Workshop Summary Report

REGIONAL WORKSHOP
on Sustainable Biomass Production in Latin America
Bogota, Colombia
28-29 January 2014
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Workshop Organization
Inviting Organisation:
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
Croeselaan 15
3521 BJ Utrecht
The Netherlands
www.rvo.nl
Contact:
Sietske Boschma
T + 31 88 602 2604
[email protected]
Event Organisation:
WIP Renewable Energies
Sylvensteinstr. 2
81369 Munich
Germany
www.wip-munich.de
Contact:
Dominik Rutz, Rainer Janssen, Cosette Khawaja
T +49-8972012(739/743/740)
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
In cooperation with:
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
www.minagricultura.gov.co
The presentations held at this regional workshop are available at the website:
http://www.b2match.eu/biomassworkshop2014bogota/pages/presentations
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Workshop background
The demand for energy is increasing globally and fossil fuel stocks are diminishing.
Diversification of energy sources is necessary in order to provide for this increasing demand.
For Latin American countries, biofuels and bioenergy are becoming an increasing relevant
energy source. In Brazil biofuels are used in a greater extend in comparison to the
neighbouring countries. Since the potential area is available, more countries are envisaging
extending their agricultural production also towards bioenergy. In the past few years,
Netherlands Enterprise Agency has acquired much knowledge and experience through its
Programme for Sustainable Biomass. Via pilot projects it supports initiatives in a sustainable
biomass production in Latin America.
The Netherlands is stimulating the use of biomass as a raw material for energy and
chemistry. Netherlands Enterprise Agency facilitates and stimulates projects and
supplementary research in order to gain experience in the production and certification of
sustainable biomass through the Global Sustainable Biomass and the Sustainable Biomass
Import Programme (the Netherlands Programme for Sustainable Biomass – NPSB,
www.rvo.nl/biomass).
The Global Sustainable Biomass Programme focuses on sustainable production of biomass
in developing countries, whereas the Sustainable Biomass Import Programme aims to
increase the import of sustainable biomass in the Netherlands. Under these programmes
more than 40 projects worldwide have received financial and other support since the start in
2009.
Workshop aims
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Sharing the knowledge and experience gathered in the Netherlands Enterprise
Agency funded pilot projects on sustainable biomass production (including the use
of agricultural residues) with the other project developers in the region, but also with
a wider public.
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Exchanging knowledge and experiences with other neighbouring countries
and (international) organisations, international certification schemes and round
tables.
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Exchange of information about national policies on sustainable biomass and
different types of biomass.
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Attracting new partners and investors to share the results of the biomass
projects and investigate the follow-up opportunities of the projects.
Target groups and Participants
Participants are key stakeholders from Latin America, as well as from the international
bioenergy community. These include:
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Representatives of governments and public bodies in Latin America
International organisations and international round tables
Experts and interested participants
Researchers
Industry
Project developers
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Workshop outcomes and conclusions
The following workshop conclusions are based on the presentations held in five thematic
sessions as well as the round table and plenary discussions.
The Future of Bioenergy in Latin America – Recommendations for Policy Development
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Modern bioenergy solutions will be an essential part of the future global energy
system. Thereby, bioenergy per se is “neither good nor bad”, but overall sustainability
crucially depends on how bioenergy projects and programmes are managed.
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Sustainability is key for successful bioenergy implementation. Policies need to be
developed ensuring attention to all three pillars of sustainability, namely
environmental, social and economic aspects. Specific focus in Latin American
countries needs to be placed on food security and land tenure issues.
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International agreement needs to be reached on the harmonisation of
sustainability requirements such as with respect to LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
and GHG emission calculation methodologies.
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Policy development in Latin America needs to focus on the promotion of rural
development and specifically aim at including small scale producers.
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Policy action needs to be based on good practice experiences such as those
presented by the pilot projects.
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Policy development in Latin American countries is based on a “learning-by-doing”
approach. Sufficient flexibility needs to be ensured to be able to appropriately
address emerging issues and “unexpected impacts” of bioenergy development.
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Policy development in Latin America needs to involve all relevant stakeholders in
participatory consultation processes.
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Bioenergy policy development needs to go beyond so-called first generation
technologies and address the establishment of a future sustainable biorefinery
sector. Several Latin American countries are engaged in research and development
initiatives in the field of second generation biofuels and biorefineries.
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Workshop Summary
Day 1 – 28 January 2014
Opening Session
The Regional Workshop on Sustainable Biomass Production in Latin America was officially
opened by:
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H.E. Hernán Miguel Román Calderón, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development of Colombia
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Koen Sizoo, Vice Ambassador of the Royal Netherlands Embassy Bogotá
H.E. Hernán Miguel Román Calderón, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development of Colombia cordially welcomed all workshop participants to Colombia and
underlined the importance of the workshop with respect to sound and successful bioenergy
development in Latin American countries. He acknowledged the good cooperation with the
Government of the Netherlands in the field of biofuels policy development which in Colombia
lies in the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Due to its favourable framework conditions with respect to climate, land, water and labour,
Colombia is endowed with considerable biomass resources for the production of biodiesel
from palm oil and bioethanol from sugar cane feedstock. Increasing biofuels production in
Colombia will trigger socio-economic benefits for the population and mediate negative
environmental impacts through the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The Government of Colombia is committed to develop long-term policies ensuring a
sustainable biofuels sector, both for national consumption as well as for export to European
markets. Thereby, caution is taken to avoid any conflict with food security for the local
population.
In his welcome address Koen Sizoo, Vice Ambassador of the Royal Netherlands
Embassy Bogotá acknowledged the long-term cooperation with the Government of
Colombia in the areas of peace, human rights, and economic development. During past
years focus is placed on establishing an equal commercial partnership with the aim to realise
sustainable and durable economic growth. Target sectors for this partnership include the
water sector as well as sustainable biomass development.
Keynote Speech: Bioenergy for Sustainable Development in Latin America
The introductory keynote presentation on the current status and future perspectives of
bioenergy development in Latin America was delivered by:
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Omar Masera, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Omar Masera started his keynote with stressing the current highly controversial debate
about the impacts of large scale bioenergy development on food security as well as on the
environment. Thereby, he underlined the importance of keeping in mind the large variety of
different biomass energy options in the fields of electricity, heat/cool and fuels production,
and the need to focus on integrated (bioenergy) solutions addressing the global energy
challenge. Furthermore, great care has to be taken to address all three pillars of
sustainability (environmental, social and economic) in the development of bioenergy policies
in Latin America and worldwide.
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As member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Mr Masera
anticipated the up-coming IPCC report to be published in April 2014. This report will clearly
state the large contribution of bioenergy with respect to potential GHG mitigation, but it will
also place emphasis on necessary adaptation measures affecting the global and Latin
American agricultural sector, and thus potential bioenergy development options.
In summary, Mr Masera stated that bioenergy will play an important role in the transition to a
future, more sustainable energy system focussing on smart integration of all available
(renewable) energy options. Furthermore, if implemented with care bioenergy may be a
crucial pillar of rural development strategies in Latin American countries. Instruments to
ensure sustainable development of the bioenergy sector thereby include tools for integrated
resource planning which may serve to avoid undue resource competition by the various
sectors involved (e.g. food, materials, chemicals, energy).
Session 1: Biomass Policies in Latin America
The session on biomass policies in Latin America was chaired by Rainer Janssen, WIP
Renewable Energies, Germany.
This session included presentations by:
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Juan Carlos Mejia Narino, Asesor Biocombustibles Ministerio de Agricultura y
Desarrollo Rural, Colombia
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Luis Fernando Campuzano Duque, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación
Agropecuaria (CORPOICA)
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Nero Cunha Ferreira, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil
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Miguel Almada, National Biofuels Programme, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and
Fisheries, Argentina
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Ailieen Lee, Secretaria Nacional de Energia, Panama
Juan Carlos Mejia Narino, Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Colombia gave
an overview of biofuel policies in Colombia. Biofuel policy development started in 2001 with
the aim to contribute to economic development by prioritising biofuels in the agricultural and
energy sector strategies. Focus was placed on the expansion of consolidated feedstock,
namely palm oil for biodiesel and sugar cane for ethanol production. Economic incentives
have been introduced and close cooperation with the private sector (e.g. Fedepalma,
Asocaña) and research institutions (e.g. Cenipalma, Cenicaña) have been established.
The main objective of biofuels development in Colombia is the diversification of energy
sources, thereby ensuring environmental sustainability, agro-industrial development, as well
as a contribution to energy self-sufficiency. Recent studies performed indicate a GHG
emission reduction potential of 83% for palm oil biodiesel and 74% for sugar cane ethanol in
Colombia. Furthermore, no negative impacts on food security are expected by the
Government of Colombia and an expansion of the area under feedstock for biofuels
production may rely on the intensification of land use for cattle grazing.
Finally, the Government of Colombia is also investigating the potential of alternative
feedstock such as yuca and sweet sorghum as well as opportunities offered by advanced
bioenergy technologies.
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Luis Fernando Campuzano Duque, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación
Agropecuaria (CORPOICA) presented an overview on opportunities for rural development
offered by a variety of established and innovative biomass feedstock resources for energy
production. With respect to first generation biofuels, feedstock suitable for Colombia includes
sugar cane and sweet sorghum for ethanol production and oil palm, Jatropha, Halophytes
(e.g. Salicornia), and algae for biodiesel production. Second generation ligno-cellulosic
feedstock in Colombia comprise dedicated energy crops (e.g. switch grass, miscanthus),
forests, residues from agriculture and forestry, as well as animal wastes and Municipal Solid
Waste (MSW).
Current agricultural research activities performed within CORPOICA aim at optimising value
creation from available feedstock through the implementation of a variety of biorefinery
concepts, such as biorefineries based on sugar cane, bananas, coffee, palm oil, and new
multi-purpose Halophytes.
In his presentation on the status of bioenergy in Brazil, Nero Cunha Ferreira, Ministry of
External Relations, Brazil stated the importance of bioenergy in the national energy matrix,
accounting for 24.5% of the total primary energy supply. In the transportation sector ethanol
and biodiesel account for 20.6% and 2.7% of the total fuel consumption, respectively.
Current forecasts for the internal biofuel market expect an increase of ethanol use from 23
billion litres in 2013 to 45 billion litres in 2022 and an increase of biodiesel use from 2.8
billion litres in 2013 to 4 billion litres in 2022.
With respect to environmental performance, the US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
rated Brazilian ethanol produced from sugar cane as "advanced biofuel” due to calculated
GHG emission reductions of 67% compared to gasoline. Furthermore, burning of sugar cane
fields is banned by 2014 promoting increased mechanisation of sugar cane harvesting.
Impacts on sensitive environments are addressed by agro-ecological zoning initiatives for
sugar cane and palm oil and expansion potentials for biofuels production are associated with
more intensive cattle farming in Brazil.
Social benefits of the biofuels sector in Brazil include about 70,000 independent producers of
sugar cane and social inclusion of more than 100,000 family farmers through the Social Fuel
Certificate of the biodiesel programme. In Brazil the biofuels sector accounts for about 2% of
the national GDP and has already contributed to avoided fossil fuel imports worth more than
50 billion US$. Finally, the Brazilian Government is actively supporting the development of
advanced biofuels such as the production of ethanol from ligno-cellulosic feedstock.
Miguel Almada, National Biofuels Programme, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and
Fisheries, Argentina presented a variety of reasons for the development of a biofuels
sector in Argentina, namely the comparative advantage in the production of oil crops due to
large and fertile extensions of land available for oilseed production and the abundance of
varied ecosystems fuelling the growth of diverse crops.
In 2006, LAW 26.093/2006 for the Promotion of Production and Use of Biofuels introduced
the mandatory use of 7% bioethanol and 9% biodiesel, a definition of domestic prices for
biofuels, as well as biofuels quality standards. As one of the major soy bean producers in the
world with an annual production of about 50 million tons, Argentina regards the production of
biodiesel from soy bean oil as means to add value to the raw material. Total biodiesel
production capacity amounts to 4 million tons with investments of 1.2 billion US$. In recent
years, about 60% of the biodiesel was exported, mainly into European markets. These
exports are, however, currently under threat due to biofuel policy developments in Europe,
thus production capacities in Argentina are presently underutilized. In the coming years
Argentina may increase internal consumption of biodiesel (up to technical limits) and search
for alternative markets.
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Finally, Mr Armada presented the recent Program to promote the use of biomass for energy
production in Argentina (PROBIOMASA) implemented by the Government of Argentina
through the Ministries of Agriculture and Energy with technical assistance from the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The objective of PROBIOMASA is to
add value to wastes and by-products of the agriculture, livestock and forestry sector in order
to promote the development of bioenergy at regional and national level to supply clean,
reliable and competitive energy.
Ailieen Lee, Secretaria Nacional de Energia, Panama provided an overview of recent
bioenergy policy developments in Panama. The general guidelines of the national policy on
biofuels and electricity from biomass in Panama are set by Law 42 of 20 April 2011, modified
in Law 21 of 26 March 2013. The Regulation for Implementation of Law 42 of 20 April 2011
was specified in Decree 345 of 14 May 2013. Currently, the main focus in Panama is placed
on the production of anhydrous bioethanol, biodiesel, and biogas.
Executed projects in Panama include the implementation of anhydrous bioethanol blends
(E5) with gasoline in the City of Panama, within the blending limits set in Law 42 of 2011,
and the construction and operation of a large scale anhydrous bioethanol plant operated by
the private company Campos de Pesé, S.A. using sugar cane and molasses as feedstock.
From April 2014 it is foreseen to extend anhydrous bioethanol blends (E5) to the whole
country, increasing to E7 in 2015 and E10 in 2016. Furthermore, a 10 MW electricity plant
located in Cerro Patacón, Panama City is planned for 2016 and the Government will
investigate opportunities for biodiesel blends in Panama.
Session 2: Sustainability of Bioenergy in Latin America
The session on sustainability of bioenergy in Latin America was chaired by Dominik Rutz,
WIP Renewable Energies, Germany.
This session included presentations by:
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Ella Lammers, Netherlands Enterprise Agency
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Maria Michela Morese, Executive Secretary, Global Bioenergy Partnership, Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Isabella Freire Vitali, Proforest, Brazil
Ella Lammers, Netherlands Enterprise Agency presented an overview of current
European policies and regulations in the field of renewable energies. The EU Renewable
Energy Directive (RED) mandates a 20% overall renewable energy share and a 10%
renewable energy share in the transport sector in 2020. It was highlighted that bioenergy
and biofuels play an important role in achieving these EU targets and that the biofuels sector
is currently the only sector subject to mandatory sustainability criteria (on GHG emission
reduction, biodiversity, and carbon stocks) specified in the RED. Compliance with
sustainability criteria is crucial for ensuring social acceptance of bioenergy, and currently a
large number of biomass certification systems are being implemented.
Ms Lammers furthermore provided information on the Netherlands Programme for
Sustainable Biomass funded by the Dutch Government. This programme funds more than
40 pilot projects addressing the sustainability of biomass chains. The pilots are now coming
to an end, and therefore Netherlands Enterprise Agency organised this workshop to enable
projects to present their results. Further, Netherlands Enterprise Agency provides support on
several issues, such as certification (toolbox sustainability assessment, guidance
documents, food security), biomass feedstock (Jatropha, alternative feedstock), and
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financing (climate financing, support on project replication). Information on activities and
results of the pilot projects is available under: www.rvo.nl/biomass.
In her presentation Ms Lammers specifically highlighted recent results from projects
elaborating guidance for project developers and producers on how to select a suitable
biomass certification scheme, and recommendations for smallholder certification in biomass
supply chains.
Maria Michela Morese, Executive Secretary, Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP),
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations gave an overview of GBEP
objectives and activities, as well as the present partnership (37 partners and 38 observers).
GBEP is a forum where voluntary cooperation works towards consensus amongst its
partners in the areas of the sustainable development of bioenergy and its contribution to
climate change mitigation. Main priorities of GBEP include piloting of the GBEP common
methodological framework on GHG emission reduction measurement, promoting sustainable
development of bioenergy, and facilitating capacity building for sustainable bioenergy.
In 2011, GBEP has developed a set of 24 sustainability indicators for bioenergy, 8 each
addressing the topics of environmental, social and economic sustainability. Furthermore,
GBEP has elaborated methodology sheets that include supporting information relating to the
relevance, practicality and scientific basis of each indicator, including suggested approaches
for their measurement.
Based on the results of piloting activities for the sustainability indicators in a variety of
different countries, it was concluded that the GBEP indicators could be of good use to
Governments, producer sectors and other entities that require information to take decisions
towards a sustainable development of bioenergy. Measured over time the indicators will
show progress towards or away from a sustainable development path as determined
nationally.
Isabella Freire Vitali, Proforest, Brazil reported on the opportunities offered by voluntary
sustainability standard schemes and voluntary certification to tackle potential environmental
and social impacts of agricultural expansion. Thereby, environmental impacts may include
deforestation, land use change, biodiversity loss, carbon emissions, water scarcity and soil
erosion, and social impacts include loss of land access, use and ownership rights, land
grabbing, food scarcity, inadequate community consultation, and labour issues.
Voluntary standards may serve various objectives and can be used as good practice
guidelines, tools for self-assessment and improvement, tools for communication, tools for
improving access to finance and markets, and as basis for independent certification. Ms
Freire stated that the key challenges for the implementation of sustainability standards
currently concern suppliers and smallholders. The engagement of external suppliers in
biomass value chains may lead to an outsourcing of worst impacts and a concentration of
land or management control by centralised production units. Here, potential solutions exist
through the establishment of long term contracts and service provision for suppliers as well
as monitoring intitiatives for continuous improvements.
Smallholders may be left behind in the strive for sustainability as they face difficulties in
meeting standards. Often criteria are not suitably adapted, assistance is not available, and
standard systems may even impose specific barriers for smallholders. For example,
mandatory legal compliance with labour rights of temporary workers may be difficult to fulfill
as informal work is widespread in smallholder environments. Potential solutions include the
involvement of cooperatives or buyer companies providing necessary services and support
for smallholders.
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Session 3: Facilitating investment for sustainable bioenergy projects
The session on facilitating investment for sustainable bioenergy projects was chaired by
Sietske Boschma, Netherlands Enterprise Agency.
This session consisted of a presentation by:
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Pjotr Schade, Everest Energy Group, The Netherlands
Pjotr Schade, Everest Energy Group, The Netherlands presented the results of a study
implemented with the aim to enhance the insight into the economic feasibility and scalability
of projects funded within the Netherlands Programme for Sustainable Biomass by the Dutch
Government by improving structure and bankability of the funded projects.
48 project success indicators, both quantitative and qualitative, have been developed based
on strategic analyses of the projects and the following main requirements for good project
development have been identified:
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Structured project development is paramount for all projects
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Small and manageable core teams are recommended
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Clarity and precise information is needed with respect to information, opinions and
project strengths and weaknesses
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“Diffuse pictures” leading to high risk perception need to be avoided
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Scalable projects need to be developed
Based on the results of this study, Everest Energy is now engaged in the development of an
open ended fund (Commercial Investment Fund – FUMA) starting with the project-base
of the Netherlands Programme for Sustainable Biomass. The goal of this fund is to cluster
renewable energy projects which help to improve both sustainable as well as economic
development into portfolios and match financers with these portfolios of projects.
This fund will be developed in two phases. Phase 1 addresses the Clustering of Project
Portfolios based on key financial parameters, project funding requirements and
preconditions of an investment portfolio. Phase 2 is concerned with the potential match
between portfolio requirements and investor demands. Thereby, clustering of projects serves
to control and reduce investment risks, to increase the overall portfolio investment value, to
develop portfolios adapted to specific investor groups, and thus to attract potential
investment from development banks, private investors, commercial banks and foundations.
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Day 2 – 29 January 2014
All projects presented in sessions 4 and 5 of the Regional Workshop on Sustainable
Biomass Production in Latin America are pilot projects supported by the Netherlands
Programme for Sustainable Biomass funded by the Dutch Government.
Session 4: Lessons learnt and the way forward of projects funded by
Netherlands Enterprise Agency: Projects on Policies and Sustainability
Certification
This session was chaired by Ella Lammers, Netherlands Enterprise Agency and included
presentations by:
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Jeroen Douglas, Solidaridad, The Netherlands and Jorge Hilbert, INTA, Argentina
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Frans van Hulle, Agro2, Panama
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Maria Adelaida Perez Perez, GMSP, Colombia and Gladis Sierra Sierra, CNPML,
Colombia
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Madelon Meijer, Stichting Oxfam Novib, The Netherlands and Hernan de Arriba Zerp,
Proyungas, Argentina
Jeroen Douglas, Solidaridad, The Netherlands presented the results of two projects
focussing on “Improving the sustainability of cane ethanol through mainstream marketing in
Brazil” and “Establishing a sustainable and certified supply chain for EU imports of biodiesel
from soy in Argentina”.
The project implemented in Brazil focused on re-training of redundant cane cutters,
supporting farmers in applying Better Agricultural Practices, assessing the potential for
sustainable ethanol from Northeastern regions in Brazil, and investigating the traceability of
certified ethanol for the Dutch market.
In order to promote mechanization in the Brazilian sugar cane sector, in 2007 mills agreed
with the State of São Paulo Government to realise the end of sugar cane field burning in
2014. This voluntary agreement was signed by 168 mills and 29 associations of sugarcane
suppliers. The programme RenovAção was created to mitigate the impact for rural workers.
In the framework of the present project more than 4,500 workers received training to
increase their opportunities to find employment in the mechanised sugar sector.
Furthermore, in order to promote better social and environmental practices 260 farmers
received assistance for the implementation of BONSUCRO production standards.
The project implemented in Argentina addressed GHG emissions and wider sustainability
aspects of soy based biodiesel value chains in Argentina. In the framework of the project a
registration platform was developed for the sustainability standard of the Roundtable for
Responsible Soy (RTRS) allowing full track-and-trace of certified raw material as well as
trade of issued certificates. Furthermore, field measurements on actual GHG emissions were
implemented by project partner INTA from Argentina which showed values of 54-56%
emission reductions, being significantly lower than the default value specified in the
European Renewable Energy Directive (RED).
Conceived market barriers introduced by the EU are currently significantly impacting the
biodiesel sector in Argentina and recommendations by Mr Douglas included an increase of
the national biodiesel market as well as the promotion and recognition of certification
schemes by the Argentine Government in order to improve sustainability and public
perception of soy based biodiesel.
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Jorge Hilbert, INTA, Argentina provided further details on GHG emission measurements
for soy based biodiesel and emphasised difficulties in communicating results towards
European institutions responsible for GHG methodologies and default values within the EU
biofuels sustainability system. He underlined the importance of the soy sector for the
Argentine GDP and the necessity to address entire productions chains and production
sectors rather than to merely focus on biofuels, which in the case of soy only represents a
minor part of the overall value chain.
Frans van Hulle, Agro2, Panama presented achievements and lessons learnt from a project
on sustainable ethanol production from cassava in the region of Veraguas in Panama
implemented by the company Agro2 with support of Netherlands Enterprise Agency and the
Dutch FACT foundation. Cassava is regarded as promising crop as it is traditionally farmed
in the area, needs relatively little inputs (fertilizer, pesticides), and is suitable for nutrientpoor, acid soils as well as climates with long droughts and periods with heavy rain and heat.
Furthermore, due to its high starch content cassava offers a high ethanol yield potential of
about 6,000 litres per ha per year.
During the last three years 250 ha of cassava were developed and planted establishing the
first industrial cassava production in Panama. Trustful relationships with farmers have been
realized and a farmer association with more than 50 farmers has been set up. A small scale
ethanol plant with a capacity of 500 litres per day is already in operation and ISCC
certification is obtained for the value chain indicating 47% GHG emission savings. The upscaling of the ethanol plant to 5,000 litres per day and a processing capacity of 5 tons of
cassava per day is planned for 2014.
Lessons learnt within the project include the importance of policies and regulations,
Governmental support and suitable subsidies. Furthermore, feedstock needs to be selected
which offers diversification of end products such as the production of peeled cassava,
cassava flour and ethanol in the case of the present project.
Maria Adelaida Perez Perez, GMSP, Colombia and Gladis Sierra Sierra, CNPML,
Colombia presented results of the project “Sustainability for small trapiches” aiming at
improving energy efficiency of the panela production process and hence obtaining surplus
bagasse for the production of briquettes to replace firewood and other polluting fuels.
Between 2010 and 2012 the selected trapiche located 94 km Northeast of Medellin
underwent several infrastructure and operational modifications concerning production area,
packaging area, bagasse deposit as well as the access road to the trapiche. Results
achieved include an increased milling efficiency and higher yields of juice per unit of
processed sugar cane, thus realizing a higher overall yield of panela per unit of harvested
sugar cane. Surplus bagasse can now be processed to make briquettes to replace coal or
firewood in (cooking) stoves and/or kilns.
This project has a very large replication potential in Colombia with many (of the 18,000
existing) trapiches interested to implement improvements of organizational capacity (e.g. by
associating in cooperatives), production practices, infrastructure, and production facilities.
Madelon Meijer, Stichting Oxfam Novib, The Netherlands presented results of the project
“Sustainability challenges of the soy and sugar cane production in Brazil (Mato Grosso
State)” investigating social and environmental impacts of the rapid expansion of sugar cane
and soy frontiers. The development of participatory monitoring systems are strongly
recommended in order to get more and improved independent and verifiable information on
social and environmental impacts of the production of sugar cane and soy, to enhance the
capacity of civil society organizations to monitor impacts, and to increase their ability to
participate effectively in policy dialogues.
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This is specifically important with respect to the assessment of social impacts such as land
concentration, rural exodus, overall decline in employment in agricultural sector, poor
working conditions, health problems, compromised feed security, as well as the lack of
technical and financial support.
Lessons learnt from this project include the importance of robust environmental and social
criteria and a high level of assurance within certification systems approved by the EU RED.
Furthermore, adequate funding/support for local communities need to be provided in order to
increase awareness and capacity building and to support small scale farmers.
Recommendations for the Brazilian government address the need to undertake integrated
land use planning, to implement strict regulations on pesticide use and other pollutants as
well as continuous analyses of water quality, and the establishment of national programs in
support of family farmers.
Finally, the new tool STAT PLANET developed for the participatory monitoring and analysis
of data was presented by Hernan de Arriba Zerp, Proyungas, Argentina. STAT PLANET
offers interactive on-line maps and graphics accessible via the website of the Instituto Centro
da Vida: http://www.icv.org.br/.
Session 5: Lessons learnt and the way forward of projects funded by
Netherlands Enterprise Agency: Pilot and Demonstration Projects
This session was chaired by Sietske Boschma, Netherlands Enterprise Agency and
included presentations by:
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Felipe Guerrero, DABOON, Colombia
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Leonardo Sanchez, Stichting Utz Certified
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Luis Felipe Barahona, Centro De Investigacion Cientifica De Yucatan (CICY), Mexico
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Claudia M. Daza Montaño, ECN, The Netherlands
Felipe Guerrero, DABOON, Colombia provided an overview of the project “Generation and
application of biogas from palm oil mill effluents (POME)”. DAABON is a family owned and
operated business dating back to 1914 engaged in banana, coffee, cocoa, and palm oil
production in the area of Santa Marta. DAABON is the major agricultural employer in the
region with more than 2,000 direct employees and an indirect influence on over 15,000
people, as well as more than 520 families involved in its smallholder program.
With the support of Netherlands Enterprise Agency the set-up of anaerobic lagoons to treat
mill effluents was launched in 2009 in order to improve the environmental and economic
performance of palm oil production. Due to the very low value of CERs (Certified Emission
Reductions) initial engineering had to be rearranged to use the produced biogas for
electricity generation to ensure economic viability. For this, sulfur removal equipment had to
be installed to gain biogas of sufficient quality for use in generators.
In March 2012, the equipment was installed for the production of 1.5 MW of electricity from
POME. As the own consumption of the palm oil mill only amounts to 430 kW, excess biogas
had to be flared. In order to make better use of the biogas the company Voltaje Empresarial
S.A.S. specialized on selling electricity to the grid has been created and two additional
generators will be installed. Important lessons learnt stated by Mr Guerrero included the
necessity to plan and implement such projects in accordance with existing and future needs
in close cooperation with communities and businesses in the region. Furthermore, turn-key
solutions are not appropriate and installations have to be carried out by company operators
to facilitate sufficient on-site skills for operation and maintenance.
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Leonardo Sanchez, Stichting Utz Certified reported results achieved by the project
“Energy from coffee waste in Central America” implemented in Guatemala, Honduras and
Nicaragua. The main aim of this project was to contribute to sustainable coffee production by
producing energy from coffee processing waste, preventing methane emissions, and
reducing pollution through waste water treatment.
For small scale producers in Nicaragua and Honduras tubular biodigesters were investigated
for anaerobic waste water treatment. At one pilot site operated by a cooperative 390 m3 of
waste water were treated in five biodigesters leading to an elimination of 82% of the
contaminants. 320 m3 of biogas were generated by each biodigester and used as alternative
fuel for cooking. For medium and large scale producers waste water systems were
implemented consisting of primary treatment for the removal of solid particles and pH
control, secondary treatment comprising anaerobic reactors, and tertiary treatment
processing the effluents. At a typical large scale pilot site 22,000 m3 of waste water were
treated during the last two harvests with a daily production of 650 m3 of biogas used to fuel
electric generators and to heat process water.
The project “Improving the sustainability of the Jatropha-biodiesel chain in the Yucatán
Peninsula” was presented by Luis Felipe Barahona, Centro De Investigacion Cientifica
De Yucatan (CICY), Mexico. Within this project an inventory of secondary and waste
products from Jatropha and biodiesel production chains was performed.
It was found that Jatropha varieties have different growth patterns depending on soil
conditions, climate and plantation management which need to be thoroughly investigated
before establishing large scale plantations. Until today, Jatropha cultivation did not prove
successful in Mexico and there are no commercial plantations established in Yucatán.
Mr Barahona concluded with policy recommendations for Mexico, stating that the current
Law for Use of Renewable Energy and Energy Transition and the Law for Promotion and
development of bioenergetics in México do not yet sufficiently encourage the implementation
and use of renewable energies. The Government needs to facilitate the development and
use of bioenergy by helping producers to establish viable processes at affordable prices,
introducing mandatory biofuel blends and clearly defining roles and obligations of PEMEX
with respect to biofuel production, distribution and sales.
Claudia M. Daza Montaño, ECN, The Netherlands presented results from the project
“Torrefied Bamboo: an alternative for sustainable biomass export” assessing the whole chain
of bamboo cultivation and collection via torrefaction upgrading to the application as biofuel.
Benefits of bamboo include its fast growth of 10-40 tons per ha per year and its ability to
regenerate when responsibly cared for and harvested. Furthermore, bamboo is an excellent
reforesting crop due to its low consumption of fertilizer, easy propagation, as well as
biodiversity and water table preservation. Torrefaction is regarded as promising biomass upgrading technology through treatment of the feedstock at 200-300 °C in the absence of
oxygen. Torrefaction tests of bamboo feedstock have been performed at ECN with a 50 kg/h
pilot plant.
In conclusion, Ms Daza stated that bamboo has the potential to be a highly sustainable
biomass source for the biobased economy in Colombia and worldwide with superior
performance with respect to agricultural residues and herbaceous biomass. Torrefaction of
bamboo feedstock seems feasible and first estimates indicate equivalent costs over the
entire chain when compared to conventional wood pellets.
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Round Table & Plenary Discussion: The Future of Bioenergy in Latin America
This Round Table was moderated by Ella Lammers, Netherlands Enterprise Agency.
Round Table Panellists:

Juan Carlos Mejia Narino, Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Colombia

Nero Cunha Ferreira, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil

Ailieen Lee, Secretaria Nacional de Energia, Panama

Jeroen Douglas, Solidaridad, The Netherlands

Harold Martina, CNPMLTA, Colombia

Maria Michela Morese, Global Bioenergy Partnership
The panellists participating in this concluding round table of the Regional Workshop on
Sustainable Biomass Production in Latin America were invited to address and summarise
lessons learnt and policy recommendations derived from pilot projects presented within
sessions 4 and 5. These projects were supported by the Netherlands Programme for
Sustainable Biomass funded by the Dutch Government.
The following key findings were highlighted by the panellists:

Modern bioenergy solutions will be an essential part of the future global energy
system. Thereby, bioenergy per se is “neither good nor bad”, but overall sustainability
crucially depends on how bioenergy projects and programmes are managed.

Sustainability is key for successful bioenergy implementation. Policies need to be
developed ensuring attention to all three pillars of sustainability, namely
environmental, social and economic aspects. Specific focus in Latin American
countries needs to be placed on food security and land tenure issues.

International agreement needs to be reached on the harmonisation of
sustainability requirements such as with respect to LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
and GHG emission calculation methodologies.

Policy development in Latin America needs to focus on the promotion of rural
development and specifically aim at including small scale producers.

Policy action needs to be based on good practice experiences such as those
presented by the pilot projects.

Policy development in Latin American countries is based on a “learning-by-doing”
approach. Sufficient flexibility needs to be ensured to be able to appropriately
address emerging issues and “unexpected impacts” of bioenergy development.

Policy development in Latin America needs to involve all relevant stakeholders in
participatory consultation processes.

Bioenergy policy development needs to go beyond so-called first generation
technologies and address the establishment of a future sustainable biorefinery
sector. Several Latin American countries are engaged in research and development
initiatives in the field of second generation biofuels and biorefineries.
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Workshop Closing – Summary and Conclusions
The Regional Workshop on Sustainable Biomass Production in Latin America was officially
closed by:


H.E. Hernán Miguel Román Calderón, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development of Colombia
Sietske Boschma, Netherlands Enterprise Agency
H.E. Hernán Miguel Román Calderón, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development of Colombia thanked all workshop participants for sharing experiences and
lessons learnt on the development of a sustainable bioenergy sector in the framework of this
regional workshop.
The Government of Colombia is committed to further develop policies and regulatory
frameworks to promote the production and use of bioenergy and biofuels in the country.
Focus will be placed on the development of the agricultural sector with the aim to generate
socio-economic benefits for the population and mediate negative environmental impacts
through the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Despite current controversy about the sustainability of so-called first generation biofuels,
H.E. Calderón emphasised opportunities for the production of biodiesel from palm oil and
bioethanol from sugar cane feedstock, both consolidated sectors in Colombia. The
Government will continue to promote and offer economic incentives for agro-industrial sector
development in close cooperation with the private sector (e.g. Fedepalma, Asocaña) and
research institutions (e.g. Cenipalma, Cenicaña). Also Ecopetrol, the largest private
company in Colombia, has already made large investments in the national biofuels sector. In
addition, small scale feedstock producers will be supported if respective value chains prove
to be economically viable.
Furthermore, the Government of Colombia is actively supporting research and development
in the fields of advanced biofuels and biorefinery concepts based on residues of the palm oil,
sugar and banana production.
In order to ensure environmental, social and economic sustainability of biofuels and other
agricultural commodities the implementation of voluntary certification schemes seems to be
a viable option. In Colombia, great care will be taken to avoid any conflict with food security
for the local population.
Finally, biofuels policies in Colombia will continue to be developed by the Cross-sectoral
Commission on Biofuels (established by Decree 2328 of 2008) constituted by the Ministries
of Agriculture, Mines and Energy, Environment, Transport, Commerce, and the National
Director of Planning.
Sietske Boschma, Netherlands Enterprise Agency cordially thanked all workshop
participants for their active participation and the fruitful discussions during the two days of
the Regional Workshop on Sustainable Biomass Production in Latin America.
Ms Boschma highlighted the very large potential of biomass based renewable energy
production in Latin American countries offering opportunities for a large variety of biomass
feedstock, technologies and production systems. This potential shall be exploited in a
sustainable way, paying due respect to local framework conditions and focussing on the
integrated production of food, fuels, energy, feed, compost, and chemicals.
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The realisation of sustainable biomass production in Latin America crucially depends on
suitable policy frameworks aiming at maximising social benefits for the local population.
Support for sustainable biomass projects is needed and public private partnerships offer
opportunities for the implementation of projects. Thereby, close cooperation between project
developers and funding organisations are recommended in order to facilitate financing of
projects with promising business cases.
Finally, Ms Boschma specifically acknowledged the success stories presented by
implementers of pilot projects supported by the Netherlands Programme for Sustainable
Biomass. Such success stories are of large importance to show the feasibility and benefits of
sustainable biomass projects in Latin American countries and worldwide.
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Annex 1 – Workshop Agenda
Day 1 – 28 January 2014
8:00
Registration
Opening Session
8:30
Opening of the Workshop
HERNÁN MIGUEL ROMÁN CALDERÓN, VICE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
KOEN SIZOO, VICE AMBASSADOR, ROYAL NETHERLANDS EMBASSY BOGOTÁ
9:20
Keynote Speech: Bioenergy for Sustainable Development in Latin America
OMAR MASERA, UNAM, MEXICO
10:00
Coffee/Tea Break
Session 1: Biomass Policies in Latin America
Chair: RAINER JANSSEN, WIP RENEWABLE ENERGIES, GERMANY
10:30
Biofuels / Bioenergy in Colombia
JUAN CARLOS MEJIA NARINO, ASESOR BIOCOMBUSTIBLES MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA Y DESARROLLO
RURAL, COLOMBIA
10:55
Opportunities for Rural Development in Colombia
LUIS FERNANDO CAMPUZANO DUQUE, CORPORACIÓN COLOMBIANA DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA
(CORPOICA), COLOMBIA
11:20
Biofuels / Bioenergy in Brazil
NERO CUNHA FERREIRA, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS, BRAZIL
11:45
Biofuels / Bioenergy in Argentina
MIGUEL ALMADA, NATIONAL BIOFUELS PROGRAMME, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND
FISHERIES, ARGENTINA
12:10
Bioenergy Policies in Panama
AILIEEN LEE, SECRETARIA NACIONAL DE ENERGIA, PANAMA
12:35
Lunch
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Session 2: Sustainability of Bioenergy in Latin America
Chair: DOMINIK RUTZ, WIP RENEWABLE ENERGIES, GERMANY
14:00
Sustainability certification
ELLA LAMMERS, NETHERLANDS ENTERPRISE AGENCY
14:30
Pilot testing of the GBEP Sustainability Indicators – Lessons Learned
MARIA MICHELA MORESE, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, GLOBAL BIOENERGY PARTNERSHIP, FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
15:00
Implementation of Sustainability Standards in Latin America
ISABELLA FREIRE VITALI, PROFOREST, BRAZIL
15:30
Coffee/Tea Break
Session 3: Facilitating investment for sustainable bioenergy projects
Chair: SIETSKE BOSCHMA, NETHERLANDS ENTERPRISE AGENCY
16:00
A Tool for Investments in Bioenergy Projects
PJOTR SCHADE, EVEREST ENERGY GROUP, THE NETHERLANDS
17:00
Side-event: Discussion on the Tool for Investments in Bioenergy Projects
FOR INVITED REPRESENTATIVES ONLY!
19:00
Conference Dinner
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Day 2 – 29 January 2014
Session 4: Lessons learnt and the way forward of projects funded by Netherlands
Enterprise Agency: Projects on Policies and Sustainability Certification
Chair: ELLA LAMMERS, NETHERLANDS ENTERPRISE AGENCY
8:30
Brazil: Real benefit sharing (certification – sugar cane)
Argentina: Establishing a sustainable and certified Supply Chain for Import of
Biodiesel from Soy
JEROEN DOUGLAS, SOLIDARIDAD, THE NETHERLANDS
JORGE HILBERT, INTA, ARGENTINA
8:55
Panama: Sustainable ethanol production from Cassava in impoverished rural
Panama
FRANS VAN HULLE, AGRO2, PANAMA
9:20
Colombia: Sustainability for small trapiches
MARIA ADELAIDA PEREZ PEREZ, GMSP, COLOMBIA
GLADIS SIERRA SIERRA, CNPMLTA, COLOMBIA
9:45
Brazil: Working towards sustainable biomass production in Mato Grosso, Brazil
MADELON MEIJER, STICHTING OXFAM NOVIB, THE NETHERLANDS
HERNAN DE ARRIBA ZERP, PROYUNGAS, ARGENTINA
10:10
Coffee/Tea Break
Session 5: Lessons learnt and the way forward of projects funded by Netherlands
Enterprise Agency: Pilot and Demonstration Projects
Chair: SIETSKE BOSCHMA, NETHERLANDS ENTERPRISE AGENCY
10:45
Colombia: Generation and application of biogas from POME
FELIPE GUERRERO, DABOON, COLOMBIA
11:10
Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras: Energy from Coffee Waste in Central America
LEONARDO SANCHEZ, STICHTING UTZ CERTIFIED
11:35
Mexico: Improving the sustainability of the jatropha-biodiesel chain in the Yucatan
peninsula
LUIS FELIPE BARAHONA, CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA DE YUCATAN (CICY), MEXICO
12:00
Colombia: Torrefied Bamboo Pellets for Sustainable Biomass Export
CLAUDIA M. DAZA MONTAÑO, ECN, THE NETHERLANDS
12:25
Lunch
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Session 6: Cooperation opportunities for future projects
Chair: COSETTE KHAWAJA, WIP RENEWABLE ENERGIES, GERMANY
14:00
Brokerage event
Each participant will have the opportunity to meet other participants to discuss
opportunities for cooperation in more detail. For arranging the bi-lateral meetings
advance online registration is needed. Prior to the workshop, short profiles of registered
participants are shown online to facilitate the selection of the brokerage face-to-face
meetings.
16:00
Coffee Break
Round Table & Plenary Discussion
The Future of Bioenergy in Latin America
Chair: ELLA LAMMERS, NETHERLANDS ENTERPRISE AGENCY
16:30
Panellists:
- JUAN CARLOS MEJIA NARINO, MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA Y DESARROLLO RURAL, COLOMBIA
- NERO CUNHA FERREIRA, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS, BRAZIL
- AILIEEN LEE, SECRETARIA NACIONAL DE ENERGIA, PANAMA
- JEROEN DOUGLAS, SOLIDARIDAD, THE NETHERLANDS
- HAROLD MARTINA, CNPMLTA, COLOMBIA
- MARIA MICHELA MORESE, GLOBAL BIOENERGY PARTNERSHIP
17:30
Closing Speech – Summary and Conclusion of the Workshop
- HERNÁN MIGUEL ROMÁN CALDERÓN, VICE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- SIETSKE BOSCHMA, NETHERLANDS ENTERPRISE AGENCY
19:00
Socializing Dinner
- BUS TRIP TO THE SCENIC RESTAURANT CASA BRAVA (WWW.RESTAURANTECASABRAVA.COM)
- REGISTRATION FOR THE DINNER IS URGENTLY NECESSARY VIA THE W ORKSHOP REGISTRATION WEBSITE:
WWW .B2MATCH.EU/BIOMASSWORKSHOP2014BOGOTA
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Annex 2 – Participants List
Part. Last Name
First Name
Organisation
1
Adrichem
Robert
Interconnect Caribbean NV
2
Ali
Liaqat
Liaqat corp
3
Almada
Miguel
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
4
Amomtegui
Diego
Colombiana de Compostajes
5
Barahona
Luis
Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan
6
Bastiaenem
Philip
Embajada Países Bajos
7
Boschma
Sietske
Netherlands Enterprise Agency
8
Branzini
Agustina
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca
9
Camargo
Juan Carlos
Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
10
Campuzano
Duque
Luis Fernando
CORPOICA
11
Cantillo
Andrew
KIS Group
12
Ceron
Maria
Patrimonio Natural Fondo para la biodiversidad
13
Chaparro
León
Dayana
Agencia Presidencial de Cooperación, APCColombia
14
Cuenca
Osorio
Jorge Antonio
Unidad de Planeación Minero Energetica
15
Daza
Christie
Fedepalma
Daza Montano
Claudia
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
(ECN)
17
De
Zerpa
Hernán
Fundación ProYungas
18
Douglas
Jeroen
Solidaridad Network
19
Duron
Eduardo
Uni-Systems
20
Ezzine
Blas
Driss
CIRAD
21
Fajardo
Dario
Universidad de Nariño
22
Ferreira
Nero
Ministry of External Relations
23
Freire Vitali
Isabella
Proforest
24
García
Gonzalo
CIDAUT
25
Gomez
Jesus
CCEP, Colombia Clean Energy Program
Grateron
Carlos
Federación Nacional de Bicombustibles de
Colombia
Guerrero
Felipe
DAABON Group
16
26
27
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Part. Last Name
First Name
Organisation
28
Gutierrez
Juan
Acquaire Ltda
29
Henry
Guy
CIRAD @ CIAT
30
Hernandez
Mauricio
Mauricio Hernandez Sarabia
31
Hilbert
Jorge Antonio
Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria
32
Hoekstra
Jentse
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (NL Agency)
33
Janssen
Rainer
WIP Renewable Energies
34
Johansen
Marius
Ingeniera y Projectos
35
Khawaja
Cosette
WIP Renewable Energies
36
Klint
Harald
KIS Group
37
La Cruz
Gonzalo
Solidaridad Andes
38
Lammers
Ella
Netherlands Enterprise Agency
39
Lee
Aileen
Secretaría Nacional de Energía
40
Lipschits
Daniel
Programa Biosfera
Llano Ferro
Rafael
Energia Termica Sostenible
ENTERESA LTDA.
Mahmud
Fauzi
Agencia
Presidencial
de
Internacional de Colombia
43
Martina
Martinez
Harold
GMSP BV - Sustainability Consultants
44
Martínez
Londoño
Edgar Alberto
Cementos Argos S.A.
Masera
Omar
UNAM and Red Mexicana de Bioenergía
(REMBIO)
46
Mateus
Carlos Alberto
Fedebiocombustibles Colombia
47
Meijer
Madelon
Oxfam Novib
48
Mejia Nariño
Juan Carlos
Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural
49
Mejía
Restrepo
Alberto
AMBIENTAL MENTE S.A.S.
50
Morese
Maria Michela
FAO
51
Naik
Satya Narayan
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
52
Paneque
Navarro
Sebastián
Asociación Alterna ONG
53
Pantoja
Andres
Universidad de Nariño
54
Pedraza
Fabio
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
55
Pérez
Andrés
Colciencias
56
Pérez Pérez
Maria Adelaida
GMSP Colombia SAS
41
42
45
y
Ambiental
Cooperación
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Part. Last Name
First Name
Organisation
57
Petra
Victoria
Ministeria Agricultura
58
Pinto
Jorge
IICA
59
Ramirez
Maria Elena
Colombiana de Compostajes
60
Ramírez
Dainel
Fondo Patrimonio Natural
61
Ramírez
Martínez
Jorge Enrique
Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia y
Tecnología
62
Rey Luengas
Olga Leandra
Unidad de Planeación Minero Energetica
Rodriguez
Lylian
Red Colombiana de Energía de la Biomasa RedBioCOL
64
Rodriguez
Javier E.
UPME-BID Project
65
Rojas
Pedro
DMT Environmental Technology
66
Rueda
Alejandra
Solidaridad Colombia
67
Rutz
Dominik
WIP Renewable Energies
68
Salcedo
Julian
Uni-Systems Inc.
69
Sánchez
Leonardo
UTZ Certified
70
Schade
Pjotr
Everest Energy
Sierra
Gladis
Centro Nacional de Produccion Mas Limpia y
Tecnologias Ambientales CNPMLTA
72
Sierra
Angie
Universidad Pedagogica Nacional
73
Suescún
Carlos
National University of Colombia
74
Torres
Jose Eddy
Colombia Clean Energy Program
75
Valderrama
Felipe
Fundación Humedales
76
Van Hulle
Frans
Agro2 SA
77
Vargas
Mauricio
KIS Group
Vergel
John
Agencia
Presidencial
de
Internacional de Colombia
Weertman
Sven
Kroftman América Latina
63
71
78
79
Cooperación
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