Move Over, Solar: Lesser-Known Clean Energy Technologies Poised for a Surge in the Decade Ahead
Published: Thursday, Jun. 21, 2012 - 10:17 am
FARMINGTON, Conn., June 21, 2012 --/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- For most people, the term "Clean Energy": brings to mind images ofwind turbines and solar photovoltaic panels, but these represent just a small portion of availableclean energy technologies. Global Information is pleased to provide two excellent new reports that focus on lesser-known but high-potential sources of environment-friendly power: Biogas and Biopellets. Premium market research reports like these help businesses stay on the cutting edge with the best forecasts, research, and analyses.
Biogas is a resource captured as a byproduct of municipal solid waste processing (MSW), as well as agriculture, industrial, and sewage treatment. Growing demand for such waste treatment processes creates similar growing opportunity to develop this source of energy. The use of bio-digesters to process manure and crop residues in Germany, for example, has demonstrated the potential for rapid deployment of biogas capture on a distributed basis.
The global biogas industry still faces significant barriers, however, as lower natural gas prices,challenging economics, and project-to-project variability frustrate efforts to achieve economies of scale. As of 2012, biogas production accounted for only a fraction of natural gas production with bio-digester deployments concentrated primarily in Germany and landfill gas recovery confined mostly to advanced economies throughout North America and Europe.
Pike Research's new Renewable Biogas Market Analysis and Forecast offers worldwide revenue and capacity forecasts for raw biogas and RNG production. This report also looks at demand drivers, business models, policy factors, and technology issues.
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