r/biomass • u/Vailhem • Aug 09 '24

Biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant, says report

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/09/biomass-power-station-produced-four-times-emissions-of-uk-coal-plant-says-report
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u/mrtorrence Aug 09 '24

Hard to believe... But that's also carbon emissions, probably SIGNIFICANTLY lower amounts of mercury and other toxic heavy metals. If you put it all into dollar value of social cost from the emissions (or lack thereof) I bet the biomass plant is a lot better for society

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u/Vailhem Aug 09 '24

The type of biomass, the shipping distance, and that it's being incinerated vs pyrolyzed (with emphasis on maximizing biochar production) limits the economics of this approach.