Presentation by Hans Friederich, Director General, INBAR, at a joint side event with ICRAF at the UN climate talks (COP22) titled Woody Biomass Energy to Meet NDCs and SDGs in Developing Countries

1. Bamboo for Energy in the Global South
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2. Structure
• Established as IGO in 1997
• Headquarters in Beijing, China
• Offices in India, Ghana, Ethiopia, Ecuador
• Promote Bamboo and Rattan
• International Commodity Body since 2001

3. 42 INBAR Member States

4. Bamboo is Not a Solution for Europe

5. Energy in Africa

6. Monopodial (Running) Bamboo

7. Bamboo

8. Growing Bamboo

9. Household Charcoal

10. Calorific Values
Energy Source Calorific Value Kcal/Kg
Bamboo charcoal 6500 - 7000
Acacia charcoal 8000
Teak charcoal 6900

11. Bamboo for Households (BB4HH)
• Household need 600 kg charcoal per year
• 33% conversion rate means this requires 1.8
tons of bamboo per year
• 1 pole = 25 Kg
• Harvest 80 poles per year
• 1 clump has 40 poles; 25% harvest annually
• Plant 8 Clumps in the compound

12. Bamboo Plantation

13. Fast Growth

14. Return on Investment

15. Gassification

16. Bamboo Energy for Communities
• 20 – 50 tons
bamboo/Hectare
• 1.14 kg bamboo = 1 kWh
• 1 Hectare bamboo
enough for 40,000 kWh
• IEA threshold: 250
kWh/year
• 10 Hectares would
provide power for a
community of 1600
households

17. Could bamboo be a Solution for Europe?

18. Conclusion
• Bamboo charcoal
for rural
households in the
Global South
“BB4HH”
• Bamboo
plantations for
energy, especially
in Africa
• Europe?

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