Delivering greenhouse gas emission savings through UK bioenergy value chains

• Following recent energy policy announcements bioenergy becomes an even more important technology option to deliver an affordable low carbon transition
• Bioenergy offers cost-effective flexibility to a future low-carbon UK energy system
• Sustainability, security of supply and public acceptability can be increased if the UK does not rely entirely on biomass imports

A new report “Delivering Greenhouse Gas Emission Savings through UK Bioenergy Value Chains” from the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) reaffirms the potential of bioenergy as a low carbon game changer for the UK’s future energy system with its importance as a development priority heightened following recent energy policy announcements.

The report says taking decisions and positive action on the role of bioenergy over the next five to 10 years protects the country’s option to pursue the lowest cost route to delivering the UK’s climate change commitments by 2050.