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Moffitt Symposium, Newcastle
University
18th September 2007
Oliver Harwood
The Contribution of Renewables to the UK Sustainable Farming and Food Strategy
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The Contribution of Renewables
• The key messages of SFFS
• The impact of SFFS on policy
• How this has affected renewables
• The challenge for the countryside
• Some examples
• Conclusions
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Sir Don’s Vision
• Reconnecting with the consumer• Delivering healthy safe food• Delivering wider conservation benefits• A profitable industry
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The “Daughters” of SFFS and Renewables
• Biomass Task Force
• National Non Food Crops Centre
• Refocused research
• Cross Departmental working
• The role of the Regions
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Biomass
• Biomass Task Force
• Biomass Implementation
Advisory Group
• Biomass Strategy
• Woodfuel strategy
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Biofuels
• SFFS duty reduction call • The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation• Biofuels and sustainability
• Second generation fuels?
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Wider commitments on Renewables
• EU agreement 20% energy by 2020
• 10% biofuel by 2020 (subject to conditions)
• Renewables Obligation
• Long term support for renewable heat?
• CERT, LCBP, Carbon trading
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The contribution of land management
• EU Environment agency: 16% by 2020
• EU Commission: impact of 10% biofuels
• RELU study
• Food v Fuel?
• Other land based renewables
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Multifunctional land management
• Demands are increasing
• Food and environmental security
• Pervasive market failures
• Role for UK and EU policy
• Securing policy and budget support
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The challenge
Energy White Paper targets
• 1m ha energy crops
• 2m T woodfuel from private woodland
• Competitive biofuel crops
• Diversion of waste to Biogas
• 2000 more large wind turbines
• Microgeneration & Energy efficiency on the farm
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Some examples of the rural opportunities
What works for you (and your banker)
?
•Biofuels? Wind?
•Biomass heat? Hydro?
•Biogas?
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Biofuels: Greenergy
• Both imported and UK feedstock
• Soya, Palm Oil and OSR
• Proportions vary by season
• 300,000T feedstock
• 100,000T biodiesel
• Doubling production next year
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Biomass Heat
• Energy supply companies
• Capital costs
• Feedstock supply
• District heating
• Grant problems
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Biogas (Anaerobic Digestion)
• Waste processing
• Capital costs
• Grant problems
• “Win Win Win”
• Reduces Methane
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Wind
• Capital costs
• Power purchase
• Grid connection
• Neighbour problems
• Lease land out?
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Hydro
• Head and flow• Grid connections• New cheap (Chinese) equipment• Renewable Obligation support• A growing market
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Conclusions on the options
• Heat viable• Biogas: the next big thing• Biofuel crops at competitive prices• Opportunities for entrepreneurs • New long term incentives required
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Conclusions on SFFS
• Renewables do contribute to sustainable farming
• The countryside can do much more• Policy is moving in the right direction• But more needs to be done
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Contact
Oliver Harwood MA (Cantab) MRICSChief SurveyorCountry Land and Business Association (CLA)16 Belgrave SquareLondonSW1X 8PQT 0207 235 0511e [email protected]