From wood to wheel -the changeover to a sustainable society. Time for action! Björn Gillberg, CEO, VärmlandsMetanol AB. VärmlandsMetanol AB

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1 Solander Symposium nov 2011 From wood to wheel -the changeover to a sustainable society Time for action! Björn Gillberg, CEO,

2 This is Professor R.E.Cycle discoverer of the infinitely expanding research grant Illustration: Goddard

3 This is A BioMass Based Liquid Fuel Company Hagfors Biomass as received Methanol energy 111 MW Photo: Lars Nlsson Photomontage: Structor 74 MW 315 ton/day

4 This is the famous venture capitalist he demands a 100% return on invested capital within three years and with no risk Illustration: Free Clip Art

5 Truck with gasifier 1936 DeSoto Photo: Blocket annons

6 Nothing is new under the sun. Nynäs was successfully marketing M 15 (15% methanol) in Sweden in the 1980s. Nynäs planned to build a large coal gasifier for production of methanol. Photo: Miljöcentrum

7 European M15-net in the 1980s

8 Gasifier/UHDE (Puertollano) on-stream since 1998 Photo: Uhde

9 World s largest IGCC in Puertollano (300 MWe, net) Feedstock: petcoke / coal Petcoke/coal gasification for power generation Uhde has over 65 years experience in the development, design and construction of gasification plants. The list of references includes over 100 gasifiers worldwide based on different gasification technologies covering a variety of feedstocks.

10 VärmlandsMetanol

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12 Km per hectare & Year (Heavy Duty Vechicle) Rapeseed to RME, byproducts as animal feed Wheat to ethanol, straw as energy, byproducts as animal feed Salix to Ethanol Salix to Synthetic Diesel Salix to Syntetic Diesel via Black liquor Salix to Methanol Salix to DME Salix to Methanol via Black liquor Salix to DME via Black liquor Km/ hectare & year Source: Volvo Trucks

13 Räntan har satts till 10% vilket anses motsvara bankränta för denna typ av investering. Avskrivningstiden har satts till 15 år vilket ger en annuitet av ca 13%. I nedanstående tabell redovisas primärresultaten. Tabell 8.2 Produktionskostnad för etanol, metanol och biogas i kr per kg samt per MWh SOU 1996:184 - Bättre klimat, miljö och hälsa med alternativa drivmedel (Better climate, environment and health with alternative fuels) Som framgår av tabellen blir med kommersiellt rimliga storlekar på anläggningarna metanol billigast både räknat per mängd- och energienhet. Biogasen blir vid uppskalning det billigaste alternativet. Dock kräver en anläggning av denna storlek enligt Östman lokalisering vid tätort med minst invånare vilket gör tillämpningen tämligen begränsad.

14 BioMethanol a superior CO 2 neutral liquid motor fuel v Fuel properties are excellent due to the high octane rating; it burns with very clean fumes and can be used in spark ignition port injected gasoline engines blended with gasoline (up to 25%) without any modification. So-called flexi fuel vehicles (FFVs) made for E85 can also run on high methanol blends, such as M85. v BioMethanol can be introduced on the market by using present distribution systems without additional costs. v Greenhouse gas savings exceed other liquid bio-fuels by far, 80-90% in comparison to 15-40% for agro-based ethanol. v The cars of tomorrow will have electric motors powered by fuel cells - biomethanol is the most cost-efficient and environmental friendly liquid fuel for fuel cell vehicles. Methanol can be directly fed into a fuel cell without being reformed into hydrogen.

15 Supply of Forest Biomass, Värmland TWh Standing volume 398 Annual increment 16.5 Annual felling* 10.5 Annual consumption VärmlandsMetanol 0.88 *GROT not included (avaliable GROT = 5,8 TWh/year Sources: Swedish National Forest Inventory Potential för skogsbränsle i Värmland (Projekt SWX-Energi)

16 Project status an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and a Risk Assessment has been conducted in accordance with the Municipal Planning and Building Act and the Swedish Environmental Act based on the EIA a 20 hectare property for the construction of the plant has been acquired a detailed development plan for the site has been approved and adopted by the Municipality of Hagfors, 25 January 2010 an advanced conceptual design and feasibility study, presented to VM in April 2010 by Uhde, proves the technical and economic viability of the project (Uhde s study was preceded by two conceptual studies)

17 In July 2010 VM and Uhde agreed to commence with the project realization by entering into the engineering phase and Uhde was contracted for a pre-basic Engineering Package to be delivered August 2011 VM selected Uhde as EPC-contractor MoU was signed in Dec 2010 License agreements with different technology providers has been negotiated and finalized in September 2011 Off-take agreement with a gasoline distributer is currently being negotiated Supply of feedstock has been secured The legal procedure for obtaining the Industrial Environmental Permit was initiated 5 March hearings with the local public, the County Administrative Board and the national Environmental Protection Agency have been concluded successfully and the Environmental Court is expected to issue the environmental permit in 2012

18 Commercial energy prices in Sweden including tax & vat

19 VärmlandsMetanols HQ Photo: Lars Nlsson

20 Our wells won t run dry And the political situation in Hagfors is stable We will in Hagfors produce methanol corresponding to oil barrels every day!