Bio-SNG - CNG Services
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BIO-<strong>SNG</strong> FEASIBILITY STUDY – ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL PROJECT4.5 TOTAL AMOUNT OF BIOMASS RESOURCE FOR BIO-<strong>SNG</strong> PRODUCTIONNotwithstanding the considerations outlined above it is necessary to postulate the amount of biomass fuel(„pure‟ and waste derived) that could reasonably be procured for the production of <strong>SNG</strong>, both fromindigenous and overseas sources, and thereby form an estimate of the significance of the ensuing <strong>Bio</strong>-<strong>SNG</strong> production in the UK gas market. Figure 4.3 shows such a figure, assuming that 1EJ of biomasscould be sourced indigenously and from international markets, and that 33% of that could be used for theproduction of <strong>Bio</strong>-<strong>SNG</strong> for use in heat and transport applications at a conversion efficiency of 66%. Thiswould represent 15% of the UK domestic gas market.Figure 4.3Potential role for <strong>Bio</strong>-<strong>SNG</strong> as a function of the UK domestic Gas market4.6 COMMERCIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR „PURE‟ BIOMASSTo see biomass as simply a replacement for a fossil fuel such as coal is a mistake on account of itsdispersed provenance, its chemistry, humidity and its lower energy and bulk densities. It is equallyimportant to recognise that biomass has the potential to be a feedstock across a wide spectrum of usersand industries, whether transformed into synthesis gas (syngas) - the universal feedstock for the organicchemicals industry – synthetic materials such as plastics resins and polymers, drugs and pharmaceuticals- power generation, liquid transport fuels, and <strong>SNG</strong>, or used for space heating or as it is as a constructionmaterial - timber. The growing demand for biomass in these applications will set the market priceglobally. It is also evident that potential demand for biomass feedstocks across all of these sectors could28