Renewable energy policy in the UK 1990?2003

Mitchell, Claire

doi:10.1016/s0301-4215(04)00071-0

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“…Despite being technology non-specific, the Renewables Obligation has been criticised for favouring large-scale energy generation technologies (Mitchell and Connor, 2004;Hain et al, 2005). One of the main reasons for this is that technologies with a generating capacity of less than one megawatt are excluded from the Renewables Obligation scheme; this applies to many small-scale applications.…”

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“…Current renewable energy policy in the UK generally supports large-scale applications (Mitchell and Connor, 2004;Hain et al, 2005); this has an impact upon the financial viability of small-scale schemes. It is often difficult for energy generated from small-scale applications to be sold back to the national grid (see also earlier discussion on the Renewables Obligation scheme).…”

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“…The availability of these materials tends to be interrelated with activities of other major economic sectors, which include forestry, farming, paper, food processing, and building materials (Faaij 2006). Therefore, biomass for energy covers a wide range of materials that can be classified into five basic categories: (i) Energy crops that are grown specifically for energy applications, (ii) Virgin wood from all types of forestry, arboricultural, and industry related activities, (iii) Food waste during preparation and processing, and post-consumer waste, (iv) Agricultural residues from agricultural operations, and (v) Industrial waste and co-products from manufacturing and industrial processes (Mitchell and Connor 2004).…”

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Bioenergy Production from Bamboo: Potential Source from Malaysia’s Perspective

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Global energy sectors are facing the crucial challenge of sustainability and diversification of energy resources. Seeking renewable resources with a sustainable supply is therefore a matter of the utmost concern. In this respect, bamboo, a renewable lignocellulosic material and non-food biomass, has great potential to be utilized to produce energy. Several studies have been conducted on a wide range of bamboo species and the results have shown that bamboo could potentially be used as a suitable fuel because it shares desirable fuel characteristics present in other woody biomass. Bamboo can be used as an energy source by converting it into solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels. However, to utilize bamboo as a high promise energy crop resource for biofuels, a secure and stable supply is required. Therefore, additional information on the availability, cultivation, and harvesting operations of bamboo is vital to ensure the practicability of the idea. The objective of this review is to highlight the potential of bamboo as an alternative source of bioenergy production, particularly in a Malaysian context, with emphasis on the concepts, pretreatment, and conversion technologies.

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“…The general motivations of governments have been to: (1) meet national targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; (2) provide an independent, secure, diverse, sustainable and competitive energy supply; (3) stimulate the economic development of the agricultural industry and rural sector; and (4) assist renewable industries to become competitive in domestic and export markets [6,7]. Rather than a desire for energy security, the motivation in Canada stemmed from environmental concerns, a wish to increase rural development and infrastructure, and to improve farm incomes.…”

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The Policy Objectives of a Biofuel Industry in Canada: An Assessment

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2012

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Canada has a huge stock of biomass resources, which provides a basis (and a temptation) for development of a major bio-fuels industry. Both federal and provincial governments have engaged in a wide array of subsidies, mandates, and other measures to stimulate production and consumption of biofuels. As a result, biofuels has become a growth industry in Canada with production of ethanol almost 10 times higher than it was ten years earlier. However, this has come at considerable cost to taxpayers. Increased biofuel production has resulted in minimal reduction in greenhouse gases, short run (but not long run) increases in net farm income (that benefited grain and oilseed producers but hurt livestock producers), large increases in the prices of farm land due to the higher grain and oilseed prices, and minimal impacts on rural economic diversification.

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Renewable energy policy in the UK 1990?2003

Cited by 57 publications

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Is small beautiful? A multicriteria assessment of small-scale energy technology applications in local governments

Is small beautiful? A multicriteria assessment of small-scale energy technology applications in local governments

Bioenergy Production from Bamboo: Potential Source from Malaysia’s Perspective

The Policy Objectives of a Biofuel Industry in Canada: An Assessment

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