The document summarizes a regional biomass business development seminar. The key aim of the seminar is to support biomass business development across regions in Ireland, Sweden, Estonia, and Italy by enhancing enterprises along the bioenergy supply chain. Objectives include developing biomass fuel producers, promoting biomass heating systems, and supporting biomass district heating. The seminar then provides details on participants from each region and discusses topics like supply/demand of biomass, options for clients, challenges for suppliers, and business models for biomass projects.

1. Regional BioEnergy
Business
Development
Business to Client
Networking Seminar
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2.  The key aim of the Regional Biomass Business Development
(RBBD) project is to support biomass business development in the
South East Region, Ireland; South East Region, Sweden, Voru
Region, Estonia and Trento Region, Italy through support and
development of enterprises along the bioenergy supply chain.
 Key Objectives of the project are
 Enhance and develop the enterprises and businesses involved in the production
of biomass fuels
 Maximise the use of biomass heating systems (domestic and commercial scale)
through capacity building within the installers and end users of such systems
 Support the development of biomass district heating systems in key strategic
zones
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3.  Ireland ( South East Regional Authority)
 TEA (lead)
 CKEA, Wexford EA, Waterford EB
 Sweden
 Energy Agency South East Sweden
 Estonia
 Borderland Energy Development Agency (PEA)
 Italy
 Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme
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6.  Supply
 Lack of Experience – Improving
 Options for Clients. (ESCO, EPC)
 Suppliers – turbulence
 Cheap Oil/Gas historically.
 Access to Finance
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7.  New Fuel Producer Group
 WFQA scheme ready to go.
 Lower Operating Cost than Oil.
 Maintenance tied into Contracts.
 Retain fuel spend in local economy.
 New Contracts being Developed for
ESCO and EPC
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8. Chipping
Tractor powered in field Self powered in field Depot chipping
Drying &
Storage
Whole stem
Ventilated floor for drying chips storage & Drying
Delivery
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9. R = 50km
SEAI Biomass Atlas
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10. Equals 433no 200kW
boilers at 120T 30%
chip pa
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12.  Traditional Client Purchase and Operate
Within
 Capital Purchase & Sign Heat Supply and
Operate Agreement ( 3-5 yrs)
 Part ESCO – Supplier Funds Capital and
Recovers cost over 7-10 yrs via kWh charge.
 Full ESCO – Deals with all building and not
just heat. (10-15 yr contract)
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13.  Makes financial sense.
 Biomass and bioenergy is now clearly defined
as an economically viable activity and not just
an environmental activity
 Supply will improve as demand rises.
 Potential is large – think of all the oil lorries
taking money out of our indigenous economy.
 Need for communities to work together as
done across Europe.
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14. Thank you.
Paddy Phelan
pphelan@tea.ie
Visit : www.bioenarea.eu
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