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Abstract:

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 technologies
- combustion
- underfed Stoker
- Moving Bed
- Bubbling Fluidised Bed
- Circulating Fluidised Bed
- Dust Suspension
Gasification
- Updraft Gasifiers
- Downdraft Gasifiers
- Bubbling Fluidised Bed Gasifiers
- Circulating Fluidised Bed Gasifiers
- Dual Fluidised Bed Gasifiers
- Entrained Flow Gasification
- Syngas Boiler
- Syngas engine/CHP
- Syngas CCGT
Pre-processing Technologies
- Water washing & Chemical washing
- Forced Drying
- Briquetting
- Screening
- Chipping
- Pelleting
- Pyrolysis
- Torrefaction
- Steam Explosion
- Ammonia Fibre Expansion

Shorter 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 Levels
Technologies with higher Technology Readiness Levels
Summary of TRLs

This 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

Publication Year:

2017

Publisher:

ETI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5286/UKERC.EDC.000234

Author(s):

Taylor, R., Konopka, P., Howes, J., Bauen, A., Eastwood, M., Martinez, L., Milne, T., Shah, N., MacDowell, N., Fennell, Pl, Huges, K., Pourkashanian, M. and Jones, J.

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Renewable Energy Sources

Bio-Energy

Production of other biomass-derived fuels (incl. Production from wastes)

Language:

English

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File Size:

6531759 B

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Energy Technologies Institute Open Licence for Materials

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Region:

United Kingdom

Publication Type:

Technical Report

Subject:

Technology

Theme(s):

Bioenergy

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