Summary

Report Scope
The sustainable energy landscape is moving from ambition to large-scale deployment as governments, utilities, and industries work to strengthen energy security while advancing decarbonization goals. The transition is no longer limited to adding renewable capacity; it now includes building the broader systems needed to support a lower-carbon economy, such as grid-scale storage, carbon management, advanced fuels, and energy-efficient buildings. As a result, sustainable energy has become a multi-dimensional market shaped by technology innovation, policy support, infrastructure investment, and the need for more resilient energy systems.
This 2025 Research Review reflects the broadening set of opportunities. It covers a diverse mix of technologies and markets, including biorefinery products, biofuels, floating offshore wind, white hydrogen, renewable energy, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), grid-scale electricity storage, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), and energy retrofits for commercial and public buildings. Together, these topics show how the energy transition is expanding across power generation, fuels, storage, carbon reduction, and building efficiency. They also highlight the growing role of integrated solutions that improve system flexibility, reduce emissions, and support long-term sustainability targets.
Market momentum continues to build as public and private capital flows into scalable clean energy platforms. Renewable power, storage, and building efficiency remain central to decarbonization strategies, while emerging segments such as white hydrogen, floating offshore wind, and CCUS are attracting greater attention as industries look for new pathways to reduce emissions in hard-to-abate sectors. At the same time, biofuels and biorefinery products are gaining relevance as practical options for transportation and industrial applications where direct electrification is more difficult. This review brings these developments together to provide a concise view of the technologies, market forces, and strategic opportunities shaping the sustainable energy sector in 2025.
Research Reviews from BCC Research provide market professionals with concise market coverage within a specific research category. This 2025 Research Review of sustainable energy provides a sampling of the type of quantitative market information, analysis, and guidance that BCC Research has been developing since its inception in 1971 to help its customers make informed business decisions. This Research Review includes highlights and excerpts from the following reports published by BCC Research in 2025:
- EGY117F Biorefinery Products and Applications: Global Markets
- EGY064F Biofuels: Global Markets
- EGY205A Global Floating Offshore Wind Energy Market
- EGY203A Global White Hydrogen Market
- EGY049F Renewable Energy: Technologies and Global Markets
- EGY072F Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV): Technologies and Global Markets
- EGY142C Grid-Scale Electricity Storage Technologies: Global Markets
- EGY037G Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Technologies
- EGY074C Energy Retrofits for Commercial and Public Buildings: Global Markets
After you survey the excerpts in this Research Review, we encourage you to follow up on these topics by checking out the full market research reports associated with each topic. BCC Research looks forward to serving your market intelligence needs in the future.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Foreword
Research Review Scope
Chapter 2 Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Technologies (EGY037G)
Executive Summary
Market Outlook
Scope of Report
Market Summary
Market Overview
Value Chain Analysis: CCUS Technologies Market
Market Dynamics
Market Drivers
Market Challenges
Market Opportunities
Market Restraints
Emerging Technologies and Developments
Mixed Matrix Membranes
Metal-organic Frameworks
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells
Market Segment Analysis
Market Analysis by Technology
Geographic Breakdown
Market Analysis by Region
Chapter 3 Renewable Energy: Technologies and Global Markets (EGY049F)
Executive Summary
Market Outlook
Scope of Report
Market Summary
Market Overview
Value Chain Analysis: Renewable Energy Technologies and Global Markets
Market Dynamics
Market Drivers
Market Challenges
Market Opportunities
Market Restraint
Emerging Technologies and Developments
Organic Photovoltaics, Plastic Solar Cells and Polymer Solar Cells
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Perovskites Solar Cells
TOPCon Solar Cells
Fourth-Generation Photovoltaic Solar Cells
Market Segmentation Analysis
Market Analysis by Application
Geographic Breakdown
Market Analysis by Region
Competitive Intelligence
Company Share Analysis
Chapter 4 Biofuels: Global Markets (EGY064F)
Executive Summary
Market Outlook
Scope of Report
Market Summary
Market Overview
Market Definition
Value Chain Analysis
Market Dynamics
Market Drivers
Market Challenges
Market Opportunities
Market Restraints
Emerging Technologies and Developments
Hydrothermal Upgrading: Enabling Energy Recovery from Wet Biomass
Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil: Drop-in Renewable Diesel for Decarbonizing Transport
Cellulosic Ethanol
Fast Pyrolysis
Market Segmentation Analysis
Market Analysis by Fuel Type
Geographic Breakdown
Market Analysis by Region
Competitive Intelligence
Industry Structure
Chapter 5 Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Technologies and Global Markets (EGY072F)
Executive Summary
Market Outlook
Scope of Report
Market Summary
Market Overview
BIPV Technology Overview
Value Chain Analysis
Market Dynamics
Market Drivers
Market Challenges
Market Opportunities
Emerging Technologies and Developments
Perovskite Solar Cells
Tandem Solar Cells
Transparent Solar Cells
Market Segmentation Analysis
BIPV Technologies Market by Technology
Geographic Breakdown
BIPV Technologies Market by Region
Competitive Intelligence
Market Share Analysis
Chapter 6 Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Technologies and Global Markets (EGY074C)
Executive Summary
Market Outlook
Scope of Report
Market Summary
Market Overview and Future Scenarios
Value Chain Analysis
Market Dynamics
Market Drivers
Market Restraints
Market Opportunities
Emerging Technologies/Applications
Technological Landscape
Role of Advanced Technologies
Market Segmentation Analysis
Global Energy Retrofits Market, by Retrofit Type
Geographic Breakdown
Global Energy Retrofits Market, by Region
Competitive Intelligence
Market Ranking for Top Players
Chapter 7 Biorefinery Products and Applications: Global Markets (EGY117F)
Executive Summary
Market Outlook
Scope of Report
Market Summary
Market Overview
Overview and Market Definition
Value Chain Analysis
Market Dynamics
Market Drivers
Market Challenges
Market Opportunities
Market Restraints
Emerging Technologies and Developments
Combination of CCUS and BECCS
Enzyme-based CCUS
Cellulosic Ethanol
Ecofining
Market Segmentation Analysis
Market Analysis by Product
Geographic Breakdown
Market Analysis by Region
Competitive Intelligence
Industry Structure
Chapter 8 Grid-Scale Electricity Storage Technologies: Global Markets (EGY142C)
Executive Summary
Market Outlook
Scope of Report
Market Summary
Market Overview
Value Chain Analysis
Market Dynamics
Market Drivers
Market Restraints
Market Opportunities
Market Challenges
Trends in Grid-Scale Electricity Storage Technologies
Virtual Power Plants
Second-Life Batteries for Energy Storage
Hybrid Energy Storage Solutions
Integrating Electricity Storage Technologies with Smart Grids
Market Segmentation Analysis
Market Analysis by Type
Geographic Breakdown
Market Analysis by Region
Competitive Intelligence
Overview
Company Market Share Analysis
Chapter 9 Global White Hydrogen Market (EGY203A)
Executive Summary
Market Outlook
Scope of Report
Market Summary
Market Overview
Market Definition
Value Chain Analysis: White Hydrogen
Market Dynamics
Market Drivers
Market Challenge
Market Opportunity
Market Restraint
Market Segmentation Analysis
Market Analysis by Application
Geographic Breakdown
Market Analysis by Region
Competitive Intelligence
Industry Structure
Chapter 10 Global Floating Offshore Wind Energy Market (EGY205A)
Executive Summary
Market Outlook
Scope of Report
Market Summary
Market Overview
Market Definition
Value Chain Analysis
Market Dynamics
Market Drivers
Market Challenges
Market Restrictions
Market Opportunities
Emerging Technologies
Hybrid Power Generation Sources
Fold-Up/Flat-Pack Floating Platforms
Vacuum-Cast-Coil Dry-Type Transformer
Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine
Market Segmentation Analysis
Market Analysis by Component
Takeaways
Market Analysis by Country
Competitive Intelligence
Industry Structure
Company Share Analysis
Chapter 11 Appendix
Methodology
Analyst’s Credentials

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List of Tables/Graphs

List of Tables
Table 1 : Global Market for CCUS Technologies, by Region, Through 2029
Table 2 : Global Market for CCUS Technologies, Through 2029
Table 3 : Comparison of Membrane Types for Carbon Capture
Table 4 : Global Market for CCUS Technologies, by Technology, Through 2029
Table 5 : Global Market Volume for CCUS Technologies, by Technology, Through 2029
Table 6 : Global Market for Pre-combustion CCUS Technologies, by Region, Through 2029
Table 7 : Global Market for Post-combustion CCUS Technologies, by Region, Through 2029
Table 8 : Global Market for Oxy-fuel Combustion CCUS Technologies, by Region, Through 2029
Table 9 : Global Market for CCUS Technologies, by Region, Through 2029
Table 10 : Global Market for Renewable Energy, by Region, Through 2029
Table 11 : Global Market for Renewable Energy Technologies, Through 2029
Table 12 : Electricity Generation Shares, by Source, 2021ꟷ2023
Table 13 : Global Market for Renewable Energy, by Application, Through 2029
Table 14 : Global Market for Industrial Renewable Energy, by Technology, Through 2029
Table 15 : Global Market for Residential Renewable Energy, by Technology, Through 2029
Table 16 : Global Market for Commercial Renewable Energy, by Technology, Through 2029
Table 17 : Global Market for Renewable Energy, by Region, Through 2029
Table 18 : Global Market for Biofuels, by Region, Through 2030
Table 19 : Production Cost Comparison of Advanced Biofuels
Table 20 : Global Market for Biofuels, by Fuel Type, Through 2030
Table 21 : Analysis of Three Types of Feedstocks for Ethanol Production
Table 22 : Global Market for Ethanol, by Region, Through 2030
Table 23 : Global Market for Biodiesel, by Region, Through 2030
Table 24 : Global Market for Advanced Biofuels, by Region, Through 2030
Table 25 : Global Market for Biofuels, by Region, Through 2030
Table 26 : Global Market for BIPV Technologies, by Technology, Through 2029
Table 27 : Comparative Study of Top Four BIPV Technologies
Table 28 : Global Market for BIPV Technologies, by Technology, Through 2029
Table 29 : Global Market for Crystalline Silicon BIPV, by Region, Through 2029
Table 30 : Global Market for Thin-Film BIPV, by Region, Through 2029
Table 31 : Global Market for Other BIPV, by Region, Through 2029
Table 32 : Global Market for BIPV, by Region, Through 2029
Table 33 : Global Market for Energy Retrofits in Commercial and Public Buildings, by Region, Through 2029
Table 34 : Global Market for Energy Retrofits in Commercial and Public Buildings, by Retrofit Type, Through 2029
Table 35 : Global Market for Quick Wins in Energy Retrofits for Commercial and Public Buildings, by Region, Through 2029
Table 36 : Global Market for Deep Energy Retrofits in Commercial and Public Buildings, by Region, Through 2029
Table 37 : Global Market for Energy Retrofits in Commercial and Public Buildings, by Region, Through 2029
Table 38 : Top Companies’ Ranking in the Global Energy Retrofits for Commercial and Public Buildings Market
Table 39 : Global Market for Biorefinery Products and Applications, by Region, Through 2030
Table 40 : Technology Readiness Level of BECCS Feedstocks, 2023
Table 41 : Global Market for Biorefinery Products and Applications, by Product, Through 2030
Table 42 : Classification of Material-Driven Bioproducts
Table 43 : Global Market for Material-Driven Biorefinery Products, by Region, Through 2030
Table 44 : Global Market for Energy-Driven Biorefinery Products, by Region, Through 2030
Table 45 : Global Market for Biorefinery Products and Applications, by Region, Through 2030
Table 46 : Global Ranking for Biomass Pallet Production Companies, 2024
Table 47 : Global Market for Grid-Scale Electricity Storage Technologies, by Region, Through 2029
Table 48 : Global Market for Grid-Scale Electricity Storage Technologies, by Type, Through 2029
Table 49 : Global Market for Grid-Scale Electricity Storage Technologies for Utility-Scale, by Region, Through 2029
Table 50 : Global Market for Grid-Scale Electricity Storage Technologies for BTM, by Region, Through 2029
Table 51 : Global Market for Grid-Scale Electricity Storage Technologies, by Region, Through 2029
Table 52 : Global Market for White Hydrogen, by Region, Through 2030
Table 53 : Global Market for White Hydrogen, by Application, Through 2030
Table 54 : Global Market for White Hydrogen in the Oil and Gas Sector, by Region, Through 2030
Table 55 : Global Market for White Hydrogen in the Power Generation Industry, by Region, Through 2030
Table 56 : Global Market for White Hydrogen in the Industrial Feedstock Generation, by Region, Through 2030
Table 57 : Global Market for White Hydrogen in the Mobility Sector, by Region, Through 2030
Table 58 : Global Market for White Hydrogen, by Region, Through 2030
Table 59 : Global Market for Floating Offshore Wind Energy, by Country, Through 2030
Table 60 : Global Market for Floating Offshore Wind Energy, by Component, Through 2030
Table 61 : Global Market for Floating Offshore Wind Energy for Tower, by Country, Through 2030
Table 62 : Global Market for Floating Offshore Wind Energy for Floating Platform, by Country, Through 2030
Table 63 : Global Market for Floating Offshore Wind Energy for Blade, by Country, Through 2030
Table 64 : Global Market for Floating Offshore Wind Energy for Other Components, by Country, Through 2030
Table 65 : Global Market for Floating Offshore Wind Energy, by Country, Through 2030