The European Commission, once again, demonstrates its opposition to bioenergy solutions. This is despite the fact that solid and liquid biofuels already account for 60 percent of all renewable energy in the EU and have the potential to rapidly replace even more fossil fuels in heating, transport and industry.
Based on energy content, biofuels accounted for 20.8 percent of all fuels supplied for vehicle operations in Sweden in 2017. Biodiesel amounted to 26.6 percent of all diesel fuel, and a total of 19.5 TWh of biofuels was used, an increase from 17.2 TWh for 2016 according to preliminary statistics from SCB and compiled by Svebio.
New large biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plants are being planned for Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Uppsala, while construction is underway for new plants in Borås, Upplands Bro and Västerås. Together, these projects represent around SEK 16 billion (≈ EUR 1.68 billion) of investment according to Bioenergi's annual report and overview of biomass power plants in Sweden.
Bioenergy is Europe’s leading renewable energy source. According to Eurostat data and calculations by the European Biomass Association (AEBIOM), bioenergy will account for 11% of the final energy consumption in the EU-28 this year. Other renewable energy sources, like hydropower, wind, solar and geothermal, stand for another 7%. But still, non-renewable energy makes up 82% of the EU’s energy use.
Svebio (Svenska Bioenergiföreningen) har inlett ett samarbete med BBAM (BioBusiness Alliance i Minnesota) i USA för att tillsammans bidra till ökad användning av bioenergi.