This document provides information about Partners for Innovation, a consultancy firm in Amsterdam that specializes in sustainable biomass, product innovations, and energy/climate policies. It discusses Partners for Innovation's work with various private and governmental clients. The document also provides details about a South African company called Bio 2 Watt that Partners for Innovation has worked with to develop large-scale waste-to-energy biogas projects in South Africa, including assessing the sustainability of the Bronkhorstspruit Biogas Project.

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Multi Sectoral Trade & Investment
delegation South Africa
Introduction:
Partners for Innovation
and Bio 2 Watt
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– Consultancy firm in Amsterdam since 2004
– Experienced staff (>15 years) with many years in international projects
– Private sector clients: Governmental clients:
E+Co, Jatropha Alliance, SunBiofuels, European Commission, Dutch Ministries of
GreenResources, Bio2Watt, Sara Lee, Environment and Economic Affairs,
Desso, DAF Trucks, MaxiCosi (Dorel), SITA Municipalities of The Hague and
and etcetera Amsterdam and etcetera
– Expertise subjects: 1. Sustainable biomass
2. Product innovations
3. Energy and Climate policies
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Product Innovations
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Sustainable biomass / biofuels
Sustainable Bioenergy in the Sustainability Certification
Municipality of The Hague Jatropha biofuels in Mozambique
1. Selection of a biomass
certification scheme
2. GHG mass balance
calculations for the Sun
Biofuels value chain
3. Sustainability assessment of
3 jatropha plantations
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Gap analysis for RSB biomass certification
P1 Legality
10 Examples of identified
P2 Planning, monitoring, cont.
P12 Land rights gaps
improvement
8
Principle 2:
6
P11 Technology P3 Greenhouse gases EIA conducted but social
4 management plan missing
2 >> 9 points
P10 Air 0 P4 Human and labour rights
Principle 9:
Water sources inventory
missing.
>> 6 points
P9 Water P5 Rural and local development
Gap scores :
RSB compliance level 10: adequate,
P8 Soil P6 Food security (possible pass)
8: needs improvement
Typical Jatropha Company 5: needs significant improvement
P7 Conservation Mozambique 0: not covered
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Bio 2 Watt (Pty) Ltd
• South African company established in 2007
• Developing commercial large scale (2-5 Mwe) waste
to energy projects
• Current developments:
Bronkhorstspruit Biogas Project (BBP)
Cape Dairy Farm project
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Bronkhorstspruit Biogas Project
• 4 MWe biogas plant
• At Beefcor site
• 100,000 m3 in-ground Anaerobic digester
• Waste: - cow manure
- chicken litter
- fruit & veg waste from Tshwane
municipality
- waste from Oricol (yoghurt, ice cream)
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Our work for Bio 2 Watt and BBP
• Partners for Innovation is working for Bio 2 Watt
since May 2009
1. Subsidy for development of 3 biogas projects
(Dutch fund by NL Agency) – 700,000 euro
2. Sustainability assessment BBP
3. CDM advice and development of PIN and PoA
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Sustainability of BBP is very good
Environment Social Economic
 Reduced odour  Improved grid  Improved income
 lower GHG performance in rural area
emissions  87 workman  commercially
 reduced during construction viable biogas plant
contamination of  63 workman
ground water by during operations
manure
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Discussion and Questions
Suggestions for discussion:
• Importance of Waste to Energy for Gauteng
• Waste to Energy Technology and Service providers
in the Netherlands
• .........
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Partners for Innovation:
Your partner in win-win programmes with
sustainable energy
Emiel Hanekamp
+31 20 62 00 511
e.hanekamp@partnersforinnovation.com
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