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MINI REVIEW article

Front. Chem.
Sec. Catalytic Reactions and Chemistry
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1416102
This article is part of the Research Topic Catalytic Production of Sustainable Fuels and Derivatives via Carbon Footprints View all 4 articles

Embracing the Sustainable Horizons through Bioenergy Innovations: A Path to a Sustainable Energy Future

Provisionally accepted
Rubén Blay-Roger Rubén Blay-Roger Maria Saif Maria Saif *Luis F. Bobadilla Luis F. Bobadilla Tomas R. Reina Tomas R. Reina Muhammad Asif Nawaz Muhammad Asif Nawaz *Jose Antonio Odriozola Jose Antonio Odriozola *
  • Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Seville, Seville, Spain

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    The urgent need for mitigating climate change necessitates a transformative shift in energy production and consumption paradigms. Amidst this challenge, bioenergy emerges as a pivotal contributor to the global energy transition, offering a diverse array of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels derived from biomass. This mini review delves into the unique potential of bioenergy innovations, particularly renewable diesel, bio jet fuel, and ethanol, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transform various industries. The article highlights critical technological advancements, supportive policies, and cross-sector collaboration essential for a sustainable energy transition. Specific challenges such as ensuring a consistent biomass feedstock supply, decentralizing processing units, and navigating complex regulatory frameworks are examined. Innovative solutions like decentralized biomass processing and enhanced biomass logistics are discussed as pathways to overcome these barriers. The review provides specific recommendations for near-term policies and strategies to support decentralized facilities, showcasing bioenergy's role in achieving a sustainable future

    Keywords: bio energy, sustainability, resource management, biofuel, policymaking

    Received: 11 Apr 2024; Accepted: 11 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Blay-Roger, Saif, F. Bobadilla, Reina, Nawaz and Antonio Odriozola. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Maria Saif, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
    Muhammad Asif Nawaz, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
    Jose Antonio Odriozola, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Seville, Seville, Spain

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