BRIQUETTES

WHAT IS BIO BRIQUETTES ?

Biomass briquettes are a biofuel substitute made of biodegradable green waste with lower emissions of greenhouses gases and carbon dioxide then traditional fuel sources. This fuel source is used as an alternative for harmful biofuels.

WHAT ARE THE USES ?

Briquettes are used for heating, cooking fuel, and electricity generation usually in developing countries that do not have access to more traditional fuel sources. Biomass briquettes have become popular in developed countries due to the accessibility, and eco-friendly impact. The briquettes can be used in the developed countries for producing electricity from steam power by heating water in boilers.

The briquettes are fired with coal in order to create the heat supplied to the boiler. Biomass briquettes are built from recycled green waste, producing less greenhouse gas admissions because the matter has already completed part of the carbon cycle.

WHAT ARE THE FUTURE OF BIO ENERGY ?

The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena, 2022) have described the need for a growth in production and use of modern bioenergy in order for humanity to make the critical changes required for ensuring global energy transition from the current situation (82% use of fossil fuels; 18% renewables) with low, to net zero carbon emission scenarios. Bioenergy currently contributes the largest share (two-thirds) of renewables utilisation worldwide, when including the traditional use of biomass. To meet the “1.5°C climate goal scenario,” bioenergy production would need to increase significantly by 2050. Achieving this goal may be challenging without the deployment of sustainable biomass for different purposes since the current deployment of bioenergy remains well below what is needed to achieve the energy transition. This is where collective and interconnected approaches that may include the use of MFCs, can really make a difference, since if appropriately engineered, the outcome will always be greater than the sum of the individual components—a principle well proven in our natural ecosystems.

Because unsustainable biomass production can have detrimental consequences on the environment and society, there is a call to increase bioenergy production but with care so that there are no significant negative impacts.

A 2021 European report determines that future demand for biomass will exceed supply and cautions that it must be prioritized for high-value uses and where it is the greatest contributor to a net-zero economy.

In the future, governance of large-scale sustainable biomass production, supply chains, and developing markets will be critical, including research and development into growing and processing large quantities of biomass at a low cost.

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