Bionic presentation describing exemplary the interaction between african biomass production and bionic's microfuel technology. Auguist 2012, English Version

1. BIO-CHAR FOR EUROPEAN POWER-PLANTS
BIO-CHAR AND BIO-OIL PRODUCTION
FOR EUROPEAN POWER PLANTS
via microfuel biomass depolymerisation
using sustainable feedstock from
Bionic Palm plantations in Africa
by
Bionic Group of companies Bionic Palm Ltd
c/o Bionic Laboratories GmbH PO Box 14916 GP
D- 64521 Gross-Gerau, Germany Accra, Ghana
www.bionic-world.net www.bionic-palm.com
info@bionic-lab.de
© Revision 22, Mar 2012, patents pending © 2012 by Bionic
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2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Bio-Char for European Power-Plants 23. Bionic in Ghana
2. Table of Contents 24. Testfarm in 2010
3. Substitution of fossile Energy 25. Environment & Resources
4. EU targets for renewable Energies 26. Continuous soil Improvement
5. From Biomass to Energy 27. Decreasing CO² Footprint
6. Energy content of Biochar / Biooil 28. Zero waste internal Cycles
7. The System 29. Social Responsibility & Environment
8. Microfuel Process 30. Local Social Responsibility & Equity
9. Mass Balance 31. Affordable energy - the basis of public prosperity
10.Free Bio-Coal for European power plants 32. Bionic„s lasting engagment in Africa
11.Principal Process Flow 33. Strategic Path forward
12.Petro Unit 34. A true Win-Win situation
13.Power Generation 35. Experience
14.Bio Oil 36. Technical Standards
15.Bio Char 37. Recent Projects
16.Plant Design (1.000 TPD capacity) 38. Thank you for your attention
17.Plant Layout
18.Modular Design Abbreviations:
MWDP microwave depolymerisation
19.Calculation Overview TCDP thermo catalytic depolymerisation
20.Detailed Sample Calculation TPD tons per day
MGY mega gallons per year
21. Comparing of Costs REDD reducing emissions from reforestration
22. Bionic in Ghana ASTM american society for testing of materials
HDS hydrosulphurisation
CDM clean development mechnism
ATEX athmosphere explosive
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3. SUBSTITUTION OF FOSSILE ENERGY
• Electricity from fossile oil and coal generates the largest CO2
emissions worldwide.
• Instead of waiting for new technologies, present power production can be easily
converted to prevent fossile CO2 emission by using CO2 neutral biomass instead.
• However, conventional biomass, such as woodchips, straw or biomass pellets, requires
enourmous investment in new incineration and filter technologies for a biomass fuel of
substantially lower energy content.
• A viable alternative offers the use of biochar from the Bionic microfuel process.
• The Bionic microwave depolymerisation process MWDP uses conventional biomass,
converts the volatile components into usable fuels which cover the costs of the complete
process and additionally produces a dry, CO2 neutral biochar with similar calorific
values as fossile coal.
• Building on African biomass waste or fast growing biomass plantations allows economic
support for developing countries and real cost savings at the same time.

4. EU TARGETS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGIES
growth of biomass requirement for power generation
inside EU. Progression 27 [ Twhel ]
~ 1.960
11,5% 320 15% agricultural
1030 75% Wood
70  High energy content
 Low ash
 High availability
need for biopellet feedstock requires Import
Available 2010 8 ~ 550
Biofuels 70
Max pellet capacity 610
6 Heat 400
Required Import
Expansion 126 Power
80 10% Biowaste
140 2005 2020 2020
estimated for 2020
Mio t.
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5. FROM BIOMASS TO ENERGY
Bionic
biomass plantations biomass preprocessing
drying, grinding and pelletizing Microfuel process
usable light oil
similar to Diesel ( D2 )
CO2 neutral
water
power generation
soil amendment
(tera preta)
high calorific Biochar
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6. ENERGY CONTENT OF BIOCHAR / BIOOIL
Unit Wood Pellets Bionic Bionic Anthraci
Char Oil te
MJ/kg 14,4 19,9 26,8 42,2 30,0
Bionic
kWh/kg 4,0 5,5 7,4 11,7 8,3
H2O 50,0 % 15,6% 3,4% < 0,1% <
CO2 neutral neutral neutral neutral 10,0%
949 g/kWh
Bionic Char and Bionic Oil has significant higher calorific value and better quality
than conventional pyrolysis or torrefication products
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7. THE SYSTEM
• The Bionic Group provides full service management for plantations in Ghana
and other West African countries for foreign clients.
• Sustainable biomass feedstock, such as Jathropha, Bamboo, Castor or
Eucalyptus will grow under controlled and secure conditions and will be
available for harvest 3-5 times faster than compareable sources in Europe.
• Programs against climate change like reforestration (REDD) can be integrated.
• After preparation (grinding and pelletizing) the feedstock will be processed in
Bionic„s microwave depolymerisation system for conversion into
• light oil, usable for power generation in local market and
• biochar, usable in European power plants (500 TPD)
• Quality of the light oils complies with ASTM D975 D-2 Diesel
• Quality of the biochar compares to anthracite charcoal, but is CO2 neutral
• Revenues from oil sales cover all costs for feedstock farming and processing
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8. MICROFUEL PROCESS
The proprietery microfuel system has been
developed by the Bionic Group since 2001 and modulated microwave radiation
is one of the leading catalytic cracking
technologies in the world. (patents pending)
Biomass Lignine light oil
zeolith catalyst
Hydrogen
Cellulosis biochar
Biomass, containing most Lignine and The complete process is
Cellulosis, is converted by the combination of a combined in a single
zeolithic catalyst and modulated microwave high-tech reactor system
radiation to oil and biochar in a single reactor. with a capacity of up to
80 TPD Feedstock.
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9. MASS BALANCE
pre-processing conversion output
Microfuel MF 480 B Gas 420 kg
3.000 kg/h of
dry biomass pellets ~ 14,0%
Oil 990 kg
~33,0%
Char 1.470 kg
600 kW (el) ~49,0%
750 kW (therm) 600 kW (el)
250 kW (therm)
for pre-processing of Water 120 kg
feedstock
~ 12-17%
of oil output used ~4,0%
300 kW (el) for internal power
350 kW (therm) production Heat
1.500 kW CHP
for post-processing ~ 500 kW @ 90 C
of bio-oil (through energy recovery)
Material flow per hour per reactor
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10. BIO-COAL FOR EUROPEAN POWER PLANTS
SYNTHETIC FUEL/ LOCAL GREEN ELECTRICITY FROM A
500HA PLANTATION
local markets 1 x MF480B 500 ha ++
reactors
121 BPD Diesel OR
143 BPD BIOCRUDE
3 t per day
4 Ton per day For fuel
available for local conversion
electricity production
in IFGT yielding 3.2 100 ton p.a. / ha
MWH 1.5 T per day fast growing banagrass
Bio-char
Export to Europe
CO2 neutral
power generation
from high calorific bio-char
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11. PRINCIPAL PROCESS FLOW
Pre-process Reactor Condensation/Disti
llation
Distillation
output column
conveyor
Rotor feeder fuel output
Dryer
fuel tank
output screw ATEX Kat 3 Zone 22 T1
Shredder Rotor feeder
Decagon
Silo condensers
Rotor feeder hydrotreating
system
OUT Rotor
Big Bag security
vent Vacuum
Pelletizer fluid
catalyst mixer circlesystem
steam out PI
Rotor feeder IN cooling
80 °C water
25°C
separation tank
inertgas water out
uncondensable
Silo output
togenerator
50°C
input conveyor Air IN
thermal nitrogen 1 2010/10/18 12 Overview singleUnit
oil
No Date Rev Description
Sheet: 01
generator pressure tank nitrogen nitrogen mf480
exhaust gases for exhaust gas tank generator Prozess Flow Diagram of : 01
heat- Classification: Draft Reviewed:
gas in exchanger
ProjectID : DrawingNo:
17/10 Rev. :
(c)2010by BFT Bionic Fuel Technologies AG,Germany
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12. PETRO UNIT
propane
atm. destillation
gaswasher butane
nafta
nafta
Alkyl
reformer gasfuel
HDS jet A-1
HDS
diesel /
cracker blender
visbreaker blender
HS
vac. destillation sulphur
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13. BIO OIL
Upgraded Bio-oil produced by the microfuel process matches the ASTM specifications in
most cases for transportation and generator low sulphur fuels. Blending with additives
like cetane enhancers and hydrotreatment increases the energy content and quality
parameters.
Bio-Oil Analytics
comparing to ASTM specifications for low-sulphur fuel
Parameter Method Unit eucalyptus wood chips Specification ASTM D975 1-D S500
Flash point ASTM D 93 / DIN 2719 °C 56,5 52,5 min 38
Kin. Viscosity (40 °C) ASTM D 445 / DIN 3104 mm2/s 1,126 1,319 1.1 - 2.4
Lubricity HFRR 60°C ASTM D 6079 µm 389 357 max 520
Ash content ASTM D 482 / DIN 6245 % (m/m) < 0,005 < 0,005 max 0.01
Sulfur content ASTM ASTM D 2622 % mass 0,044 0,007 max 0,05
Density (15 °C) ASTM D 1298 kg/m3 832,9 852,6 820 - 845
Distillation temp ASTM D 86 correlation °C 204,4 368,8 max 288
Cetane index ASTM D 976 - 40,1 40,3 min 40
Nitrogen content ASTM D 4629 mg/kg 2500 177 no specification
Cooper strip corrosion ASTM D 130 Corr Degree 1A 1A max No 3
PAH content (Aromates) ASTM D 1319 / DIN 12916 % (m/m) na 0,9 max 35
Cloud point ASTM D 2500 / DIN 23015 °C -16 -16 < 35°C
CFPP ASTM D 6371 / DIN 116 °C -49 -55 < - 20 °C for winter gasoil
Calorific value, lower ASTM D 240 DIN 51900 J/g 39797 37158 -
Calorific value, upper ASTM D 130 / DIN 51900 J/g 42053 39684 -
need to be adjusted by additives
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14. BIO CHAR
The microfuel process increases the calorific value of the charcoal
significant and allows to use it either as an soil enhancer or for burning
purposes.
Analytical Results for charcoal
Feedstock Eucalypthus Wood Chips
content Unit raw material char raw material char
Ho wf kJ/kg 18720 24380 19970 26885
Hu wf kJ/kg 17530 23990 18870 26485
Cl wf Mass.-% 0,11 0,05 0,01 0,08
Cr Mass.-% 0,15 0,04 0,14 0,032
C wf Mass.-% 49,0 61,1 50,9 72,9
F wf Mass.-% < 0,005 < 0,003 < 0,005 0,009
H wf Mass.-% 5,8 2,3 5,9 2,2
H2O Mass.-% 16,5 4,4 15,6 3,4
K2O Mass.-% 14,96 5,68 10,13 3,85
MgO Mass.-% 6,08 2,09 9,8 4,01
Mn Mass.-% 0,21 0,06 0,17 0,02
N wf Mass.-% 0,8 1,3 0,2 0,9
O wf. Mass.-% 42,15 11,27 41,99 8,99
P wf Mass.-% 0,065 0,275 0,007 0,111
Pb wf Mass.-% 0,0022 0,0073 < 0,0005 0,0392
SiO2 Mass.-% 13,5 40,2 14 30,5
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15. POWER GENERATION BY STEAM TURBINES
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16. A 5 MW GAS TURBINE UNIT
pre-processing conversion output
4.000 kg/h of
banagrass
Electricity:
42.500
MW/year for
sale
250 kW (el) 300 C exhaust
500 kW (therm)for pre- heat
processing of
600 C clean air
feedstock
for cogen
Fertilizer ash
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17. GAS TURBINE PROCES
ACTUAL IFGT TURBINE
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18. GASIFICATION UNIT AT ORDOS / CHINA
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19. MF 480 B IN COMBINATION WITH 5 MW IFGT
pre-processing conversion
output
3.000 kg/h of Microfuel MF 480
Dry banagrass Gas 420 kg
pellets
B ~14% for internal
proces
Bio-Oil 990
~ 33,0%
kg
800 kW (el)
750 kW (therm) 600 kW (el) 420 kg gas ~49,0%
250 kW (therm) for burning Char 1.470 kg
4.000 kg/h of chamber
<12% banagrass
pellets ~4%
Water 120 kg
27.200
MW/year for
local electricity
5 Mwh Turbine Unit 300 C exhaust heat
300 kW (el)
600 C clean air for
350 kW (therm) of which ~ 1.8Mwh for internal cogen
for post- proces at cost price of ~ $ 0,07 kwh
processing
of bio-oil Material flow per hour and reactor Fertilizer ash 19

20. PLANT DESIGN (1.000 TPD CAPACITY)
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21. SINGLE MF 480 UNIT
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22. PLANT LAYOUT
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23. MODULAR DESIGN
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24. CALCULATION OVERVIEW
Input Capacity 1.000 ton per day / 10.000 ha
plantages
Investment ~ 300 MM Euro
Annual total costs ~ 78 MM Euro
Annual revenue from oil ~ 85 MM Euro
Annual financial gains ~ 7 MM Euro
Remaining biochar for free 500 tons per day
Comparable value in Europe ~ 35 MM Euro p.a.
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25. DETAILED SAMPLE CALCULATION
Biochar to Europe from Bionic plantations in Africa
Feedstock
1000 tpd Biomass
Production
330 tpd Oil D2 800,00 € to 264.000,00 € 320 d 84.480.000,00 €
500 tpd Char - € to - € 320 d - €
84.480.000,00 €
Investment
reactors 12 reactors 6.900.000,00 € 82.800.000,00 €
preprocessing 12 lines 5.500.000,00 € 66.000.000,00 €
postprocessing 3 lines 12.000.000,00 € 36.000.000,00 € 184.800.000,00 €
farming
trucks 150 units 110.000,00 € 16.500.000,00 €
harvesting 12 units 1.100.000,00 € 13.200.000,00 €
pruning 12 lines 440.000,00 € 5.280.000,00 €
misc 10 1.000.000,00 € 10.000.000,00 € 44.980.000,00 €
cultivation of land
preparation 10.000,00 ha 1.500,00 € 15.000.000,00 €
seedlings 10.000,00 ha 1.000,00 € 10.000.000,00 €
fertilizers 10.000,00 ha 500,00 € 5.000.000,00 €
misc 10.000,00 ha 1.000,00 € 10.000.000,00 € 40.000.000,00 €
Total Investment 269.780.000,00 €
depreciation 12,00 years 22.481.666,67 €
interest 4,50% p.a. 12.140.100,00 €
annual capital costs 34.621.766,67 €
Annual costs
capital cost 34.621.766,67 €
staff 350 employees 500,00 € 2.100.000,00 €
recultivation 10000 ha p.a. 1.200,00 € 12.000.000,00 €
fuel 2500 to p.a. 800,00 € 2.000.000,00 €
catalyst 1600 to p.a. 4.400,00 € 7.040.000,00 €
maintenance 6% average 229.780.000,00 € 13.786.800,00 €
lease of land 10000 ha p.a. 200,00 € 2.000.000,00 €
misc 1.500.000,00 € 1.500.000,00 €
management 2.500.000,00 € 2.500.000,00 €
77.548.566,67 €
Revenue 6.931.433,33 € 25

26. COMPARING OF COSTS
comparing to traditonal fossile char
Fossile Char from Canada or Australia
500 free border 220,00 € 320,00 d 35.200.000,00 €
500 CO2 zertificates 13,00 € 320,00 € d 2.080.000,00 €
Total 37.280.000,00 €
Biochar from Africa
500 to - € 320,00 € d - €
500 to transport 40,00 € 320,00 € d - 6.400.000,00 €
./. revenue 6.931.433,33 €
Total 531.433,33 €
savings per year 36.748.566,67 €
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27. BIONIC IN GHANA
• Bionic Palm Limited (BPL) is registered in Ghana as a 100% subsidiary of Bionic
Fuel Oil Trading Ltd, Singapore (BFOT) since 2007.
• BPL and BFOT are core members of the Bionic Group of Companies.
• BPL is well integrated in Ghana‟s plant oil sector through strong local partners.
• Ghana is the prime emerging economy in West Africa, politically stable with strong
international ties to Europe and North America.
• Ghana‟s strong economic development helped attaining the status of a mid income
country in November 2010
• Ghana offers favorable terms for foreign investment.
• Ghana is positioning itself successfully for its role as
“Gateway to West Africa”.
• At least 80% of Ghana‟s arable land is currently unused.
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28. TESTFARM IN 2010
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29. ENVIRONMENT & RESOURCES
Integrated farming concept
Eucalypthus, Miscanthus(elephant gras)
e.g. Jatropha double hedge Bamboo , Castor are possible energy crops
Change of agricultural crop
on a regular basis reduces Natural pollination
decrease of nutrients in through bees
soil like in a monocropping
changing crops
Hedge roots stabilize soil
Zero waste approach
and prevent erosion
fertilizer soil improvement
any waste
Value food and energy products Harvested biomass
from fields
biomass
press
cake biochar
Jatropha Seeds
Food and honey
for local markets
Oil extraction
Jatropha oil
Synthetic Fuel
Local soap production
Biojetfuel
Biochemicals Biochar
and more
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30. CONTINUOUS SOIL IMPROVEMENT
By improving soil all climate advantages
of tropical farming can be used:
• 5 time faster growth of bio mass
• up to 4 planting seasons under irrigation Growing more
valuable food
between hedges
Growing maize and other
grains between hedges
Soil stabilization
by reforesting
Eroded savanna soil
The continuous improvement of land from eroded soil to valuable farmland instead of radical change of
land use saves resources and preserves the environment
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31. DECREASING CO² FOOTPRINT
Raising the amount of plants the CO²
absorption volume will be increased from
the first moment of farming
Growing high value
foods between hedges
 Organic fertilizer, bio-char
 Significantly positive overall CO² balance
Growing maize and other
grains between hedges
 Low till farming
Soil stabilization
by reforesting
 Low impact clearing
Eroded savanna soil depleted
through unsustainable farming
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32. ZERO WASTE INTERNAL CYCLES
Energy Crops
Jatropha Seeds
Waste Biomass
Biomass from plantages
Microfuel plant Oil extraction
Continuous
fertilization and soil improvement
5%
Biochar Press Cake
Power Generation
Export Export
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33. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & ENVIRONMENT
Poverty reduction Integrated
Domestic workforce Product Mix
Zero waste approach
National food security Low impact farming
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national food production
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Healthy economy Carbon negative
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Improving national footprint
Re
trade balance
Sequestration of
biochar
Economic
Prosperity &
Continuity
Economic Sustainability Production of bio-char & bio-oil
Postive cash flows generated by Production of high calorific bio-char and
selling maize and Jatropha oil bio-oil under sustainable conditions
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34. LOCAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & EQUITY
International
markets
Improved trade balance
Fully local Import Export
Better living conditions value chain
for local population
- +
 More jobs
 Increased prosperity
 Supply of health services
Improve level of training and
education on the job
Social innovation through Satisfy domestic food
spillover effects demand with domestic
production
 Raising food security
 Reducing food imports
Poverty Reduction National Food Security Healthy Economy
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35. AFFORDABLE ENERGY - THE BASIS OF PUBLIC PROSPERITY
Public prosperity requires economic growth, which in turn requires sufficient energy availability.
Raising production requires more automation
Increasing energy demands from machines
and mechanization
More production requires more goods to be moved
Increasing energy demands of logistic operations
from production sites to markets
More economic growth requires more people to be
Increasing energy demands of public transportation
moved from home to work
More personal prosperity raises private Increasing energy demands of private transportation
expectations on quality of life Increasing energy for private housekeeping
Without enough affordable energy national economic growth is highly limited. The right sources of energy must be found for each national economy.
Energy
Energy from
Solar energy Wind energy Water energy based on
biomass
fossil fuels
To expensive at this time Favorable, but requires Favorable, but requires High and unstable prices
for emerging countries, back up source of energy appropriate rivers, cannot at world markets,
A clear
cannot be used for all
national energy demands
depending on weather.
Not sufficient for all
be used for all national
energy demands
continually increasing
prices in the future
option for
national energy demands the future
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36. BIONIC‘S LASTING ENGAGMENT IN AFRICA
• The Bionic Group has dedicated major portions of its future royalty income to
philanthropic activities. Development Support for the African people plays a key
role in that context.
• At Bionic we believe in accelerating human development through sustainable
business projects that create a lasting change for as many people as possible. This
applies to the local community level as much as to the national and regional levels.
• Bionic Palm has been living up to those standards in Ghana since 2007. We are
working on completely new models to drive innovative agricultural and bioenergy
sectors adapted to African requirements.
• Bionic Palm currently operates a 150ha testfarm developing an approach that
reclaims formerly depleted and eroded soils for agricultural use. The concept
combines food and fuel at a 70/30 ratio, as Africans need both, food and energy.
• In the same context Bionic Palm runs development programs for better seeds for
the region and a Jatropha breeding program that aims to bring non-toxic Jatropha
hybrids to the market at least doubling current yields at the same time
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37. STRATEGIC PATH FORWARD
Phase 5 Productio
Plantations Biooil & Biochar
2015 n
Phase 4 Managed Funds for Green Third Party Green
2013
BPL Plantations Finance Venture Investment
Phase 3 Plantation Agri
2012 Consulting & Support
Management Services
Phase 2 Agri Agriculture
2011 Agriculture Logistics
Processing Marketing & Trading
Phase 1 Commercial Farming Test Breeding Program
2009
Food & Fuel Farming Jatropha and Food
Foundation
2007-2009 Innovative Knowledge & Technology Base
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38. A TRUE WIN-WIN SITUATION
Europe Africa
Significant reduction of carbon footprint Production of a biofuel from local
for coal fired power-plants resources
Independence from fossile feedstock Reduced import cost, increased exports
Independence from market Creation of hundreds of lasting jobs for
developments local workforce
Stable prices for several years Improvement in food security
Use of African climate situation for Poverty reduction
faster growth of feedstock
Significant cheaper prices than fossile Technology transfer
coal, even cheaper than new processes
using wood pellets
Improved competitiveness at a lower Supporting REDD & CDM projects
risk
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39. EXPERIENCE
Bionic, a group of companies
Market approach since 2004
Several laboratory reactors in market
Demonstration plant established in 2008
Modified Systems available for
municipal waste, plastics, tyres and decontamination of hazardous soil
Bionic Palm Ltd., Ghana
Market approach since 2007
150 ha test plantation, 5.000 ha roll out in preparation
Research for African food and fuel farming
World leading Jatropha breeding program
Smeral Brno a.s., Czech Republic
Experience in mechanical construction and manufacturing since 1861
600 employees working on large scale manufacturing projects
Acts as general manufacturer and contractor for the Bionic Group
Process validation
Bionics microfuel Technology has been validated in 2010 on a client„s request
Report is available upon request
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40. TECHNICAL STANDARDS
Bionic„s microfuel System complies to the following technical Standards:
DIN EN ISO 9001
ASME Div 01, Div 02 (AIA TÜV, Germany)
CE conformative declaration
ATEX 94/9/EU explosive protection directive
Maschinenrichtlinie (machinery directive) 2006/42/EU
- manufactured by SMERAL a.s., BRNO, Czeck Republik
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41. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
@: info@bionic-world.de
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