IEE BiogasHeat – Development of Sustainable Heat Markets for
Biogas Plants in Europe
April 2012- March 2015
2st Croatian workshop on utilising heat from biogas
"Heat from biogas - a lost profit?"
27th March 2015
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D.6.7
Biljana Kulišić
Željka Fištrek
Jadranka Maras Abramović
Energy institute Hrvoje Požar
Savska 163, Zagreb
Croatia
31st March 2015
IEE BiogasHeat – Development of Sustainable Heat Markets for Biogas Plants in Europe
This project (Contract no. IEE/11/025) is supported by:
Contents
Aim of the workshop ................................................................................................................................ 3
Target groups of the workshop ................................................................................................................ 5
Reaching the target groups .................................................................................................................. 5
Participants .............................................................................................................................................. 6
Presentations ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Discussion ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Coffee break and lunch (networking) .................................................................................................... 13
Annex ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Invitation to the workshop .................................................................................................................. 15
Agenda ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Announcements ................................................................................................................................. 17
Media announcement ........................................................................................................................ 19
Media coverage - examples ............................................................................................................... 20
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The BiogasHeat project (Development of sustainable heat markets for biogas plants in Europe) is supported by the European Commission in the Intelligent Energy for Europe Programme. The sole responsibility for the content of this publication lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither the EACI nor the European Commission is responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. The BiogasHeat project duration is April 2012 to April 2015 (Contract Number: IEE/11/025).
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Aim of the workshop
The aim of the second workshop was to attract as much as possible attention from all stakeholders
related to biogas market and heat utilisation in order to present not only project achievements but also
material that could serve as a starting point when deciding on heat utilisation from biogas cogeneration
plants in Croatia.
As the project closes in the time when public discussion commenced on the long-expected Law on
Renewable Energy Sources, most focus was given to the proposed change from Feed-in system to
premium market system. Although envisaged as an “overall law on RES” it is covering only RES-E and
does not cover heat use in general, let alone from biogas.
EIHP project team has emphasised that the material and research done through IEE BiogasHeat project
could be used for creating ordinances and other supporting legal documents of the new Law that would
describe heat use from cogenerations.
The workshop was presented in a more attractive way – in a form of conference with a co-organiser
Croatian Employers Association (HUP).
In its invitation to the conference, EIHP has stressed that the aim of the workshop is to provide ideas on
heat utilisation from biogas and highlight the necessity well defined heat use in the forthcoming
legislation pack (Annex – Agenda). First part of the conference was aimed on inspiring investors in
biogas projects in development of heat use concept. The second part was focused on future and the
place of biogas heat within the upcoming Law on Renewables and following ordinances.
Figure 1 Reception desk
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All participants received a “conference pack” consisted
of a bag, notebook, pen, USB stick with all materials
produced and hardcopies of available materials: project
brochure, leaflet, best practice, study cases etc.
Figure 2 IEE BiogasHeat final conference pack
Figure 3 Conference venue before the beginning
The conference was organised in two sections, divided by a coffee break, including snack, and lunch.
IEE BiogasHeat – Development of Sustainable Heat Markets for Biogas Plants in Europe
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Target groups of the workshop
1) Biogas project investors and developers
2) Consultants to biogas projects
3) Biogas plants operators
4) Stakeholders involved in new legislation development (responsible ministries, energy market
and regulatory agencies, biogas associations’ representatives…)
Reaching the target groups
Responsible bodies were identified through EIHP network gathered during the usual business activities
and implementation of other biogas projects. After identifying potential beneficiaries of BiogasHeat
projects, an introductory phone conversation was made, official e-mail was sent with general information
and invitation attached. In addition, official hard copy invitation via snail mail has been sent from the
Director Office to the responsible body (Ministry, Agency).
Investors were contacted via mailing list provided by the Ministry of Economy, responsible for managing
the Register of Renewable Energy Projects and Cogeneration (first step in permitting procedure). The
Registry contains pending 65 projects with total of ~64 MWel. Most of biogas project developers establish
SPV companies and it is difficult to assess how many of investors are actually existing.
NGO DOOR’s network was used to publish the conference.
HUP invited all companies – members of its association section for food processing and agriculture as
they are potential beneficiaries of BiogasHeat project.
Operating biogas plant operators were contacted via e-mail based on the EIHP list.
Figure 4 BiogasHeat conference
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Participants
In total, 61 applications were received via Google Forms (Annex – Google Forms) and 5 applications by
e-mail, in total 66 applications. 57 participants actually attended the workshop which is proven by
signatures at two participants’ lists that were circulating at the conference (Annex - Participant Lists).
The structure of participants is showed in the pie below.
biogas project operators,
developers & investors
50%
media2%
consultants25%
administrative bodies
20%
financing institutions3%
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Presentations
In total, there were 8 presentations where 3 presentations were made and presented by EIHP staff and
5 presentations were invited and specially made for this event.
Conference was opened
by welcome of organisers:
EIHP BiogasHeat Team
(Mrs Branka Jelavić, head
of Department for
RES&EE) and HUP (Mrs
Marija Šutina, director of
CRO Industry).
Figure 5 Mrs Branka Jelavić (EIHP)
Figure 6 Mrs Marija Šutina, director of CRO Industry
Mrs Željka Fištrek (EIHP), presented the IEE
BiogasHeat project, its achievements and materials
produced. All participants received a “conference
pack” consisted of notebook, pen, USB stick with all
materials produced.
Figure 7 Mrs Željka Fištrek (EIHP)
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Agrokor Energija d.o.o. become a
national leader in biogas energy
production and use with an aim of
100% energy use from biogas in its all
plants. Mr Herman Seidl, director,
shared the experience in achieving
that goal.
Figure 8 Mr Herman Seidl (Agrokor Energija d.o.o.)
Figure 9 Mr Marko Karan (EIHP)
Mr Marko Karan (EIHP), the economist,
explained in the conditions for biogas project
bankability and effects of biogas heat use, if well
defined.
Mrs Biljana Kulišić (EIHP) gave the
insight on good practice examples
in biogas heat use in the EU and
their application in Croatia. She
reflected on missing lines in the
existing legislation describing
biogas heat use and how that
could be avoided in future
(example: positive list from
German EEG, 2012).
Figure 10 Mrs Biljana Kulišić (EIHP)
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Figure 11 Mrs Marijana Živković (MPŠ)
Mrs Marijana Živković
(MPŠ) presented measures
for financing investments in
agriculture related to biogas
heat use (drying facilities,
heating and warm water
preparation, glass
houses…).
The next section was future orientated and more focused on the new Law on Renewables and
consequences for biogas sector.
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Figure 12 Mrs Dubravka Škrlec (HROTE)
Mrs Dubravka Škrlec
(HROTE) reflected on
current state and future
aspects of renewable
energy market in Croatia
with emphasis on biogas.
Figure 13 Mr Krešimir Štih (HGK)
Mr Krešimir Štih (HGK)
talked about development of
biogas market from the
perception of an investor.
Figure 14 Mr Zlatko Zmijarević (HERA)
Mr Zlatko Zmijarević
(HERA) shared experience
on biogas heat use
regulations and proposed
future improvements.
IEE BiogasHeat – Development of Sustainable Heat Markets for Biogas Plants in Europe
This project (Contract no. IEE/11/025) is supported by:
Discussion
Ministry of Economy, Department of Energy, section for Renewable energy sources excused itself from
the participation due to the forthcoming Law on Renewables, explaining that all their capacities are now
focused on the public discussion and complementary events that will open at the same day as the
BiogasHeat conference.
However, Ministry of Agriculture (MPŠ) participated by presenting complementary funds from EAFRD
that could be used for financing the heat use concept from the existing or future biogas plants. Croatian
energy regulatory agency (HERA) gave presentation on the existing practice when regulating biogas
heat use and possible future upgrading of the legislation. Croatian energy market operator (HROTE)
gave a view on the new Law on Renewables to be placed on the public discussion with main novelties
relating to biogas sector. Croatian Chamber of Economy, Section for Renewables presented activities
of biogas group and future place of biogas regarding the changes in the support system. Agency for
payment in agriculture (APPRRR) participated in discussion.
Discussion was quite spirited as change from predictable feed-in market to fluctuating market premiums
has been perceived as a handicap for getting financing of projects. In general, the atmosphere around
the new Law was disappointing as it was announced to “define all renewable energy markets” in the
view of German EEG but it turned to be a law focused on renewable electricity market – the only market
for renewables in Croatia that was actually functioning.
In the view of biogas heat use, the most comments came from Mr Ljubomir Majdančić, Mr Krešimir Štih
and Mr Zlatko Zmijarević who have commented that all CHP plants should be mandated to be focused
on heat use and electricity production should be treated as side-activity – a total opposite from the
current situation. Much has to be done on legislation and regulation that should stream the investors to
the desirable investments’ properties.
Mrs Biljana Kulišić (EIHP) moderated both the sections and discussion. Mrs Jadranka Maras Abramović
(EIHP) took the discussion minutes while Mrs Željka Fištrek (EIHP) did photographs.
IEE BiogasHeat – Development of Sustainable Heat Markets for Biogas Plants in Europe
This project (Contract no. IEE/11/025) is supported by:
Figure 15 Mr Ljubomir Majdančić
Figure 16 Mr Krešimir Štih
Figure 17 Discussion continues in less formal way
Figure 18 Mrs Biljana Kulišić and Mr Zlatko Zmijarević
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Coffee break and lunch (networking)
Coffee break was served in between sessions.
Lunch and networking was served at the end of the discussion.
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Annex
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Invitation to the workshop
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Agenda
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Announcements
Figure 19 Announcement of the event at the EIHP web site
Figure 20 Announcement of the event at the HUP web site
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Figure 21 Announcement at Obnovljivi.hr portal
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Media announcement
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Media coverage - examples
Figure 22 Media report on the conference – Energetika – net portal
Figure 23 Media coverage – portal for entrepreneurship Suvremena.hr