IEA Bioenergy Task 40 (Deployment of Biobased Value Chains) led the Bioeconomy Synergies (BioSyn) Initiative from 2022 to 2025 to foster a more integrated and resilient approach to bioenergy and the broader bioeconomy. The initiative aimed to enhance collaboration among IEA

Gas cleaning is a critical step in turning #biomass into high-quality #biofuels and #biochemicals. After #gasification, the raw “producer gas” is full of impurities—tar, sulphur compounds, ammonia, particulates, heavy metals—that can wreck catalysts, lower efficiency, and block

🌱 COUNTRY REPORT: Implementation of bioenergy in Italy 🇮🇹 – 2024 update ▶️ According to EU_Eurostat, in Italy renewables made up 19.1% in 2022 and 19.6% in 2023 of gross final energy consumption. Around half of renewable energy consumption comes from bioenergy. ▶️ Italy met

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE: 6 May 2025 💻 IEA Bioenergy Webinar 👉 Synergies of renewable hydrogen and biobased value chains deployment: environmental performance and promising value chains. Learn more and register 🔗 ieabioenergy.com/blog/ieaevent/…

Connecting decentralised #GreenHydrogen production with regionally available bioresources can unlock a range of new opportunities, as demonstrated by several local case studies. A new report by Task 42 (Biorefining in a Circular Economy) offers guidelines for establishing

🌱 COUNTRY REPORT: Implementation of bioenergy in Japan 🇯🇵 – 2024 update ▶️ Renewables made up 10% of Japan’s final energy consumption in 2022. Around one third of renewable energy is derived from biomass. ▶️ Oil products, coal, and natural gas dominated Japan’s energy supply

make sure to be in Paris at IEA HQ on 15 May to hear about the synergies between bioenergy technologies and hydrogen. production and use. register via the post here:

How can Canada’s local biogenic resources power a low-carbon future? 🇨🇦 Canada has a unique opportunity to leverage its forestry residues, agricultural biomass, and municipal solid waste to drive the transition toward a sustainable, low-carbon economy. Bioenergy stands out as a

⏰ REGISTER NOW FOR THE FREE WEBINAR—Synergies of renewable hydrogen and biobased value chains deployment: environmental performance and promising value chains 👉 Producing biobased hydrogen could be an alternative option for renewable hydrogen provision. Moreover, there are

🌱 COUNTRY REPORT 🇧🇷 : Implementation of bioenergy in Brazil – 2024 update ▶️ Renewables made up 50% of Brazil’s total energy supply in 2022. Around 60% of renewable energy supply is from biomass. ▶️ Brazil exports oil but relies on imports for 30% of its natural gas and 80% of

🌱 COUNTRY REPORT: Implementation of bioenergy in The Netherlands 🇳🇱 – 2024 update. • Renewables represented 15.6% of final energy consumption in the Netherlands in 2022. Over 40% of renewable energy consumption was still derived from biomass. • The Netherlands is a small and

As the share of variable renewables like wind and solar increases, flexibility becomes a key requirement for stable and resilient energy systems. This report by Task 44 (Flexible Bioenergy and System Integration) explores how sustainable bioenergy can provide flexibility to the

IEA Bioenergy will lead the industry track session “Creating demand for sustainable bioenergy and fuels” at EUBCE - European Biomass Conference and Exhibition 2025, taking place in Valencia on 10 June. The session will focus on analysing the innovation and investment agenda required to support the broader deployment of

🌱 COUNTRY REPORT: Implementation of bioenergy in Norway 🇳🇴 – 2024 update ▶️ Renewables made up 56% of total energy supply in Norway in 2022. Hydropower is the dominant type of renewable energy in Norway, with 44% of total energy supply in 2022. Bioenergy represented 7.5%. ▶️ In

SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ 18 June 2025  | 🕙 10:00 – 11:30 AM CEST | 💻 Online Join the free webinar "Defossilizing the Steel Sector" organised by BioRECAST EU Project and H2Steel Project, in collaboration with Task 33 (Gasification of Biogenic and Waste Feedstocks for a Sustainable

A new report by IEA Bioenergy Task 37 (Energy from Biogas) explores biogas production, consumption, and industrial integration across ten European countries: 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇸🇪 Sweden, and the 🇳🇱

While burning biofuels emits carbon dioxide (CO₂) just like fossil fuels, their climate impacts are fundamentally different. Fossil fuels release carbon that has been locked underground for millions of years, adding new CO₂ to the atmosphere. In contrast, bioenergy returns

Have you read the latest Task 37 (Energy from Biogas) newsletter yet? 📬 This edition covers the global spread of biogas and biomethane, featuring major investments, new injection points, international trade, and policy updates. Highlights include projects in the USA, Colombia,

As Europe shifts towards high shares of variable renewable energy (VRE) such as wind and solar, managing seasonal and intraday variability becomes critical. #Bioenergy, particularly when operated flexibly, offers dispatchable generation capacity that can support grid stability

In energy systems with dramatically increasing share of variable energy sources (VRE) like solar and wind, bioenergy has an increasingly important role to play, particularly in fields where alternative renewable energy sources are difficult or costly to provide.