Modelling biomass for energy uses: results for France

This paper presents the results obtained with a bottom-up model (Markal-TIMES) that allow us to propose a mix of technologies to fit the bio energies demands for France. This is the next step of our study presented in the IAEE conference in Vienna in October 2009. The Centre for Applied Mathematics is working with the French Petroleum Institute (IFP), the National Institute for Agronomical Research (INRA) and the Foundation for Construction Wood and Furnishing (FCBA) to develop a prospective model for biomass valorisation as energy in France. The aim of this project is to determine what can be the mix of biomass to use, the mix of technologies employed and what can be the potential of biofuel production for France until 2050.