1、North Americas Bioenergy Revolution December 2022By Carl Clayton,Ilshat Haris,Clint Folletteand Achuth Vasudevan.Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities.BCG was the pioneer in business st

2、rategy when it was founded in 1963.Today,we work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholdersempowering organizations to grow,build sustainable competitive advantage,and drive positive societal impact.Our diverse,global teams bring deep industry an

3、d functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change.BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting,technology and design,and corporate and digital ventures.We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all lev

4、els of the client organization,fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place.Contents04 North Americas Bioenergy Revolution05 What is biomass?07 Technology pathways driving a more sustainable future08 Market forces increasing the attractiveness a

5、nd deployment of bioenerfy solutions11 Focus areas for corporations moving forward12 About the authors4 NORTH AMERICAS BIOENERGY REVOLUTIONSince the US Department of Energys landmark 2016 report,Advancing Domestic Resources for a Thriving Bioeconomy,North America has been on the cusp of reinventing

6、how it uses natural resources.Through agricul-ture,forestry waste and algal materials,the United States alone has the potential to produce at least one billion dry tonnes of biomass annually without adverse environmen-tal impact(Exhibit 1).This biomass can be used through-out the economy,changing ho