This presentation formed part of the Farming Futures workshop 'Focus on Biomass'. (5th November 2008)

1. Focus on Biomass
Richard Harvey
Rural Energy Lld
English Wood Fuels Ltd
Farming Futures East Midlands Workshop
Rural Training Centre, Owston
5th November 2008

2. Why do we need Renewable
Energy sources
Why Biomass?
y

5. The Future for Biomass Fuel

6. Energy from biomass
combustion
Electricity Heat only Combined
only heat and
power

7. Electricity from coal fired power stations

8. Cost of Carbon Savings from
Bioenergy S
Bi Sources
Liquid biofuels
Large heat - Low use
Large Heat - High use
Medium heat - Low use
Medium heat - High use
Domestic heat
Biomass-only power
Co-firing power with CCS
Lowest cost
Co-firing power - refurb.
refurb savings from
heat
Co-firing power - existing
-100 -50 0 50 100 150 200
£/tCO2 saved
d
Source: DTI 2006

9. Factors driving the uptake of
biomass heating biomass
bi h i bi
heating uptake
g p
• Increasing fuel costs
• Declining fossil fuel supplies
• Global warming
• International fuel security
• Capital Grants
• Local authority micro generation targets for new
L l th it i ti t t f
buildings
• Part L (2006) building regulations

10. Background to Rural Energy

11. Rural Energy Network
Rural Energy Trust
Advice, feasibility studies, grant
applications, training,
pp g
demonstrations
RE Installations Ltd English Wood Fuels Ltd
Heating System
eat g Syste Biomass Fuel Supplier
Installations Wood fuel supplies

12. Ideal biomass system
Planning and Design
Heating system suitable for application
Suitable and cost effective fuel choice
Owner/operator perception satisfied
Heating system
Fuel supply
Efficient Good quality
Reliable and durable Reliable supply
Good service and maintenance Reasonable price
Cost effective

13. Case Studies

14. Case Study 1:
Domestic wood pellet heating system
g y
Heating house or office

15. Central heating boiler and
hopper

16. Typical Installation

17. Case Study 2:
Log boiler and accumulator tank
g
House and offices
H d ffi

18. Log boiler
&
accumulator
tank

19. Case Study 3 : Alma House Farm Business Park
Wibtoft, Warwickshire

20. Woodchip District Heating System
Alma House Business Park

21. Poplar Coppice for fuel
Alma House Business Park

22. Case Study 4: Luddington Primary School,
North Lincolnshire

23. C p bunker and boiler
Chip bu e a d bo e

24. Fuel Delivery from neighbouring farmer
ue e e y o e g bou g a e

25. Case Study 5: Madani High School
Leicester

26. 250kW Herz Biomatic Pellet boiler

27. Case Study 6:
Beacon College
Crowborough
Sussex
2 x 500kW
Woodchip system
District Heating

28. Wood chip intake

29. Fuel hopper

30. Case Study 7 : Bells Bros Nurseries, Boston,
Lincolnshire
Li l hi
Providing base load for 6
acres of glasshouse
Commission November
2007

31. Purpose built energy centre

32. Chip store and boiler

33. Stepped Combustion Grate

34. Fuel feed: ‘Walking Floor’
Walking Floor

35. Opportunities for producing
biomass

36. Forest wood chip

39. Recycled wood

40. Willow Coppice

41. Miscanthus