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18th March 2015
Pat Howes
CenBio Days
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• Introduce me and the company I work for
• International perspectives on waste to energy trends
• Bioenergy in the UK
• Waste in the UK
Content
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Pat Howes 29 years’ research in bioenergy and waste, public & private sector consultancy
Biomass heat and power Biofuels Environmental impact of biomass, including life cycle analysis Waste work
o Waste to energy o Landfill gas o Anaerobic digestion
International work o European Commission, o European Parliament, o International Energy Agency (IEA)
Task leader of the IEA Bioenergy Agreement’s Task on “Integration of energy into solid waste management”
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Ricardo-AEA
Global sustainability consultancy: energy, climate change & adaptation, environmental impact, economics
Economic Analysis
Policy Development
Due Diligence
Scenario Modelling
Sustainability Reporting
Research & Knowledge
Transfer
Impact Assessment
Communications & Stakeholder Engagement
Data Management
Energy & Climate Change
Waste & Resources
Air & Environmental
Quality
Sustainable Transport
Chemical Risk
Examples of our work areas: Energy & climate change policy; GHG inventories; renewable energy; CHP; energy efficiency; waste management solutions; LCA; resource efficiency; advice on regulations & permitting; strategic waste planning; emissions monitoring; technical review & due diligence; emissions management; environmental impact assessment; odour measurement; biomass air quality; UK air emissions inventory; air quality modelling
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Task 36: Integrating Energy Recovery into Solid Waste Management Focus on: Integration of energy into modern solid waste management with a focus on thermal conversion. Aims to: • Collate research and policy
information and case study material to produce best practice guidelines for policy makers
• Exchange information on energy recovery in waste management
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www.ieabioenergytask36.org
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• Small scale energy from waste • Status of gasification of waste • Waste derived fuels/solid recovered fuels • Efficiency of waste combustion • Biogenic content of waste • Policy updates • National reviews • Treatment & use of waste to energy residues • Decision makers guide to energy from waste • Case studies on energy from waste plants
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Task 36 – Current & past work
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Task 36 - future work
Improvement of feedstock characteristics through
processingCost effective improvement of
energy efficiency
Increased use of heat generated in the process
Decreased cost of air emissions clean up (e.g. through
advanced conversion options)
Common challenges for
EfW
• Developments in the circular economy and smart waste management
• Trends in solid recovered fuels • Thermal conversion of waste to
chemicals or liquid fuels • Policy issues – transboundary shipment
of waste – restrictions of waste to energy in some countries
• Integration of energy into solid waste management in developing economies
• Trends in the production and use of commercial and industrial waste for energy
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Examples of UK work on bioenergy
Renewable Energy Targets & Climate change targets “10-14% of UK primary energy from bioenergy in 2030” (Bioenergy Strategy 2012)
Genuine carbon savings
Cost effective contribution to
carbon emission objectives
Assess impact of our bioenergy demand on food security, biodiversity, global development
Support for bioenergy should aim to maximise
benefits & minimise costs
Key issues
Sustainability (GHG, iLUC)
Renewable energy: heat, power & biofuels
conversion efficiency & cost effectiveness
Biomass resources
BEAC report Data for GHG,
methods for estimating iLUC, environmental impact assessment
RHI, RO, CfD, CHPQA, biomethane & advanced
conversion demonstration,
AD support, Regulation support
Biomass conversion, biomass feedstock
preparation
How much & where from ? impact of trade, North American
Supply, energy crops
Funding for work: DECC, Defra, DfT, Ofgem, Environment Agency, Energy Technology Institute, research councils
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• Waste R&D is policy driven – Landfill diversion
• Food waste
• AD – biomethane markets (demonstrator programme)
• Community energy
• Use of digestate
– Resource efficiency • Circular economy • Best practice modelling • Skills development
– Bioeconomy • Biorefineries
• Biogenic fractions of MSW & other wastes
• Waste to biofuels
– Cost efficiencies – Renewable energy
• Improved efficiency of use
• Demonstration of advanced conversion
• Use of refuse derived fuel
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Waste research in the UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/408940/BIS-15-146_Bioeconomy_report_-_opportunities_from_waste.pdf
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CenBio number.
Description UK or IEA equivalent
SP1 Biomass supply & residue use
ETI – feedstock preparation DECC policy support work on costs DECC UK supply constraints DECC & Defra AD resource mapping Defra – Environmental impact DfT – logistics NERC – biomass residue use
SP2 Conversion mechanisms
ETI, Supergen, Research Councils UK (RCUK) and power generators Pyrolysis & gasification: Aston, Leeds, Nottingham university AD: Southampton university
SP3 Conversion technologies & emissions
Defra http://laqm.defra.gov.uk/review-and-assessment/tools/emissions.html#biomass
Supergen, http://www.supergen-bioenergy.net/research-projects/emissions-from-solid-biomass/
Environment Agency WRATE – LCA tool http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140328084622/http:/www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/commercial/102922.aspx
SP4 Sustainability assessments
DECC: BEAC https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/life-cycle-impacts-of-biomass-electricity-in-2020 CCC: Bioenergy review http://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/bioenergy-review/
SP5 Knowledge transfer & innovation
TINAs http://www.lowcarboninnovation.co.uk/working_together/technology_focus_areas/bioenergy/
SP6 Value chain assessment
Supergen http://www.supergen-bioenergy.net/research-projects/bioenergy-value-chains--whole-systems-analysis-and-optimisation/
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Synergy between CenBio work and UK work
Research councils: Supergen Bioenergy http://www.supergen-bioenergy.net/
BBSRC http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/research/biotechnology
-bioenergy/bsbec/bsbec-index.aspx
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