NNFCC is a consultancy company specialising in
bioenergy,
biofuels and
bio-based products.
History
Established by the
UK Government
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in 2003 as the National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC) to help extend the competitive non-food uses of crops, NNFCC is now an international consultancy providing advice on the conversion of
biomass to bioenergy, biofuels and bio-based products.
The company is based in the BioCentre on the
York
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Science Park and was opened in November 2003 by
Larry Whitty, Baron Whitty. The current Chief Executive Officer is Dr Jeremy Tomkinson and the chair of the Board of Directors is Professor Michael Roberts, CBE.
Company information
NNFCC specialises in providing information and knowledge on the supply of biomass, its use in industrial applications and the fate of biomaterials at their end-of-life.
NNFCC operate in five separate sectors:
* Feedstock
* Bioenergy
* Biofuels
* Bio-based products
* Biorefining
The company undertakes consultancy for a wide range of organisations, including
British Airways
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The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and passengers ...
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INEOS
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BASF
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Braskem
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and
NatureWorks. NNFCC also receive funding and is a delivery partner for the UK Government's
Department for Energy and Climate Change
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom created on 3 October 2008, by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to take over some of the functions related to energy of the Department for Busin ...
.
In addition to the consultancy offered by NNFCC, the company also have paid membership for businesses and individuals.
NNFCC Member Benefits
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See also
* Non-Food Crops
* Advanced Biofuels
* Biofuels
* Bioliquids
Bioliquids are liquid fuels made from biomass for energy purposes other than transport (i.e. heating and electricity).
Bioliquids are usually made from virgin or used vegetable and seed oils, like palm or soya oil. These oils are burned in a po ...
* Biomass
* Bioplastic
Bioplastics are plastic materials produced from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, recycled food waste, etc. Some bioplastics are obtained by processing directly from natural bi ...
* Biorefinery
A biorefinery is a refinery that converts biomass to energy and other beneficial byproducts (such as chemicals). The International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 42 defined biorefining as "the sustainable processing of biomass into a spectrum of bio ...
* Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic digestion is a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. The process is used for industrial or domestic purposes to Waste management, manage waste or to produce fuels. Mu ...
* Hemp
* Vegetable oil
Vegetable oils, or vegetable fats, are oils extracted from seeds or from other parts of fruits. Like animal fats, vegetable fats are ''mixtures'' of triglycerides. Soybean oil, grape seed oil, and cocoa butter are examples of seed oils, or f ...
References
External links
NNFCC Homepage
The Official Source for Information on AD and Biogas
BBC article: Future of biofuels
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Agriculture companies of the United Kingdom
Bioenergy organizations
Biofuel in the United Kingdom
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Non-food crops
Organisations based in York
Organizations established in 2003
Private companies limited by guarantee of the United Kingdom
Research institutes in North Yorkshire
University of York
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