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The generation of energy from [[Biomass]] covers a broad range of input materials and technologies for recovering the energy - from [[Incineration|Combustion]] and [[ERF]] of waste based [[Biomass]] such as [[Wood Waste]] to [[Incineration|Combustion]] of dedicated crops and virgin materials such as wood, and the indirect recovery of energy from [[Anaerobic Digestion]] of food and crops. Indeed [[Residual Waste EFW]] does itself have an element of [[Biomass]] as it contains small amounts of biogenic material i.e. food, paper, cardboard and wood etc.

[[File:EON-Stevens-Croft.jpg|200px|left|Steven's Croft Biomass Facility - a facility that handles both virgin wood and waste wood biomass]]__TOC__

Biomass Energy from Waste plants, similar to [[Energy from Waste]] facilities, can be used to generate [[Baseload Technologies | base load power]] as they produce a steady, reliable amount of energy but generally cannot be adjusted to meet peak demands<ref name='ref2'>Defra, 2014. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284612/pb14130-energy-waste-201402.pdf Energy from Waste: A guide to the debate February 2014 (revised edition).] London.</ref>.

[[File:EON-Stevens-Croft.jpg|~~300px~~|left|Steven's Croft Biomass Facility - a facility that handles both virgin wood and waste wood biomass]]__TOC__

[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]

==Overview==

Different [[Biomass]] can be used as a feedstock for [[Energy from Waste]] processes. The table below summarizes the types of Biomass used in 2017 to generate energy (excluding the [[Biomass]] content of [[Residual Waste]]) in [[Residual Waste EFW]] <ref name='bio1'>Tolvik Consulting Ltd, 2017. [https://www.tolvik.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Tolvik-UK-Biomass-Statistics-2017-2.pdf UK Dedicated Biomass Statistics - 2017.] [online] [Accessed 13 Nov. 2019].</ref>. [[EfW]] plants that operate using [[Biomass]] as a feedstock can be considered as producing [[Renewable Energy]]<ref>Defra, 2014 in proportion to the amount of [[Biomass]] used in line with the [[ROC]] and [[CFD]] regimes.[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284612/pb14130-energy-waste-201402.pdf Energy from waste A guide to the debate February 2014 (revised edition).] London.</ref>. [[Biomass]] can be considered a renewable fuel because the growth of [[Biomass]] removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stores it in components of [[Biomass]] such as soil, plants and trees, acting as temporary carbon storage<ref name='bio5'>Office for National Statistics, 2019. [https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/articles/aburningissuebiomassisthebiggestsourceofrenewableenergyconsumedintheuk/2019-08-30 A burning issue: biomass is the biggest source of renewable energy consumed in the UK - Office for National Statistics.] [online] Office for National Statistics. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2019].</ref>. Biomass does release CO<sub>2</sub> when it is burned but considerably less than fossil fuels.<ref>[https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/blog/what-role-does-biomass-have-play-our-energy-supply/ Energy Savings Trust]</ref> Biomass is the largest source of renewable energy in the UK<ref name='bio5' />.

[[Biomass Waste EFW]] plants, similar to [[Energy from Waste]] facilities, can be used to generate [[Baseload Technologies | base load power]] as they produce a steady, reliable amount of energy but generally cannot be adjusted to meet peak demands<ref name='ref2'>Defra, 2014. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284612/pb14130-energy-waste-201402.pdf Energy from Waste: A guide to the debate February 2014 (revised edition).] London.</ref>.

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! Biomass !! Overview !! Tonnage (mt) '16-'17 !! Power Generated (GWh) '16-'17

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| [[Wood Waste]] || There were 23 [[Wood Waste]] facilities operating in the UK with another 3 taking a combination of [[Wood Waste]] and [[Virgin Wood]] and one a mixture of [[Wood Waste]] and [[MBM]]; 7 facilities were under construction|| 1.63 || 1273

| [[Wood Waste]] || There were 23 [[Wood Waste]] facilities operating in the UK with another 3 taking a combination of [[Wood Waste]] and [[Virgin Wood]] and one a mixture of [[Wood Waste]] and [[MBM]]; 7 facilities were under construction|| 1.63 (2.1 '23<ref>[https://woodrecyclers.org/record-amount-of-waste-wood-processed-in-2022/] The Wood Recycling Association Annual Statistics reported in July 2023 that this figure was 2.1mt in 2022</ref>) || 1273

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| [[Meat and Bone Meal]] ([[MBM]]) || There were only two main facilities treating this waste stream with a third due on line || 0.18 || 145

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{{#get_db_data: db=engy |from=biomass |where=status='Operational' |data=site=site,id=id,capacity=capacity,mainfeed=mainfeed}}

The following table summarizes the number of plants that follow in the second, longer list, which captures all [[Biomass]] sites that were operational as of January ~~2020~~, (this list includes both virgin Biomass (dedicated) and waste related Biomass EFW). More detailed information can be found on a site/plant by clicking through to the site-specific page (at this stage WikiWaste has focused on the detailed pages for waste-related sites/plants only, including [[Wood Waste]] (highlighted green on the map), [[MBM]], [[Sewage Sludge EFW|Sewage Sludge]] and [[Agricultural Waste]] including poultry litter and straw:

The following table summarizes the number of plants that follow in the second, longer list, which captures all 91 [[Biomass]] sites that were operational as of January 2022, (this list includes both virgin Biomass (dedicated) and waste related Biomass EFW). More detailed information can be found on a site/plant by clicking through to the site-specific page (at this stage WikiWaste has focused on the detailed pages for waste-related sites/plants only, including [[Wood Waste]] (highlighted green on the map), [[MBM]], [[Sewage Sludge EFW|Sewage Sludge]] and [[Agricultural Waste]] including poultry litter and straw:

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| [[Wood Waste]] || 32

|-

| [[MBM]] || 4

| [[MBM]] || 5

|-

| [[Sewage Sludge EFW|Sewage Sludge]] || 3

| [[Sewage Sludge EFW|Sewage Sludge]] || 2

|-

| [[Agricultural Waste]] || 7

|-

| Non-Waste Biomass || 48

| Non-Waste Biomass || 45

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 The generation of energy from [[Biomass]] covers a broad range of input materials and technologies for recovering the energy - from [[Incineration|Combustion]] and [[ERF]] of waste based [[Biomass]] such as [[Wood Waste]] to [[Incineration|Combustion]] of dedicated crops and virgin materials such as wood, and the indirect recovery of energy from [[Anaerobic Digestion]] of food and crops. Indeed [[Residual Waste EFW]] does itself have an element of [[Biomass]] as it contains small amounts of biogenic material i.e. food, paper, cardboard and wood etc.
+[[File:EON-Stevens-Croft.jpg|200px|left|Steven's Croft Biomass Facility - a facility that handles both virgin wood and waste wood biomass]]__TOC__
-Biomass Energy from Waste plants, similar to [[Energy from Waste]] facilities, can be used to generate [[Baseload Technologies | base load power]] as they produce a steady, reliable amount of energy but generally cannot be adjusted to meet peak demands<ref name='ref2'>Defra, 2014. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284612/pb14130-energy-waste-201402.pdf Energy from Waste: A guide to the debate February 2014 (revised edition).] London.</ref>.
-[[File:EON-Stevens-Croft.jpg|300px|left|Steven's Croft Biomass Facility - a facility that handles both virgin wood and waste wood biomass]]__TOC__
 <br clear='left'/>
 [[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]
 ==Overview==
 Different [[Biomass]] can be used as a feedstock for [[Energy from Waste]] processes. The table below summarizes the types of Biomass used in 2017 to generate energy (excluding the [[Biomass]] content of [[Residual Waste]]) in [[Residual Waste EFW]] <ref name='bio1'>Tolvik Consulting Ltd, 2017. [https://www.tolvik.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Tolvik-UK-Biomass-Statistics-2017-2.pdf UK Dedicated Biomass Statistics - 2017.] [online] [Accessed 13 Nov. 2019].</ref>. [[EfW]] plants that operate using [[Biomass]] as a feedstock can be considered as producing [[Renewable Energy]]<ref>Defra, 2014 in proportion to the amount of [[Biomass]] used in line with the [[ROC]] and [[CFD]] regimes.[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284612/pb14130-energy-waste-201402.pdf Energy from waste A guide to the debate February 2014 (revised edition).] London.</ref>. [[Biomass]] can be considered a renewable fuel because the growth of [[Biomass]] removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stores it in components of [[Biomass]] such as soil, plants and trees, acting as temporary carbon storage<ref name='bio5'>Office for National Statistics, 2019. [https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/articles/aburningissuebiomassisthebiggestsourceofrenewableenergyconsumedintheuk/2019-08-30 A burning issue: biomass is the biggest source of renewable energy consumed in the UK - Office for National Statistics.] [online] Office for National Statistics. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2019].</ref>. Biomass does release CO<sub>2</sub> when it is burned but considerably less than fossil fuels.<ref>[https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/blog/what-role-does-biomass-have-play-our-energy-supply/ Energy Savings Trust]</ref> Biomass is the largest source of renewable energy in the UK<ref name='bio5' />.
+[[Biomass Waste EFW]] plants, similar to [[Energy from Waste]] facilities, can be used to generate [[Baseload Technologies | base load power]] as they produce a steady, reliable amount of energy but generally cannot be adjusted to meet peak demands<ref name='ref2'>Defra, 2014. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284612/pb14130-energy-waste-201402.pdf Energy from Waste: A guide to the debate February 2014 (revised edition).] London.</ref>.
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 ! Biomass !! Overview !! Tonnage (mt) '16-'17 !! Power Generated (GWh) '16-'17
 |-
-| [[Wood Waste]] || There were 23 [[Wood Waste]] facilities operating in the UK with another 3 taking a combination of [[Wood Waste]] and [[Virgin Wood]] and one a mixture of [[Wood Waste]] and [[MBM]]; 7 facilities were under construction|| 1.63 || 1273
+| [[Wood Waste]] || There were 23 [[Wood Waste]] facilities operating in the UK with another 3 taking a combination of [[Wood Waste]] and [[Virgin Wood]] and one a mixture of [[Wood Waste]] and [[MBM]]; 7 facilities were under construction|| 1.63 (2.1 '23<ref>[https://woodrecyclers.org/record-amount-of-waste-wood-processed-in-2022/] The Wood Recycling Association Annual Statistics reported in July 2023 that this figure was 2.1mt in 2022</ref>) || 1273
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 | [[Meat and Bone Meal]] ([[MBM]]) || There were only two main facilities treating this waste stream with a third due on line || 0.18 || 145
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 {{#get_db_data: db=engy |from=biomass |where=status='Operational' |data=site=site,id=id,capacity=capacity,mainfeed=mainfeed}}
-The following table summarizes the number of plants that follow in the second, longer list, which captures all [[Biomass]] sites that were operational as of January 2020, (this list includes both virgin Biomass (dedicated) and waste related Biomass EFW). More detailed information can be found on a site/plant by clicking through to the site-specific page (at this stage WikiWaste has focused on the detailed pages for waste-related sites/plants only, including [[Wood Waste]] (highlighted green on the map), [[MBM]], [[Sewage Sludge EFW|Sewage Sludge]] and [[Agricultural Waste]] including poultry litter and straw:
+The following table summarizes the number of plants that follow in the second, longer list, which captures all 91 [[Biomass]] sites that were operational as of January 2022, (this list includes both virgin Biomass (dedicated) and waste related Biomass EFW). More detailed information can be found on a site/plant by clicking through to the site-specific page (at this stage WikiWaste has focused on the detailed pages for waste-related sites/plants only, including [[Wood Waste]] (highlighted green on the map), [[MBM]], [[Sewage Sludge EFW|Sewage Sludge]] and [[Agricultural Waste]] including poultry litter and straw:
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 | [[Wood Waste]] || 32
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-| [[MBM]] || 4
+| [[MBM]] || 5
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-| [[Sewage Sludge EFW|Sewage Sludge]] || 3
+| [[Sewage Sludge EFW|Sewage Sludge]] || 2
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 | [[Agricultural Waste]] || 7
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-| Non-Waste Biomass || 48
+| Non-Waste Biomass || 45
 |}