Advanced Biofuels & E-Fuels: Insights Into Policy Drivers, Production Technologies, Key Innovations & Commercial Activities

The transportation sector, responsible for about 25% of energy-related CO₂ emissions, faces a critical decarbonization challenge. While EVs and low-carbon fuels like hydrogen and ammonia are part of the solution, advanced biofuels and e-fuels are emerging as crucial alternatives, especially for hard-to-electrify sectors such as aviation, shipping, and heavy-duty road transport.

 

Conventional first-generation bioethanol and biodiesel from food crops have dominated the sustainable fuel market, but concerns over food competition, emissions, and land use are driving a shift towards more advanced alternatives. Second-generation biofuels like renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), derived from non-food sources like lignocellulosic biomass and agricultural residues, offer improved sustainability. E-fuels, or power-to-liquid (PtL) fuels, represent a promising development in sustainable fuels industry. Produced by combining green hydrogen with captured CO₂, they offer a path to carbon-neutral fuels. Examples include e-methanol and liquid e-fuels like e-gasoline, e-diesel, and e-kerosene (e-SAF).

 

While first-generation biofuels currently dominate the overall market, second-generation biofuels lead within the advanced biofuel category. However, e-fuels are gaining traction due to their potential for unlimited feedstock, carbon neutrality, and regulatory support in Europe and the US.

 

This webinar, based on insights from IDTechEx's upcoming report "Sustainable Biofuels & E-Fuels Market 2025-2035: Technologies, Players, Forecasts", will explore the evolving landscape of advanced biofuels and e-fuels. IDTechEx will summarize the current state and future directions of the sustainable fuels industry, providing key insights on the following topics: