Wong et al. (2026): Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS): Interconnected technological challenges and advances using biomass thermochemical conversion towards negative emissions
Min Jin Karen Wong, Sunlee Han, Sea-Eun Park, Hyeon Yeong Roh, Madhan Kuppusamy, Ju-Won Oh, Hyungseok Nam, Youngsoo Lee and See Hoon Lee, IN: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2026.116832
Addressing the climate crisis demands both emission reduction and large-scale negative emission technologies capable of permanently removing CO₂ from the atmosphere. Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is one of the most prominent options, as it integrates biomass conversion with CO₂ capture, transportation, and geological storage. Unlike conventional CCS, BECCS links a biological supply chain with an engineered capture-storage chain, creating strong interdependencies in which limitations at one stage propagate throughout the system. This review synthesizes progress made over the past five years across the full BECCS chain.