Solid Biomass Feedstock

Global Solid Biomass Feedstock Market to Reach ## by 2030

The global market for Solid Biomass Feedstock estimated at ## in the year 2024, is expected to reach ## by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 0.0% over the analysis period 2024-2030.

Global Solid Biomass Feedstock Market – Key Trends & Drivers Summarized

Why Is Solid Biomass Gaining Renewed Importance in the Global Energy Transition?

As nations pivot toward more sustainable and decentralized energy systems, solid biomass feedstock is experiencing a notable resurgence as a cornerstone of renewable energy portfolios. Comprising materials such as agricultural residues, forestry waste, energy crops, and organic municipal waste, solid biomass offers an abundant, domestically available, and carbon-mitigating resource for power generation, heating, and bio-refinery applications. The renewed momentum around energy independence, rural economic development, and circular economy principles is reinforcing its value across both developed and emerging economies. While biomass has long been used in traditional heating applications, modern energy systems now harness advanced combustion and gasification technologies to enhance its efficiency and environmental performance. Countries like Sweden, Finland, and Austria have long capitalized on biomass for district heating, while fast-growing economies in Asia are scaling up biomass-based energy infrastructure to address rural electrification gaps and fossil fuel import dependency. This shift is also increasingly tied to the use of combined heat and power (CHP) systems and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), opening new technical and commercial frontiers for solid biomass.

How Are Feedstock Diversification and Sustainability Demands Reshaping the Supply Landscape?

The supply dynamics of solid biomass feedstock are evolving in response to heightened sustainability standards, land use considerations, and economic viability pressures. Agricultural residues such as rice husks, corn stover, and sugarcane bagasse are increasingly being prioritized as feedstocks due to their wide availability and lower environmental impact compared to purpose-grown energy crops. Meanwhile, forestry residues, sawdust, and wood chips remain vital inputs, especially in wood pellet production for export markets like the EU, Japan, and South Korea. However, concerns around forest degradation and carbon accounting have led to tighter sourcing regulations and sustainability certifications such as FSC and SBP, pushing producers toward more traceable, waste-based inputs. The need for year-round, geographically consistent feedstock supply is driving the development of regional biomass collection hubs and advanced logistics networks that can aggregate, process, and store feedstocks efficiently. Innovations in feedstock preprocessing—like torrefaction, pelletization, and briquetting—are also gaining ground for improving transportability, combustion characteristics, and feedstock standardization across applications.

What Role Does Policy, Innovation, and End-use Demand Play in Expanding the Market?

The deployment of solid biomass feedstock is increasingly being shaped by policy incentives, technological innovation, and evolving end-use demand from sectors undergoing decarbonization. Government mandates around renewable energy targets, emissions trading schemes, and renewable heat subsidies are significantly influencing biomass utilization across utilities and industrial users. The industrial sector, in particular, is turning to solid biomass for process heating and boiler systems, especially in pulp and paper, food processing, and textiles, where electrification may not be technically or economically feasible. Innovations in biomass combustion technologies, including fluidized bed boilers and gasification systems, are enabling more flexible and efficient use of low-quality feedstocks. Moreover, demand for bio-based chemicals and fuels is spurring investment in biomass-to-liquid (BTL) and hydrothermal liquefaction processes, further diversifying the market beyond heat and power. Urban areas are also exploring decentralized biomass heating as part of sustainable building design and waste valorization strategies. This growing complexity in use cases underscores the strategic value of solid biomass not just as an energy vector, but as a feedstock at the heart of the bioeconomy.

What’s Driving the Acceleration of Solid Biomass Feedstock Deployment Across the Globe?

The growth in the solid biomass feedstock market is driven by several factors that collectively span the energy, environmental, industrial, and agricultural sectors. A primary growth driver is the increasing urgency to decarbonize power and heat generation, especially in hard-to-abate sectors and off-grid regions, where solid biomass provides a low-cost and scalable solution. The market is also benefiting from supportive government frameworks that offer tax incentives, renewable energy credits, and feed-in tariffs for biomass-based energy production. Another key factor is the rise of sustainability-conscious consumers and businesses, which is accelerating demand for renewable thermal energy and carbon-neutral industrial processes. Technological advancements in feedstock densification and modular bioenergy systems are enabling more decentralized and cost-effective deployment, especially in emerging economies. Meanwhile, the global push toward waste valorization is converting previously discarded agricultural and municipal residues into valuable energy carriers. Finally, increasing global trade in biomass pellets, particularly from North America and Southeast Asia to Europe and East Asia, is expanding international supply chains and fostering economies of scale in production and logistics. Together, these trends are rapidly elevating solid biomass feedstock from a traditional rural fuel to a globally traded, industrial-grade energy commodity.

SCOPE OF STUDY:

The report analyzes the Solid Biomass Feedstock market in terms of units by the following Segments, and Geographic Regions/Countries:

Segments:
Source (Agriculture Waste, Forest Waste, Municipal Waste, Animal Waste); Type (Chips, Pellets, Briquettes, Other Types); Application (Electricity Application, Heat Application, Biofuel Application, Biomethane Application); End-Use (Residential & Commercial End-Use, Industrial End-Use, Utilities End-Use)

Geographic Regions/Countries:
World; United States; Canada; Japan; China; Europe (France; Germany; Italy; United Kingdom; Spain; Russia; and Rest of Europe); Asia-Pacific (Australia; India; South Korea; and Rest of Asia-Pacific); Latin America (Argentina; Brazil; Mexico; and Rest of Latin America); Middle East (Iran; Israel; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; and Rest of Middle East); and Africa.

Select Competitors (Total 37 Featured) -

• Algenol
• Arbaflame
• Blackwood Technology
• Cosan
• Drax Group plc
• Ecostrat Inc.
• Enviva Inc.
• Fram Fuels
• Genera Energy Inc.
• Graanul Invest
• Green Plains Inc.
• Lignetics, Inc.
• NexSteppe
• POET
• Renewable Energy Group
• Segezha Group
• Stora Enso
• Syngenta
• VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG
• Viridis Energy Inc.

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