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Strengthening Networking on Biomass Research and Biowaste Conversion -
Biotechnology for Europe - India Integration
“SAHYOG”
Priyangshu M Sarma
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Fact Sheet SAHYOG
“Strengthening Networking on Biomass Research and Biowaste conversion Biotechnology for Europe India Integration”.
Type of funding scheme: Coordination Action Topic Code: FP7-KBBE. 2011.4-05: EU - India Partnering Initiative on biomass production and biowaste conversion through biotechnological approaches -Mandatory India- Call: FP7-KBBE-2011-5 Project duration: 3 years (till December 2014)
SAHYOG is co-funded by the European Commission in the 7th Framework Programme (Project No. FP7-289615)
&
by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology.
SAHYOG Funding
SAHYOG CONSORTIUM - 13 partners
1. Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Italy 2. Ministry of Economic Affairs (NL Agency), The Netherlands
3. Deutsches Zentrum Fuer Luft - Und Raumfahrt Ev (DLR), Germany
4. Wageningen University & Research Centre Food & Biobased Research (DLO/WUR), The Netherlands
5. Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO), Belgium
6. Wirtschaft Und Infrastruktur GMBH & Co Planungs KG (WIP), Germany
7. National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece
EU PARTNERS
INDIAN PARTNERS
8. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi
9. Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR/IICT), Hyderabad
10. GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar
11. Tezpur University (TU), Assam
12. Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI), Pune
13. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
Sub-contractor EPSO - European Plant Science Organisation
Objectives
The main aim of India Partnering Initiative is to map out what the European Union and its Member States could do together with India to find solutions to challenges/needs – to help accelerate economic and sustainable development in both regions : Bio based Economy
To promote program-level cooperation in both regions, in line with the scope and priorities of the SFIC (Strategic Forum for International S & T cooperation).
To integrate the dispersed findings from Europe and India for the identification of common areas and knowledge gaps in the biomass production and conversion in the both Regions.
Bringing together the leading organisations in the field of biomass production and bio-waste conversion research, carried out on one side by the European research programmes (EU Framework Programmes and EU Member State’s national programmes) as well as by related research programmes coordinated by Indian national institutions.
Prepare and analyse an inventory of the biomass and bio-waste
potentials and existing research projects - basis for the joint Strategic Research Agenda.
Broad networking of respective scientific communities, twinning of large sets
of research projects, short term exchange visits of researchers
Prepare a roadmap through consultation with stakeholders at the governmental, research and industrial level, to present a concerted planning of future research initiatives in this area - the way for integrated biomass management towards 2050.
Project Overview
MAIN ACTIVITIES
PROJECT WORKPLAN
Management
Inventories
Networking
Strategic Research Agenda
Communication Training
A major coordination approach, split into 5 work packages.
Each WP has one leader from both the EU and India - to enhance participation and integration on both sides
SAHYOG Inventories at a Glance
Strengthening Networking on Biomass Research and Biowaste Conversion –
Biotechnology for Europe India Integration
Role of Biomass in Indian Scenario
2005 2030
Bio energy, currently, contributes 30% of India’s primary energy (750 mill TOE) & can grow to 40%.
India do not have surplus vegetable oil and biodiesel production should depend on imported oil !
The nation does not have land resources to support the cultivation of oil crops or any energy crops at levels which can meet the production demand !
India generates considerably a good amount of agricultural residues annually and this could be a potential feedstock for fuel production.
~51 % of the land surface in India is cultivated and the cultivated lands are mostly rain-fed !!!!
Why bio economy from biomass based resources?
Availability of biomass feedstocks in India?
• For the purpose of understanding the feasibility and sustainability of producing biofuels from biomass in India,
• A clear understanding of the production, current uses and excess
availability (‘surplus’) of biomass was needed.
• Further, the storage, transportation and procurement practices
of such biomass resources also need to be understood.
Sustainable availability of biomass
SAHYOG Inventory on the Biomass Potential in Europe and India
An overview of all the available biomass potential from different categories of biomass and biowaste resources in EU 27 Member States and in India, is presented.
Biomass Resources
Forests Agriculture & Fisheries Wastes
The on-line searchable database of SAHYOG Biomass Inventory
http://www.sahyog-biomass-database.eu
Main database sources and recent reports consulted for
Biomass Inventories
In Europe
1. The NREAP - templates as a base - extended with other relevant biomass sources. 2. IPCC SRREN report 3. EUBIONET III 4. AEBIOM 5. BIOMASS FUTURES 6. Nova Institute Report published in Feb. 2012 7. For Greece 8. recent national project reports
In India
1. academic reports and publications - specific to the objective of that study or limited to local or regional levels.
2. Other available information – mainly focused on the production and yield of various agricultural and plant products
3. Non-availability of central databases for biomass resources
Considering limitations, the inventory was prepared by doing certain
extrapolations on the data from available sources.
The major biomass sources
which comes direct from
agricultural land consist of
Sugar crops (117.42 MMT)
followed by Oil crops (97.3 MMT)
and Starch crops (29.74 MMT)
The crops which mainly
constitutes for high biomass
were Rice (158.89 MMT), Wheat
(148.52 MMT) and several Cash
crops (156.44 MMT) apart from
other sources like Maize, Pulses,
Bajra and Jowar which also
contributes significantly
Indian Biomass potential estimated on Pan India basis
• Twinning of large sets of research projects
• Short term exchange visits of researchers
• Stakeholders/Experts Workshops
Broad Networking and Exchange
Aim: to improve the societal, political, scientific and industrial vision toward the new sustainable strategy
First Stakeholders meeting on “EU-India Cooperation on Biomass Production and Biowaste Conversion”, in May 2012 in Bruges (BE)
Second Stakeholders Meeting on “Biotechnological interventions in Biomass and Bio-waste availability for sustainable bio-economy”, Nov. 2012, New Delhi
Third Stakeholders Workshop on “EU – India Cooperation on Biomass and Bio-waste Research and Development” in June, 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mini-Symposim on Sustainable Biomass Valorization & Twinning activity, 28-29 Oct. 2013 in Utrecht.
Industry Academia and stakeholder interaction : 2nd -3rd Feb, 2014 in Delhi
SAHYOG Inventory on Research Programs and Projects in EU & India
Overview of existing programs and res. projects in EU and IN, with proper guidelines for its use and searchable with respect to the categories
Upstream/Downstream; Type of biomass, Prod. & pretreatment; Biomass Conversion techs; Products; Type of research; Type of organization; Drivers & Sectors
Criteria
Time period: year 2007 -2012 (completed and on-going);
Minimum funding: In India €16.600,00 as per current conversion rate, in EU €500.000,00
The twinning of projects from India and Europe - supported by the identification & categorization of projects from both regions working in the same research areas, selected within the fully
searchable online database including more than 700 projects database,
established under
Twining of major projects
Twining activities under SAHYOG
• to discuss many interesting examples of successful ongoing cooperation activities in R & I between IN & EU
• to bring all the various activities in other relevant projects/programs in a coherent package to provide added value and impact,
• to identify major areas for future collaboration and to further exploit synergies at bi- multilateral level.
AIM: to bring together project/program leaders, selected in the field
of biomass production and bio-waste conversion research, for increased networking and matchmaking-by reviewing a large set of on-going projects and industry initiatives in EU and India
Priority strategic research theme areas
o Feedstock production and genetic improvement of plants
o Bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass
o Thermochemical conversion technologies (pyrolysis, gasification)
o Anaerobic digestion technologies (biogas, biomethane, hydrogen)
o Algae production and conversion systems
o Biomass to chemicals – the biorefinery approach
o Sustainability and life cycle assessment
Focus of SAHYOG Training Programs
First Summer School, Greece Second summer school, India
EU - India Short-term Exchange India - EU Short-term exchange
Aim: Broad networking of respective scientific communities
Focussed on the priority strategic research theme areas
India-EU STE: 31March – 9 April 2014
Short term exchange visits of researchers
EU-India STE: 19-27 Oct. 2013
General Vision - Towards the Bio-based economy (drivers, needs &
challenges in Europe and in India)
. Vision . Current Status . Strategy and recommendations (short, mid and long term)
1) Feedstock 2) Biorefineries 3) Markets, Products and Policies
Strategic Research Agenda
Strategic R & I Agenda for India-EU
cooperation on Bio-based economy
• Agriculture intensification
• Production site selection
• Supply chain management
• Better sharing/involvement of marginal farmer in supply chain
Short term
• Need for adequate national policy for supply and procurement of biomass
• Creation of better logistics, handling and storage facilities
• Reduction of post harvest losses
• More emphasis on diversified agriculture crops (millets, sorghum) i.e. semi-arid and dry land agriculture
Mid term
Goals for feedstock availability in India
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Long term
• Consideration of the potential of other
unexplored crops/biomass
• Procurement plan for zero waste
• Improved investment strategy and optimum
marketing plan (geographical location)
• Value chain development for more biobased
molecules and compounds
Goals for feedstock availability in India
Strategic road map for India EU cooperation
•Needs & Challenges in Europe and in India
•Targets for India and for EU in a bio-based economy
•Mutual strengthening of both road maps
It will aim at identifying pathways to promote new technologies that will drive Europe and India to an increased exploitation of biotechnology for biomass production and biowaste conversion.
The New Biomass value chain by biorefinery:
Biomass
production
€ Food Healthy, tasty, sufficient
1st Agro logistics Food pretreatment Food production Foodconversion
€
Existing
non- food: • Feed
• Paper
• Additives
• Fibres/ clothes
• Wood for cooking .
Biomass sources
Agro-food production
By products
& waste
Logistics&storage
Production
Imports
Existing conversion
Existing production
€
Biobased
Products • Biobased
materials
• Bio-based
chemicals
• Bio-fuels
• Bio-energy
New production
Performance materials
Base&platform chemicals
Performance chemicals
Bio Energy
The new production oriented value chain
The project highlighted key issues and challenges
The new product oriented value chain for biomass, in the framework of a bio-based economy, will focus on bio-based products, that will create demand for sustainable agricultural production, waste treatment/processing etc., to use biomass in a most sustainable way
CONCLUDING REMARKS
India EU & Member States joint effort in this field is just the beginning towards the real implementation of bioeconomy in both regions - Good opportunity of Horizon 2020 for the EU and India cooperation.