Biomass Gasification Market Trends

Global Biomass Gasification Market Overview:

The Biomass Gasification Market Size was valued at USD 103.7 billion in 2023. The Biomass Gasification market industry is projected to grow from USD 112.51 Billion in 2024 to USD 199.2 billion by 2032, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.40% during the forecast period (2024 - 2032). Increasing environmental concerns amongst people, increasing adoption of environment-friendly energy sources, and rising greenhouse gas emissions are the key market drivers boosting the market growth.

Source: MRFR Database, Secondary Research, Primary Research, and Analyst Review

Biomass Gasification Market Trends

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  Major Factors Driving the market growth

  
  

The market CAGR of biomass gasification is gaining momentum owing to several factors, one being municipal solid waste (MSW), which consists of paper, wood chippings, cardboard,  leaves, and leather products, and non-biomass products such as plastic, glasses, and metal. Other than this, municipal waste, wood processing, and wood wastes are the main sources of biomass gasification. The wood waste from pellets, firewood, sawdust, lumber, furniture wastes, and others are burnt to produce energy through gasification and thus act as another factor for driving the growth of the biomass gasification industry. Apart from them, corn, soybeans, sugar cane, switchgrass, algae, woody plants, and crop and food processing residues are used to make biofuels through the biomass gasification process. Biomass is an environment-friendly power source as it is sourced from wood or forest waste. It can comprise logs, sawmill waste, along with dried wood strands.

Additionally, the biomass gasification plants were limited and only used in residential or industrial setups that too on a lower level. However, Growing investment and awareness about the various benefits and incentives have led to growth in biomass gasification demand. Thus, it has led to a rise in the commercialization of the process and market growth.

Moreover, Fossil fuels are finite sources and thus will cease to exist one day. The coal-based nuclear power plants and other coal applications have led to increased coal extraction. This leads to higher carbon emissions throughout the coal extraction value chain, from mining to burning. Similarly, oil and gas are finite energy sources and are being explored and extracted rapidly to meet energy needs. However, since the sources are depleting at such a high pace, other options for obtaining energy are being explored and invested in. Renewable sources are being preferred, and biomass being such a resource, is being explored and researched. Thus, the biomass gasification market is driven by rapidly depleting fossil fuels. This industry is further assisted by the abundant biomass availability, along with several initiatives by the governments of many countries to promote the use of renewable sources of energy. The industry growth may find obstruction in the form of high costs in the gasification process.

Furthermore, biomass gasification has been used for several decades to produce heat and energy for use in various residential and industrial applications. However, the existing technologies for gasification are limited in efficiency and have a questionable carbon-neutral claim. Research and development in enhancing the technology with maximum output and clean energy production is the need of the hour. Thus, advancement in gasification technologies for biomass will open wide opportunities for the biomass gasification industry growth and, thus, drive the Biomass Gasification market revenue.

Biomass Gasification Market Segment Insights:

Biomass Gasification Fuel Type Insights

The Biomass Gasification market segmentation, based on fuel type, includes wood, animal waste and others. Animal waste category help in generating the most useful productivity. Hence, it has been estimated that these segments will show the higher biomass gasification market size for the forecast period.

Biomass Gasification Application Insights

The Biomass Gasification market segmentation, based on application, includes chemicals, liquid fuels, and power & gas fuels. The power & gas fuels category contributed to most of the income since the power segment is actively working on an energy transition from coal-based to economical and environmentally friendly options, so biomass is expected to grow its contribution with increased advancements in gasification technology.

Figure 1: Biomass Gasification Market, by Application, 2024 & 2032 (USD billion)

Source: MRFR Database, Secondary Research, Primary Research, and Analyst Review

Biomass Gasification Regional Insights

By region, the study states the market insights into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World. The North American Biomass Gasification market will dominate this market. Rapid globalization and increasing population are expected to boost the usage of biomass gasification in transportation and in ethanol, biodiesel, and biogas generation.

Further, the main countries studied in the market report are The U.S., Canada, German, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea, and Brazil.

Figure 2: Biomass Gasification Market Share By Region 2022 (%)

Source: MRFR Database, Secondary Research, Primary Research, and Analyst Review

Europe's Biomass Gasification market accounts for the second-largest market share due to the high demand for biomass in different parts of this Region. Further, the German Biomass Gasification market held the largest market share, and the UK Biomass Gasification market was the fastest-growing market in the European Region.

The Asia-Pacific Biomass Gasification Market is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR from 2023 to 2032. This is due to high electrification in urban and rural areas of the countries. Moreover, China’s Biomass Gasification market held the largest market share, and the Indian Biomass Gasification market was the fastest-growing market in the Asia-Pacific region.

For instance, the Indian government offers customs duty reduction/exemption on parts of biomass-operated electricity generators, excise duty exemption on parts of biomass-operated electricity generators, and exemption in central sales tax. Such incentives promote market growth for biomass gasification systems.

Biomass Gasification Key Market Players & Competitive Insights

Leading market players are investing heavily in research and development in order to expand their product lines, which will help the Biomass Gasification market grow even more. Market participants are also undertaking a variety of strategic activities to expand their footprint, with important market developments including new product launches, contractual agreements, mergers and acquisitions, higher investments, and collaboration with other organizations. To expand and survive in a more competitive and rising market climate, the Biomass Gasification industry must offer cost-effective items.

Manufacturing narrowly to minimize operational costs is one of the key business tactics used by manufacturers in the Biomass Gasification industry to benefit clients and increase the market sector. In recent years, the Biomass Gasification industry has offered some of the most significant advantages to medicine. Major players in the Biomass Gasification market, including Synthesis Energy Systems Inc., Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Cb&l, General Electric, Kbrinc, Air Liquide, Thyssenkrupp AG, Siemens, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, and others, are attempting to increase market demand by investing in research and development operations.

Synthesis Energy Systems Inc (SES), a subsidiary of Synthesis Energy Holdings Inc. It is a energy and gasification technology developing company that offers products and solutions to the energy and chemical industries and also provides technology services such as technology licenses, engineering services, and technical and equipment supplies. Its synthesis gas can be converted into a range of energy and chemical products, such as substitute natural gas, power, methanol, and fertilizer. The company works in partnership with Australian Future Energy Pty Ltd in Australia and Tianwo-SES Clean Energy Technologies Limited in China. Tianwo-SES is a joint venture between Synthesis Energy System's wholly owned subsidiary, SES Asia Technologies, Ltd., and Suzhou THVOW Technology Co., Ltd. (THVOW). The joint venture was formed in 2014 to bring clean energy technologies and turnkey SES gasification systems to China and Asian markets.

Shell Plc (Shell), formerly Royal Dutch Shell Plc, is an oil and gas company. That explores for and produces oil and gas from conventional fields and sources such as shale, tight rock,  and coal formations. It works in refining and petrochemical complexes across the world. Shell's product offerings include lubricants, bitumen, petrochemical products, and liquefied petroleum gas, such as raw materials for plastics, coatings, and detergents. The company is the main producer of biofuel in Brazil. It also has interests in various liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects. The company markets its products indirectly and directly through distributors in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, North America, and South America. Shell is headquartered in London, England, the UK.

Key Companies in the Biomass Gasification market include

• ThyssenKrupp AG


• Siemens


• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd


• Sedin Engineering Company Limited


• Cb&l


• General Electric, Kbrinc


• Air Liquide


• Synthesis Energy Systems Inc.


• Royal Dutch Shell Plc, and others

Biomass Gasification Industry Developments

May 2022: Valmet's new pre-treatment Biotrac pilot plant started at the fiber technology center in Sundsvall, Sweden. The pilot facility investment would help Valmet improve its R&D skills in the field of biomass pre-treatment, as well as respond to the market need for bioenergy, biofuels, and biochemicals.

December 2021: Tahara Biomass Power LLC partnered with Valmet. Valmet participation consisted of a biomass-fired 112 MWe Valmet circulating a flue gas cleaning system and fluidized bed boiler. The Tahara biomass power plant would make 770 million kWh per year, with wood pellets serving as the primary fuel. In Japan, all electricity created is supplied to grid companies via a feed-in tariff scheme.

October 2019: Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. signed a merger agreement to merge and acquire 100% shares in Australian Future Energy Pty Ltd (Australia). SES already had 35% shares in Australian Future Energy and now plans to merge it with its wholly-owned subsidiary. The strategy will enlarge the company's product offerings and enhance its position in the syngas and derivatives market.

Biomass Gasification Market Segmentation

Biomass Gasification Fuel Type Outlook

• Agricultural Waste


• Forest waste


• Animal waste


• Municipal waste
  
  
  
  • Industrial waste
  
  
  • solid waste
  
  
  • sewage
  
  
  
  

Biomass Gasifier Technology Outlook

• Fixed-bed gasifier


• fluidized bed gasifier


• entrained flow gasifier


• Others

Biomass Gasification Distribution Channel Outlook

• Chemicals


• Liquid Fuels


• Power & Gas Fuels

Biomass Gasification Systems Regional Outlook

• North America
  
  
  
  • US
  
  
  • Canada
  
  
  
  


• Europe
  
  
  
  • Germany
  
  
  • France
  
  
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• Asia-Pacific
  
  
  
  • China
  
  
  • Japan
  
  
  • India
  
  
  • Australia
  
  
  • South Korea
  
  
  • Australia
  
  
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific
  
  
  
  


• Rest of the World
  
  
  
  • Middle East
  
  
  • Africa
  
  
  • Latin America