The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technology Office’s (BETO) 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23) is the 4th in a series of assessments of potential biomass resources available in the United States. BT23 explores these resources in terms of quantity, price, geographical density and distribution, and market maturity. Resource quantities in this report are limited by specified economic and environmental sustainability constraints. Good practices are needed to ensure biomass production has positive environmental outcomes.
BT23 supports BETO’s mission, particularly the 2023 Multi-Year Program Plan. View the BT23 fact sheet.
Key outcomes:
1.1–1.5 billion tons of annual biomass production potential in a mature market
Tripling bioenergy production to cover ~15% of future U.S. energy needs
Equivalent to more than 60 billion gallons of renewable-carbon liquid fuels