BIOMASS HUB

Finland is aggressively pursuing biofuels from biomass resources that have no influence on food prices as a strategy for mitigating climate change.  The country is currently the largest producer of bioenergy in the industrialized world.  Since it already has a well-developed forestry industry (the country’s largest industry), forest waste and wood grown as dedicated energy products will continue to be an important strategy to meet carbon mitigation commitments and produce domestic biofuel resources.

Partnerships between pulp and paper mill companies, forestry companies, and municipalities will drive future growth.  The Bioenergy Site reports that a consortia of Finnish companies and forest industry groups are currently pursuing a syngas product for producing transportation fuels through an integrated production process with pulp and paper mills.  Other companies are betting on small, distributed biorefineries sited closer to waste raw materials suppliers.

A PDF outlining more information about Finland’s policies is available here.