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! Biomass !! Overview !! Tonnage (mt) '16-'17 !! Power Generated (GWh) '16-'17  
! Biomass !! Overview !! Tonnage (mt) '16-'17 !! Power Generated (GWh) '16-'17  
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| [[Wood Waste]] || As of Qtr 1 2019 there are currently 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 are currently 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 are currently under construction|| 1.63 || 1273
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| [[Meat and Bone Meal]] ([[MBM]]) || As of Qtr 1 2019 there are only two main facilities treating this waste stream with a third due on line at some point in the near future || 0.18 || 145
| [[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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| [[Agricultural Waste]] || There are four plants currently in operation treating in the region of 1.0Mtpa with the dominant markets for straw (animal bedding/feed) taking up around 80% of supply. Poultry Litter is sent to three large scale facilities with remaining tonnage sent to AD facilities and used in agriculture as a fertilizer. || 1.37 || 1225
| [[Agricultural Waste]] || There were four plants in operation treating in the region of 1.0Mtpa with the dominant material being straw (animal bedding/feed) taking up around 80% of supply. Poultry Litter was sent to three large scale facilities with remaining tonnage sent to AD facilities and used in agriculture as a fertilizer. || 1.37 || 1225
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| [[Sewage Sludge EFW|Sewage Sludge]] || Now managed exclusively in the UK as part of waste water integrated treatment process by the [[Sewerage Undertakers]] (two plants operated by [[Thames Water]] and the third by [[United Utilities]]). The trend in the sector is increasingly to use advanced [[AD]] to extract energy from the [[Biogas]] generated. || 0.10 || 23
| [[Sewage Sludge EFW|Sewage Sludge]] || Is managed exclusively in the UK as part of waste water integrated treatment process by the [[Sewerage Undertakers]] (two plants were operated by [[Thames Water]] and a third by [[United Utilities]]). The trend in the sector is increasingly to use advanced [[AD]] to extract energy from the [[Biogas]] generated. || 0.10 || 23
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| Process Residues || By-products from processing all forms of biomass that have significant energy potential and include kernels, shavings, sawdust, chaff) etc|| 0.09 || 45
| Process Residues || By-products from processing all forms of biomass that have significant energy potential and include kernels, shavings, sawdust, chaff) etc|| 0.09 || 45
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| Liquid Biomass || Also known as [[Biofuel]] and is any kind of liquid produced from solid matter|| NA || NA
| Liquid Biomass || Also known as [[Biofuel]] and is any kind of liquid produced from solid matter|| NA || NA
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| [[Virgin Wood]] & [[Energy Crops]] || There are currently 15 biomass facilities in operation taking [[Virgin Wood]] with another four taking a combination of [[Wood Waste]] and [[Virgin Wood]]; two remain under construction || 2.36 || 1516
| [[Virgin Wood]] & [[Energy Crops]] || There were 15 biomass facilities in operation taking [[Virgin Wood]] with another four taking a combination of [[Wood Waste]] and [[Virgin Wood]]; two were under construction || 2.36 || 1516
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| Total || || 5.73 || 4226
| Total || || 5.73 || 4226
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==Operational==
The [[Biomass]] capacity of UK [[EfW]] plants is generally increasing, and from 2016 to 2017 the amount of [[Biomass]] being processed by UK facilities increased by 6.9%<ref name='bio1' />.
 
==Operational Biomass EFW==
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The following list summarizes all [[Biomass]] sites that were operational as of January 2020, with limited summary information in the table. More detailed information can be found by clicking through to the site-specific page:
The following list summarizes all [[Biomass]] sites that were operational as of January 2020, and not just waste related Biomass EFW. Limited summary information is in the table, and more detailed information can be found by clicking through to the site-specific page (at this stage WikiWaste has focused on the detailed pages for waste-related projects only, including [[Wood Waste]], [[MBM]], [[Sewage Sludge EFW|Sewage Sludge]] and [[Agricultural Waste]] including poultry litter and straw:
[[File:Bioops.png|600px|right|Locations of Operational Biomass EfWs in the UK]]
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==Under Construction==
==Under Construction Biomass EFW==
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The following list summarizes all [[Biomass]] sites that were Under Construction as of January 2020, with limited summary information in the table. More detailed information can be found by clicking through to the site-specific page:
The following list summarizes all [[Biomass]] sites that were under construction as of January 2020, and not just waste related Biomass EFW. Limited summary information is in the table, and more detailed information can be found by clicking through to the site-specific page (at this stage WikiWaste has focused on the detailed pages for waste-related projects only, which in this case are [[Wood Waste]] facilities only):  
[[File:Biouc.png|600px|right|Locations of Under Construction Biomass EfWs in the UK]]
[[File:Biouc.png|600px|right|Locations of Under Construction Biomass EfWs in the UK]]
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==Planning==
==Planning Biomass EFW==
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The following list summarizes all [[Biomass]] sites that were in Planning as of January 2020, with limited summary information in the table. More detailed information can be found by clicking through to the site-specific page:
The following list summarizes all [[Biomass]] sites that were in planning as of January 2020, and not just waste related Biomass EFW. Limited summary information is in the table, and more detailed information can be found by clicking through to the site-specific page (at this stage WikiWaste has focused on the detailed pages for waste-related projects only, which in this case are [[Wood Waste]] facilities only):  
[[File:Bioplan.png|600px|right|Locations of Planning Biomass EfWs in the UK]]
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==Biomass EFW Sites==
In 2017, there were 39 operational Biomass EfW facilities in the UK with an electrical output exceeding 2.5 MW; the total [[Biomass]] capacity of these plants is 5.73 Mt (excluding fuel imported by [[Drax]]), and these plants combined produced 4,226 GWh of power. The [[Biomass]] capacity of UK [[EfW]] plants is generally increasing, and from 2016-2017 the amount of [[Biomass]] being processed by UK facilities increased by 6.9%<ref name='bio1' />.
An example of a Biomass EfW facility in the UK is [[Welland Bio Power]] in [[Northamptonshire County Council|Northamptonshire]], accepting 72,000 tonnes of [[Wood Waste|waste wood]] per year, and producing 10.6 MWe (gross) of electricity. [[Welland Bio Power]] utilizes [[Nexterra]] [[Gasification]] technology and was developed by [[CoGen Limited]]<ref>CoGen, 2019. [https://www.cogenuk.com/projects Projects — CoGen. [online] CoGen.] [Accessed 14 Nov. 2019].</ref>.


==[[Biomass]] in [[Residual Waste EFW]]==
==[[Biomass]] in [[Residual Waste EFW]]==
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The non-biomass portion of waste feedstock (e.g. plastics) produce a similar product gas to biomass-derived gas. Additionally, they both have similar fuel characteristics, like high volatile matter content and low fixed carbon content. Subsequently, this enables similar processing conditions and gas cleaning techniques to be used in waste and biomass [[EfW]] facilities. However, significant differences do still exist between these two feedstocks, for example, generally higher ash content and higher content of other contaminants in a mixed waste feedstock and these warrant specific changes in the [[EfW]] process<ref>Waldheim, 2018. [https://www.ieabioenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IEA-Bioenergy-Task-33-Gasification-of-waste-for-energy-carriers-20181205-1.pdf Gasification of waste for energy carriers. A review. IEA Bioenergy], [online] ISBN 978-1-910154-56-4.  p.16. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2019].</ref> and lead to more stringent control systems to ensure compliance with the [[Industrial Emissions Directive]].
The non-biomass portion of waste feedstock (e.g. plastics) produce a similar product gas to biomass-derived gas. Additionally, they both have similar fuel characteristics, like high volatile matter content and low fixed carbon content. Subsequently, this enables similar processing conditions and gas cleaning techniques to be used in waste and biomass [[EfW]] facilities. However, significant differences do still exist between these two feedstocks, for example, generally higher ash content and higher content of other contaminants in a mixed waste feedstock and these warrant specific changes in the [[EfW]] process<ref>Waldheim, 2018. [https://www.ieabioenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IEA-Bioenergy-Task-33-Gasification-of-waste-for-energy-carriers-20181205-1.pdf Gasification of waste for energy carriers. A review. IEA Bioenergy], [online] ISBN 978-1-910154-56-4.  p.16. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2019].</ref> and lead to more stringent control systems to ensure compliance with the [[Industrial Emissions Directive]].




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