Biofuels Global Market: Opportunities, Emerging Technologies and Production
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Executive Summary
- Outlook for Biofuel Consumption
- Figure 1-1: Global Share of Energy Consumption by Source, 2009 vs. 2014
- Table 1-1: Bioenergy Supply, by Region, 2006, 2009 and 2014 (GwH)
- External Factors Affect Growth of Biofuels
- Food Prices Fuel Biomass Debate
- United States Remains Hotbed of Biomass Activity
- Biofuel Technology Research
- Global Market Values
- Table 1-2: Global Market Values of Biofuel and Bioenergy (Organic and Technology) Manufacturing, by Country, 2009 and 2014 (in $ millions)
- Table 1-3: U.S. Market Value of Biomass Manufacturing, Organic and Technology, 2006 to 2009
- Shipments of Organic Biomass Feedstocks
- Table 1-4: U.S. Export Value of Wheat, by Country, 2004 and 2009 (in $ thousands)
- Imports of Organic Biomass
- U.S. Shipments of Biomass Conversion Technology Components
- Table 1-5: U.S. Shipment Value of Biomass Conversion Technology Components, 2004 to 2009 (in $ millions)
- Table 1-6: U.S. Market Value of Biomass Conversion Technology Components, 2004 to 2009 (in $ millions)
- U.S. Backs Biofuel Innovations
- Federal Funding Fuels Innovation
- Innovations in Biorefineries
- Innovations in Biofuel Processing
- Biofuel Energy Policy Fuels Debate
- Biofuel’s Effect on Food Prices
- Biofuels Lobbying Efforts
- Global Policies toward Biofuels
- Market Value Forecast Through 2014
- Figure 1-2: Share of Global Market Value for Biofuel and Bioenergy Manufacturing by Country, 2009 and 2014
- Chapter 2: Introduction and Overview
- Report Scope
- Methodology
- Terminology
- Table 2-1: Biomass Power Technologies
- Future Biomass Conversion Technologies
- Table 2-2: Future U.S. Biomass Conversion Technology Research Projects
- First- and Second-Generation Liquid Biofuels
- Ethanol Production Processes
- Table 2-3: Energy use and Net Energy Value per Gallon Dry vs. Wet Milling Processes (BTUs per gallon)
- Biomass Feedstocks
- Chapter 3: World Bioenergy Activities & Technologies
- Table 3-1: World Consumption of Energy, by Energy Types and Country Group, 2002, 2009 and 2014 (in quadrillion BTUs)
- Figure 3-1: Global Share of Energy Consumption, by Source, 2009 vs. 2014
- Table 3-2: U.S. Renewable Energy Consumption, by Source, 2008, 2009 and 2014 (trillion BTU)
- Table 3-3: U.S. Renewable Energy Capacity and Electricity Generation, by Source, 2009 and 2014
- Table 3-4: Electricity Generation Capacity, by Source and Region, 2009 and 2014 (GwH)
- Table 3-5: Electricity Generation Capacity, by Source in France, 2009 and 2014 (GwH)
- Table 3-6: Electricity Generation Capacity, by Source in China, 2009 and 2014 (GwH)
- Table 3-7: Electricity Generation Capacity, by Source in India, 2009 and 2014 (GwH)
- Table 3-8: Electricity Generation Capacity, by Source in Brazil, 2009 and 2014 (GwH)
- Table 3-9: Bioenergy Supply, by Region, 2006, 2009 and 2014 (GwH)
- Table 3-10: Bioenergy Production, by Country, 2006, 2009 and 2014 (GwH)
- External Factors Affect Growth of Biofuels
- Table 3-11: Consumption of Bioenergy Supply, by Region, 2006, 2009 and 2014 (GwH)
- Table 3-12: Percent of Domestically Produced Bioenergy Consumed, by Region, 2006, 2009 and 2014
- Figure 3-2: Percent of Domestically Produced Bioenergy Consumed, 2006, 2009, and 2014
- Food Prices Fuel Biomass Debate
- Figure 3-3: U.S. Producer Price Index of Biomass Conversion Components, 2004-2014
- United States Remains Hotbed of Biomass Activity
- Table 3-13: U.S. Renewable Energy Consumption, by Sector and Source, 2009 and 2014 (in quadrillion BTUs)
- Table 3-14: U.S. Production of Electricity from Biomass and Other Renewable Sources, by Region, 2009 (MwH)
- Figure 3-4: Share of Electricity Produced from Biomass to Other Renewable Sources, by U.S. Region, 2009 and 2014
- Table 3-15: U.S. Production of Electricity from Biomass and Other Renewable Sources, by Region, 2014 (MwH)
- Table 3-16: Operational Biorefineries, by State, 2009
- Table 3-17: State Biorefinery Generation Capacity, 2009 and 2014 (MwH)
- Figure 3-5: U.S. Biomass Plant Capacity, 2002 to 2014 (MwH)
- Biofuel Technology Research
- Table 3-18: Average Expenditures on Energy Research and Development, by IEA Nations, 2000 and 2005 with Projections by SBI for 2009 and 2014 (in $ millions)
- Reduction of Greenhouse Gases
- Figure 3-6: U.S. Emissions of Carbon Dioxide, 2009 and 2014 (in billions of metric tons)
- Table 3-19: World Carbon Dioxide Emissions, by Region (in millions of metric tons of CO2)
- Chapter 4: World Biomass Market Trends
- Table 4-1: Global Market Values of Biofuel and Bioenergy (Organic and Technology) Manufacturing, by Country, 2009 and 2014 (in $ millions)
- Figure 4-1: Compound Annual Growth Rate of Biofuel and Bioenergy Conversion (Organic and Technology Segments), by Country, 2009 to 2014
- Table 4-2: Global Liquid Ethanol Production, by Country or Region, 2007, 2009 and 2014 (millions of gallons)
- Table 4-3: Global Liquid Biodiesel Capacity, by Country, 2002, 2009 and 2014 (in millions of gallons)
- Table 4-4: Production of Mill Residue, by State, 2009 and 2014 (thousands of dry tons)
- Table 4-5: U.S. Market Value of Biomass Manufacturing, Organic and Technology, 2006 to 2009
- Shipments of Organic Biomass Feedstocks
- Table 4-6: U.S. Imports of Ethanol, by Country of Origin, 2007 to 2014 (in millions of gallons)
- Table 4-7: U.S. Ethanol Production Capacity, by Type of Feedstock, 2009 and 2014 (in millions of gallons)
- Table 4-8: U.S. Production of Corn and its Share Used for Ethanol Conversion, 2009 to 2014
- Table 4-9: U.S. Export Value of Feedstocks Used for Bioenergy and Liquid Biofuel Manufacturing, 2004 and 2009 (in $ thousands)
- Table 4-10: U.S. Export Value of Wheat, by Country, 2004 and 2009 (in $ thousands)
- Table 4-11: U.S. Export Value of Corn, 2004 and 2009 (in $ thousands)
- Biodiesel Trade Market in Flux
- Table 4-12: Biodiesel Imports, by Region, 2008 to 2014 (in million gallons)
- Table 4-13: Biodiesel Exports, by Region, 2008 to 2014 (in million gallons)
- Table 4-14: U.S. Exports of Soybean Oil, by Country, 2004 and 2009 (in $ thousands)
- Imports of Organic Biomass
- Table 4-15: U.S. Import Value of Organic Biomass Feedstocks for Biofuel Conversion, 2004 and 2009 (in $ thousands)
- Table 4-16: U.S. Import Value of Corn, by Country, 2004 and 2009 (in $ thousands)
- Table 4-17: U.S. Soybean Production and its Use for Biodiesel Production, 2009 to 2014
- Table 4-18: U.S. Import Value of Oilseeds, 2004 and 2009 (in $ thousands)
- U.S. Shipments of Biomass Conversion Technology Components
- Table 4-19: U.S. Shipment Value of Biomass Conversion Technology Components, 2004 to 2009 (in $ millions)
- Table 4-20: U.S. Market Value of Biomass Conversion Technology Components, 2004 to 2009 (in $ millions)
- Figure 4-2: Biomass Conversion Technology Share of Shipment Value, 2004, 2009 and 2014
- Imports of Technology Components
- Figure 4-3: Share of Import Shipment Value, by Technology Component, 2004 and 2009
- Table 4-21: U.S. Imports of Industrial Furnaces, 2004 and 2009 (in $ thousands)
- Figure 4-4: U.S. Imports and Exports of Organic and Technology Components of Biomass Conversion, 2006 to 2014 (expressed as a percentage of total market value)
- Biomass Conversion Technology Exports
- Table 4-22: U.S. Export Value of Metal Tanks, by Country, 2004 to 2009 (e) (in $ thousands)
- Table 4-23: U.S. Export Value of Metal Cans, by Country, 2004 to 2009 (e) (in $ thousands)
- Table 4-24: U.S. Exports of Industrial Furnaces, 2004 and 2009 (in $ thousands) Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Stat-USA, USA Trade Online. Calculated and estimated by SBI
- Market Value Forecast Through 2014
- Figure 4-5: Share of Global Market Value for Biofuel and Bioenergy Manufacturing, by Country, 2009 and 2014
- Table 4-25: U.S. Shipment Value of Organic Biomass Manufacturing, 2006, 2009 and 2014 (in $ millions)
- Table 4-26: U.S. Market Value Forecast of Organic and Technology Components for Biomass Conversion, 2006, 2009 and 2014 (in $ millions)
- Table 4-27: U.S. Shipment and Market Value of Biomass Conversion Technology Component Manufacturing, 2009 to 2014 (in $ millions)
- Figure 4-6: U.S. Share of Market Value for Organic and Technology Components Used in Biomass Conversion, 2006, 2009, 2014
- Chapter 5: Manufacturer Profiles
- Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
- Corporate Background
- Industry Segments
- Oilseeds Processing
- Corn Processing
- Agricultural Services
- Other
- Table 5-1: ADM Revenue, by Industry Segment, 2007-2008
- Figure 5-1: ADM’s 2008 Share of Revenues, by Division
- Company News
- Outlook
- Personnel Changes
- Bunge
- Corporate Background
- Industry Segments
- Table 5-2: Bunge Revenue, by Industry Segment, 2007-2008
- Company News
- Outlook
- CHS
- Corporate Background
- Industry Segments
- Renewable Energy
- Figure 5-2: CHS 2008 Share of Revenues, by Business Segment (in $ billions)
- Company News
- Outlook
- Royal Dutch Shell
- Corporate Background
- Industry Segments
- Table 5-3: Shell Revenues, by Business Segment, 2007-2008 (in $ billions)
- Company News
- Outlook
- Foster Wheeler
- Corporate Background
- Industry Segments
- Company News
- Outlook
- Wilmar
- Corporate Background
- Industry Segments
- Outlook
- Tenaska
- Corporate Background
- Industry Segments
- Outlook
- Chapter 6: Innovations in Biofuel Technology
- U.S. Backs Biofuel Innovations
- Diversity of Cellulosic Feedstocks
- Federal Funding Fuels Innovation
- DOE Funds Advanced Biofuels Projects
- Innovations in Biorefineries
- Table 6-1: Advanced Biorefinery Concepts
- Whole Crop Biorefineries
- Ligno Cellulosic Feedstock Biorefineries (LCFBR)
- Green Biorefineries
- Two Platform Concept Biorefinery (TPCBR)
- Marine Biorefinery (MBR)
- Thermo Chemical Biorefinery (TCBR)
- Innovations in Biofuel Processing
- Advances in Ethanol Separation Technologies
- Germ and Fiber Separation
- Enzymatic Dry Milling
- Dry Fractionation
- Ammonia Process in the Wet Mill
- Continuous Membrane Reactor for Starch Hydrolysis
- Alkali Wet Milling
- High-Gravity Fermentation
- Improved Yeast
- Conversion of Pentose Sugars to Ethanol
- Enzymes for Liquefaction and Saccharification
- Enzymes to Reduce Sulfur Dioxide
- Distillation Technology
- Control Systems
- Environmental Technologies
- Biodiesel Derived From Tallow
- Chapter 7: Consumers of Biofuels
- Biofuel Energy Policy Fuels Debate
- Table 7-1: Renewable Fuel Volume Requirements for RFS2, 2008-2022 (billion gallons)
- Feedstock Implications
- Legislation Favors E85 Production
- Figure 7-1: U.S. Consumer Opinions About Biofuels (% who fully agree)
- Biofuel’s Effect on Food Prices
- Studies Point to Ethanol’s Effect on Food Prices
- Biofuels Lobbying Efforts
- Table 7-2: Top 25 Expenditures on Biofuel Lobbying in 2008, by Company or Group
- Global Policies Toward Biofuels
- European Union Changes Biofuel Composition
- Japan Continues Import Strategy
- India Ethanol Blends Fluctuate
- China Steps Up Corn Ethanol Production
- Appendix: Addresses of Selected Companies and Organizations
Abstract
This report delves into the global efforts to develop technologies that improve the refining processes associated with many different types of biofuels and its growing consumption among nations throughout the next few decades.
Biofuel is expected to become a major renewable resource to produce fuel, electricity, heat, and other sources of power. To compete with other energy types will require development and implementation of an enhanced biorefinery process that minimizes its impact on local environments. Developing sustainable fractionation and separation technologies will be a key factor for the success of refining biomasses into renewable energy.
Biorefinery technology differs from traditional oil based refinery technology because it will be mainly water-based. Today’s biofuels involve either ethanol or diesel, with the former accounting for roughly 90 percent of the market. Brazil, the United States, and China are the greatest producers. More than half of the world’s bioethanol is generated from sugar cane; the rest comes mainly from corn. Biodiesel is mostly derived from rapeseed and sunflower.
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