Green Gold

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Germany - The Netherlands

Date of latest update: 2024-02-10

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Description (EN):

In the EUREGIO area a better use of biomass for renewable energy is a priority. At the end of 2014 the first standalone pyrolysis plant in Europe will be operational in this area. Pyrolysis is a technique to extract oil from biomass. Pyrolysis oil can be used as a fuel and as a raw material for bio-based materials. This project is a collaboration of two universities (The Saxion University in the Netherlands and the Fachhochschule Munster in Germany) and various SME’s from the Netherlands and Germany. They work together on several innovations for producing pyrolysis oils and high-value chemicals from low-grade biomass residues - such as residues from digestion and residues from agriculture and forestry - via pyrolysis and fractionation. The ultimate goal of the project is twofold: - The development of pyrolysis as an application for low-value biomass such as residues from digestion and residues from agriculture and forestry - The use of pyrolysis oil for energy purposes and upgrading to high-value chemicals Pyrolysis is a robust process, which is in principle well suited to unlock valuable feedstocks from low-grade biomass that can be used as building blocks for biobased materials. The knowledge gained in the project will eventually be used to develop applications where pyrolysis oil or fractions thereof be used as raw material for chemicals. Activities in the project will be performed with the biomass square Saarbeck (D) in mind, because of the availability of large quantities of biomass residues and a good infrastructure.

Description (NL):

In het Euregiogebied is een betere inzet van biomassa voor duurzame energie een speerpunt. Eind 2014 zal in dit gebied de eerste standalone pyrolysefabriek in Europa worden opgestart. Pyrolyse is een techniek om olie uit biomassa te winnen. Pyrolyse olie kan toegepast worden als brandstof en als grondstof voor biobased materialen. Dit project is een samenwerking van twee hogescholen (De Saxionhogeschool uit Nederland en de Fachhochschule Munster uit Duitsland) en diverse MKB bedrijven uit Nederland en Duitsland. Zij gaan samenwerken aan verschillende innovaties voor het produceren van pyrolyse olie en hoogwaardige chemicaliën uit laagwaardige biomassa residuen – zoals vergistingsresiduen en residuen uit de land- en bosbouw - via pyrolyse en fractionering. Het uiteindelijke doel van het project is tweeledig: - Het ontwikkelen van pyrolyse als toepassing voor laagwaardige biomassastromen zoals vergistingsresiduen en residuen uit de land- en bosbouw - Het benutten van de pyrolyse olie voor energiedoeleinden en opwerking tot hoogwaardige chemicaliën Pyrolyse is een robuust proces, dat in principe zeer geschikt is om waardevolle grondstoffen uit laagwaardige biomassa te ontsluiten en verder te benutten voor biobased materialen. De in het project opgedane kennis zal uiteindelijk worden gebruikt voor de ontwikkeling van toepassingen waar pyrolyse olie of fracties daarvan als grondstof voor chemicaliën gebruikt gaan worden. Activiteiten in het project zullen uitgevoerd worden met het biomassaplein in Saarbeck (D), vanwege de beschikbaarheid van grote hoeveelheden biomassa residuen en een goede infrastructuur.

Description (DE):

Innerhalb des Euregiogebiets stellt der Einsatz von Biomasse für nachhaltige Energie einen Schwerpunkt dar. Ende 2014 wird in diesem Gebiet die erste Standalone-Pyrolysefabrik in Europa in Betrieb genommen. Pyrolyse ist eine Technik zur Ölgewinnung aus Biomasse. Pyrolyse-Öl kann als Kraft- und Rohstoff für biobasierte Materialen dienen. Dieses Projekt stellt eine Kooperation zweier Hochschulen (Saxion Hogeschool in den Niederlanden und Fachhochschule Münster in Deutschland) und verschiedener kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen aus den Niederlanden und Deutschland dar. Sie werden an verschiedenen Innovationen für die Produktion von Pyrolyse-Öl und hochwertigen Chemikalien aus minderwertigen Biomasseresten arbeiten – wie Vergärungsresten und Überbleibseln aus der Land- und Forstwirtschaft – wie Pyrolyse und Fraktionierung. Das schlussendliche Ziel des Projekts ist zweigeteilt: - Die Entwicklung von Pyrolyse als Anwendung für minderwertige Biomasseströmen wie Vergärungsreste und Überbleibsel aus der Land- und Forstwirtschaft. - Die Nutzung des Pyrolyse-Öls für Energieziele und Veredelung zu hochwertigen Chemikalien. Pyrolyse stellt einen robusten Prozess dar, der prinzipiell dazu geeignet ist, wertvolle Rohstoffe aus minderwertiger Biomasse zu erschließen und für biobasierte Materialen weiter zu nutzen. Die im Rahmen dieses Projekts erworbenen Erkenntnisse finden schlussendlich in entwicklung von Anwendung, in der Pyrolyse-Öl oder Fraktionen desselben als Rohstoff für Chemikalien genutzt werden. Aktivitäten im Projekt werden auf Grund der Verfügbarkeit großer Biomasserestmengen und einer guten Infrastruktur zusammen mit dem Bioenergiepark in Saerbeck durchgeführt.

Achievements (EN):

Limiting CO2 emissions and protecting the climate presents Germany and the Netherlands with major challenges. A fundamental element that can contribute to the achievement of the climate goals is the use of biomass to generate sustainable energy or as a raw material for new, high-quality products. Biomass plays a special role on both sides of the border, especially in the Euroregio with its agricultural character and numerous biogas plants. The first stand-alone pyrolysis plant in Europe was operational at the end of 2014 in Hengelo. Pyrolysis is a technique for extracting oil from biomass. This involves the thermal decomposition of chemical compounds at high temperatures with the extraction of oxygen, with the result that oil is produced out of biomass. In principle, this is the same process which oil went through for hundreds of years deep in the earth, only artificially. The thus extracted pyrolysis oil can be used as a fuel or as a raw material for biobased materials. Goal: The INTERREG VA Groen Goud project brings together a German-Dutch consortium of two universities and several small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from both countries to jointly research innovations for the production of pyrolysis oil and the production of high-quality chemicals from low-grade biomass residues. Not only different biomass flows, such as fermentation residues from biogas plants and residues from forestry and agriculture were tested as a starting product, but also different pyrolysis processes and the subsequent pyrolysis oil fractionation. The goal of the project was twofold: 1. The development of pyrolysis as an application for low-quality biomass flows. 2. The use of pyrolysis oil for energy purposes and the processing of the oil into high-quality chemicals. Approach and workpackages: In order to achieve these goals, five workpackages (WPs) were implemented. In these workpackages, the project partners worked closely together, with the project partner with the greatest expertise in the relevant field taking the lead. In terms of content, the workpackages followed on from each other. In WP 1 an inventory of biogenic residues was made under the direction of FH-Münster. Based on this, a selection was made of ten residual mass flows, which were then tested in the pyrolysis and fractionation process under the leadership of BTG in WP 2. In addition, another selection process was used which resulted in three residues which were tested on a large scale in the mini pyrolysis plant and in the pilot plant of BTG. These experiments showed that the fermentation residues from a NawaRo plant (a biogas plant operating on renewable raw materials) were best suitable for the pyrolysis process. The processing went the most smoothly and the oil production was the most effective. This pyrolysis oil can be used as fuel. However, it was phase-separated, so that further fractionation was technically not possible. In the case of maize digestate, an alternative biomass flow that was added later, the oil could be further fractionated in order to achieve a better result. The processing of the pyrolysis oil was the aim of WP 3: Under the leadership of the Saxion Hogeschool, research was carried out into whether and how the various fractions could be used for high-quality purposes. The focus was on improving the sour water fraction and the pyrolytic sugar fraction. The use of an innovative freeze crystallization process, in which the water is frozen and can be removed as ice from the liquid, has proved successful for both fractions. This process makes it possible to efficiently turn the sour water fraction and the pyrolytic sugar fraction into a suitable fuel and purified water (ice). Due to the watery characteristics of these pyrolysis fractions, microbiological treatment techniques were also tested, as many microorganisms grow very well in watery environments. A long-term test in which the sour watery fraction was fermented into biogas showed that the bacteria are still able to produce biogas after six months. It has been shown that the bacteria can survive in a thinned sour, watery fraction, although it may contain toxic materials for microorganisms. This means that in the future it will be possible to design a new fermenter in which the sour watery fraction continuously will be turned into sustainable biogas and relatively clean wastewater. Besides methane production, pyrolytic sugars and the sour water fraction have also proven to be valuable electron donors for various microbiological processes, for example in sewage treatment plants. It has been demonstrated that sulphate can be converted into sulphide and selenate into selenium. The replacement of currently used electron donors such as glycerol or ethanol can lead to effective cost savings. In addition, promising experiments were carried out at project partner Foreco, an innovative company in the wood industry, in collaboration with BTG, to use pyrolytic lignin as a raw material for certain resins or composites or as a wood preservative. Twenty-one mixtures (formulations) were produced and are currently being tested in a pilot plant (impregnation). Until these products are ready for the market, further development steps are needed, which will be carried out at the end of the subsidy phase. A patent application is currently under consideration. Parallel to this, in workpackage 4 and also led by Saxion, the upgrading of the anorganic fraction was investigated. If for pyrolysis low-quality biomass flows, such as dried digestate are used, the amount of anorganic fraction increases to 40-50 %. With this high percentage, it seems wise to also convert the anorganic fraction into a useful product in addition to the pyrolysis oil. The anorganic fraction consists mainly ashes. This is currently considered as hazardous waste by the law because it contains heavy metals. Although the calcium and magnesium in the ash are useful to stabilize the pH value of the soil, heavy metals currently make it impossible to use the ash directly as a fertilizer. However, filtration experiments have shown that it is possible to remove the heavy metals from the ash. This offers the prospect of converting the ash, which until now has been considered as waste, into a product for soil improvement. Workpackage 5 examined the environmental impact of the production and use of pyrolysis oil as part of a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) led by BTG. In particular, the use of digestate from a NawaRo plant as an alternative raw material in relation to the use of forest residues was investigated. Although the environmental impacts of using forest residues have been shown to be lower, this does not mean that they are always the better alternative. After all, the digestate is a lower quality waste. In addition, the use of pyrolysis fractions to treat wood preservation was investigated. In this application, the pyrolytic sugars obtained by separating the pyrolytic oil fractions may replace creosote. The creosote produced from coal tar is currently used to prevent wood degradation. The use of pyrolytic sugar to protect wood results in significantly better values than creosote in terms of human health damage and the increase of raw material scarcity, which are two crucial parameters for the evaluation of the environmental impact. The cost-benefit analysis, which was carried out at the same time, showed that the entire value chain from the pyrolysis of the maize silage to the fractionation of the oil and the use of the sugar fraction as a wood preservative is economically achievable.

Website: https://interregv.deutschland-nederland.eu/

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Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks Renewable energy

Specific Objective: Increase in product and process innovations in the field of CO2 reduction and sustainable energy

Thematic Objective: (04) supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors by:

Investment Priority: (04f) promoting research and innovation in, and adoption of, low-carbon technologies

Partners (9)

Lead Partner: DNL-contact Gmbh & Co KG

Address: Bahnhofstraße 35, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 497 359.27

B.T.G. Biomass Technology Group B.V.

Name: B.T.G. Biomass Technology Group B.V.

Address: Josink Esweg 34, 7545PN Enschede, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 659 438.29

Saxion

Name: Saxion

Address: M.H. Tromplaan 28, 7513AB Enschede, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 304 088.10

Wessling Holding GmbH & Co. KG

Name: Wessling Holding GmbH & Co. KG

Address: Oststraße 6, 48341 Altenberge, Germany

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 63 894.37

Alba Baving GmbH

Name: Alba Baving GmbH

Address: Dieselstraße 14, 48485 Neuenkirchen, Germany

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 52 732.50

Fachhochschule Münster

Name: Fachhochschule Münster

Address: Stegerwaldstraße 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 421 902.92

Döpik Umwelttechnik GmbH

Name: Döpik Umwelttechnik GmbH

Address: Südlohner Weg 23, 48703 Stadtlohn, Germany

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 1 087.50

Foreco

Name: Foreco

Address: Dalmsholterweg 5, 7722KJ Dalfsen, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 142 092.06

Lohmann GmbH

Name: Lohmann GmbH

Address: Gutenbergstrasse 7, 48282 Emsdetten, Germany

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 73 458.75

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Summary

Project name (EN): Green Gold

Project name (NL): Groen Goud

Project acronym: Groen Goud

Project start date: 2015-04-01

Project end date: 2019-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 216 053.76

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 101 047.00

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 101 047.00.

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Grünes Gold Abschlussbericht

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Project’s final report

Data source: https://groen-goud.eu/category/projectfortschritt/

Publication date: 2022-02-15

Document date: 2019-08-31

Languages: de

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Groen Goud Afsluitend bericht

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Type of document: Project’s final report

Data source: https://groen-goud.eu/nl/category/projectfortschritt/

Publication date: 2022-02-15

Document date: 2019-08-31

Languages: nl

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Germany - The Netherlands

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://www.deutschland-nederland.eu), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-17, 2023-01-18 and 2024-03-11. Fields project name, description and achievement (from 98 projects) translated from German and Dutch into English using the European Commission's eTranslation machine translation service.

The projects which fields include an eTranslation English text are the ones with the following acronyms: Agro&Climate, Arbeitsmarkt in Grenzregionen D-NL, Arbeitsmarkt Nord - Arbeidsmarkt Noord, Bereikbaarheid via Lucht, berkeln 2018-2020, BiK: Bionica in het MKB, BioÖkonomie - Grüne Chemie, BioÖkonomie im Non-Food-Sektor, Bio-TecH2, Bürgerbus Nordhorn-Denekamp, COASTS, Dachprojekt Arbeitsmarkt - Koepelproject arbeidsmarkt, De Ler(n)ende Euregio doet het!, DigiPee, Doppelte Qualifizierung = doppelte Chancen, DruIDE, Durch Neugier Lernen, EMMA, Energieneutrale Mikroschadstoffeliminierung, EnerPRO, Entwicklung Lichtsysteme / Ontwikkeling verlichtingsysteem, EUREGIO Güterkorridor, Euregionale Dag, EuregioNetzwerk Industriekultur, Gärtners Grüner Daumen, GPT Bad Nieuweschans 2017+, Grenzeloze Toeristische Innovatie (GTI), Grenzen bewegen, Grenzenlos Moor - Grenzeloos veen, Grenzkultur – Grenscultuur, Grenzübergreifende Ökologische Verbindung / Grensoverschrijdende ecologische verbinding, Grenzübergreifendes Kulturnetzwerk Naturpark Moor-Veenland, Grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit: Hansestädte, Groen Goud, Groene Kaskade, Het verhaal van oorlog en vrijheid zonder grenzen - Die Geschichte von Krieg und Freiheit ohne Grenzen, ID3AS, In het Spoor van de Oranjes / Auf den Spuren der Oranier, Innovationen - von der Natur inspiriert, Intelligent lichtsysteem - Intelligentes Lichtsystem, Jüdisches Leben im Grenzraum, Kanalallee Denekamp – Nordhorn, KI-AGIL, Kulturgeschichte Digital / Cultuurgeschiedenis verdigitaald, Laserabtrag lokaler Fehlstellen, Laser-Fertigung in KMU, Laser-Fertigungstechnik, Leren zonder grenzen, MINT LAB auf Schlössern / in kastelen, MOVERO, Nachbarsprache & buurcultuur, Nachhaltige Umweltbildung BildungsBerkel, Natur- und Waldbrandprävention/Natuur- en Bosbrandpreventie, Net(z)werk+, Netzwerk zirkuläre Bioökonomie, Ohne Grenzen - Zonder Grenzen 2.0, PERSPEKTIVE 360°, Qualifikation in Waldarbeit und Landschaftspflege - sicher, mobil und zukunftsfähig, Rahmenprojekt Priorität I+II ermn, Rahmenprojekt Priorität II, Rahmenprojekt Priorität II EUREGIO, RheijnLand.Xperiences, SAVE - SAmen Voor de Energietransitie, SMOVE, SpoorRegio / SchienenRegio, Spreek je buurtaal - Sprich deine Nachbarsprache, Stadtbildpflege 2.0 / Onderhoud openbare ruimte 2.0., Taal verbindt / Sprache verbindet, Task Force Wärme - WiEfm 2.0, Tumorceldetectie in lymfeknopen, Wachstum und Entfaltung zur grenzüberschreitenden Agropole, Wasserqualität – Waterkwaliteit, Wasserrobuste Städte, Watten-Agenda, Watten-Agenda 2.0, WiEfm, Zicht op heden en verleden, Zorg verbindt, Zorg: korter, sneller, beter, BEL AIR, B-R(H)APSODIE - (B-RAP), DigiPro, FOOD 2020 - Phase II, GEP digital, GIP ermn 2020, GIP EUREGIO, GIP Extra ERW, H2Watt, Leonardo da Vinci Innovation (werktitel), MINT LAB auf Schlössern in kastelen, Regional Skills Labs, ROCKET Reloaded, SHAREuregio Smart Production, Stadtbildpflege 2.0 / Onderhoud openbare ruimte 2.0., The Green & Blue Rhine Alliance, Unterrichtsmaterial D-NL / Lesmateriaal D-NL and Wasserrobuste Städte.

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