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ENERGY: Taking Forward The City Region’s Unique Renewable Energy Opportunities
Simon Pringle, head of sustainability, BDO (chair)Mikele Brack, director, public sector at GE, on combined heat and powerRichard Goodfellow, head of energy and utilities, Addleshaw Goddard and member of the LCR Green Economy PanelJohn Carolin, director of business development, Biogen
Download pt 1 contains slides from:Mikele Brack, director, public sector at GE, on combined heat and power
Download pt 2 contains presentations from:Richard Goodfellow, head of energy and utilities, Addleshaw Goddard and member of the LCR Green Economy Panel (no slides)John Carolin, director of business development, Biogen
Base Leeds City Region
John CarolinDirector of Business Development
11 September 2012
Biomass Biofertiliser
Biogas
Biogen AD food waste treatment facilities
Twinwoods, Beds 42kt pa
HAUC, Shropshire 25kt pa
Westwood, Northants 45kt pa
Branston, Lincolnshire 10kt pa
AD - town mouse or country mouse?
Biomass Biofertiliser
Biogas
Gate fees income Disposal costs
Energy income
Capital and operating costs
Gate FeesTreatment type Material/type of facility Median (per tonne) Range (per tonne)
Composting Open air windrow £25 £66 - £73
In- Vessel Composting (IVC) £44 £28 - £60
AD Anaerobic Digestion £41 £35 - £60
Landfill Gate fee only £21 £9 - £63
Gate fee plus landfill tax £85 £73 - £127
Incineration Pre 2000 facilities £64 £32 - £75
Post 2000 facilities £82 £44 - £101
MBT Mechanical Biological Treatment £79 £65 - £84
Source: WRAP Gate Fees Report 2012
Customers
Use of energyOptions Value drivers Location impact
CHP – electricity to grid
FITs (ROCs)Wholesale electricity priceLimited heat use/valueConnection costs - variable
Anywhere (almost)
CHP – private wireFITs (ROCs)Retail electricity priceLimited heat use/value
Adjacent to medium-sized, continuous electricity (and heat) user
Bio-methane to gas gridRHIsWholesale gas priceGas conditioning & connection costs
Proximity to appropriate point on grid
Biogas – private pipeNo RHIs - currentlyRetail gas priceNo gas conditioning costs
Adjacent to medium-sized, continuous gas user
Vehicle fuel Highest value and best carbon savings (but AD too small scale?) Co-location with fleet user(s)
Biofertiliser
Biocycle 5 ktpa AD facility under construction in Ludlow, Shropshire
1.Odour
2.Noise
3.Pests
4.Visual impact
5.Traffic
6.Minimum economic scale
Environmental impact
Project specifics
1.Food waste customer locations
2.Energy usage
3.Biofertiliser logistics
4.Environmental impact
Leeds City Region
Drivers Rating Comments
Commercial customers Large concentration of food waste customers including regional distribution centres.
Local authority customers Large concentration of households. Supportive authorities.
Energy customers Good grid access.Many suitable sized electricity and gas users.Many fleets (vehicle fuel potential).
Biofertiliser customers Plenty of suitable farmland nearby, but unlikely to be co-located.
Leeds City Region
Drivers Rating Comments
Commercial customers Large concentration of food waste customers including regional distribution centres.
Local authority customers Large concentration of households. Supportive authorities.
Energy customers Good grid access.Many suitable sized electricity and gas users.Many fleets (vehicle fuel potential).
Biofertiliser customers Plenty of suitable farmland nearby, but unlikely to be co-located.
