چشم انداز زيست انرژي در ايران و جهان

Outlook of Bioenergy in Iran and in the World

In this article the importance of bioenergy as an alternative fuel source is investigated. Also programs and outlooks of bioenergy in Iran and some other countries which possess both fossil energy sources and renewable energy sources are reported. The present and future of bioethanol consumption in Iran as a supplementary to petrol fuel and the necessity to support and invest on research and development of this strategic product is emphasized. Countries like United States, Australia, Canada and Brazil are very concerned about the development of bioenergy and have plans for using bioenergy resources for production of fuel, electricity, and heat. These plans include using less fossil fuel and also reducing the risk of air pollution. Iran also has programs to reduce dependencies on fossil fuel. Iran in 2008 had biomass gross production of about 25.4 Mtoe which is about 1.1 % of the fuel gross production.