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Successful thermal conversion

• f

f poultry ry litter in The Netherlands

A sustainable alternative to direct land spreading

IEC Business Conference Warsaw 2016 Gerd-Jan de Leeuw

gerdjan.deleeuw@bmcmoerdijk.nl

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Dutch poultry ry litter market

• 1,300,000 t/y poultry litter available in

The Netherlands.

• 650,000 t/y is exported to Germany,

Belgium and France.

• 430,000 t/y is processed by BMC

Moerdijk.

• 75% of the poultry litter supply is

contracted for 10 years via the DEP Cooperative .

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BMC’s market position

Market (t) BMC (t) Market share (%) Broilers 450,000 225,000 50% Laying hens 600,000 100,000 17% Rearing 100,000 45,000 45% Breeders 100,000 35,000 35% Turkeys 50,000 25,000 50%

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Poultry ry litter as fu fuel

• Poultry litter is a heterogeneous

fuel.

• BMC is capable to incinerate

poultry litter with an average NCV between 6.8 GJ/t and 8.5 GJ/t.

• Yearly average NCV is 7.3 GJ/t

(57% dry matter)

• Mixing is therefore of the utmost

importance!

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Breeders Laying hens Broilers Turkeys Rearing

Organic matter (%) Ash (%) Water (%)

It’s difficult to incinerate poultry litter, also because of the high risk of ash agglomeration in the boiler.

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Production process

Fuel 430,000 t/y 1,200-1,400 t/day 6,000 t on site storage 17,000 t external storage Electricity 132 t steam/h (478 °C & 65 bar) 37.8 MWe maximal power 32% gross electrical eff. 15% own consumption Ash 60,000 t/y

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Two products: : electricity and and ash

Electricity

• Average availability: 91%.
• Average gross electricity production: 286 GWh. (Design: 270 GWh)
• BMC’s net electricity production ≈ 80% of the electricity consumption of all

Dutch poultry farmers.

• Green electricity and therefore subsidized by Dutch government.

Ash

• Sold and used as PK fertiliser in mainly France.

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BMC jo joins carbon and and nutrient cycle

• rganic

matter in plants sustainable energy

• rganic

matter in poultry litter harvest meat & eggs manure sustainable energy PK fertiliser fertilising plants absorb CO2 and solar energy

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Electricity fr from poultry ry manure: a cleaner alternative to direct land application*

• Electricity production from poultry manure

saves emissions from fossil fuel combustion.

• Land spreading of poultry manure causes

larger emissions of NH3, N2O and NOx than combustion.

• The ash is recovered as a PK fertilizer and has

a lower mass and volume than the manure, making it more suitable for export to regions with a high P demand.

*Billen, P., et al., Electricity from poultry manure: a cleaner alternative to direct land application, Journal of Cleaner Production (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.016

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Business case

Current (2008-2017) Future (2018-2029)

Revenues

• Sales of electricity
• PK-fertiliser
• SDE+ subsidy

Costs

• Operational costs
• Purchase of poultry litter
• Innovation

Revenues

• MEP subsidy
• Sales of electricity
• Gate fee poultry litter
• PK-fertiliser

Costs

• Operational costs
• Capital costs

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Final remarks

• BMC has proven to be a reliable and sustainable electricity producer and is

an independent poultry litter processor with a very high availability.

• Our poultry farmers comply to the legal obligation to process their poultry
• litter. The Dutch phosphorus surplus is reduced by ≈ 8,000,000 kg P2O5 per

year.

• BMC reduces CO2 emissions and therefore contributes to the Dutch goals of

14% renewable energy in 2020.

• BMC has reduced NH3 emissions of Dutch poultry farmers by 25% since 2008.
• Nutrients like phosphorus and potassium are reusable and more easily

transported to phosphorus demanding regions.

• All shareholders intend to keep the plant operational until at least 2029. This

is technically and economically feasible.

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Thank you!

IEC Business Conference Warsaw 2016 Gerd-Jan de Leeuw

gerdjan.deleeuw@bmcmoerdijk.nl