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Journal Article
Biomass and Its Role in the Latin American Energy Mix: A Review of Biofuels and Bioelectricity Pathways Toward Sustainable Transitions
2026
Overview
Biomass-based energy systems represent a strategic and dispatchable renewable option for sustainable energy transitions in Latin America, where agricultural and agro-industrial residues provide significant potential for circular economy integration. This study presents a PRISMA-compliant systematic literature review synthesizing dominant biomass conversion pathways in the region, with emphasis on biofuels and bioelectricity applications and their reported technical, techno-economic, and environmental indicators. A comprehensive search of Scopus, IEEE Xplore, and ScienceDirect yielded 64 peer-reviewed studies published between 2010 and 2025. Results show a marked growth in scientific output after 2016, although evidence remains concentrated in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. Anaerobic digestion emerges as the most frequently assessed route, particularly for agro-industrial effluents, municipal organic waste, livestock residues, and wastewater streams, followed by combustion-based cogeneration linked to sugarcane industries. Electricity generation and biomethane dominate evaluated outputs. Overall, the review highlights technological maturity alongside persistent barriers, including fragmented supply chains, investment constraints, and limited harmonized reporting, underscoring the need for standardized frameworks and system-scale deployment across the region.
