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Projects
TASK 29 of the IEA BIOENERGY AGREEMENT
(2000 - 2005)
Socio-Economic Aspects of Bioenergy Systems
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The IEA (International Energy Agency) operates a range of collaborative research programmes on various energy topics including many of the renewable energy technologies. This work is carried out under the auspices of the framework of the Organisations of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
One of the Agreements relates to Bioenergy and one of the Tasks active under this agreement is Task 29, managed by the Hrvoje Pozar Energy Institute (Croatia) and TV Energy.
The project commenced in January 2000 and currently operates in seven countries; United Kingdom, Croatia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Norway and Sweden. The primary goal of this Task is to promote the use of biomass for energy over fossil based competitor fuels in the participating countries, through achieving a better understanding of the social and economic impacts of Bioenergy systems at the local, regional, national and international level.
Each country focuses on a specific region; for the UK this is the Thames Valley (with partner DULAS, we also examine an area of Wales by way of contrast). TV Energy has been able to link this work through collaborative projects with the University of Reading and sponsor students through this initiative. Recent Task 29 papers from TV Energy can be seen at our publications page
here. For more information on the many activities, events and publications undertaken by the Task, please visit its website at
www.iea-bioenergy-task29.hr . More recently an education website on biomass and bioenergy has been launched. To learn more about the technology please visit
www.aboutbioenergy.info
International Task workshops take place twice a year. In June 2003 TV Energy hosted this event in Streatley, Berkshire and a summary of this event can be viewed
here. The next meeting is scheduled to take place in May 2004 during the World Biomass Conference in Rome.
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| Thames
Valley
Renewable
Energy
Planning
Group |
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A
group
of
planners
from
Thames
Valley
local
authorities
is
meeting
to
progress
matters
related
to
renewable
energy
and
planning.
Through
this
TV
Energy
is
carrying
out
work
for
Oxford
City
Council
to
develop
SPG
for
renewable
energy
and
will
share
this
work
for
adoption
within
other
local
authorities.
Thames Valley planning seminars for officers and members will be arranged for the late summer on a county-specific basis. Site visits to
BedZed were held in 2003, and in March 2004 a visit to Austria was made to view best practice in community renewable energy developments: view the report
here.
The notes from the meeting in May 2003 are attached
here. The latest meeting was held on 11th September 2003, hosted by West Oxfordshire District Council. Contact
Annette Deveson for more information.
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| Renewable
Energy
Schools
Challenge
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TV
Energy
is
assessing
20
school
sites
across
Buckinghamshire
and
Oxfordshire
for
renewable
energy
opportunities.
The
project
is
funded
by
GOSE,
Buckinghamshire
County
Council,
Oxfordshire
County
Council
and
TV
Energy.
The
schools
will
all
receive
a
full
assessment
plus
technical
advice
and
support
on
renewable
energy
technologies
and
sources
of
grant
funding.
The
results
of
the
project
will
be
published
and
TV
Energy
hopes
to
roll
it
out
to
a
wider
number
of
schools
in
the
future.
For
more
information, contact
Annette
Deveson.
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Currently, with the use of available technology and resources, biomass contributes around
3% of the energy needs of the EU. Of this total, CHP is defined as one of the high strategic priorities for the EU until 2010.
However, in spite of the energy efficiency advantage of CHP, such plants contribute
less than 10% of the power supply in most countries, and in the others the contribution is extremely small. Such a position raises severe doubts as to whether the aforementioned targets can be achieved efficiently and in time.
The BIOCOGEN project is a European partnership including the UK, Greece, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Turkey, France, and Slovenia. With the overall aim of establishing biomass CHP projects in the European Union.
The BIOCOGEN project was completed in December 2003. To view the Final
Technical Report, go to our publications page.
Further Information
Useful Links
Bio-energy - Enlarged perspectives: www.cordis.lu/sustdev/energy/bioenergy.htm
| OWSEP
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Organic
Waste
for
Sustainable
Energy
Production |
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the
introduction
of
the
Landfill
Tax
Directive;
75%
of
waste
to
be
diverted
from
landfill
by
2010
and
the
UK
target
of
10%
of
electricity
from
renewables
by
2010
it
is
necessary
to
look
at
alternative
methods
of
waste
disposal
and
the
route
of
energy
production
seems
a
suitable
place
to
start
particularly
with
organic/green
wastes.
This
project
is
funded
with
landfill
tax
money
through
EB
Nationwide.
The
duration
is
three
years
and
aims
to
establish
a
green
waste
energy
production
facility
in
the
Thames
Valley.
Further
Information
The OWSEP project was completed in December 2004. The Final Report will
be available soon on our publications page.
Useful
Links
IEA
Task
37:
Energy
from
Biogas
and
Landfill
Gas
IEA
Task
36:
Energy
from
Integrated
Solid
waste
Management
Systems
European
Union
Waste
Legislation
UK
Waste
Legislation
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| The RE-TRAIN
Project |
The RE-TRAIN project aims to increase the rate of deployment of building integrated renewable energy technologies in each of the UK regions involved. This will be achieved by developing and delivering an installer training programme which can then be replicated throughout the UK, and in other countries where deployment rate is low.
Further Information
TV Energy has established good
relationships with a number of the universities in our region,
particularly Reading, Oxford Brookes and Cranfield Universities. We
hosted two MSc student research projects during 2002 and we plan to
offer three MSc student placements for projects with us during 2003.
Below is a report from Giorgia Franco
detailing the outcomes from her project with TV Energy which explored
the socio-economic aspects of bioenergy systems in the Thames Valley.
Giorgia presented the results of her project to the IEA Bioenergy
International Workshop in Croatia in September 2002.
Further Information
| Community Renewables Initiative |
The Community Renewables Initiative (CRI) has been designed to promote sustainable energy production on a local community level.
Further Information
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