Robert Bland

Sustainable fuel supply

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1. Robert Bland Chair, UK Woodfuel Suppliers Group
2. The UK Woodfuel Suppliers’ Group “Sustainable Woodfuel Supply ” At ENERGY NOW EXPO 2013 Wednesday 13th January Presentation by Robert Bland Chair
4. Who are the UK Woodfuel Suppliers’ Group? • Members • WSG Charter – Accreditation of Processes • DECC / OFGEM Registered RHI Supplier List
5. UK Woodfuel – Recent Developments • 2000 – 2008: Various grants to support biomass boiler installations • 2007: UK Government introduced a “Woodfuel Strategy” • November 2011: UK Government introduced the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) for not domestic woodfuel users • Summer 2013: RHI extended to domestic users
6. Sustainability in the felling and usage of UK timber 1. UK woodlands are subject to the 1967 Forestry Act 2. 1980-2010: low timber prices 3. 1992: formation of the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) 4. 2010: regulations introduced governing use of timber within the EU 5. 2010: the Forest Law Enforcement Governance & Trade (FLEGT) introduced regulations for timber imports to the EU 6. 2010: UK Government timber procurement policy 7. 2013: DECC / OFGEM RHS sustainability requirements
7. Sustainability Certification Schemes Key Criteria: • Chain of custody from grower through to final user • Verification that the timber was legally extracted Evidence of legality and sustainability from either: • Category A independent evidence (i.e. FSC or PEFC) • Category B alternative documentary evidence
8. UK Targets Photo courtesy of BEC, Forestry Commission
9. UK Renewable Energy Targets 2020 Technology TWh 2010 TWh Onshore Wind 24-32 7 Offshore Wind 33-58 3 Biomass Electric 32-50 11.9 Marine 1 0 Biomass Heat (non-domestic) 36-50 12.4 Air-Source and Ground-Source Heat Pumps (non-domestic) 16-22 0.7 Renewable Transport Up to 48 14 Others (inc. hydro, geothermal, solar and domestic heat) 14 Source: UK Renewable Energy Roadmap, DECC
10. UK Sources of Woodfuel by 2020 • Standard Round Wood 4m tpa • Forestry Residues 3-4m tpa • Short Rotation Coppice 9m tpa • Arboricultural Risings 3-4m tpa • Reclaimed Timber 3-4m tpa • Processed Wood Pellets (inc. imports) Unlimited
11. Midland Woodfuel (MWF) • Head office in Telford • 11 depots across Midlands and Northwest • Depot locations • Close to timber supplies • Close to our customers • Mobile chipping facility • Product sold in kilowatts per hour
12. Conclusions • Higher prices • Driving sustainable management • Encouraging more planting • Large power generators • Obliged to acquire feedstock from abroad • Real threats to our countryside and woodlands • Rising deer population • Rising grey squirrel population • Increasing spread of tree diseases • As an industry, we need to be seen to be above reproach