Accelerating to Net Zero

IEA Bioenergy Report 2023

How bioenergy contributes to a sustainable future

Workshop: Technology advances in liquid biofuels and renewable gas

Vienna, Monday 17 October 2022

IEA Bioenergy Conference 2021

Bioenergy – a critical part of the path to carbon neutrality. Online, 29 November – 9 December 2021.

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”.

Bioenergy and Sustainable Development - Climate Change Mitigation and Opportunities for Sustainability Co-Benefits

Bioenergy will make an important contribution to climate change mitigation; it represents between 15 and 30% of primary energy supply 2050 in global scenarios that limit warming to 1.5°C.

Renewable Gas ‐ Deployment, Markets and Sustainable Trade

With global fossil gas demand decreasing in emission reduction scenarios, renewable gases become a key component of the energy system, with biomethane as the largest contributor for its compatibility with current transmission/distribution infrastructure or end user equipment.

Implementation of Transport Biofuels Policies

The steady growth of biofuels production and use has been catalysed by biofuel policies applying to different stages of the production and consumption chain.

Progress in the Commercialization of Biojet / Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Sustainable Aviation Fuels will have to play a major role if the aviation sector is to significantly reduce its carbon footprint. However, to date, commercialization has been slow and current policies have proved inadequate to accelerate commercialization and widespread deployment of the various technologies described in the report.

Position Paper – Sustainable Natural Gas Production through Gasification

If not a technical barrier, then which barriers are holding back deployment of gasification based biomethane?

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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?

GLOBAL BIOREFINERY STATUS

MATERIAL AND ENERGY VALORISATION OF WASTE

TO BE OR NOT TO BE A BIOBASED COMMODITY

IEA Bioenergy Webinar Series

FAQ

IS ENERGY FROM WOOD BIOMASS POSITIVE FOR THE CLIMATE?

IS THERE ENOUGH ROOM FOR BIOENERGY IN AGRICULTURE?

REPORTS

GLOBAL BIOREFINERY STATUS

MATERIAL AND ENERGY VALORISATION OF WASTE

TO BE OR NOT TO BE A BIOBASED COMMODITY

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BIOENERGY, A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION

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News and Highlights

IEA Bioenergy News Volume 34(2) – December 2022

Jan 24, 2023

IEA Bioenergy News is the newsletter of IEA Bioenergy. This issue covers the ExCo90 meeting held on 17-19 October 2022. It also features an overview of Bioenergy in Austria by Hannes Bauer (Federal...

Press Release – How bioenergy contributes to a sustainable future

Jan 19, 2023

Graz, 19 January 2023 – Dina Bacovsky, chair of IEA Bioenergy, presents the latest Bioenergy Review, an assessment report on the global status of bioenergy. Bioenergy is today the largest...

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Latest Publications

Overview of Thermochemical Liquefaction activities in New Zealand and The Netherlands

Jan 31, 2023

This report provides an overview of research activities, demonstration activities and commercial applications of Direct Thermochemical Liquefaction of biomass in New Zealand and The Netherlands....

Assessment of individual compounds for DTL oil safety aspects – Considerations for R&D work

Jan 26, 2023

During research and development of Direct Thermochemical Liquefaction (DTL) processes, many people (technicians, laboratory etc) are exposed to DTL oils, often with (partially) unknown chemical...