Case study: Biomass supply chain for London
Client: London Energy Partnership
Wood fuel use in London is set to increase as modern chip and pellet boilers and CHP plants are installed and commissioned in response to planning requirements for on-site renewable energy generation.
With uncertainty about the availability of fuel supply, BioRegional worked with SE Wood Fuels and Creative Environmental Networks to assess the number and capacity of planned wood fuel plant in London and their potential fuel demand. Research then examined the potential sources of fuel and recommendations were made for enabling the growth in fuel production from London’s own resources.
The key finding of the report is that London has a potential wood fuel resource exceeding the requirements of currently planned wood fuel plant by a factor of 20 if not more. However, a lot of this is waste wood which would require Waste Incineration Directive (WID) compliant boilers and for some of this wood, recycling and reuse might be better environmental options. In general, most of this resource is not available now and policies and support frameworks need to be put in place to ensure London can better develop its wood fuel supply chain.
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Date of completion: December 2008
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