Energy Technologies Institute (2016): The evidence for deploying Bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) in the UK
Energy Technologies Institute (2016): The evidence for deploying Bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) in the UK. With assistance of Geraldine Newton-Cross, Dennis Gammer. Loughborough.
„Bioenergy technologies when combined with[nbsp]Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) can deliver[nbsp]negative emissions (net removal of CO2 from[nbsp]the atmosphere) whilst producing energy in the[nbsp]form of electricity, heat, gaseous and liquid[nbsp]fuels. Negative emissions provide important emissions[nbsp]‘headroom’ as the UK transitions towards a[nbsp]low-carbon energy system, since the[nbsp]additional[nbsp]‘breathing space’ afforded by negative emissions[nbsp]reduces the need for rapid emissions reductions[nbsp]in sectors such as heavy duty transport and[nbsp]aviation which are more difficult and expensive[nbsp]to decarbonise. Evidence from ESME, the[nbsp]ETI’s peer-reviewed energy system modelling[nbsp]environment, suggests that by the 2050s, BECCS[nbsp]could deliver c.-55 million tonnes of net negative[nbsp]emissions per annum (approximately half our[nbsp]emissions target in 2050), whilst meeting c.10%[nbsp]of the UK’s future energy demand. This would[nbsp]reduce the cost of meeting the UK’s 2050 GHG[nbsp]emissions target by up to 1% of[nbsp]GDP.“