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Bioenergy Review 2023

How bioenergy contributes to a sustainable future

Modern bioenergy provides opportunities for developing countries

Over the past decades and in multiple countries, modern types of bioenergy have helped to reduce the dependency on imported fossil fuels, provide clean alternatives to traditional forms of bioenergy, and support the development of local economies

Annual Report 2022

The IEA Bioenergy Annual Report 2022 includes the summary of a special feature article ‘Material and Energy Valorization of Waste as Part of a Circular Model’ prepared by Task 36

The role of biogas and biomethane in pathways to net zero

Biogas and biomethane provide sustainable flexible systems that play essential roles in circular economy, energy, and environmental systems

Campaigns Questioning the Use of Woody Biomass for Energy are missing Key Facts

There are concurrent media campaigns and publications questioning the use of woody biomass for renewable energy production. Several of them misrepresent on-the-ground forestry practise and bioenergy systems, and associate the use of woody biomass for energy with overexploitation of forests, even permanent deforestation, and “the burning of trees”.

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IEA Bioenergy Webinar Series

IS ENERGY FROM WOOD BIOMASS POSITIVE FOR THE CLIMATE?
IS THERE ENOUGH ROOM FOR BIOENERGY IN AGRICULTURE?

BIOENERGY REVIEW 2023

BECCUS VALUE CHAINS

APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABILITY COMPLIANCE AND VERIFICATION FOR FOREST BIOMASS

RECENT PROGRESS IN THE PRODUCTION OF LOW CARBON INTENSIVE DROP-IN FUELS

IEA Bioenergy Webinar Series

FAQ

IS ENERGY FROM WOOD BIOMASS POSITIVE FOR THE CLIMATE?
IS THERE ENOUGH ROOM FOR BIOENERGY IN AGRICULTURE?

REPORTS

BIOENERGY REVIEW 2023
BECCUS VALUE CHAINS
APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABILITY COMPLIANCE AND VERIFICATION FOR FOREST BIOMASS
RECENT PROGRESS IN THE PRODUCTION OF LOW CARBON INTENSIVE DROP-IN FUELS

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IEA Bioenergy is an organisation set up in 1978 by the International Energy Agency (IEA) with the aim of improving cooperation and…

BIOENERGY, A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION

Bioenergy is renewable energy derived from biomass. Biomass is defined as biological material which is directly…

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2023

2023 Wood Energy Conference

Fairbanks, Alaska (US)

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Oct
2023

Strategies for Reducing Air Pollutants from Wood Combustion in Stressed Regions

Fairbanks, Alaska (US) and online

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05

Oct
2023

Task 43 workshop: Wildfire Resilience and Biomass Supply

Québec (Canada)

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The IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) is organised under the auspices of the International Energy Agency (IEA) but is functionally and legally autonomous. Views, findings and publications of the IEA Bioenergy TCP do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the IEA Secretariat or its individual member countries.