Under
the right conditions both small and large scale bioenergy
projects can compete with other fuels. However, for more widespread
adoption of the technology, bioenergy needs to be rewarded
for the many benefits that it brings.
Modern large scale bioenergy technologies
can sometimes be economically viable in today's large
scale heat and electricity markets and are particularly
suited to certain niches, such as co-firing with fossil
fuels, or in saw mills, wood working industries and other
cases where biomass fuel supplies are readily available
at low cost. Small scale heat and power projects also
have wide application within community settings where
the wider environmental and social benefits can be realised
in a local and financial sense.
The many-fold net benefits and the generally acknowledged
significant market potential for bioenergy has convinced
many people that it is desirable for bioenergy to expand
into a wider range of applications.
However, there are several obstacles that need to be removed
before greater use of bioenergy is likely to occur:
• targeted information must reach decision
makers to improve their understanding and to remove uncertainty
• conventional energy sources, such as coal, oil, natural
gas and nuclear must pay the full price for the negative effects
they are causing on the environment, health, and society
• alternatively state-of-the-art bioenergy technologies should
receive a credit for their net positive effects on the environment
and for providing local and national security of energy supply
• small and young industries and firms need supporting to
be able to grow and effectively compete with established industries
promoting fossil fuels and nuclear energy
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