Biomass Energy Sustainability

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has produced a brief outlining the sustainability issues associated with biomass, including its carbon neutrality, its use in heat and power generation and biofuels, and its future.

Biomass, the oldest form of renewable energy, has been used for thousands of years. Its relative share of use has declined with the emergence of fossil fuels to some 13 percent of the world’s primary energy supply, but with environmental effects such as climate change coming to the forefront, people everywhere are rediscovering its advantages.

Potential Benefits Of Biomass

The potential benefits include reducing carbon emissions when biomass is produced, transported, and used in a sustainable manner; enhancing energy security by diversifying and utilizing local energy sources; providing additional revenues for the agricultural and forestry sectors; and reducing waste.

Biomass As Part Of A Broader Energy Mix

Similar to other energy alternatives, biomass is not a “silver bullet” solution. Independently it cannot satisfy all energy challenges, particularly energy security and climate change, but it belongs in a group of alternative energy sources which, applied together, ensure the energy sector moves toward sustainability.

In addition, the incremental volume from renewable supplies could ease a tight supply-demand balance for gasoline and provide an alternative fuel during a potential gasoline curtailment. Further research and development efforts are necessary to achieve additional cost and greenhouse gas reductions. The main limitation of biomass is its availability and how broadly it can be used as an energy source.

The WBCSD’s Pathways to 2050 report indicates that by 2050 the share of biofuels in the road transport mix could reach 15 percent, up from 1 percent, and that biomass is likely to be used more intensively in power generation in the near future. Several countries including Brazil, Canada, the United States, and EU member states have adopted policies to raise the usage of biomass and biofuels in their energy mix.

Turning Biomass And Organic Waste Into Energy

Klean Industries develops advanced thermal treatment and gasification systems that convert biomass and organic waste streams into clean energy, supporting the shift toward sustainable low-carbon power generation.

Learn More:

• Solid waste recycling and energy recovery
• USA: Biomass energy plant
• Germany: Energy-from-waste combined heat and power
• Feasibility studies for clean energy projects

Develop Biomass And Waste-To-Energy Projects

Klean Industries helps investors and operators convert biomass and organic waste into clean energy through advanced thermal treatment.

From feedstock assessment to plant design, we deliver the engineering and feasibility needed to bring a biomass-to-energy project to commercial operation.

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