Research Fields: straw-burning power generation, methane power generation
Entities Involved: biomass power industry, investment institutions, etc.
Report Highlights
Biomass energy is the energy source stored in biomass. It is the energy stored in biomass as green plants convert solar energy into chemical energy through chlorophyll.
At present, the global energy and environment are alarming. Utilizing high technology to convert biomass energy into clean fossil fuel to replace energy sources, the biomass power industry receives great attention from the government and is wooed by more and more investors.
During the 10th Five-Year Plan period, biomass power generation projects started to rise. The straw thermal power project in Dan County of Heze City, Shandong has an annual power generation of 25,000 kV, and saves nearly 400,000 tons of coal equivalent annually. In December last year, the two straw combustion generation projects invested by China Energy Conservation Investment Corporation were commenced in Suqian and Jurong Cities of Jiangsu respectively. With an investment of 30 million yuan, the two demonstration project involves 24,000 kV, consuming some 200,000 tons of annual straw consumption. Upon the completion of the projects, each year nearly 60 million yuan will be spent purchasing straw from local farmers, resulting in an increase of 40-50 yuan in each Mu of land (1 Mu is equal to 1/15 hectare), and an increase of nearly 140 yuan in farmers per capita income. In addition, biomass power generation projects Guangdong, Henan, Zhejiang, and Gansu have also achieved development to varying degrees.
According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, China has ample energy crops to be tapped. For example, the annual output of straw of crops is 600 million tons, and annual output of foul and livestock is 2.15 billion tons. In farm produce processing, the annual output of byproducts like rice husk, corn core, peanut husk, and bagasse tops 100 million tons, with 420 million hectares of marginal land. Meanwhile, there are various kinds of wasteland, grassland, saline and alkaline land, and swampland. In addition, as the only renewable energy source that can be transported and stored, on the strength of superior innate conditions, China biomass power industry has broad development space and immense investment value.
At the same time, thanks to strong policy support, the biomass power industry is writing a splendid Section in its history. In 2006, the Law on Renewable Energy Sources took effect, requiring all power generation from straw power plants to be purchased by power grids, and all tariffs on imported equipment and import value-added tax be exempted. Subsequently, the State Development and Reform Commission promulgated the Interim Measures on the Administration of the Price of Renewable Energy Power Generation and Cost Sharing, which stipulates that the rate of electricity from biomass power generation projects in all provinces (autonomous regions/municipalities directly under the central government) shall be the standard price of on-grid electricity from desulfurized coal-fired power plants in 2005 plus a subsidy of 0.25 yuan/kWh. Such favorable policy resulted in the proliferation of biomass power generation projects in the second half of 2006.
In the face of the broad investment and development prospects in the biomass power industry, the 2006-2007 Annual Report on Investment Opportunities in China Biomass Power Industry examines the present situation, market segments and development trend of the industry, and present investment recommendations to provide decision support for investors.
Report Outline
Main Conclusions
Key Findings
Section 1 Overview of the Global Biomass Power Industry, 2006
1.1 Present Situation
1.1.1 Industry Size and Development
1.1.2 Industry Characteristics
1.2 Major Countries and Regions
1.2.1 U.S.A.
1.2.2 France
1.2.3 Japan
Section 2 Overview of China Biomass Power Industry, 2006
2.1 Development Environment
2.1.1 Policy Environment
2.1.2 Economic Environment
2.1.3 Social Environment
2.1.4 Technology Environment
2.2 Present Situation
2.2.1 Industry Size
2.2.2 Industry Structure
Section 3 Market Segments of China Biomass Power Industry, 2006
3.1 Straw-Burning Power Generation
3.1.1 Advantages of Straw-Burning Power Generation
3.1.2 Analysis of the Development of Straw-Burning Power Generation
3.1.3 Prospects of the industrialization of Straw-Burning Power Generation
3.2 Methane Power Generation
3.2.1 Advantages of Methane Power Generation
3.2.2 Analysis of the Development of Methane Power Generation
3.2.3 Prospects of the industrialization of Methane Power Generation
3.3 Biomass Gasification Power Generation
3.3.1 Introduction to Biomass Gasification Power Generation Technology
3.3.2 Analysis of the Development of Biomass Gasification Power Generation
3.3.3 Biomass Gasification Power Generation Technology and Its Commercialization
3.3.4 Prospects of the industrialization of Biomass Gasification Power Generation
3.4 Other Biomass Power Generation
3.4.1 New Trend of Several Microbe Power Generation Methods
3.4.2 Promising Prospects of Human Bioelectricity
Section 4 Analysis of the Growth of China Biomass Power Industry, 2007-2011
4.1 Factors Affecting the Growth of the Industry
4.2 Analysis of the Growth of the Industry
Section 5 Development Trend of China Biomass Power Industry, 2007-2011
5.1 Development Trend of the Industry
5.1.1 Trend of Product Technology
5.1.2 Trend of Competition
5.1.3 Evolution of the Industry
5.2 Forecast of the Industry
5.2.1 Forecast of Industry Size
5.2.2 Forecast of Industry Structure
Section 6 Investment Opportunities in China Biomass Power Industry, 2007-2011
6.1 Indexes for Assessing the Industry Investment Value
6.2 Assessment of the Investment Value of Specific Fields of the Industry Chain
Section 7 Recommendations
Tables
1. Types of Biomass Gasification Power Generation Systems
2. Economic Indexes of Typical Gasification Power Generation Technologies
3. Comprehensive Comparison of Biomass Power Generation Methods
4. Profile of Selected Biomass Combustion Generation Projects in China & abroad
Figures
1. Comparison of Biomass Power Generation Technologies
2. Sketch Map of Traditional Gas Engine based Process Heat, Electricity & Cooling Energy Cogeneration Systems
