Biomass energy development goals or beyond solar energy

“As a result of the nuclear accident in Japan, the safety of nuclear power development has received more attention, which may affect the speed of its development.” Zhou Fengqi, senior adviser to the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, pointed out that the low cost of biomass power generation and the cost of solar power High is one of the main causes of faster development of biomass in the next five years.

At present, the "12th Five-Year Plan" for the development of strategic emerging industries has entered the stage of soliciting opinions and the pace of development is approaching. As one of the seven strategic emerging industries, New Energy will focus on the four major industries of nuclear power, wind power, solar energy and biomass energy in future development. Among them, the installed capacity of solar and biomass power generation is basically determined, namely 10 million kilowatts and 13 million kilowatts respectively in the next five years. From a planning point of view, biomass energy has been overshadowed by photovoltaics.

However, some experts question whether the biomass energy development goal can exceed solar energy. According to expert analysis, this is undoubtedly a tremendous pressure and potential for the unsatisfactory performance of the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan”.

Biomass energy development goals challenged

Some experts believe that although the development goals of nuclear power and wind power are still not clear, biomass power generation has clearly surpassed solar power generation, and the widespread application of biomass energy may even lead the entire new energy industry.

Zhou Fengqi believes that if only the use of raw materials such as agricultural straw, China's biomass energy can use a total size of about 6 to 700 million tons of standard coal. At present, the cost of biomass power generation is about RMB 0.7/kWh, which is obviously more advantageous than the RMB 1/kWh cost target set in the photovoltaic industry.

In the eyes of industry experts, this goal is more pragmatic and feasible than the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” goal. From the perspective of the current technology and resources of the biomass energy industry, these goals are not difficult to achieve, and the key lies in the policy orientation. If these goals can be achieved, the biomass energy industry can be put into a healthy track of rational development.

During the "12th Five-Year Plan" period, China's biomass energy industry will usher in a period of rapid development. "The government's determination to promote biomass energy and related supporting policies will inevitably attract companies to invest in the field of biomass energy and drive the development of the industry," said Xiao Han, a research fellow at China Investment.

In July last year, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a "Circular on Perfecting the Agricultural and Forestry Biomass Power Generation Pricing Policy", which clarified that the unified benchmarking on-grid price of biomass power generation is 0.75 yuan (including tax) per kilowatt-hour, which is the current cost per The biomass power generation industry with a power consumption of about 0.5 yuan/kWh will undoubtedly help change the profitability of biomass power generation companies so that they can start to make profits and promote the rapid development of the biomass power generation industry.

However, in the eyes of the industry, although the "12th Five-Year Plan" biomass energy plan can be expected, but it can not be achieved easily, it will depend on the state's follow-up related policies and the implementation of relevant policies.

According to Yuan Zhenhong, secretary general of the Biomass Energy Special Committee of the China Renewable Energy Association, although there are financial support policies such as the “Interim Measures for Green Energy Demonstration County Assistance”, it does not mean that biomass energy can actually receive support for this. "This requires the formation of certain fund management mechanisms and rules to ensure that the money is actually spent on biomass energy." Yuan Zhenhong said that state subsidies can only play a guiding role and cannot be arranged, so it is necessary to find ways to mobilize and attract social funds. More funds in the company will enter the market. This will require the formation of a market-based operating mechanism.

Experts set out "good recipes" for development

Due to energy shortages and other issues, countries in the world attach great importance to the development of the biofuel industry. At present, in order to promote the further development of the domestic biofuel industry, most countries in the world have formulated corresponding policies and mechanisms. It is expected that with the support of relevant policies of various countries and breakthroughs in key technologies, the production scale of biofuels will be further expanded and its development prospects are more optimistic.

In response to climate change, countries around the world have increased their investment in renewable energy and actively developed new energy technologies and industries such as wind energy, solar energy, and biomass energy. As one of the new energy sources for the development of renewable energy, biomass energy is currently more commercially viable.

Biomass energy should be said to be the fourth largest energy source in the world

Biomass energy has always been highly valued internationally, but in our lives, it is not perceived as the fourth largest energy source, but only the importance of coal, natural gas and petroleum. However, a United Nations report mentioned that our renewable energy accounts for 13% of the total primary energy use. Of these 13%, 77% are biomass energy.

Why does China's biomass energy not develop? Some experts believe that, first of all, the country did not have a very clear idea of ​​this industry or a mode of large-scale development. Second, the development of biomass energy chains is very complicated and very tedious.

How to promote the healthy and rapid development of the biomass energy industry? Industry experts gave some suggestions. The state should take measures as soon as possible to promote the development and application of algae biofuels in China. The first is to plan the development of algae biofuels from the national strategic level. The second is to integrate relevant domestic R&D resources and intensify technological research. The third is to increase government investment and encourage large companies to participate in research and development. Fourth, orderly construction of algae biofuel industry system. Fifth, increase government subsidies and plan the sales network of algae biofuels.

“The development of renewable energy sources including biomass energy has become an urgent task for our country, which is not only conducive to optimizing the energy structure and alleviating energy shortages, but also actively responding to national energy structure adjustment strategies and developing clean renewable energy sources. Biomass energy will shoulder the heavy responsibility of shouldering responsibility.” Jiang Jianchun, director of the Forest Chemical Industry Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Forestry, said in an interview with the media.