the bioenergy market | France

1.1 Definition and scope of the study

Bioenergy is the set of energies derived from the conversion of solar energy into biomass through biological processes, i.e. photosynthesis. Bioenergy is divided into four categories: household waste, paper waste, biogas and wood energy and other solid components.

By extension, it refers to the agricultural (or aquacultural), industrial and commercial means to transform and distribute this energy. These energies are considered renewable and carbon neutral.In 2019, the French park of the bioenergy sector reaches 2.1 GW. It is up 3.7% compared to 2018 and production has more than doubled in 10 years. Bioenergy in French electricity production represents 1.4% of total French production.

It is mainly Enedis, RTE and ELD that are in charge of the distribution of bioenergy on the French electricity networks.internationally, electricity production from renewables represents 518.5 TWh or 1.9% of global electricity production in 2018. Production has more than doubled in the last decade. The three largest producers of electricity from bioenergy in the world are the United States (59.5 TWh), China (90.1 TWh) and Brazil (53.9 TWh).The development of bioenergy is seen as one of the best ways to achieve national and global climate change goals. In fact, public policies at different levels are trying to support and promote this sector.