2008 West Midlands Bioenergy Conference Harper Adams University College

1. <Funding & Support>
for <BioEnergy Projects>
in the <West Midlands>
Richard Davies
Director

2. 3Ds
Demand Reduction
Decarbonisation
Decentralisation

4. Climate Change + Energy Security + Finite Fossil Fuel
= The Same Actions

5. West Midlands
population: 5.3 million
CO2 : 50 million
tonnes

6. West Midlands
population: 5.3 million
CO2 : 50 million
tonnes
Nigeria
population: 140 million
CO2 : 52 million tonnes
Sources: Energy4All, WDM, IEA

7. quot;Regardless
of which route we
choose, the world's
current predicament
limits our maneuvering
room. We are
experiencing a
step-change in the growth
rate of energy demand
due to population growth
and economic
development, and Shell
estimates that after
2015 supplies of
easy-to-access oil
and gas will no
longer keep
up with
demand.quot;
Jeroen van der Veer, CEO Shell
28th January 2008

10. Fuels used in E generation/Mtoe
Fuel 2003 2007
Coal 31.6 31.9
Oil 0.7 0.8
Gas 24.5 27.5
Nuclear 20.0 14.0
Hydro 0.2 0.4
Other renewables 0.4 0.6
Net imports 0.2 0.4

19. What is 1% of GDP?
• UK GDP (08/09) = £1,463,000,000,000
• 1% = £14,630,000,000 (£14.6 billion)
• £243.83 per person
• British Taxpayers have just provided £600
billion of loans, guarantees and capital to
rescue the UK’s Banks

23. Decarbonisation by 2020
Options……..
Onshore wind
Offshore wind
Biomass with solid
recovered fuels (waste!)
Carbon capture & storage
Nuclear power

24. DEMAND REDUCTION
The heart of the matter
• In 2003 final consumption of E was 336,218GWh
• In 2007 final consumption of E was 341,945GWh
• Up 1.7% or 5,727GWh
• Biomass projects in 2007 (Co-firing with fossil
fuels, animal biomass & plant biomass)
generated some 2,920 GWh of Electricity
• This was just 51% of the extra electricity we
used over 48 months ending 2007
• Simplistically we are collectively squandering the
efforts to DECARBONISE because we are failing
to reduce DEMAND

37. ‘To ensure we achieve maximum efficiency from all of our renewable energy projects we
need to remove some of the existing barriers to deployment. In the past, suppliers have
been critical over the cost & length of time it takes for planning permission to be granted.
While it is essential we maintain the democratic, participatory nature of our planning
system, we must balance that with wider national policy and industry needs.’
Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State for Energy DBERR

40. “In the past, we didn’t understand the effect
of our actions. Unknowingly, we sowed the
wind and now, literally, we are reaping the
whirlwind. But we no longer have that
excuse: now we do recognise the
consequences of our behaviour. Now surely,
we must act to reform it: individually &
collectively; nationally & internationally.”
David Attenborough
“Search all the parks in all your cities; you'll
find no statues of committees.” David Ogilvy
1911-1999