Technical Reports and Tools
Latest Technical Reports and Tools in Bioenergy
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Measuring the energy and greenhouse gas balances of biofuels and bio-based chemicals using LCA, NNFCC 12-023
02 May 2012This report investigates the importance of allocation procedures in reporting and understanding energy and greenhouse gas balances from life cycle assessment of biofuels and bio-based chemicals.
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UK jobs in the bioenergy sectors by 2020, NNFCC 11-025
26 Apr 2012This report examines the job creation potential for a UK bioenergy industry by 2020.
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Domestic Energy Crops Potential and Constraints Review, NNFCC 12-021
26 Apr 2012This report considers the potential of UK produced non-food crops grown specifically for energy generation.
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Barriers to Bioenergy Matrix, NNFCC 12-022
26 Apr 2012This spreadsheet overviews the barriers to deployment for bioenergy in the UK.
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Energy Crop Boiler Guide
03 Oct 2011The nature of some energy crops means that it may be necessary to choose a biomass boiler specifically designed for this type of fuel, rather than a general wood boiler.
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Evaluation of Bioliquid Technologies for Dedicated Heat Generation, NNFCC 11-031
26 Sep 2011This report examines the potential of bioliquid technologies for dedicated heat generation in the UK.
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Economic Assessment of Anaerobic Digestion Technology & its Suitability to UK Farming & Waste Systems: AD Cost Calculator (Tool), NNFCC 10-010
30 Jun 2011This is an updated version of the downloadable cost calculator for estimating costs of anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities. The main report assesses the economics of new AD production technologies in the UK, and includes instructions for the use of this tool. In collaboration with Andersons (Update June 2011).
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Farm-Scale Anaerobic Digestion Plant Efficiency, NNFCC 11-015
05 May 2011This report examines the value of using crop material in AD, both in terms of the economic and energetic value.
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Evaluation of Bioliquid Feedstocks & Heat, Elec. & CHP Technologies, NNFCC 11-016
15 Apr 2011This report examines the uses of bioliquids for heat, electricity and combined heat and power (CHP) in the UK.
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Techno-Economic Assessment of Biomass 'Densification' Technologies, NNFCC 08-015
17 Sep 2010Treated or 'densified' biomass can be used as a fuel in a number of applications including co-firing, combined heat and power, heat production and, in the future, advanced lignocellulosic biofuel production.
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