricity from residue wood
Eneco Bio Golden Raand
• Sustainable electricity from residue wood
• Challenges and experiences
• Generating supply of sustainable biomass
www.betterbiomass.com