Transcript Folie 1 - Partners for Innovation

Project partners:
Agro Pecuária de Manica Lda
Project ‘Towards Sustainability Certification of
Jatropha Biofuels in Mozambique’
Matthias Spöttle – Jatropha Alliance, project manager
Peter Vissers – Partners for Innovation, senior partner
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Project co-financed by:
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What is the aim of this project?
Project ‘Towards sustainability certification of Jatropha biofuels in Mozambique’
Project objective
 To build up knowledge for future certification of Jatropha biofuels through a benchmark pilot sustainability assessment,
using existing sustainability criteria frameworks
Timeline:
 1 Oct 2009 – 30 Nov 2010
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Why this project?
Reasons for the project:
 Fulfilling sustainability criteria has become a market requirement for
biofuels
 Jatropha industry has little experience with sustainability standards
Reasons for Mozambique as the country of choice:
 Advanced government policy on biofuels
 Existing cooperation with 3 Jatropha Alliance members having
operations in Mozambique
 Suitability of Mozambican situation, soils, climate, population
density, availability of unused cultivable land >
to grow Jatropha
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What is the approach and planning of the project?
Project activity
2009 2010
Q4
Q1 Q2 Q3/Q4
1. Review sustainability standards + methodology
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2. Regional embedding
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3. Data collection and compilation
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4. Sustainability assessment
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5. Interaction with European institutions
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6. Dissemination within Jatropha Industry
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7. Project management
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Review sustainability standards
Review and Pre-selection for Multi- criteria analysis
Identifcation and review of 44 sustainability
standards
Benchmarking of 9 biomass tandards and 6
biomass-for energy standards against
sustainability criteria of EU Renewable Energy
Directive (RED) and UK Renewable Transport
Fuel Obligation (RTFO)
>> Analysis of 11 sustainability standards
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Review sustainability standards
Multi – criteria analysis of selected standards
Scoring for criteria 1 to 4:
0 = low, 1 = medium, 2 = high
Scoring for criteria 5 to 7:
0 = low, 2 = medium, 4 = high
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Review sustainability standards
Main standards for the pilot sustainability assessment
Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels Version 1 (RSB):
 Fits the most with the needs of the companies and the sector, as its
is supposed to become the important standard for biofuels.
 Covers all sustainability issues
 Developed activites towards a Jatropha-specific variant
Supporting standard for Greenhouse Gas Emmissions
Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO):
• Has proven its success since 2 years of operation
• Provides clear guidance on carbon calculations
>> Questionaires for each standard for the assessment
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Data collection
3 Jatropha growing plantations are involved
Company
Province
Location
Actual size
(2010)
Target size
(2015)
M1
Elaion Africa Lda
Sofala
Dondo
65ha
65 ha
M2
Sun Biofuels
Mozambique SA
Manica
Chimoio
2,000 ha
10,000 ha
M3
Agro Pecuaria de
Manica Lda
Manica
Gondola
40ha
40 ha
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Former Land Use
Bush-Savanna, charcoal
production
Tobacco
Farm land, probably
Portuguese
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Pilot sustainability assessment
Exemplary gap analysis against RSB (1/2)
Approach:
 Answers within the RSB questionaire and provided documents are
assessed and score points are given for the following grades:
1. Adequate: Sufficient proof to pass RSB criteria
2. Needs Improvement: Very close to adequate, but something is
missing.
3. Needs Significant Improvement: Huge amount of work needed
for improvement
4. Not covered: No info obtained for this areas
5. Not applicable
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Pilot sustainability assessment
Exemplary gap analysis against RSB (2/2)
P1 Legality
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P12 Land rights
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P2 Planning, monitoring,
cont. improvement
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P11 Technology
P3 Greenhouse gases
4
2
P10 Air
0
P4 Human and labor rights
P5 Rural and local
development
P9 Water
P8 Soil
GAP scores against RSB:
10: adequate
8: needs improvement
5: needs significant improvement
0: not covered
P6 Food security
P7 Conservation
>> In this case the company would fail to meet RSB criteria
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Pilot sustainability assessment
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1
Stage
Jatropha Cultivation
2
Seed Transport
3
4
5
Crushing of Jatropha seeds
Oil Transport
Transesterification
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7
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9
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Biodiesel Transport
Blending depot
Blended Biodiesel Transport
Fuel Filling Station
Land Use Change
Parameter
Fertilizer input, Diesel use, Pesticide input, Crop
yield
Truck
Plant yield, electricity used
Rail, Ship
Biodiesel yield, Electricity used, Natural Gas,
Additions,Glycerol, Potassium Sulphate
Truck
Electricity used
Truck
Electricity used
Status of the land in January 2008 (RED)
>> Assessing the carbon for the whole biodiesel chain
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Pilot sustainability assessment
Greenhouse Gas Emissions of other Chains
90
Explanation
0%
GHG emissions (in g CO2-e/MJ fuel)
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Figures of other
crops are European
Commision default
values.
70
19%
60
31%
50
38%
40
Land use change is
not included here
51%
56%
30
20
10
63%
Input of fertilisers is
a main contributor
to GHG emissions
70%
83%
0
Jatropha Jatropha Waste oil Palm oil Sunflower Rape Soy bean Palm oil
D1 Oils
RTFO
seed
% shows GHG savings compared to fossile fuel
default
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Recommendations for companies aiming for sustainability
assessment (preliminary) (1/2)
1. In the business set-up and land acquisition stage:
a. Ask a competent institute to do a comprehensive ESIA
b. Carry out a thorough stakeholder consultation process (avoid
minimalistic approach) and document it scrupulously
c. Assess the carbon stock of the land before acquisition
d. Make sure your business plan is realistic and viable in the long
run (avoid that it is based on grants...)
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Recommendations for companies aiming for sustainability
assessment (preliminary) (2/2)
2. In the business operation stage:
a. Install good operation practices (as all professional businesses)
b. Adopt a ESMP and keep it updated
c. Monitor ESMP implementation closely, document related
activities meticulously (photos, records, inspections reports etc.)
d. Master your GHG impact as well as the carbon finance rules
e. Obtain your sustainability certificate
3. For companies considering sustainability certification:
a. Contact us ! (we are there to help you to make the right choices,
on the basis of self assessment or quick GAP analysis)
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Next steps
1. September: Finalise sustainability assessments.
2. Oktober: Workshop with the three companies in Mozambique
3. November: Finalise reports and fed back results into RSB and EU
institutions.
4. Overall: Develop further projects to support Jatropha industry
We offer capacity bulding in sustainability
assessments to all interested Jatropha players!
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Thank you for your attention!
See our sustainability special on www.jatropha-alliance.org !
Jatropha Alliance
Matthias Spöttle
Project Manager
c/o GEXSI, Brunnenstraße 192
D-10119 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (30) 4000 4764-0
[email protected]
www.jatropha-alliance.org
Partners for Innovation BV
Peter Vissers
Senior Partner
Cruquiusweg 20
1019 AT Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Phone +31 (20) 6200511
[email protected]
www.partnersforinnovation.com
(Workers at the Sun Biofuels plantation, having finished their day)
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