Biomass Logistics in the UK
A modelling project to develop an understanding of biomass logistics requirements under different future bioenergy scenarios, identifying commonalities and differences, key decision points and actions required
The ETI has appointed energy consultancy Baringa Partners to lead an ETI bioenergy project, alongside Ecofys and LLamasoft, examining the future of biomass logistics in the UK.
Utilising LLamasoft’s supply chain design software, Supply Chain Guru, the six month project modelled the logistics requirements of future bioenergy energy scenarios, identifying commonalities and differences across the different scenarios, highlighting potentially key decision points and actions required to ensure logistics infrastructure in the UK can support a growing bioenergy sector.
The project team started by reviewing the current status of biomass logistics infrastructure in the UK at the time and how it has developed, while also identifying and drawing on lessons that can be learnt from the development of logistics networks in other relevant sectors such as oil, coal and other commodities.
The future bioenergy scenarios represented a range of future options, to understand the impact that decisions on technology choices and feedstock sources might have on logistics infrastructure development.
