Biomass power generation in China: Status, policies and recommendations

Abstract

Benefiting from the large stock of raw materials and the support of policies, China’s biomass utilization get rapid development in recent years. In particular, the Chinese government advocates the transformation of energy utilization from coal power to renewable energy power generation, of which biomass power generation will be play an important role. Therefore, it is necessary to get the actual situation of China’s biomass power generation industry at present. The latest storage and distribution of biomass resources data in China is collected and the technological development of biomass power plants in China is described in this paper. The installed capacity and power generation of biomass power generation in China are illustrated since 2012. This paper also counts policies related to biomass power generation since 2006 and analyzes future policy trends. Some recommendations with practical problems are put forward in this paper.

Keywords

• China
• Biomass
• Power generation
• Installed capacity
• Policy