From Wood to Wheel
Per Salomonsson
7th Asian DME conference 2011-11-16
European Project BioDME 7th Framework Programme 2
BioDME – From Wood to Wheel
– World´s first demonstration of the highest scoring alternative fuel from the EUCAR/Concawe/JRC study
• Basis for RED
– From Wood to Wheel
• Production
• Distribution
• Vehicles
Source:
www.biofuelstp.eu SRA 2008
Production of DME from Biomass and utilisation as fuel for transport and for industrial use
Starting date: 1 September 2008 Duration 48 months
Contact: per.salomonsson@volvo.com
Total budget 28.4 M€
EU funding: 8.2 M€
Energimyndigheten: 9.6 M€
EUROPEAN PROJECT
Grant agreement No: TREN/FP7EN/218923
BioDME consortium
• Chemrec and Haldor Topsøe develop and build the DME plant in Piteå
• Volvo Trucks develops and builds DME trucks and a fuel injection system together with Delphi
• ETC, the Energy Technology Centre in Piteå, contributes its technical expertise
• Preem is responsible for Bio-DME distribution and builds fuel stations in Sweden
• Total is responsible for fuel and lubricant specifications
• The project is financed by the participants, the EU and the Swedish Energy Agency
European Project BioDME 7th Framework Programme 5
Engineering, Procurement
and Construction of the BioDME Plant
Erection of main steel structure in May 2010
European Project BioDME 7th Framework Programme 6
Engineering, Procurement
and Construction of the BioDME Plant
DME Production
capacity: 4 tons / day
Pipe installation: ~10 000 m Hand valves & on
off valves: ~1400 pieces
Instruments: ~450 pieces Vessels: ~30 pieces Heat exchangers: ~25 pieces
Process Plant
Foot Print 20 x 30 m
Construction cost:
~ € 20 million
First Bio-methanol produced
Methanol sample from intermediate methanol production step
~7 m
3MeOH was produced in July before long (7 weeks) mill stop.
Stored MeOH converted to DME Oct 27/28.
Plant restarted October 17 and is currently taken into operation
European Project BioDME 7th Framework Programme 8
Fuel Distribution
• Four filling stations dedicated for the 10 DME trucks in Sweden
• Based on existing LPG technology modified for DME
• Safety regulations based on LPG
• Total investment about 200.000 Euro per Filling Station
Fuel distribution
European Project BioDME 7th Framework Programme 9
Piteå
Stockholm Jönköping Göteborg
• Available technology modified for DME
• Low cost
• Easy to achieve
200 m3 storage tank in Piteå
34 m3 trailer
DME fuelling
49 L/min
Truck fuelling recorded at Bäckebol Dec 2010 Minutes
Liter
European Project BioDME 7th Framework Programme 11
Volvo DME truck
• Standard Volvo truck
• New fuel system
• New engine control
• Diesel engine with diesel efficiency
EMS
Conventional
diesel engine Pump DME tank
system
DME fuel
DME EUV engine
Modifications compared to EUIV diesel engine (blue)
• 6 cylinder, 12.8 litre engine
• Power, max: 440 hp at 1800 rpm
• Torque, max: 2200 Nm at 1200 rpm
• Compression ratio: 15.9
• NOx reduction: cooled EGR
• Aftertreatment system: ox-cat for CO and HC
• Euro 5 without urea – SCR or Particulate filter
• Fuel consumption as diesel on energy basis
DME fuel system
13 - 20 bar 1 - 15 bar 200 - 400 bar
• Common rail system - low injection pressures
• System design + Control strategy to prevent evaporation in fuel lines
• DME compatible material in fuel system seals
Safety
• Non-toxic fuel
• Safety similar to LPG
• Driver education
• Outdoor parking
Operational range
• ~800 km
• Two 465 liter DME tanks
• Depends on application
10 Field test trucks
Field test status 2011-11-07
• Trucks at customer: 9
• Mileage last week: 11 643 km
• Average last 5 weeks 10 778 km
• Accumulated mileage: 213 069 km
HD BioDME trucks are in operation today!
Truck BioDME 9 / FH-842 Field test start 2011-07-04
Acc mileage (km) 25 215
Average consumption 11,1 l DME/10 km
Application 60 ton, Local haul, 24h/day Paper from mill to harbour
~20 trips / 480 km per day
Truck BioDME 9
Truck BioDME 5 / FH-711 Field test start 2011-02-22
Acc mileage (km) 65 450
Average consumption 7,7 l DME/10 km
Application 25 - 50 ton, Regional haul, 2-shift
Day: 270 km Evening: 350 km
Truck BioDME 5
Watch the video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3l0fr_I0p4Y
Summary
• More than one HD fuel in the future
• BioDME highest scoring alternative fuel from the JRC / Concawe study – High CO2 reduction, energy efficient, cost efficient
• DME as a vehicle fuel is being demonstrated in the BioDME project
• Bigger threshold to introduce new fuel (compared to ”drop-in”)
• Need long term regulatory framework designed to promote the best alternative fuels
• Society should consider total cost – balance initial investment and
”operating” cost
• All new fuels need stable initial support to build local/regional markets
• DME has potential to become an important energy carrier for the future
Current Status of Domsjö Project
• Domsjö mill liquor gasified successfully in DP-1, Piteå
• Investment support of 500 MMSEK granted by Swedish Energy Agency Sept 2009 and finally approved by EU’s DG Competition 1Q 2011
• Feasibility report completed (March 2010)
• Technology for Gas Purification and MeOH/DME Synthesis selected
• Front-end Engineering Design (FEED) scheduled for Q4-2011 to Q4-2012 for final investment decision in Q1 2013.
• Planned production start 2015, 100 000 ton DME/year or 140 000 ton MeOH/year
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in collaboration
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Vision
Carbon dioxide recycling in the methanol economy (Olah et al. 2009)
