Converting Biomass to Energy a Guide for Developers and Investors

The International Finance Corporation presents this guide as a practical tool for developers of and investors in biomass-to-energy projects. The target audience is medium-to-large agricultural, food and beverage, or wood processing companies in developing countries. Most likely, they have a biomass resource on-site in the form of a byproduct or waste from their core business that may be used for energy production and hence used to replace existing energy sources. This guide is written mainly for developers and investors in energy production from bio-waste generated from the agricultural, food and beverage processing, and wood processing sectors in developing countries and emerging economies. However, much of the technical content is equally relevant to broader applications and is likely to be helpful to readers who are keen on deepening their understanding of the biomass-to-energy sector.