Division D TOTAL TYPICAL AND DEFAULT VALUES FOR BIOMASS FUEL PATHWAYS

United Kingdom

Biomass fuel production system	Transport distance	Greenhouse gas emissions – typical value (g CO₂eq/MJ)	Greenhouse gas emissions – default value (g CO₂eq/MJ)
Woodchips from forest residues	1 to 500 km	5	6
	500 to 2 500 km	7	9
	2 500 to 10 000 km	12	15
	Above 10 000 km	22	27
Woodchips from short rotation coppice (Eucalyptus)	2 500 to 10 000 km	16	18
Woodchips from short rotation coppice (Poplar – Fertilised)	1 to 500 km	8	9
	500 to 2 500 km	10	11
	2 500 to 10 000 km	15	18
	Above 10 000 km	25	30
Woodchips from short rotation coppice (Poplar – No fertilisation)	1 to 500 km	6	7
	500 to 2 500 km	8	10
	2 500 to 10 000 km	14	16
	Above 10 000 km	24	28
Woodchips from stemwood	1 to 500 km	5	6
	500 to 2 500 km	7	8
	2 500 to 10 000 km	12	15
	Above 10 000 km	22	27
Woodchips from industry residues	1 to 500 km	4	5
	500 to 2 500 km	6	7
	2 500 to 10 000 km	11	13
	Above 10 000 km	21	25
Wood briquettes or pellets from forest residues (case 1)	1 to 500 km	29	35
	500 to 2 500 km	29	35
	2 500 to 10 000 km	30	36
	Above 10 000 km	34	41
Wood briquettes or pellets from forest residues (case 2a)	1 to 500 km	16	19
	500 to 2 500 km	16	19
	2 500 to 10 000 km	17	21
	Above 10 000 km	21	25
Wood briquettes or pellets from forest residues (case 3a)	1 to 500 km	6	7
	500 to 2 500 km	6	7
	2 500 to 10 000 km	7	8
	Above 10 000 km	11	13
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Eucalyptus – case 1)	2 500 to 10 000 km	33	39
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Eucalyptus – case 2a)	2 500 to 10 000 km	20	23
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Eucalyptus – case 3a)	2 500 to 10 000 km	10	11
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Poplar – Fertilised – case 1)	1 to 500 km	31	37
	500 to 10 000 km	32	38
	Above 10 000 km	36	43
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Poplar – Fertilised – case 2a)	1 to 500 km	18	21
	500 to 10 000 km	20	23
	Above 10 000 km	23	27
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Poplar – Fertilised – case 3a)	1 to 500 km	8	9
	500 to 10 000 km	10	11
	Above 10 000 km	13	15
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Poplar – no fertilisation – case 1)	1 to 500 km	30	35
	500 to 10 000 km	31	37
	Above 10 000 km	35	41
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Poplar – no fertilisation – case 2a)	1 to 500 km	16	19
	500 to 10 000 km	18	21
	Above 10 000 km	21	25
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Poplar – no fertilisation – case 3a)	1 to 500 km	6	7
	500 to 10 000 km	8	9
	Above 10 000 km	11	13
Wood briquettes or pellets from stemwood (case 1)	1 to 500 km	29	35
	500 to 2 500 km	29	34
	2 500 to 10 000 km	30	36
	Above 10 000 km	34	41
Wood briquettes or pellets from stemwood (case 2a)	1 to 500 km	16	18
	500 to 2 500 km	15	18
	2 500 to 10 000 km	17	20
	Above 10 000 km	21	25
Wood briquettes or pellets from stemwood (case 3a)	1 to 500 km	5	6
	500 to 2 500 km	5	6
	2 500 to 10 000 km	7	8
	Above 10 000 km	11	12
Wood briquettes or pellets from wood industry residues (case 1)	1 to 500 km	17	21
	500 to 2 500 km	17	21
	2 500 to 10 000 km	19	23
	Above 10 000 km	22	27
Wood briquettes or pellets from wood industry residues (case 2a)	1 to 500 km	9	11
	500 to 2 500 km	9	11
	2 500 to 10 000 km	10	13
	Above 10 000 km	14	17
Wood briquettes or pellets from wood industry residues (case 3a)	1 to 500 km	3	4
	500 to 2 500 km	3	4
	2 500 to 10 000	5	6
	Above 10 000 km	8	10

Biomass fuel production system	Transport distance	Greenhouse gas emissions – typical value (g CO₂eq/MJ)	Greenhouse gas emissions – default value (g CO₂eq/MJ)
This group of materials includes agricultural residues with a low bulk density and it comprises materials such as straw bales, oat hulls, rice husks and sugar cane bagasse bales (not exhaustive list).
The group of agricultural residues with higher bulk density includes materials such as corn cobs, nut shells, soybean hulls, palm kernel shells (not exhaustive list).
Agricultural Residues with density < 0,2 t/m³ ^f1	1 to 500 km	4	4
	500 to 2 500 km	8	9
	2 500 to 10 000 km	15	18
	Above 10 000 km	29	35
Agricultural Residues with density > 0,2 t/m³ ^f2	1 to 500 km	4	4
	500 to 2 500 km	5	6
	2 500 to 10 000 km	8	10
	Above 10 000 km	15	18
Straw pellets	1 to 500 km	8	10
	500 to 10 000 km	10	12
	Above 10 000 km	14	16
Bagasse briquettes	500 to 10 000 km	5	6
Bagasse briquettes	Above 10 000 km	9	10
Palm Kernel Meal	Above 10 000 km	54	61
Palm Kernel Meal (no CH₄ emissions from oil mill)	Above 10 000 km	37	40

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Footnotes

f1: This group of materials includes agricultural residues with a low bulk density and it comprises materials such as straw bales, oat hulls, rice husks and sugar cane bagasse bales (not exhaustive list).
f2: The group of agricultural residues with higher bulk density includes materials such as corn cobs, nut shells, soybean hulls, palm kernel shells (not exhaustive list).