Today, bioenergy confidently takes the place of the world’s renewable energy leader, playing a significant role in replacing fossil fuels and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This article is an overview of the leading Biofuels and BioEnergy companies.
During the last 20 years, the world’s primary energy supply from biomass and biofuels has increased by a third. It accounts for about 10% of the total primary energy supply or almost 70% of PES from renewable sources.
In modern, highly efficient production conditions, humanity produces an incredible amount of waste of biological origin. Chips, pellets, briquettes, and gases – these and many other biofuels that have undergone processing, after processing, are used to generate energy. This raw material is environmentally friendly and generates electricity and heat – individually and jointly (cogeneration). It is a relatively young technology: it was developed at the same time as the first biofuel companies appeared. Bioenergy received the greatest development in the countries of the European Union. However, companies worldwide are converting their boilers to exclusively organic fuel.
Widespread implementation of bioenergy solves a number of important tasks. First, it provides the population with the necessary energy, making enterprises, regions, and countries energy-independent. Secondly, it nullifies the problem of safe disposal of waste, many of which are toxic. Thirdly, this method makes it possible to provide clean energy to the most remote points of the globe because its use does not require special geographical and climatic conditions.
The USA, Brazil, China, India, Germany, and Sweden are currently the leading bioenergy generators in the world. China, India, and Great Britain account for more than half of the world’s total expansion of bioenergy potential. Second-generation biofuels are more popular in China. Now scientists are actively working on developing a new type of energy production from algae. By 2020, China plans to produce up to 12 million tons of aviation biofuel annually. So, let’s analyze 5 largest biofuels and bioenergy companies: