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Boom and Bust?The UK Pellet Boiler Market
European Pellet ConferenceWels, 25 February 2016
Neil Harrison
Scheme
Aspect
Bioenergy Capital Grant
Scheme
Low Carbon Building
Programme Phase 1
Low Carbon Building
Programme Phase 2
Scottish Biomass SupportScheme
Scottish Biomass
Heat Scheme
Wood Energy
Business Scheme 1
Wood Energy
Business Scheme 2
Dates 2002-2011 2006-2010 2007-2010 2006-2008 2008-2010 2004-2008 2009-2013
Total Budget €66,3m €143m €11,7m €3,2m €13m €22,1m
For Bio-heat €4,9m €4,2m €6,5m* & ** €3,2m €13m** €0.8m***
FormatFramework
then “random rounds”
Capped monthlyrounds
Rolling programme Rounds Rounds Rolling Rolling
Bio-heat Schemes
c. 350 752 55 64 90 c. 33
Availability UK-wide UK-wide Scotland Scotland Wales Wales
FunderBERR/Defra
& LotteryDECC
Scot. Exec./ FCS & EU
Scot. Govt./ FCS
& EU
Welsh Assy.& EU
Welsh Assy.& EU
* Balance unallocated because of tight time constraints on applications from EU funding.** Portion of funds also available for supply chain and soft support, but primarily boilers.*** Arrival of RHI meant large underspend, but portion allocated to supply chain and soft support.
S U P P O R T M E C H A N I S M S P R E - R E N E W A B L E H E A T I N C E N T I V E
C a p i t a l G r a n t P r o g r a m m e s 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 1 3
Scheme
Aspect
Bioenergy Capital Grant
Scheme
Low Carbon Building
Programme Phase 1
Low Carbon Building
Programme Phase 2
Scottish Biomass SupportScheme
Scottish Biomass
Heat Scheme
Wood Energy
Business Scheme 1
Wood Energy
Business Scheme 2
Dates 2002-2011 2006-2010 2007-2010 2006-2008 2008-2010 2004-2008 2009-2013
Total Budget €66,3m €143m €11,7m €3,2m €13m €22,1m
For Bio-heat €4,9m €4,2m €6,5m* & ** €3,2m €13m** €0.8m***
FormatFramework
then “random rounds”
Capped monthlyrounds
Rolling programme Rounds Rounds Rolling Rolling
Bio-heat Schemes
c. 350 752 55 64 90 c. 33
Availability UK-wide UK-wide Scotland Scotland Wales Wales
FunderBERR/Defra
& LotteryDECC
Scot. Exec./ FCS & EU
Scot. Govt./ FCS
& EU
Welsh Assy.& EU
Welsh Assy.& EU
* Balance unallocated because of tight time constraints on applications from EU funding.** Portion of funds also available for supply chain and soft support, but primarily boilers.*** Arrival of RHI meant large underspend, but portion allocated to supply chain and soft support.
S U P P O R T M E C H A N I S M S P R E - R E N E W A B L E H E A T I N C E N T I V E
C a p i t a l G r a n t P r o g r a m m e s 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 1 3
Number of identified woodfuel heating installations in England by 2011 : 2,372*
Number of identified woodfuel heating installations in Scotland 2010 : c. 230**
Number of identified woodfuel heating installations in Wales by 2012 : <200 (estimate)
* FORESTRY COMMISSION BIOMASS ENERGY CENTRE, 2011** FORESTRY COMMISSION SCOTLAND, 2010
Almost impossible to gauge exact spend on supporting biomass heat between 2000 and 2011, but figure is at least €35m
S U P P O R T M E C H A N I S M S P R E - R E N E W A B L E H E A T I N C E N T I V E
W h e r e W e r e W e B y 2 0 1 1 ?
UK had seen cycles of grant aid, creating a “boom and bust” industry, without the confidence to invest, or ability to grow and professionalise;
11 years of public funding failed to create a coherent and properly integrated biomass heat sector;
Public sector projects in particular had a history of poor performance or total failure - confidence in the technology low;
Lack of information collation and transfer, little (if any) learning from experience, and no sharing of knowledge between companies or even government departments.
S U P P O R T M E C H A N I S M S P R E - R E N E W A B L E H E A T I N C E N T I V E
W h e r e W e r e W e B y 2 0 1 1 ?
Pre-RHI, the UK was (and still is) an immature market for biomass heat;
A world first, the non-domestic RHI went live in November 2011, domestic RHI followed in April 2014;
Pays a fixed subsidy per kWh of heat produced for a 20 year period (7 for domestic), to anyone installing eligible renewable heat equipment;
Supports solid biomass, biogas, deep geothermal, GSHP, EfW, solar thermal, biomethane injection, ASHP, biomass CHP, on-site biogas combustion and commercial and industrial waste combustion;
Budget to 31 March 2016 is €1.1bn, and €1.56bn from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2021.
S U P P O R T M E C H A N I S M S - T H E R E N E W A B L E H E A T I N C E N T I V E
W h a t i s t h e R e n e w a b l e H e a t I n c e n t i v e ?
Non-Domestic RHI has delivered 2,016MW of installed biomass capacity to date, most of which is classed as new;
95% of all RHI-registered installations are biomass boilers;
B I O M A S S H E A T U N D E R T H E R H I
N o n - D o m e s t i c R H I U p t a k e t o D a t e
Non-Domestic RHI is banded – 1-199kW “Small Biomass”, 200-999kW “Medium Biomass” and >1,000kW “Large Biomass”;
93% of all biomass installations are <200kW in size;
The busiest month for registrations was December 2014, with 2,179 applications, while the quietest full month was December 2011.
Uptake of RHI is shows biomass boilers in the lead by a HUGE margin.
Technology
Biogas
Solid Biomass
Deep Geothermal
GSHP
Solar Thermal
WSHP
Biomethane
Solid Biomass CHP
ASHP
Waste
# England
56
9,109
0
329
166
29
32
7
114
0
# Scotland
7
2,476
0
38
22
2
5
1
5
0
# Wales
1
1,277
0
28
18
2
1
1
3
0
Total
64
12,862
0
395
206
33
38
9
122
0
15:1 ratio biomass : all other technologies combined.OFGEM RHI INSTALLATIONS REPORT, 10 FEB 2016
B I O M A S S H E A T U N D E R T H E R H I
N o n - D o m e s t i c R H I U p t a k e t o D a t e
WHA Freedom of Information Request, September 2015
B I O M A S S H E A T U N D E R T H E R H I
N o n - D o m e s t i c I n s t a l l a t i o n s a n d C a p a c i t y
WHA Freedom of Information Request, September 2015
B I O M A S S H E A T U N D E R T H E R H I
N o n - D o m e s t i c I n s t a l l a t i o n s a n d C a p a c i t y < 1 9 9 k W
B I O M A S S H E A T U N D E R T H E R H I
N o n - D o m e s t i c I n s t a l l a t i o n s a n d C a p a c i t y 2 0 0 - 9 9 9 k W
WHA Freedom of Information Request, September 2015
B I O M A S S H E A T U N D E R T H E R H I
N o n - D o m e s t i c I n s t a l l a t i o n s a n d C a p a c i t y < 1 9 9 k W
WHA Freedom of Information Request, September 2015
B I O M A S S H E A T U N D E R T H E R H I
N o n - D o m e s t i c I n s t a l l a t i o n s a n d C a p a c i t y 2 0 0 - 9 9 9 k W
WHA Freedom of Information Request, September 2015
B I O M A S S H E A T U N D E R T H E R H I
N o n - D o m e s t i c I n s t a l l a t i o n P r o f i l e M o n t h o n M o n t h
DECC RHI Quarterly Statistical Release, December 2015
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B I O M A S S H E A T U N D E R T H E R H I
N o n - D o m e s t i c R H I D e g r e s s i o n s t o D a t e
5% ↓ Predicted
11.33 Eur Cents/kWh
4.6 Eur Cents/kWh
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B I O M A S S H E A T U N D E R T H E R H I
H e a t i n g O i l P r i c e
ENPlus Pellets
Premium Chip
Standard ChipOther Fuels
B I O M A S S H E A T U N D E R T H E R H I
W h a t M i g h t t h e F u t u r e H o l d ?
Northern Ireland RHI closed earlier this month due to overspend against budgets. UK introducing a budget cap in 2016;
UK RHI review consultation due imminently;
RHI secure through to 2021, but government wants “better value for money”;
Considered highly likely that adjustments to the RHI will favour larger equipment to deliver more carbon savings per £ spent.
Virtually no uptake of biomass at large industrial scale - arguably where it’s best suited;
Strong direction in policy terms towards electrification of heat in the UK;
+0044 7917 634 [email protected]
www.reheat.uk.com
@reheatRT
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