Biomass to Energy (Analyst version) - The World Market for Biomass Power Plants 2012/2013

Preface for the analyst version 11
Preface 12
Management summary 14
1 Background 18
1.1 Differentiation 18
1.2 Fuels 20
1.3 Reasons for incinerating biomass 23
1.4 Political promotion of electricity generation from biomass 25
1.5 Ecological critique of electricity generation from biomass 25
2 Technology 27
2.1 Delivery and processing of the fuel 27
2.2 Combustion 29
2.3 Energy generation 32
2.4 Flue gas cleaning 33
3 Costs and revenues of biomass power plants 35
3.1 Investment costs 35
3.2 Current costs 38
3.3 Revenues 40
4 Market factors throughout the world 43
4.1 Biomass potential 43
4.2 CO2 certificate trading 45
4.3 Feed-in tariffs 49
5 The worldwide market for biomass power plants 58
5.1 Current Plants 58
5.2 Market development 60
6 Operators, producers, market shares 72
6.1 Operators 72
6.2 Technology producers and market shares 75
7 National markets 85
7.1 Australia 85
7.2 Austria 89
7.3 Belgium 94
7.4 Brazil 99
7.5 Bulgaria 105
7.6 Canada 108
7.7 China 114
7.8 Croatia 121
7.9 Czech Republic 124
7.10 Denmark 128
7.11 Estonia 132
7.12 Finland 135
7.13 France 142
7.14 Germany 147
7.15 Hungary 154
7.16 India 158
7.17 Ireland 166
7.18 Italy 170
7.19 Japan 177
7.20 Latvia 181
7.21 Lithuania 185
7.22 Mexico 188
7.23 Netherlands 191
7.24 Norway 196
7.25 Poland 199
7.26 Portugal 205
7.27 Romania 209
7.28 Russia 213
7.29 Serbia 217
7.30 Slovakia 220
7.31 Slovenia 223
7.32 Spain 226
7.33 Sweden 233
7.34 Switzerland 238
7.35 Ukraine 243
7.36 United Kingdom 247
7.37 Uruguay 254
7.38 USA 258
7.39 Other countries 268
Data origin and methodology 274
Glossary 277

Table of figures

Figure 1: Biomass in electricity production 18
Figure 2: Overview of the different biomass fuels 21
Figure 3: Fuels by calorific value and density 24
Figure 4: Example of a biomass power plant 28
Figure 5: Example of a grate firing 29
Figure 6: Example of a fluidised bed combustion 30
Figure 7: Example of a pyrolysis process 32
Figure 8: Average specific investment costs by market regions 36
Figure 9: Overview investment costs 37
Figure 10: Average prices for wood chips in Germany 38
Figure 11: Exemplary calculation of annual current costs of a biomass power plant 39
Figure 12: Exemplary calculation of plant revenues 41
Figure 13: Forest areas worldwide 43
Figure 14: Use of forests worldwide 44
Figure 15: Cultivated arable land worldwide 45
Figure 16: Kyoto targets and status of implementation 46
Figure 17: Price development of EU certificate trading 48
Figure 18: Targets of the EU member states for the development of electricity generation from biomass 49
Figure 19: Overview of payment systems by countries 53
Figure 20: Biomass power plants worldwide 58
Figure 21: Biomass capacities worldwide 59
Figure 22: Market forecast worldwide 61
Figure 23: Development of electricity generation capacities by market regions 62
Figure 24: Growth of capacities by regions and countries 63
Figure 25: Market volumes by regions 64
Figure 26: Market volume worldwide 65
Figure 27: Market forecast new construction and maintenance 66
Figure 28: Development of existing plants by country 67
Figure 29: Development of capacities by country (capacity MWel) 68
Figure 30: Market volume new construction by country (m €) 69
Figure 31: Market volume maintenance by country (m €) 70
Figure 32: Market volume sum by country (m €) 71
Figure 33: The largest biomass power plant operators throughout the world 73
Figure 34: Market shares technology suppliers 77
Figure 35: Electricity generation by energy source in Australia 85
Figure 36: Market forecast Australia 87
Figure 37: Project outlook Australia 88
Figure 38: Electricity generation by energy source in Austria 89
Figure 39: Feed-in tariffs in Austria 90
Figure 40: Locations of plants and projects in Austria 91
Figure 41: Market forecast Austria 92
Figure 42: Project outlook Austria 92
Figure 43: Electricity generation by energy source in Belgium 94
Figure 44: Market forecast Belgium 95
Figure 45: Locations of plants and projects in Belgium 96
Figure 46: Project outlook Belgium 97
Figure 47: Electricity generation by energy source in Brazil 99
Figure 48: BMPPs in Brazil by fuel 101
Figure 49: Market forecast Brazil 102
Figure 50: Locations of plants and projects in Brazil 103
Figure 51: Project outlook Brazil 104
Figure 52: Electricity generation by energy source in Bulgaria 105
Figure 53: Project outlook Bulgaria 107
Figure 54: Market forecast Bulgaria 107
Figure 55: Electricity generation by energy source in Canada 108
Figure 56: Renewables Portfolio Standards (RPS) in Canada 109
Figure 57: Locations of plants and projects in Canada 110
Figure 58: Project outlook Canada 111
Figure 59: Market forecast Canada 113
Figure 60: Electricity generation by energy source in China 114
Figure 61: Fuels in Chinese biomass power plants 116
Figure 62: Locations of plants and projects in China 117
Figure 63: Market forecast China 118
Figure 64: Project outlook China 119
Figure 65: Electricity generation by energy source in Croatia 121
Figure 66: Market forecast Croatia 122
Figure 67: Project outlook Croatia 123
Figure 68: Electricity generation by energy source in the Czech Republic 124
Figure 69: Subsidisation system in the Czech Republic 125
Figure 70: Market forecast Czech Republic 126
Figure 71: Project outlook Czech Republic 127
Figure 72: Electricity generation by energy source in Denmark 128
Figure 73: Market forecast Denmark 130
Figure 74: Project outlook Denmark 131
Figure 75: Locations of plants and projects in Denmark 131
Figure 76: Electricity generation by energy source in Estonia 132
Figure 77: Market forecast Estonia 134
Figure 78: Project outlook Estonia 134
Figure 79: Electricity generation by energy source in Finland 135
Figure 80: Fuel shares at electricity generation from biomass 2010 136
Figure 81: Locations of plants and projects in Finland 138
Figure 82: Project outlook Finland 140
Figure 83: Market forecast Finland 140
Figure 84: Electricity generation by energy source in France 142
Figure 85: Market forecast France 144
Figure 86: Project outlook France 144
Figure 87: Locations of plants and projects in France 146
Figure 88: Electricity generation by energy source in Germany 147
Figure 89: Current and future subsidisation system in Germany 148
Figure 90: Market forecast Germany 149
Figure 91: Locations of plants and projects in Germany 150
Figure 92: Project outlook Germany 151
Figure 93: Electricity generation by energy source in Hungary 154
Figure 94: Feed-in tariffs in Hungary 155
Figure 95: Project outlook Hungary 156
Figure 96: Market forecast Hungary 157
Figure 97: Electricity generation by energy source in India 158
Figure 98: Development targets for renewable energies in India 159
Figure 99: Feed-in tariffs in India 160
Figure 100: Capacity of BMPPs with connection to the grid by federal state 162
Figure 101: Project outlook India 163
Figure 102: Market forecast India 164
Figure 103: Electricity generation by energy source in Ireland 166
Figure 104: Market forecast Ireland 168
Figure 105: Project outlook Ireland 168
Figure 106: Electricity generation by energy source in Italy 170
Figure 107: Locations of plants and projects in Italy 171
Figure 108: Incentive scheme in Italy from 2013 on 172
Figure 109: Market forecast Italy 174
Figure 110: Project outlook Italy 174
Figure 111: Electricity generation by energy source in Japan 177
Figure 112: Incentive scheme in Japan for biomass 178
Figure 113: Market forecast Japan 180
Figure 114: Project outlook Japan 180
Figure 115: Electricity generation by energy source in Latvia 181
Figure 116: Market forecast Latvia 183
Figure 117: Project outlook Latvia 183
Figure 118: Current intentive classes in Lithuania 186
Figure 119: Market forecast Lithuania 187
Figure 120: Electricity generation by energy source in Mexico 188
Figure 121: Project outlook Mexico 190
Figure 122: Electricity generation by energy source in den Netherlands 191
Figure 123: Current incentive scheme for biomass 192
Figure 124: Locations of plants and projects in the Netherlands 193
Figure 125: Market forecast Netherlands 195
Figure 126: Project outlook Netherlands 195
Figure 127: Electricity generation by energy source in Norway 196
Figure 128: Market forecast Norway 198
Figure 129: Electricity generation by energy source in Poland 199
Figure 130: Correction values of the new certificate incentive scheme from 2013 on 201
Figure 131: Locations of plants and projects in Poland 202
Figure 132: Project outlook Poland 203
Figure 133: Market forecast Poland 204
Figure 134: Electricity generation by energy source in Portugal 205
Figure 135: Project outlook Portugal 206
Figure 136: Market forecast Portugal 207
Figure 137: Electricity generation by energy source in Romania 209
Figure 138: Project outlook Romania 210
Figure 139: Market forecast Romania 211
Figure 140: Electricity generation by energy source in Russia 213
Figure 141: Project outlook Russia 215
Figure 142: Market forecast Russia 215
Figure 143: Electricity generation by energy source in Serbia 217
Figure 144: Project outlook Serbia 218
Figure 145: Market forecast Serbia 219
Figure 146: Electricity generation by energy source in Slovakia 220
Figure 147: Market forecast Slovakia 221
Figure 148: Project outlook Slovakia 222
Figure 149: Electricity generation by energy source in Slovenia 223
Figure 150: Bonuses in Slovenia 224
Figure 151: Market forecast Slovenia 225
Figure 152: Electricity generation by energy source in Spain 226
Figure 153: Locations of plants and projects in Spain 227
Figure 154: Market forecast Spain 229
Figure 155: Project outlook Spain 229
Figure 156: Electricity generation by energy source in Sweden 233
Figure 157: Market forecast Sweden 235
Figure 158: Locations of plants and projects in Sweden 236
Figure 159: Project outlook Sweden 237
Figure 160: Electricity generation by energy source in Switzerland 238
Figure 161: Locations of plants and projects in Switzerland 239
Figure 162: Market forecast Switzerland 241
Figure 163: Project outlook Switzerland 241
Figure 164: Electricity generation by energy source in the Ukraine 243
Figure 165: Project outlook Ukraine 244
Figure 166: Market forecast Ukraine 245
Figure 167: Electricity generation by energy source in the United Kingdom 247
Figure 168: Certificate system in the United Kingdom 248
Figure 169: Market forecast United Kingdom 250
Figure 170: Locations of plants and projects in the United Kingdom 251
Figure 171: Project outlook United Kingdom 252
Figure 172: Electricity generation by energy source in Uruguay 254
Figure 173: Projektvorschau Uruguay 255
Figure 174: Market forecast Uruguay 256
Figure 175: Electricity generation by energy source in the USA 258
Figure 176: Renewables Portfolio Standards (RPS) in the USA 259
Figure 177: Age of biomass power plants in the USA 260
Figure 178: Locations of plants and projects in USA 262
Figure 179: Market forecast USA 263
Figure 180: Project outlook USA 264
Figure 181: Project outlook other countries 269
Figure 182: Differentiation of market regions 274
Figure 183: Average specific investment costs by market regions 276

Electricity Generation in Europe

Electric Power Energy in Europe