The Global Bio-Energy Industry (2018)

Table 1 Production processes for first generation biofuels
Table 2 Emissions Lifecycle for each Feedstock
Table 3 How green are biofuels?
Table 4 Biomass resources
Table 5 Key figures and data for biomass-based technologies
Table 6 Characteristics of coal-fired power plants
Table 7 Technology and risks involved for waste-to-energy plants
Table 8 Advantages and disadvantages of ethanol compared to gasoline
Table 9 Products from sugar cane production
Table 10 By-products from jatropha
Table 11 The advantages and disadvantages of jatropha
Table 12 Description of Conversion Pathway
Table 13 Main solid biomass traded in Europe
Table 14 Comparison of coal and wood pellets
Table 15 Estimated energy and fuel yields for different feedstocks

Figure 1 Greenhouse gas savings of biofuels by feedstock and country of origin, % - Biodiesel
Figure 2 Greenhouse gas savings of biofuels by feedstock and country of origin, % - Ethanol and Biogas
Figure 3 Future research challenges for assessing the environmental impacts of biofuels
Figure 4 Global average water footprint for ethanol feedstocks, m³/GJ
Figure 5 Global average water footprint for biodiesel feedstocks, m³/GJ
Figure 6 Regional level woody biomass potential
Figure 7 Estimated potential availability of bagasse, thousand tonnes
Figure 8 Co-firing options
Figure 9 Biomass resources and conversion routes to produce bioenergy
Figure 10 Jatropha Curcas
Figure 11 Salicornia (Salicornia Bigelovi)
Figure 12 Microalgae and macroalgae Microalgae (left) Macroalgae (right)
Figure 13 Levelized cost of energy for transport fuels, US $ per litre
Figure 14 Conversion pathways to produce biofuels
Figure 15 Global view on future biomass harvesting potential
Figure 16 Trading of refired biomass fuels in Europe
Figure 17 Cost of electricity per unit output from a biomass plant
Figure 18 Power from field sourced biomass in Alberta
Figure 19 Cost of power from biogas plants
Figure 20 Future vision on global bioenergy