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Biomass Power: the current picture
David Turley, NNFCC Lead Consultant Bio-based Feedstocks
Rushlight BioBriefing 23 Sept 2014
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Progress in renewable energy generation
DECC
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Progress in renewable energy generation
2020
UK’s RED target
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Generation by renewable source
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Constraints
• Wind is intermittent (set
against decreasing peak
demand capacity gap)
• Onshore wind - planning
permission/opposition
• Offshore wind – higher
cost
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DECC central levelised costs £/MWh (projects starting in
2013)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Onshore>5MW
Offshore R2 Offshore R3 Biomassconversion
Dedicatedbiomass 5-
50MW
Dedicatedbiomass>50MW
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Generation by renewable source
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Power generation from ‘biomass’ in 2014
5169
761
1987
309628707
8933
GWh
Landfill gas
Sewage sludge digestion
bioenergy from waste
co-firing with fossil fuels
Animal biomass
Anaerobic Digestion
Plant biomass
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Biomass
• Co-firing/biomass
conversion
– e.g. Drax Power
– 4 GW capacity (not all
biomass)
• Dedicated biomass
e.g. Steven’s Croft
– 44 MW capacity
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UK Biopower feedstock requirement
1.74
6.96
1.74
0.00
4.52
6.78
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
1.57
1.57
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2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Feedstock demand -
2015
Feedstock demand -
2020
Mill
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to
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of p
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ts p
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RWE Lynemouth
Helius Energy
RES
Drax
Eon
Eggborough Power
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Biomass resources
Dedicated energy crops Residues and wastes
Ofgem – RO sustainability reporting 2012-13 (annual profiling)
(includes cereals and straw)
Ofgem – RO sustainability reporting 2012-13 (annual profiling)
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Biomass sources
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Sustainablility impacts
• 1 April 2015 - Land and sustainable forest management criteria for wood,
as set out in the Governments “Timber Standard” for Heat and Electricity.
– The evidential requirements can be met either through
• use of wood that is suitably certified (known as Timber Standard
Category A evidence) or
• through the use of bespoke evidence (known as Timber Standard
Category B evidence).
• Independent Audit
• GHG saving of 60% v EU Grid Average
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Political Uncertainty
Renewable Obligation
• Sets 400MW cap on ‘grandfathered’ dedicated biomass power only capacity
– Grandfathering reduced risks going forward
• RO closes to applications in 2017
• Transition to EMR
EMR – FiT CfD
• Dedicated biomass ineligible (Eligible with CHP applications)
• Biomass conversion – uncertainty over support, limited funding envelope
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Summary
• Technology that can deliver
• Significant investment made
• Needs positive signals from government
Celebrating 10 years of Bioeconomy
development
NNFCC is a UK based consultancy with
expertise on the conversion of biomass to
bioenergy, biofuels and biobased
products.
We help industry solve complex business
challenges and provide vital evidence for
policy makers.
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