Where I do believe there is considerable potential, and makes environmental sense is using secondary materials. This can be waste food/agricultural products or even municipal solid waste (msw). This is an area that we have experienced considerable interest in mechanical beiological technologies to take msw and convert it into a stable, homogenous material suitable to be used as a fuel for the biofuel plant. Whether msw or waste agricultural products

The types of biofuel plants vary quite considerably at present, and so do the type of fuel preparation they require. Some like a dry light fraction – again adeal for an MBT plant that has been producing such solid recovered fuel for cement works for years. Msw also has a few other advantages,
– the biomass content can be controlled. This means that if you need a certain % of your CV from biomass to obtain higher fuel tarrifs this can be achieved
– You don’t pay for you raw feedstock, in fact in many countries you get paid to take the msw
– MBT plants such as those Entsorga supply are well proven and bankable.
– It is an environmentally very good solution.
– Currently there are many financial incentives to produce such biofuels.
– there is some plastic in the msw, clearly as long as this does not impinge on the tarifs it does have a very high CV.