Source: RBE estimates based on data from IEA World Energy Outlook 2010
Bio-Coal To Replace Coal
Bioenergy is a core component of the renewable energy mix, and is supported by support measures in most industrialised countries. The US is a notable exception to this. The underlying growth of biomass power is 3-4x that of primary energy demand growth, but suitable fuels required to meet the needs of power generators have been missing. River Basin Energy addresses this by producing fuel products which contain 90% of the energy content of the original wood, with significantly improved energy density and fuel handling properties, making them mechanically and physically equivalent to coal. River Basin Energy's products can be used interchangeably with coal.
Europe is the most significant existing market for biomass trade for energy generation. In 2007 biomass and biowaste accounted for 66% of the total renewable energy consumption in the EU, or 5% of the total energy consumption. Solid biomass, mainly wood, represented the main share, with the remainder being provided by biogas, transport biofuels and organic, solid municipal waste. Wood represents nearly 90% of all bioenergy fuels, driven by supply security and fuel properties.