Biomass Industry in the UK

Biomass is uniquely well placed to help fill the UK’s looming “energy gap” as fossil fuel power plants are gradually phased out over the coming years. As the only renewable, low carbon energy source currently capable of both base-load and peaking generation, it is able to support more low carbon generation coming onto the grid, as well as delivering controllable, predictable low carbon energy. The UK needs to generate 15% of the country’s energy supply from renewable sources by 2020.

To meet this target, the UK government promotes the growth of renewable energy including biomass power through various incentives and mandates. Going forward, the United Kingdom will use larger volumes of biomass feedstock for the purpose of meeting the demand of the transportation sector and heat sector. A balanced energy mix, drawing on all low carbon forms of generation is essential in order to meet the UK’s long term energy needs.

Drax Power Ltd., Wartsila Corporation, E.ON UK, Scottish and Southern Energy are the top players in the UK biomass industry. The government’s intention to produce biofuel from feedstock, using second generation technology will result in the development of viable feedstocks including whole-crops, algae, wood, straw and waste for biofuel production.

In this industry scenario Taiyou Research analyzes the Biomass Industry in the UK. The report contains the following:

• An introduction to what is biomass and the various conversion processes for biomass to energy. Environmental impact of using biomass is also analyzed.
• An analysis of the challenges facing the global power industry and why the world needs biomass power. We analyze the global electricity market through electricity net generation and installed electricity capacity. Importance of renewable resources is analyzed along with installed electricity from renewable sources. The use of biomass for generating energy is looked at along with the likely fall in prices of biomass power.
• Outlook for the global biomass industry including an outlook for the global electricity market, outlook for the global renewables sector, outlook for the global biomass power market, and an outlook for the global biomass resource.
• Moving to the biomass power industry in United Kingdom, we analyze the industry profile, market statistics, biomass feedstock in the country, biomass industry regulations, competition in the industry including the major industry players, and an industry forecast.
• An analysis of the major players in the biomass industry in the UK is included. Players are analyzed through a company overview, an analysis of their businesses, and a SWOT analysis.

Taiyou Research’s report on the Biomass Industry in the UK is a complete analytical presentation of this high growth industry.