Event: Renewable Heat – the Role of Bioenergy (5th of May)

Thursday 5^th of May

12-2:15

All Energy 2016, Glasgow

In addition to the hub stand, we will also be running an event at All Energy:

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Renewable Heat – the role of bioenergy

Can the UK really deliver a significant proportion of its heat from bioenergy? Is there enough biomass? Will it really help meet greenhouse gas reduction targets? How can air quality impacts be managed? Are policy mechanisms in place to support the transition and what is the practical experience of implementing these systems?

Heat is often regarded as a tough sector to decarbonise. The high flexibility provided by bioenergy in providing multiple low carbon heat generation pathways, means that bioenergy will likely play an increasingly important role in the UK heat sector. This session will allow participants to hear from SUPERGEN Bioenergy hub experts and includes a Q&A session on implementation of sustainable biomass heating systems.

	Presenter: Patricia Thornley Topic: Bioheat policy Review of UK policy framework to deliver biomass heating and steps needed to accelerate implementation.
	Presenter: Andrew Welfle Topic: Resource availability How much sustainable biomass will the UK have to sustain a the future renewable heat sector where does it come from and what form is it in?
	Presenter: Mirjam Roeder Topic: Greenhouse Gas balances Can bioenergy heating really reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the UK meeting its carbon reduction targets.
	Presenter: Edward Mitchell Topic: Emissions What are the key air quality impacts associated with biomass combustion and how can they be controlled?
‌	Presenter: Gunter Woltron Topic: Practical Implementation What types and scales of technologies can be used to deliver bioheating and what have we learnt from practical implementation to date?