7 Megatrends for the Bioeconomy

4. It’s the residues, stupid.

44 percent of projects being developed that have indicated a feedstock are using waste residues — primarily, agricultural waste such as corn stover or bagasse. By contrast, firts-generation resources such as cane sugar, corn sugar or vegetable oils will be employed in 30 percent of projects, and 26 percent of projects are opting for new energy crops such as biomass sorghum or algae.