Focus on Biomass - Richard Harvey (Rural Energy Ltd/English Wood Fuels Ltd)
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?
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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
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• 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
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