Strategic Projects
Inter-task projects addressing urgent multi-disciplinary bioenergy challenges by uniting expertise across several working groups.
Strategic Projects Deliverable Timeline
Tracking report milestones, draft consultations, and international workshop releases.
BECCUS Acceleration in Industrial Clusters
Accelerating global deployment of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (BECCUS) across power, pulp & paper, cement, and waste-to-energy facilities.
- ✓ Global BECCUS Deployment Roadmap 2026
- ✓ Policy Recommendation Brief for COP31
- ✓ Industrial CO2 Capture Technical Guidelines
Decarbonizing Aviation and Heavy Marine Transport
Evaluating technical readiness, supply chains, and blending mandates for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and green marine bio-liquids.
- ✓ Global SAF Production & Infrastructure Status Report
- ✓ Marine Bio-fuel Compatibility Guidelines
Renewable Gas Integration in Decarbonized Energy Systems
Promoting biomethane and syngas injection into existing natural gas networks and seasonal energy storage facilities.
- ✓ Biomethane Grid Injection Technical Standards
- ✓ Power-to-Gas Systems Benchmark Paper
Circular Bioeconomy Frameworks & Waste Valorization
Developing circular lifecycle evaluation methodologies to maximize resource recovery from municipal, agricultural, and industrial waste.
- ✓ Circular Bioeconomies Report 2026
- ✓ Waste Valorization Policy Toolkit
Decarbonizing High-Temperature Industrial Heat
Replacing fossil fuels with bioenergy in heavy manufacturing industries (lime, cement, steel, glass, pulp).
- ✓ Industrial Process Heat Decarbonization Guidebook
- ✓ Burner Modification Case Studies
Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services in Biomass Production
Designing biomass harvesting practices that protect, restore, and measure biodiversity in forests and agricultural landscapes.
- ✓ Forest Biomass & Biodiversity Governance Report
- ✓ Ecosystem Services Metric Guidelines
Flexible Bioenergy for Net-Zero Power Systems
Quantifying the economic and technical value of firm dispatchable bioenergy in grids dominated by solar PV and wind power.
- ✓ Grid Flexibility Factsheet Series
- ✓ Dispatchable Bioenergy Techno-Economic Paper