The biofuels market has grown significantly as nations and companies pursue renewable, low-carbon alternatives for replacing petroleum across transportation applications like passenger vehicles, aviation, marine and heavy freight while serving broader circular economy sustainability aims. Continued growth is forecast driven by supportive government policies, rising adoption of biofuels blends in Asia and Americas markets, innovations in feedstocks and production methods, and increasing cost-competitiveness in light of petroleum volatility and environmental motivations.
The Global Market for Biofuels 2024-2035 provides a comprehensive analysis of the global biofuels market and emerging alternatives through 2035. It benchmarks over 15 industry drivers including energy security, emissions compliance, new revenue opportunities, rural development, landfill diversion and waste monetization, promoting the adoption of various solid, liquid and gaseous biofuels derived from diverse biomass, waste, algal and carbon capture technologies. Granular feedstock, process technology and application assessments provide insights for stakeholders to position across the evolving biofuels value chain. The report analyses over a dozen types of biofuels utilizing distinct feedstocks and production methods suitable for specific applications spanning road transport, aviation, marine, rail, off-road vehicles, power generation and more.
Granular 11-year volume forecasts are provided as well as a detailed impact analysis of circular economy transition, feedstock, process innovation, policy, pricing outlooks and competing energy technologies affecting biofuels growth. Types covered include:
- biodiesel
- renewable diesel
- bio-jet fuels
- bio-naphtha
- biomethanol
- ethanol
- biobutanol
- biogas
- biosyngas
- biohydrogen
- biofuel from plastic waste & used tires
- biofuels from carbon capture
- chemical recycling-based biofuels
- electrofuels
- bio-oils
- algae-derived biofuels
- green ammonia?
- refuse-derived biofuels
- Industry Developments 2022-2024: Key mergers, partnerships, funding, policy updates, pricing shifts
- Biofuels Market Outlook: Definition, role, types - solid, liquid, gaseous; blends, performance relative to petrol/diesel
- Feedstocks Analysis: Wide range assessed - Energy crops, lignocellulosic waste, algae, municipal waste, forestry residue etc.
- Production Pathways: - anaerobic digestion, gasification, pyrolysis, Fischer-Tropsch, hydrocracking etc creating a variety of biofuels
- Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel: Leading liquid biofuels currently. Market drivers, regional dynamics, forecast to 2035
- Emerging Options: Biojet fuel, biomethanol, bio-oils, biosyngas, electrofuels etc – industry status, challenges, future demand potential
- Sector Applications: Detailed biofuel use in road transport, aviation, marine, off-road vehicles, power generation – outlook by vertical
- Regional Market Analysis: Historic and forecasted biofuels demand from 2020-2035 across America, Asia, Europe, ROW
- Prices Trends: Biofuels pricing benchmarking - current vs projections by type through 2035 – impact on adoption economics
- Sustainability Metrics: Life cycle emissions, circularity - comparison vs alternatives like solar, wind, EVs, hydrogen
- Company Profiles: 200 ?leading biofuels producers and technology providers. Companies profiled include BTG Bioliquids, Byogy Renewables, Caphenia, Enerkem, Electro-Active Technologies Inc., Eni S.p.A., Ensyn, FORGE Hydrocarbons Corporation, Fulcrum Bioenergy, Genecis Bioindustries, Gevo, Haldor Topsoe, Infinium Electrofuels, ?Kvasir Technologies, Opera Bioscience, Reverion GmbH, Steeper Energy, SunFire GmbH, Vertus Energy, Viridos, Inc. and WasteFuel.
- Conclusions: Key findings, trends 2025-2035 outlook, commercialization roadmaps, opportunities by biofuel type and geography.
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes:
- Aduro Clean Technologies, Inc. ?
- Aemetis, Inc. ? ? ?
- Agilyx ? ?
- Air Company ? ? ?
- Agra Energy ? ? ? ?
- Aircela Inc ? ? ? ? ??
- Algenol?
- Alpha Biofuels (Singapore) Pte Ltd ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Andritz AG ? ? ? ? ?
- APChemi Pvt. Ltd. ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Apeiron Bioenergy ? ? ? ? ?
- Aperam BioEnergia ? ? ? ? ?
- Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA)?
- Arcadia eFuels ??
- ASB Biodiesel Limited ? ??
- Atmonia ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Avantium B.V. ??
- BASF ? ? ?
- BBCA Biochemical & GALACTIC Lactic Acid Co., Ltd. ? ? ? ? ??
- BDI-BioEnergy International GmbH ? ? ? ? ?
- BEE Biofuel ? ? ? ??
- Benefuel Inc. ? ??
- Bio2Oil ApS ? ? ? ??
- Bio-Oils?
- BIOD Energy ? ? ??
- Biofy ? ? ?
- Biofine Technology, LLC?
- BiogasClean A/S ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Biojet AS ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Bloom Biorenewables SA ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
- BlueAlp Technology ? ? ? ?
- Blue BioFuels, Inc. ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Braven Environmental, LLC ? ? ? ? ??
- Brightmark Energy ? ? ? ? ??
- bse Methanol GmbH ? ? ?
- BTG Bioliquids B.V. ? ? ? ? ?
- Byogy Renewables, Inc.?
- C1 Green Chemicals AG?
- Caphenia GmbH ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Carbonade ? ? ? ? ?
- Carbon Collect Limited ??
- Carbon Engineering Ltd.?
- Carbon Infinity Limited ?
- Carbon Recycling International ?
- Carbon Sink LLC?
- Carbyon BV ? ? ? ??
- Cargill ? ?
- Cassandra Oil AB ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Casterra Ag Ltd.?
- Celtic Renewables Ltd. ??
- CERT Systems, Inc. ? ? ? ? ??
- CF Industries Holdings, Inc. ? ? ? ? ?
- Chitose Bio Evolution Pte Ltd. ? ??
- Circla Nordic ? ? ??
- Climeworks ? ? ? ?
- CNF Biofuel AS ?
- Cool Planet Energy Systems ? ? ? ?
- Corsair Group International ? ? ? ??
- Coval Energy B.V. ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Crimson Renewable Energy LLC?
- C-Zero Inc. ? ? ? ? ?
- D-CRBN?
- Diamond Green Diesel LLC ? ? ? ? ??
- Dimensional Energy ? ? ? ?
- Royal DSM N.V ?
- Dioxide Materials ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Dioxycle ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Domsj? Fabriker AB ? ? ? ??
- DuPont?
- EcoCeres, Inc. ? ?
- Eco Environmental ? ? ? ? ?
- Eco Fuel Technology, Inc ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Electro-Active Technologies Inc.?
- Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Encina Development Group, LLC?
- Enerkem, Inc. ? ?
- Eneus Energy ? ??
- Enexor BioEnergy ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Eni Sustainable Mobility?
- Ensyn Corporation ? ? ? ? ??
- Euglena Co., Ltd. ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- EnviTec Biogas AG ? ? ? ? ??
- Firefly Green Fuels ? ? ? ? ?
- Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
- FuelPositive Corp. ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Fuenix Ecogy ? ? ?
- Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc.?
- Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A.?
- GenCell Energy?
- Genecis Bioindustries, Inc. ? ? ? ? ??
- Gevo, Inc ? ? ? ? ? ??
- GIDARA Energy B.V. ? ? ? ?
- Graforce Hydro GmbH ??
- Granbio Technologies ? ?
- Green COP Pte Ltd ? ? ? ? ??
- Green Earth Institute ? ? ?
- Green Fuel ? ? ? ? ?
- Hago Energetics ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Haldor Topsoe A/S ? ? ? ? ??
- Handerek Technologies?
- Hero BX ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Honeywell ? ? ? ? ?
- Hyundai Oilbank ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Oy Hydrocell Ltd. ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Hy2Gen AG ? ? ? ??
- HYCO1, Inc. ? ? ? ??
- HydGene Renewables ??
- Ineratec GmbH?
- Infinitree LLC ? ? ?
- Infinium Electrofuels ? ? ?
- Innoltek ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Jilin COFCO Biomaterial Corporation ? ? ? ?
- Jupiter Ionics Pty Ltd ? ? ??
- Kaidi ? ? ?
- Kanteleen Voima ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Khepra?
- Klean Industries?
- Krajete GmbH ??
- Kvasir Technologies ? ? ? ?
- LanzaJet, Inc. ? ??
- Lanzatech ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Lectrolyst LLC ? ??
- Licella ? ?
- Liquid Wind AB?
- Lummus Technology LLC ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- LXP Group GmbH ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Manta Biofuel, LLC ? ? ? ? ??
- Mash Energy ApS ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Mercurius Biorefining Inc ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
- MOFWORX ? ? ? ??
- Mote, Inc. ? ? ? ? ??
- NeoZeo AB ? ? ? ??
- Neste ? ?
- New Hope Energy ? ? ? ? ? ?
- NewEnergyBlue LLC ? ? ? ?
- Nexus Fuels, LLC ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Nordic ElectroFuel ? ? ? ? ??
- Nordsol?
- Norsk e-Fuel AS?
- Nova Pangaea Technologies (UK) Ltd. ? ? ?
- Novozymes A/S?
- Obeo Biogas ? ? ??
- Oberon Fuels Inc. ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Obrist Group ? ? ?
- O.C.O ? ?
- Opus 12, Inc. ? ? ?
- ORLEN Po?udnie ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- OxEon Energy, LLC ? ? ? ? ??
- Phillips 66 ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Phoenix BioPower ? ? ? ? ??
- Photanol B.V. ? ??
- Phycobloom ? ? ??
- Phytonix Corporation ? ??
- Plastic2Oil, Inc. ?
- Plastogaz SA ? ? ??
- Polycycl?
- Praj Industries Ltd. ? ? ? ? ?
- Preem AB ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Prometheus Fuels, Inc. ?
- Proton Power, Inc. ? ? ? ? ??
- Provectus Algae?
- Pure Lignin Environmental Technology ??
- Pyrochar ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Qairos Energies?
- Quadrise PLC ? ? ?
- QuantaFuel ASA ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- RenFuel ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Renmatix ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Renovare Fuels?
- Repsol ?
- Resilient Energi?
- Resynergi, Inc. ??
- Reverion GmbH?
- RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB ??
- SABIC ? ?
- Sainc Energy Limited ? ? ??
- SBI BioEnergy Inc. ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Sea6 Energy ? ? ??
- Sekab E-Technology AB?
- Shell ? ? ?
- Silva Green Fuel?
- SkyNRG?
- Skytree BV ? ? ? ? ?
- St1 Oy ??
- Steeper Energy Aps ? ? ? ??
- Stiesdal?
- Sumitomo ? ? ? ? ??
- SunCoal Industries GmbH ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Sundrop Fuels, Inc. ? ? ? ? ?
- Sunho Biodiesel Corporation ? ? ??
- Sunfire GmbH ? ?
- Synhelion ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Synkero ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Syzygy Plasmonics, Inc. ?
- Swedish Biofuels AB ? ? ? ?
- Takachar ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
- TotalEnergies ? ??
- Tree Energy Solutions (TES-H2) ?
- Twelve?
- Uflex ? ??
- UPM Biofuels ? ??
- Velocys?
- VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG ? ? ? ? ? ??
- Vertimass LLC ? ?
- Vertoro?
- Versalis SpA ? ? ? ?
- Vertus Energy Ltd. ? ? ? ? ??
- Virent Inc. ? ? ? ? ??
- Viridos, Inc. ? ? ? ??
- WasteFuel ? ? ? ? ?
- XFuel ? ??
- Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. ?