The 3 Biggest Future Trends (And Challenges) In The Energy Sector

Bioenergy
Energy derived from biomass or biofuel has the potential to generate far more of the power used by human society than it does today, and in recent years we have seen a strong trend towards attempting to unlock this potential. Thermal, chemical, and biological processes are used to create more efficient forms of fuel from biological matter (such as wood, or crops like sugarcane, or even waste materials). This includes fermentation to produce bioethanol and biodiesel.
Although the classification as renewable is somewhat controversial, the International Energy Agency predicts that bioenergy will account for 30% of renewable energy production by 2023. It is considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to be fundamental to plans to restrict global warming this century to 1.5°C.
2022 will see an increase in projects looking at new methods of converting biological matter into energy, as well as practical applications for that energy. Brewer Heineken has unveiled plans to power its production site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on waste rice husks produced by local farmers. Sewage waste discharged from cargo ships will be converted into biogas fuel for use in the transport industry in a project led by the Baltic Sea Action Group in 2022. And French startup BeFC has created paper biofuel cells that convert glucose and oxygen into electricity to create new forms of non-toxic, recyclable, and eco-friendly batteries for use in low-power applications such as IoT sensors and transmitters.