No Southampton Biomass

 

The European Environment Agency TERM 2003 27 EEA 31 estimated freight transport carbon dioxide amounts as below (taken from http://www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk website )

• Maritime figures are by far the most economical way to transport the fuel but consideration of how far the biomass fuel has traveled prior to port arrival also needs to be factored in.
• Overall distances need to be compared for example a 10 mile trip from the New Forest would be preferable to a 1000 mile ocean voyage as the new forest trip would cause 1231 tonnes per kilogram of CO2 and the other 13900 tonne per kg - and again this is assuming there is a supply at the source port and no transport was involved in getting the biomass fuel to the port in the first place.

It is for this reason this project can't be deemed a "green project" without cast iron information on the Biomass source and the carbon footprint of obtaining the biomass fuel..

As this project already states the majority of Biomass will come in via port where are the proposed sources of this fuel and what are the figures for the transport of this fuel to the Southampton Biomass Power project?

 

Generating Energy from Biomass:

The Environment Agency believes that the biomass heat and power sector can play a key role in helping the UK meet its renewable energy and greenhouse gas commitments. To deliver this however, the sector needs to use sustainable feedstocks and maximise greenhouse gas reductions.

We regulate the operation of combustion plant above a specific threshold under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010. These Regulations implement the IPPC Directive and Large Combustion Plants Directives which address the control of pollution caused by emissions from the combustion plant rather than the source of the fuel.

We believe that Government policies supporting the bio-energy sector, notably the Renewable Heat Incentive and the Renewables Obligation, should include sustainability criteria to ensure that unsustainable fuels are not used. We are encouraged that a consultation on this subject has been announced by the Government and will continue to push for a solution to the problem of unsustainable fuels.