An in-depth report has now been published of aggregate findings, meta-lessons learned and recommendations for policy and private sector related to biomass, biofuels and the biobased-economy.
Dutch Waste Management has more than twenty years experience in Designing, Building and Operate these kind of projects.
The general outlook of the report is that demand for biomass resources is expected to increase, for both local markets and export markets; for existing uses and for new markets in the biobased economy. The future possibilities for biomass importing countries to use biomass depend not only on available sustainable production potentials, but also on demand from other countries.
More biomass resources needs to be unlocked to increase the availability of affordable biomass in the future. The NPSB projects demonstrate the need for an integrated approach towards sustainability (including economic sustainability). The debate on sustainability is a dynamic one, with new impacts (ILUC, carbon debt, cascading) emerging in recent years and still under debate. Any agreed sustainability framework will be subject to change, which stresses the importance of multi-stakeholder consultation processes.
Unlocking sustainable and affordable biomass requires a transition towards using resources more efficiently and towards creating alternative resources. The NPSB projects have shown that alternative biomass resources may successfully be unlocked, with multiple positive impacts on sustainability. This is especially true for integrated, sustainable production models with multiple market outlets, and for the valorisation of residues and waste streams. These 'best practice' production systems serve the food-fuel-feed sector well, and as such they contribute to regional development and sustainable land use. Benefits can be further optimized in the supply chain, through efficient use of technologies.
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