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Bioenergy for heat and electricity in the UK

Bioenergy for heat and electricity in the UK
Bioenergy for heat and electricity in the UK
Bioenergy from biomass is the ultimate source of renewable energy and the UK has a considerable biomass resource, estimated at an annual 20 Million tonnes, although only a fraction of this resource is effectively captured for energy, contributing approximately 2. 5 % to heat and electricity supply in the UK. Much combustion technology may be considered as ‘mature’ although bottle necks in the quality and quantity of feedstock are apparent and further fundamental research is required to increase crop yield in a sustainable manner with low chemical in puts ensuring efficient energy balance. In the short term, it might be useful for the UK to focus on developing a limited number of bioenergy chains, linked to CHP-microgeneration and the use of bioenergy for community and public sector projects. This has to be linked to a joined-up policy and regulatory framework. A clear strategy for land management is also required. In the long-term future, considerable excitement exists on the possibility of new bioscience technologies harnessed to improve photosynthetic gains and plant systems biology for bioenergy. The designer energy plant is tractable, with energy streams in future linked to high quality chemical and liquid biofuels outputs as part of the biorefinery.
University of Southampton and UK Energy Research Centre
Taylor, Gail
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Office of Science and Innovation
Taylor, Gail
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Taylor, Gail , Office of Science and Innovation (2006) Bioenergy for heat and electricity in the UK Southampton, UK; Swindon, UK. University of Southampton and UK Energy Research Centre 14pp.

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Abstract

Bioenergy from biomass is the ultimate source of renewable energy and the UK has a considerable biomass resource, estimated at an annual 20 Million tonnes, although only a fraction of this resource is effectively captured for energy, contributing approximately 2. 5 % to heat and electricity supply in the UK. Much combustion technology may be considered as ‘mature’ although bottle necks in the quality and quantity of feedstock are apparent and further fundamental research is required to increase crop yield in a sustainable manner with low chemical in puts ensuring efficient energy balance. In the short term, it might be useful for the UK to focus on developing a limited number of bioenergy chains, linked to CHP-microgeneration and the use of bioenergy for community and public sector projects. This has to be linked to a joined-up policy and regulatory framework. A clear strategy for land management is also required. In the long-term future, considerable excitement exists on the possibility of new bioscience technologies harnessed to improve photosynthetic gains and plant systems biology for bioenergy. The designer energy plant is tractable, with energy streams in future linked to high quality chemical and liquid biofuels outputs as part of the biorefinery.

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Published date: 2006
Additional Information: Contribution to Foresight mini energy project, 2006

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Local EPrints ID: 46343
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/46343
PURE UUID: ae81304c-c080-4b3c-bc6d-206d8764dcf0
ORCID for Gail Taylor: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8470-6390

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Date deposited: 19 Jun 2007
Last modified: 23 Jul 2022 01:44

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Author: Gail Taylor ORCID iD
Corporate Author: Office of Science and Innovation

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