The Global Biomass Market Outlook

Introduction

The report gathers data on biomass and waste power generation across the top ten countries leading the market for biomass. The report covers the key players, key feedstock available, and the prominent biomass power technology installed in each of the 10 countries - the US, Germany, Brazil, the UK, and Sweden, Finland, Italy, China, India, and Australia.

Features and benefits

* Achieve an understanding of the global biomass capacity installed and the generation output.
* Achieve a comprehensive understanding of the drivers and resistors effecting the biomass power market.
* Analyze the cost of biomass power technology against that of other renewable power technologies.
* Examine how growth in biomass power is changing the economics the power generation technologies
* Assess the potential of biomass power technologies in:- the US, Brazil, Germany, China, Sweden, Italy, Finland, the UK, India, and Australia.

Highlights

The report highlights how various geographic markets are expanding their share in the total electricity supply mix using biomass feedstock for electricity generation.
Electricity market trends and legislation are being influenced by availability of biomass feedstock.
Analysis across countries with abundant feedstock availability including India, Germany, and the UK - biomass feedstock production is led by fertilizer price pressures, in addition to competition for available land and water resources.

Your key questions answered

* What was the market size of the global biomass power market in 2009-2010?
* What is the impact of political developments on a country’s biomass power market?
* What are the drivers shaping and influencing additions to installed capacity in the global biomass power market?
* What is the regulatory policy framework governing in the leading biomass power markets of the US, Germany, Brazil, the UK, and Sweden?
* What is the future growth potential offered by promising biomass power markets such as Finland, Italy, China, India, and Australia?
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Executive Summary
Market development
The US
Germany
Brazil
The UK
Sweden
Finland
Italy
China
India
Australia
Future outlook
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Disclaimer
Introduction to the report
Overview
Market development
Summary
Overview of the world electricity market
World installed electricity capacity
The role of renewables
Drivers of the biomass power market
Co-firing and cogeneration to grow in the EU
Growth of feedstock storage market
Resistors against biomass power market
Need for secure biomass feedstock supply
Significance of unconventional gas
Liquid biofuels for transport
Economics of biomass power technology
The US
Summary
US biomass power market overview
Current scenario of the US
Key feedstock
Government policy framework for renewables in the US
Overview of government policies supporting the biomass power market in the US
Key players
Future outlook for the US
Possible change in Clean Air Act regulation in the US
High costs
Integrated conversion technologies and co-firing to grow
Focus on converting biomass feedstock into fuel for transportation
Germany
Summary
Germany’s biomass power market overview
Current scenario of Germany
Key feedstock
Government policy framework for renewables in Germany
Overview of government policies supporting the biomass power market in Germany
Key players
Future outlook for Germany
Technological developments
The role of Energy Concept
Brazil
Summary
Brazil’s biomass power market overview
Current scenario of Brazil
Key feedstock
Government policy framework for renewables in Brazil
Overview of government policies supporting the biomass power market in Brazil
Key players
Future markets trends impacting the biomass power market in Brazil
The UK
Summary
The UK’s biomass power market overview
Current scenario in the UK
Key feedstock
Government policy framework for renewables in the UK
Overview of government policies supporting the biomass power market in the UK
Key players
Future outlook for the UK
Focus on biofuels
Cautious outlook for growth in co-firing technology and anaerobic digestion
Sweden
Summary
Sweden’s biomass power market overview
Current scenario of Sweden
Key feedstock
Government policy framework for renewables in Sweden
Overview of government policies supporting the biomass power market in Sweden
Key players
Future outlook for Sweden
Finland
Summary
Finland’s biomass power market overview
Current scenario of Finland
Key feedstock
Government policy framework for renewables in Finland
Key players
Future outlook for Finland
Solid biomass to lead growth of biomass power in Finland
Italy
Summary
Italy’s biomass power market overview
Current scenario of Italy
Key feedstock
Government policy framework for renewables in Italy
Key players
Future outlook for Italy
More efficient biogas to reduce the share of solid biomass in power generation
China
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Summary
China’s biomass power market overview
Current scenario of China
Government policy framework for renewables in China
Key players
Future outlook for China
India
Summary
India’s biomass power market overview
Current scenario of India
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Government policy framework for renewables in India
Key players
Future outlook for India
Australia
Summary
Australia’s biomass power market overview
Current scenario of Australia
Key feedstock
Government policy framework for renewables in Australia
Overview of government policies supporting the biomass power market in Australia
Key players
Future outlook for Australia
Emerging interest in biofuels
Future outlook
Summary
Outlook for the global electricity sector
Outlook for the renewables market
Outlook for biomass power market
Global biomass resource potential
Biomass resource potential in major countries
Appendix
What is the report about?
Who is the report for?
Definitions
Biomass feedstock
Technologies available for biomass power generation
Methodology
Glossary/Abbreviations
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