This techno-economic project will provide a greater understanding of the options available to modify or improve the physical and chemical characteristics of different types of UK-derived 2nd generation energy biomass feedstocks, that may otherwise reduce the cost-effective performance of conversion technologies.
This report assesses the current techno-economic status of biomass pre-processing, combustion and gasification technologies used to transform forestry and perennial energy crop feedstocks into heat, power and syngas.The report uses a common review framework to assess all technologies, including technology descriptions, status, impacts of feedstock choice and options for improvement.Conversion technologiescombustionunderfed StokerMoving BedBubbling Fluidised BedCirculating Fluidised BedDust SuspensionGasificationUpdraft GasifiersDowndraft GasifiersBubbling Fluidised Bed GasifiersCirculating Fluidised Bed GasifiersDual Fluidised Bed GasifiersEntrained Flow GasificationSyngas BoilerSyngas engine/CHPSyngas CCGTPre-processing TechnologiesWater washing & Chemical washingForced DryingBriquettingScreeningChippingPelletingPyrolysisTorrefactionSteam ExplosionAmmonia Fibre ExpansionShorter descriptions are also provided for a further set of typically less mature conversion and pre-processing technology options, as part of a horizon scanning exercise.Technologies with lower Technology Readiness LevelsTechnologies with higher Technology Readiness LevelsSummary of TRLsThis report enables the reader to understand which technologies are nearest to/furthest from being commercialised, which are cheapest on a stand-alone basis, and the impact that different feedstock characteristics have on the operation and costs of the technologies.The report presents the techno-economic data gathered on these technologies for use in the modelling of different bioenergy supply chains later in the TEAB project, highlighting any data gaps and where uncertainty ranges are highest
This report assesses the current techno-economic status of biomass pre-processing, combustion and gasification technologies used to transform forestry and perennial energy crop feedstocks into heat, power and syngas.The report uses a common review framework to assess all technologies, including technology descriptions, status, impacts of feedstock choice and options for improvement.Conversion technologiescombustionunderfed StokerMoving BedBubbling Fluidised BedCirculating Fluidised BedDust SuspensionGasificationUpdraft GasifiersDowndraft GasifiersBubbling Fluidised Bed GasifiersCirculating Fluidised Bed GasifiersDual Fluidised Bed GasifiersEntrained Flow GasificationSyngas BoilerSyngas engine/CHPSyngas CCGTPre-processing TechnologiesWater washing & Chemical washingForced DryingBriquettingScreeningChippingPelletingPyrolysisTorrefactionSteam ExplosionAmmonia Fibre ExpansionShorter descriptions are also provided for a further set of typically less mature conversion and pre-processing technology options, as part of a horizon scanning exercise.Technologies with lower Technology Readiness LevelsTechnologies with higher Technology Readiness LevelsSummary of TRLsThis report enables the reader to understand which technologies are nearest to/furthest from being commercialised, which are cheapest on a stand-alone basis, and the impact that different feedstock characteristics have on the operation and costs of the technologies.The report presents the techno-economic data gathered on these technologies for use in the modelling of different bioenergy supply chains later in the TEAB project, highlighting any data gaps and where uncertainty ranges are highest