16th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition

2nd Biomass Industry Day

Industrial Cooperation Strategy for Bioenergy (Production and Application)

The First Ever

Multi-Feedstock + Multi-Process System Biorefinery
Based on Sweet Sorghum

Author: Ashok Hansraj

Presentation: José Monteiro (ESACB ,Portugal)

Valencia, Spain – 3rd June, 2008

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 International Platform Project

GLOBAL GREEN
Joint Cooperation between
EU - India - USA

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  Production of
Biofuels & BioEnergy
Bioethanol & Biodiesel

 Supported by a Technological Centre of Excellence

 Supply of guaranteed Quality Seeds (High Yields)
 Technology Transfer – Inter-exchange
 Full assistance for Set-Up, Fund-Rising, Equipments,
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Maintenance, Supervision on Agriculture, Stocks Security,

Staff Training …

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G.G. International Platform
• Portugal
• Angola
• South Africa
• Romania
• India
• USA / Canada
• China
•…

o Multidimensional markets - Projects (CDM, CERs, C/C)

o Competitiveness by positive and healthy Cooperation
o Socio-Economical development by sustainable
productivity
o Stocks Security on Supply by G.G. International Platform as
a Global Network
o Humanitarian Aid-Help, Infrastructures, Schools,
Hospitals...

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 Innovative aspects

◦ 1 – Multi raw-material combination

◦ 2 – Production feed 11 months/y non-stop
◦ 3 – Agro-Biomass Energy
◦ 4 – Effective low-cost Green Energies
◦ 5 – R&D + Technological innovation
◦ 6 – Genuine alternative (Fossil) 3G

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 ◦ Special varieties of Energy Crops with
Extraordinary enhanced properties by our Labs

◦ Sweet sorghum & Sugar cane

 Highly efficient on CO2 sequestration
 High yield/ha & wind resistance
 High volume of Ethanol & Biomass
 Lingnocellulosic raw material - C4 plants
 Ideal for 2nd/3rd Generation Prod.

◦ Jatropha curcas & Rapeseed

 Highly efficient on cultivation (Y/V)
 High-quality oils, better for blending

◦ Eventually reinforced by Tupinambo, Pongomia (honge tree), Cassava, ...

 Multi-feedstock & Multi-process (simple and complex carbohidrates)

 Combinations set to maximize Profit
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 Advantages on combination of newly developed varieties

 Lignocellulosic
 Sweet sorghum & Sugar cane
◦ Resistant to European climate, Mediterranean countries,
maintaining high-contents of sugar, higher profitability,
higher production of Ethanol

◦ Best for CO2 sequestration – up to 10x

◦ Best for Bioethanol production – volume up to 3x
◦ Best for Green Energy from Biomass, more efficient then
conventional – up to 10x
◦ Best for Rural development, more rentable – up to 3x

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 Best to solve delimitation of production area
available
 Best to achieve EU objectives (30%)
 Best for Business with high profits and full
production taken before making it
 Best combination to ensure year-round
production of Biomass as feed stock

 These varieties are UNIQUE with all

attributes focused on this presentation
◦ Sugar cane is a patent-pending variety, which has survived most extreme,
record breaking low-temperature conditions for six years now

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 Advantages of Green-Electricity from

 SOLID-BIOMASS
◦ Can generate & inject energy only when really needed on pick hours, avoiding wastes for
bouncing in Grid
◦ Can be produced at any time or season, as Coal power
◦ Can be set of any size, next to consumption, avoiding losses of power due to the distances
◦ Can utilize forests’ residues

 AGRO-BIOMASS
◦ Can give programmed Feedstock in constant and high volume (see chart)
◦ Can utilize any type of mixtures from Agriculture feedstock
◦ Can be made of Industrial residues from Biofuel production waste
◦ Can avoid deforestation and wood (solid/chips) utilization/sacrifice
◦ Our Integrated Solutions gives 3 times more energy, and higher profits
◦ Can give more Carbon Credits from farming to Green Energy generation
◦ Can help growth on Socio-Economical development
◦ Can turn Biofuel + Bioenergy Industry self-sustainable
◦ Can help to solve Energy Crises

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 Process for CO2 sequestration

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 For GLOBAL Needs, GREEN Solutions

Reducing GHG emissions by sequestration of CO2

Reducing the dependency on Fossil Fuels, replaced
with alternative fuels – Renewable Energy
Reducing deficit, unlike grains imports’, that makes
changing from one type to another (more expensive)
Promoting Sustainable National Production as
Incentive to Agriculture, not depending on Imports
Reducing lack of Energy deploying to Environment-
friendly Green Energy production from Agro-Biomass

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Reducing unemployment’s spectrum, promoting Energy Crops
Avoiding systematic abandon on Primary Sector, educating
farmers to new techniques (new generation)
Avoiding high costs and losses on energy production, making
efficient production from Agro-Biomass
Avoiding systematic sacrifice of the State (tax payers), in the
form of subsidies for this sector
Incentivising innovative projects, capable of generating new
dynamics on sector being self-sufficient
Requiring less cultivation area, although still capable of achieving
the announced EU objectives and to do efficient capture of CO2

All these are solutions developed and implemented by

Global Green

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 Sweet sorghum at Castelo Branco (Portugal)

August
2007

May
2007

June
2007

Sandy loam soil

0,75m X 0,13m

July 700 m3/ha irrigation

2007
Yield, Septembre 2007
Average 82,5 t/ha, fresh
(n=4)

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  Sugar cane behavior at Idanha-a-Nova (Portugal)

Sandy soil
1,8m X 0,5m
(seed cane)

5700 m3/ha of irrigation

Yield, Novembre 2007
Average 113 t/ha, fresh (164 t/ha max)

April
2007

June
2007

July
2007
February
2008

August
2007
Septembre
2007

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Production and Research on Innovation (R&D)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
TECHNOLOGIC INNOVATION

Mobile: +351.93.8883333
Phone: +351.21.8883333
Fax: +351.21.9480948
mail@globalgreen.eu
www.globalgreen.eu

Thank you – Danke Schön – Gracias – Obrigado

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