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Powering the Transition: Biorefineries & Carbon Capture

Powering the Transition: Biorefineries & Carbon Capture

Executive Summary

To replace oil refineries, we need biorefineries. These advanced facilities convert biomass into a spectrum of products—from food to fuels. Coupled with carbon capture, they are the engines of the new bioeconomy.

Key Metrics

  • Technology Readiness Level 5-7: Focus for new biomanufacturing demonstration infrastructure.

Core Content

The Challenge

We need to process biomass efficiently to get the most value out of it. Single-product facilities are often inefficient. We also need technologies to capture and use the carbon that is inevitably released.

The Solution

The strategy focuses on two key technological pillars:
1. Integrated Biorefineries: Facilities that act like „industrial ecosystems,” turning biomass into food, feed, chemicals, materials, and energy—wasting nothing.
2. Bio-CCUS: Bio-energy with Carbon Capture, Use, and Storage. Capturing CO2 from bio-based processes and either storing it permanently or using it as a feedstock for other industries.

The Impact

  • Industrial Symbiosis: Different industries working together (e.g., a paper mill supplying heat to a greenhouse).
  • Negative Emissions: Permanently storing biogenic carbon can actually remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
  • Efficiency: Maximizing the value extracted from every ton of biomass.

Source: EU Bioeconomy Strategy

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