Ecotech Alliance Explains The Importance Of Biomass

And Bioenergy

While improvements in wind and solar have made recent headlines, modern bioenergy has the

potential to become the most important source of growth in renewable energy use over the

next 30 years according to Ecotech Alliance.

Biomass and Bioenergy is a renewable, low carbon fuel that is already widely available

throughout the world. Properly managed, biomass is a sustainable fuel that can provide a

major reduction in net carbon emissions when compared with fossil fuels. Biomass and

Bioenergy has quickly become an essential role in the global renewable energy mix and today it

accounts for 13% of the world’s total final energy consumption.

Biomass energy resources are readily available in both rural and urban areas and offers

tremendous opportunities for all countries, particularly those countries with significant biomass

resources that may have limited amounts of fossil fuels. Biomass-based industries are providing

diversified employment opportunities and promote biomass re-growth through sustainable

land management practices. Its production and use also brings environmental and social

benefits.

Biomass and Bioenergy can play a key role in reducing the dependence on fossil fuels by

making use of thermo-chemical conversion technologies. With the development of efficient

biomass handling technology, enhancement of agro-forestry systems and establishment of

small and large-scale biomass-based power plants can also play a major role in rural

development. Biomass energy could also aid in modernising of the agricultural economy.

When compared with wind and solar energy, biomass plants are able to provide crucial, reliable

base load generation. As an example Biomass and Bioenergy crops such as Ecotech Alliance’s

bio feedstock can provide fuel diversity, which in turn can protect communities from the

volatility of fossil fuels prices.

Bioenergy crops can also enhance carbon sequestration asshort-rotation crops established on

abandoned agricultural or marginal land can help accumulate and improve carbon in the soil for

land regeneration.

Since biomass can be grown and harvested as a locally produced energy fuel, biomass power

greatly reduces a countries dependence on foreign energy sources and can add to the security

of its energy requirements.

With robust markets for solid biomass fuels such as pellets or briquettes, which are a bio

product formed from compressed wood or agricultural residue feedstock’s that are being used

as fuel for heating and co-firing with coal power plants, can greatly contribute to emission

reduction targets.

In Asia, Ecotech Alliance cultivates short term rotation crops like Napier grass and Kenaf which

can help utilities meet their carbon emission targets for electricity production. The integration

of biomass-fuelled gasifiers in coal-fired power stations could also be advantageous in terms of

improved flexibility in response to fluctuations in biomass availability and lower investment

costs.

The continued growth of the bioenergy industry can be further supported by more companies

and governments acting to promote the advantages and endless possibilities biomass and

bioenergy can bring, through the increase of marketing of Biomass and Bioenergy proven

applications and technologies.

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