

For industries facing limited options, biomass enables near-term progress while longer-term technologies continue to develop.
Heavy Industry
Heavy industry accounts for a substantial share of global emissions and presents some of the most difficult challenges in sourcing non-fossil carbon inputs.
Processes such as steelmaking, cement production, lime kilns, and chemicals manufacturing require high-temperature heat and carbon-based inputs that electricity alone cannot readily replace.
Woody biomass supports emissions reductions in these sectors by providing:
Renewable thermal energy at industrial temperatures.
Biogenic carbon for metallurgical and chemical processes.
A scalable alternative to fossil fuels where electrification is constrained.

For industries facing limited options, biomass enables near-term progress while longer-term technologies continue to develop.




