124 • The main biomass flows in the Binnenveld region consist of grass clippings, waste wood and animal manure. • Wood and grass are distributed far and wide throughout the region; the costs of collection are high, while the total volume is • All the biomass flows examined in this study have a low energy density and a negative economic value, in that the costs of collect• The biomass flows can only be given a positive value through the use of relatively expensive conversion systems and by taking advaning wood and grass are high, while farmers are unable to sell manure: they are more likely to pay to have it taken away. • These systems demand substantial investment which is often beyond the means of the biomass owners. Only in a favourable Value conversion of biomass flows. tage of the government subsidies available to promote the development of sustainable energy (the SDE+ provisions). The figure below shows the value conversion process in simplified form. investment climate will it be possible to implement such systems. positive value SDE negative value biomass production landlord farmer process process owner • Biomass already has a negative value; applying any levy on the biomass produced would have a negative effect in terms of land• The use of biomass to produce sustainable energy in the Binnenveld region should not carry any financial disadvantage compared to scape maintenance. • Although better coordination of grass-mowing and tree-pruning activities will not in itself generate income, it will reduce the costs • The establishment of a special fund to facilitate bio-energy investments in the Binnenveld region will render the various activities The concept of the investment fund is examined in greater detail in this report. similar undertakings in other regions. For this reason, the authors strongly discourage the introduction of a levy on the energy output of installations in the Binnenveld region. involved. Landscape maintenance will therefore become more afFordable. Better coordination should therefore be encouraged (see the recommendations below). financially viable, whereupon it will be possible to generate revenue which will at least offset the costs of landscape maintenance. In this study, we analysed various mechanisms through which biomass can be used to generate revenue. The main conclusions are: energy/ compost/ materials relatively small. The main biomass flow is therefore animal manure from cattle, pigs and poultry, which can be collected in the farm buildings in which it is produced. Pagina 134
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