Description
Biomass can be used to produce bioenergy in the form of electricity, heat, biogas or transport fuels, or to produce materials and chemicals. The Climate Change Committee recommend dedicated energy crops and forest residues as future sources of domestic biomass. This POSTnote summarises the opportunities and challenges surrounding the expansion of UK biomass production.POSTnote 690 by Alice Booth & Jonathan Wentworth
| Period | 12 Jan 2023 |
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| Work for | POST: The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, UK Parliament, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Degree of Recognition | National |
Keywords
- Biomass
- energy
- climate change
- Net Zero
- BECCS
- Miscanthus
- Terravesta
- case study
Documents & Links
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Research outputs
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Marginal lands: Concept, classification criteria and management
Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Breeding Strategies to Improve Miscanthus as a Sustainable Source of Biomass for Bioenergy and Biorenewable Products
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Progress in upscaling Miscanthus biomass production for the European bio-economy with seed-based hybrids
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Supergen Bioenergy Hub
Project: Externally funded research