Room: King Willem Alexander
Date: Friday, 22 May 2026
Time: 13:45 - 14:45 CEST
Session code 3DO.7
Biomass implementation in markets
Market Dynamics and Outlook of EU Advanced Biofuels Supply and Demand
Short Introductive summary
This paper explores the EU target-based demand for advanced biofuels made from lignocellulosic feedstock. Currently, the demand for advanced biofuels is mainly met by waste oils and fats, such as palm oil mill effluent (POME), which are listed as advanced feedstock in part A of Annex IX of the Renewable Energy Directive. Only when the total demand for biofuels surpasses the supply of relatively cheap biofuels made of waste oils and fats, the market for lignocellulosic biofuels will evolve and induce capacity development of e.g. gasification and pyrolysis advanced biofuels production technologies. This article explores the size and timing of the development of the EU target-based market of lignocellulosic advanced (aviation) biofuels, using e.g. pyrolysis and gasification pathways. Recommendations are made to improve the regulatory framework to reduce the import dependence on waste oils and fats, to facilitate the development of future proof advanced biofuels made of sustainable lignocellulosic feedstock, such as for example the introduction of a HEFA cap as found in the UK SAF mandate.
Presenter
Martijn VIS
BTG Biomass Technology Group, Consultancy Dpt., THE NETHERLANDS
Presenter's biography
Martijn Vis is a senior consultant at BTG Biomass Technology Group B.V. with more than 25 years of experience in the field of biomass for bio-based materials, advanced biofuels and energy, covering, among others, biomass availability, sustainability, certification and technology evaluations.
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Co-authors:
S.H.E. Van der Voort, BTG Biomass Technology Group, Enschede, THE NETHERLANDS
R. Van der Sluis, BTG Biomass Technology Group, Enschede, THE NETHERLANDS
P. Reumerman, BTG Biomass Technology Group, Enschede, THE NETHERLANDS
A. Sonnleiter, BEST, Graz, AUSTRIA
S. Zapata Habas, CIRCE, Zaragoza, SPAIN
D. Kourkoumpas, CERTH, Athens, GREECE
Session reference: 3DO.7.1