2015 Bioenergy Market Report

Technical Report · Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1345716· OSTI ID:1345716

Warner, Ethan ^[1]; Moriarty, Kristi ^[1]; Lewis, John ^[1]; Milbrandt, Anelia ^[1]; Schwab, Amy ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This report is an update to the 2013 report and provides a status of the markets and technology development involved in growing a domestic bioenergy economy as it existed at the end of 2015. It compiles and integrates information to provide a snapshot of the current state and historical trends influencing the development of bioenergy markets. This version features details on the two major bioenergy markets: biofuels and biopower and an overview of bioproducts that enable bioenergy production. The information is intended for policy-makers as well as technology developers and investors tracking bioenergy developments. It also highlights some of the key energy and regulatory drivers of bioenergy markets.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1345716
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A10-66995; DOE/GO-102017-4905
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
bioenergy
biomass feedstock
biofuels
ethanol
biobutanol
biodiesel
renewable hydrocarbon
biopower
bioproducts
outlook
trends
2015