The Netherlands, testing ground for the bio-based economy
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Boundary conditions for success in the Bio-based Economy: 1. Plentiful bio-based resources 2. Excellent infrastructure 3. Stimulating government policy While The Netherlands has an excellent infrastructure, it has to cope with two challenges: a lack of bio-based resources and insufficient government support.
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- 1. The Netherlands, testing ground for the bio-based economy Edwin Berends Program Manager DSM Bio-based Products & Services Essent Young Professional Event 6 October 2011
- 6. Plentiful bio-based resources? Production in million tonnes (2009) The Netherlands Russia China India USA Brazil Grain crops Sugar crops Oil crops Source: FAOstat (5 October 2011), totals for cereals, sugar beet & sugar cane & oil crops ( http:// faostat.fao.org )
- 7. Excellent infrastructure? Source: Worldbank (5 October 2011), Logistic Performance Index 2010 of 155 countries ( www.worldbank.org/lpi ) India (#47) Russian Federation (#94) Netherlands (#4) China (#27) USA (#15) 4,1 3,9 3,5 2,6 3,2 3,1 Brazil (#41)
- 8. Stimulating government policy? 49 2010 78 Billion liters 2020 114 2015 Corn ethanol Cellulosic ethanol Other advanced biofuels USA: MANDATE Renewable Fuels Standard EU: TARGET Renewable Energy Directive Billion liters 2020 37 Biodiesel Bioethanol Source: USA – RFS2 targets; EU – IEA outlook based upon RED
- 9. From O il PEC to B iomass PEC?
- 10. What is in it for you? THE NETHERLANDS THE WORLD ‘ Testing ground’ ‘ Big business’
Editor's Notes
- The topic ‘Climate & Energy’ is a key global trend that continues to foster the transition from fossil feedstocks to bio-based feedstocks for energy and materials. From this trend we have identified four main drivers for the growing focus on bio-based feedstocks: Demand for energy & resources: The world population has reached 7 billion people and will grow to 9 billion by 2050. They all need energy, transportation, heating and materials, so demand will grow in the coming decades, with Asia taking about 75% of that growth. Living standards will increase, especially due to the global economic shifts. They all will increase the energy consumption per capita too. Energy security and political stability: Fossil-sources will become more expensive and availability will become limited. Climate change and environmental awareness: We are facing the issue of climate change, a lot is being said about (the root causes of) the heating of our planet, rain and droughts, but a fact is that the level of CO2 in the atmosphere increased substantially. Valorization of bio-based resources: At this moment we do not upgrade a substantial part of plant derived proteins for human consumption, leaving huge human food opportunities underutilized. At some point in the future it will be possible to produce high quality proteins suitable for human consumption by extracting them before further processing of the plant-materials into bio-ethanol or other bio-based chemicals & materials. DSM envisages major challenges for the industry, working to build the bio-based economy. Bio-technology can bring society new health solutions, a more sustainable environment, but also new materials and even a new source of energy that does not have to compete with food. Even stronger: the new biotech solutions can contribute to Food and Fuel solutions. Industry and science must support, together with governments and NGO’s building awareness and shape the terms of the public discussion around the bio-based economy.
- Bio-based resources Excellent infrastructure Stimulating government policy