Climate Change and Renewable Heat; The Importance of Biomass Use Green Heat www.usegreenheat.co.uk Wood Fuel for the Construction Industry
Jan 28, 2016
Climate Change and Renewable Heat;
The Importance of BiomassUse Green Heat
www.usegreenheat.co.uk
Wood Fuel for the Construction
Industry
Climate Change The Facts
• Climate change is a long-term shift in the climate
• Our climate is changing at a rate faster than what we have experienced in all of human history
• By burning fossil fuels for electricity and other industries we are releasing billions of tons of carbon dioxide and changing the climate
• Carbon dioxide acts like a blanket, trapping the sun’s heat around the planet
Climate ChangeWe can reduce our carbon dioxide emissions and slow
the rate of change
• AES Drax in Yorkshire is a coal-fired power plant emits 22.8 million tonnes ofCO2 annually – more than the 100 least-industrialised nations combined
• It provides 7% of Britain’s electrical power
• Burning fossil fuels to turn steam turbines and create electricity accounts for a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, and coal has the highest carbon content of all fuels
Policy• The Climate Change
(Scotland) Act 2009 sets a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050
• The Act also sets an interim target of a reduction of at least 42% by 2020
HeatNeed to decarbonise heat
as it accounts for 47% of UK’s carbon dioxide emissions and 60% of average domestic energy bills
(Source: Heat and Energy Saving Strategy, DECC (2009)
Renewables
The Renewables Action Plan identifies options to ensure at least 20% of Scotland's energy comes from renewables by 2020
What is Renewable Heat?
• Biomass• Heat Pumps (ground, air
or water source)• Waste biomass and
anaerobic digestion (including biogas)
• Solar heating• Geothermal heat
Renewable Heat
• Security of energy supply
• Maximising economic opportunities – up to half a million additional jobs might be created in the UK renewables sector and its supply chains.
Renewable Heat
Renewable heat is massively under utilised
Why Woodfuel?Economically attractive – how much will it cost to heat an average 3 bedroomed house?
Renewable Heat Incentive
Financial support will:• Increase access to
renewable heat• Expand supply chain
and market• Help bring down costs
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Support and Advice
• www.usegreenheat.co.uk
• www.lowcarboncairngorms.org
• www.usewoodfuel.co.uk
• www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/
• www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk
• www.scottishwoodfuelnews.org.uk