Bioenergy
Application of sustainable biomass and waste resources for flexible and affordable low carbon energy.
What we have done
Projects
Ecosystem Land-Use Modelling (ELUM)
A fieldwork and modelling project examining the impact of bioenergy crop land-use changes on soil carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions
Waste Gasification
A set of three projects to design and develop an efficient economically and commercially viable power plant incorporating gasification with syngas clean-up
Refining Estimates of Land Biomass (RELB)
A project to refine existing estimates of the amount of UK land available for bioenergy crops and forestry
Techno-Economic Assessment of Biomass Pre-processing
A techno-economic assessment of the costs and benefits associated with pre-processing biomass
Bioenergy Value Chain Modelling
The development of a spatial tool for the modelling and optimisation of full system bioenergy value chains over the next five decades
Biomass to Power with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
An engineering study on biomass to power with CCS as a combined technology
Characterisation of Feedstocks
A scientific study to provide an understanding of the properties of UK-produced “2nd generation” biomass, how these vary, and the extent to which this variability can be linked to the provenance of the samples tested
Energy from Waste
An assessment of UK waste resources and how suitable wastes can be most effectively used to produce energy
Biomass Logistics in the UK
A modelling project to develop an understanding of biomass logistics requirements under different future bioenergy scenarios, identifying commonalities and differences, key decision points and actions required
Biomass Feedstock Improvement Process
A demonstration project which aimed to show how the removal of impurities and contaminated material from sustainable biomass could make bioenergy cheaper, more efficient, and deliver greenhouse gas savings
Waste Gasification Commercial Development Plant
A 1.5 MWe waste gasification power plant capable of high efficiencies and reliability.
Carbon life cycle assessment evidence analysis
An assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of past bioenergy life cycle assessment data sources, a set of carbon balance calculations for UK relevant biomass feedstocks, and identification of key knowledge gaps around available data
Insights
News
- West Bromwich MP Adrian Bailey visits the UK’s first municipal…
- Aldridge MP Wendy Morton visits local energy pioneers set to…
- ETI backed waste gasification plant begins to produce syngas in…
- ETI recommends increased biomass production and the development of BECCS…
- ETI publish case studies showing how farmers can diversify their…
Reference Library
- ETI Project Manager Paul Winstanley presents at All Energy Conference…
- ETI Project Manager Paul Winstanley presents: 'Delivery and establishment of…
- ETI programme manager Dr Geraint Evans presents 'Gasification for power…
- An ETI Perspective: How can Life Cycle Assessment inform bioenergy…
- Paul Winstanley presents 'Innovation in Action: Demonstrating the Potential of…