THE BIG QUESTION: Could Bioenergy Power the World?

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May/June 2010 - Volume 13 Issue 3
Renewable Energy World International Magazine
by Andrew Lee, Chief Editor, Renewable Energy World magazine
Published: June 1, 2010

London, UK -- Each issue, Renewable Energy World asks leading players in the industry to give their verdict on a key issue of the moment.

The World Bioenergy Association recently published a position paper that claimed bioenergy, and in particular biomass, has the potential to meet global energy demand by 2050 if best practices and technologies are adopted worldwide and sufficient land is made available for production. Ahead of the World Bioenergy 2010 Conference & Exhibition in Jönköping, Sweden on May 25 to 27, Renewable Energy World's Big Question asks : How realistic is this scenario and what challenges would need to be overcome for bioenergy to achieve this ambitious goal?

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