Global Biofuels Market Outlook Report 2018

Dublin, May 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "The Biofuels Global Market Outlook 2017-2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The report gathers data on biofuel across the countries leading the market for biofuel. The report covers: costs, drivers, inhibitors, market growth, forecasts, the key players, key feedstock available, and the prominent biofuel power technology utilized in each of the key countries, including: the US, Germany, Brazil, the UK.

Key Features:

• Identification of the most promising countries in the biofuel and highlights how various geographic markets are expanding their share in the total energy supply mix using biofuel.
• Five-year assessment of the latest biofuel technology and installed biofuel capacity.
• Liquid biofuel market trends and costs.
• List of major key players of biofuel renewable energy.
• Information on government policy framework on biofuel for supporting the biofuel market.
• Identification of biofuel energy development and potential resource globally and in major countries in the future.
• Analysis across countries with abundant feedstock availability including Brazil, India, Germany, China, and the UK - biofuel feedstock production is led by competition for available land and water resources, oil and electric vehicle prices.

Key Highlights

• The potential for liquid biofuels is indicated by the world's dependence on crude oil for transportation, with estimations signaling that fuels from crude oil currently supply about 96% of the worldwide energy demand for transport purposes.
• The combination of biomass and biofuels accounted for around 71% of the world's total renewable energy production in 2015 and comprised around 10% of total global energy supply.
• All renewables together currently represent around 19% of final energy consumption and biofuels for transport comprising around 4% of renewable energy consumption.

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter 1 Biofuels, the biofuel resource and the growth of biofuels

• World energy demand
• Climate change
• Renewable energy
• What are biofuels?
• Solid biofuels
• Liquid biofuels
• Gas biofuels
• Biofuels in current use
• Ethanol
• Distribution, storage and blending
• End-use
• Biodiesel
• Distribution, storage and blending
• End-use

Chapter 2 Biofuel technologies and technology trends

• Introduction
• Second generation biofuels
• Second generation biofuels under development
• Biohydrogen
• BioDME
• Biomethanol
• Butanol and Isobutanol
• Dimethylfuran (DMF)
• Hydro Thermal Upgrading (HTU) diesel
• Fischer-Tropsch fuels
• Bioconversion of biomass to mixed alcohol fuels
• Wood diesel
• Key players in second generation / advanced biofuels
• Market possibilities for second generation / advanced biofuels
• Third generation biofuels
• Algae fuel
• Background to Algae for fuel
• Limitations of previous biofuels
• Algae types
• Algae cultivation
• Photo-bioreactor
• Closed-loop systems
• Open pond systems
• Algae fuel potential
• Development timeline
• Aircraft biofuels testing
• Key players for third generation biofuel
• Market possibilities for algae biofuel

Chapter 3 The economics of biofuels

• Introduction
• American market
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
• Biofuels direction away from corn-based ethanol
• The biofuels economy
• Production costs
• Cost of distribution
• Third generation algae fuel costs
• Algae fuel leading players costs comparison
• Transport fuel blends
• Car costs and fuel efficiency
• Biofuels compared
• Hydrogen versus electric vehicles versus biofuels

Chapter 4 Biofuels drivers and inhibitors

• Market Background
• Drivers of the biofuels market
• Greenhouse gases and environmental concerns
• Regulatory incentives/pressure
• Concern about energy security
• Rising cost of existing fuel supplies
• Consumer pressure
• Inhibitors of the biofuels market
• Cost of production
• Sustainability concerns and the rising price of food crops
• Limited biofuels infrastructure
• Biomass and land availability

Chapter 5 Biofuels policies and regulations

• Introduction
• Policy framework
• Renewable energy targets
• Kyoto Protocol
• European Union
• US
• Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
• Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)
• Developing nations
• Biofuels Targets
• Biofuels policy overview by region
• The European Union
• Biofuels Directive
• Directive 2003/96/EC
• Incentives for biofuels
• National Renewable Energy Action Plans
• The United States
• US Energy Policy Act 2005
• Brazil
• Proalcool Program
• India
• Biodiesel Policy
• Bioethanol Policy
• China
• Environmental Commitments Support Long-Term Ethanol Prospects
• The renewable Energy Law of the People's Republic of China
• Biofuels policy overview of selected countries

Chapter 6 Market sizing and growth, future market and economic prospects for biofuel

• Worldwide energy demand
• Biofuels market sizing
• Worldwide
• Ethanol
• Biodiesel
• Europe
• Ethanol
• EU Biodiesel
• US
• Ethanol
• US Biodiesel
• Brazil
• Ethanol Production
• Brazil Biodiesel
• India
• India's fuel economy
• India Ethanol
• India Biodiesel
• China
• China's fuel economy
• China Ethanol
• China Biodiesel
  

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