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Biomass Industry Sharing Good Practice Event

Biomass Industry Sharing Good Practice Event . Biomass Energy & the Natural Heritage Policy Statement Emma Jordan. Outline. SNH Renewables Policy Overall Position on Biomass Natural Heritage Issues by Biomass Type Next Steps. SNH Policy on Renewable Energy.

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Biomass Industry Sharing Good Practice Event

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  1. Biomass Industry Sharing Good Practice Event Biomass Energy & the Natural Heritage Policy Statement Emma Jordan

  2. Outline • SNH Renewables Policy • Overall Position on Biomass • Natural Heritage Issues by Biomass Type • Next Steps

  3. SNH Policy on Renewable Energy • A strategic approach: guide towards locations and technologies most easily accommodated within Scotland’s landscapes and habitats Support development of renewable energy subject to due care for the natural heritage: • Safeguard nationally and internationally important areas

  4. Nuclear ?? Least Natural Heritage Impact Wave farms Tidal stream Offshore Wind Tidal barrage Most Natural Heritage Impact Biomass CHP Onshore wind Large-scale hydro ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION Fossil CHP Gas Coal

  5. SNH Position on Biomass • SNH supports the role of a biomass industry in helping to combat climate change impacts in the electricity, heat and transport sector • Need to develop good practice guidance to ensure adverse impacts on the natural heritage are minimised and potential benefits are realised • Support the use of life cycle assessments and accreditation schemes to ensure the most environmentally- friendly resources are developed

  6. GHG Emissions • Loss of soil carbon & other GHG emissions through changes in land use • Need to minimise transport requirements Overall, emissions can depend on crop management, transport and processing requirements

  7. Forestry sources Do: Benefits: More forest thinning biodiversity Leave some forest brash soil & water Only coppice semi-natural woods biodiversity Use UK Woodland Assurance Standard Don’t: Impacts: Use exceptionally heavy equipment soil structure Plant up semi-natural land biodiversity Harvest historic woodland biodiversity Harvest forests on high carbon soils release CO2 Extract scrub and deadwood biodiversity

  8. Short-rotation coppice Do: Benefits: Use mixed species biodiversity, landscape Retain residues on the soil maintain soil nutrients Locate to minimise transport reduce CO2 Coppice cyclically biodiversity, landscape Limit use of fertiliser & pesticides biodiversity, water quality Don’t: Impacts: Replace high quality set-aside biodiversity Dry out valued wetland biodiversity Block recreational access well-being Allow biotoxicity to build up health

  9. Crops for transport biofuels Do: Benefits: Retain overwinter stubble biodiversity Avoid fertiliser run-off biodiversity, water quality Comply with GAEC conditions biodiversity, soil quality Cyclical harvesting biodiversity, soil quality Don’t: Impacts: Replace high quality set-aside biodiversity Plant GM varieties unless controlled biodiversity Import unsustainable imports biodiversity

  10. Next Steps • Draft policy will be issued for consultation shortly with SEA Environmental Report • Comments from today will be considered! • Final policy to be issued early 2007

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