Bioenergy

Introduction

IEA Bioenergy is an organisation set up in 1978 by the International Energy Agency with the aim of improving cooperation and information exchange between countries that have national programmes in bioenergy research, development and deployment.

Bioenergy is defined as material which is directly or indirectly produced by photosynthesis and which is utilised as a feedstock in the manufacture of fuels and substitutes for petrochemical and other energy intensive products. Organic waste from forestry and agriculture, and municipal solid waste are also included in the collaborative research, as well as broader 'cross-cutting studies' on systems analysis, environmental and economic sustainability, bioenergy trade, fuel standards, greenhouse gas balances, and barriers to deployment.

Estimates indicate that bioenergy could sustainably contribute between 25% and 33% to the future global primary energy supply (up to 250 EJ) in 2050. It is the only renewable source that can replace fossil fuels in all energy markets – in the production of heat, electricity, and fuels for transport.

Contact person

Ms Noma Quase (Department of Energy)
Email: nomawethu.qase@energy.gov.za
Tel: +27 12 444 4105

Address:
First floor
Building 2A
Trevenna Campus
70 Meintjies Street
Sunnyside, Pretoria

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Task 29: Socio-Economic Drivers in Implementing Bioenergy Projects
Task 30: Short Rotation Crops for Bioenergy Systems
Task 31: Biomass Production for Energy from Sustainable Forestry
Task 32: Biomass Combustion and Co-firing
Task 33: Thermal Gasification of Biomass
Task 34: Pyrolysis of Biomass
Task 36: Integrating Energy Recovery into Solid Waste Management
Task 37: Energy from Bio-gas
Task 38: Greenhouse Gas Balances of Biomass and Bioenergy Systems
Task 39: Commercialising Liquid Biofuels from Biomass
Task 40: Sustainable International Bioenergy Trade - Securing Supply and Demand
Task 42: Biorefineries: Co-production of Fuels, Chemicals, Power and Materials from Biomass