renewable energy assessment - Blaenau Gwent County Borough ...

RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSESSMENTAnimal Manure4.41 Animal manure resource is calculated using current agricultural statistics suppliedby WAG. Figures assume that 50% of farms in Blaenau Gwent use slurry basedsystems.Table 14: Potential Installed Capacity from Total Available Animal Manure inBlaenau GwentLivestock Number Available resource per head/yr(t)Cattle 844* 1.50Pigs 0* 0.15ElectricityTotal wet tonnes required per225,000MWePotential installed capacity0.005(MWe)Heat from CHPTotal wet tonnes required per150,000MWtPotential installed capacity0.007(MW)* Source: http://wales.gov.uk/docs/statistics/2010/100811smallareaen.xlsPoultry Litter4.42 No farms in Blaenau Gwent accommodate birds exceeding 10,000 and therefore itis considered that the resource generated from this resource would be minimal andcertainly not sufficient enough to support a dedicated litter energy plant. It istherefore not considered relevant to include this data in the assessment.Sewage Sludge4.43 Data from the sewage sludge resource is derived from data in the Bioenergy ActionPlan for Wales.Table 15: Potential Energy from Sewage Sludge in Blaenau GwentSewage SludgePredicted tonnes per annumTotal sewage sludge 2,308ElectricityRequired dry sold (tonnes) per MWe 13,000Potential Installed Capacity (MWe) 0.2HeatRequired tonnes for 1 MW 8,667Potential installed capacity (MWt) 0.324