Biomass Energy

What Biomass Energy does

Biomass Energy Corporation (BME) is a privately held Japanese engineering company founded in December 2006 in Nagasaki, Japan, that develops and commercializes biomass gasification and liquid fuel synthesis technology. The company serves industrial manufacturers, energy companies, aviation players, and agricultural operators that generate biomass waste streams (wood waste, agricultural residues, construction waste) and seek to convert them into heat, power, liquid fuels, or hydrogen while reducing fossil fuel dependence and disposal costs.

BME's product portfolio consists of three integrated core offerings built around its proprietary externally heated steam reforming gasification technology using a stationary spouted bed reactor developed by Chairman Sakai over 15+ years of R&D. The B-Series Biomass Boiler is a patented combustion system capable of burning high-ash biomass (branches, leaves, bark, construction waste) at 1,200°C with continuous automated ash and clinker discharge. The G-Series Biomass Gasification System converts diverse biomass feedstocks into high-calorie, high-hydrogen synthesis gas suitable for FT synthesis, gas engine power generation, or direct combustion. The Liquid Synthetic Fuel Utilization offering completes the value chain by enabling conversion of biomass gas into methanol, bioethanol, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), and hydrogen via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The technology is supported by an in-house R&D center in Isahaya, a liquid fuel development center in Nagasaki, a sales office in Tokyo, and a wholly-owned Singapore subsidiary (Asia Biomass Pte. Ltd., established 2013) serving as the Southeast Asian hub.

The company's revenue model is a mix of one-time equipment and plant sales (B-Series and G-Series systems), licensing of proprietary gasification and FT synthesis technology, equity participation in heat supply, biomass power generation, and liquid fuel synthesis businesses (including SAF), and contracted feasibility study and consulting services. GTM is enterprise field sales targeting industrial customers through website-driven enquiry and consultation; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is tailored to the customer's biomass feedstock and energy output requirements. Capital stands at 1.52 billion yen as of August 31, 2025, with the company privately held and no disclosed institutional investors.

Name

Biomass Energy

Legal name

Biomass Energy Corporation

Website

https://bme.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Biomass Energy Corporation is a privately held Japanese engineering company that develops proprietary biomass gasification and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology to convert diverse waste biomass into heat, electricity, methanol, bioethanol, SAF, and hydrogen for industrial manufacturers, energy companies, and aviation customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomass Energy Systems & Equipment

NAICS

Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (33241), Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117), Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing (325193)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Biomass Combustion & Boiler Island Technology (Grates, Fluidized Bed, Burners) (EUAAAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Biomass Boilers & Steam Systems (Process Heat) (EUAAAGAC), Biomass CHP & Cogeneration Plants (Industrial & Utility) (EUAAAGAA), Biomass Plant EPC & Integration (Design/Build, Balance of Plant) (EUAAAGAH), Forestry & Wood Waste Biomass Power (Sawmill Residues, Black Liquor) (EUACAIAG)

Keywords

• Biomass gasification systems
• Biomass boiler equipment
• Sustainable aviation fuel
• Biomass-to-liquid fuels
• Renewable energy technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagasaki

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Biomass Equipment and Plant Sales: Manufacture and sale of various biomass combustion furnaces (B-Series boilers) and biomass gasification equipment (G-Series systems). Includes delivery and installation of complete biomass energy systems.
2. Technology Licensing: The company licenses its proprietary biomass gasification and liquid fuel conversion technologies. Receives implementation rights for related third-party patents along with intellectual property rights, and also files its own patents.
3. Heat Supply Business Participation: Participation in heat supply businesses utilizing biomass combustion systems to provide thermal energy to industrial customers.
4. Liquid Fuel Synthesis Business Participation: Participation in liquid fuel synthesis businesses, including methanol, ethanol, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production.
5. Biomass Power Generation Business Participation: Participation in biomass power generation businesses using gas engine power generation systems.
6. Consulting and FS Survey Services: Contracted feasibility survey and testing services related to various types of biomass utilization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Biomass Energy Corporation develops, manufactures and commercializes proprietary biomass gasification and combustion equipment, notably the B-Series Biomass Boiler for high-ash biomass combustion at 1200°C and the G-Series Biomass Gasification System for converting diverse biomass into high-hydrogen synthesis gas. The company also delivers integrated Liquid Synthetic Fuel Utilization technology via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to produce methanol, ethanol, hydrogen, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), and offers related feasibility studies, consulting, and technology licensing.

Product overview

Biomass Energy offers a portfolio of three core products centered on biomass gasification and conversion technology. The B-Series Biomass Boiler provides high-temperature combustion (1200°C) for heat supply using various biomass feedstocks. The G-Series Biomass Gasification System converts diverse biomass into high-hydrogen syngas for power generation, gas fuels, or liquid fuel synthesis. The Liquid Synthetic Fuel Utilization technology completes the value chain by converting biomass gas into methanol, ethanol, SAF, and hydrogen via FT synthesis. These products work together to enable customers to convert waste biomass into various forms of renewable energy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• B-Series (Biomass Boiler): Innovative biomass boiler capable of using all types of wood, herbaceous plants, and biomass with high ash content that cannot be used in conventional biomass boilers.
• G-Series (Biomass Gasification System)

Products and services

• Biomass Boiler (B-Series)

Quantifiable outcome

• Max Verstappen won 2021 Drivers' World Championship using BME bio-fuel at Abu Dhabi GP
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Honda Motor Company / Honda R&DflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Joint development project for next-generation fuels awarded by Honda R&D in 2019. BME supplied bio-ethanol and bio-methanol synthesized at their Technology Development Center in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture for use in Red Bull Honda F1 racing cars during 2021 Formula One World Championship. Honda's research purpose is promotion of e-fuel as renewable main component of F1 fuel. Max Verstappen won 2021 Drivers' Championship using this fuel.
• Rendertec Marketing Pte. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Joint venture partner where biomass gasification pilot plant was installed in March 2016 at Rendertec factory. Biomass gas produced by the gasification plant is used as heat source during mortar production. Rendertec is part of BME's Southeast Asia commercial operations network.
• Shimizu CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Joint project with major general contractor to develop 30kW small-scale power generation and methanol synthesis facility using recycled paper as raw material under NEDO entrustment project.
• Asia Biomass Pte. Ltd.flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSingapore-based subsidiary established in 2013 as Southeast Asian hub for biomass operations. Serves as regional headquarters for accessing diverse biomass resources in Southeast Asia. Through this subsidiary, BME provides solutions to environmental problems by producing energy from various biomass resources in the region.
• Toyota Motor CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as business partner with potential for next-generation fuel development collaboration.
• Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBusiness partner for research and consulting services.
• Tokyo Institute of TechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for technology research and development in biomass energy.
• Nagasaki University of Science and TechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal academic partnership for technology development. Chairman Masayasu Sakai is Professor Emeritus at this university.
• Universiti Teknologi PETRONASminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic partnership for biomass technology research.
• NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment-backed joint research project for 30kW biomass gasification power generation and methanol synthesis using recycled paper as raw material.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sunfire: German cleantech company developing biomass and water electrolysis pathways to e-fuels, including synthetic diesel, kerosene, and SAF via FT synthesis. Closest direct technical analog to BME's G-Series + liquid synthesis stack, focused on industrial-scale e-fuel production in Europe.
• Enerkem: Canadian company commercializing thermochemical conversion of municipal solid waste and biomass into methanol, ethanol, and other chemicals. Highly comparable gasification-to-liquid-fuels technology stack, though Enerkem's primary feedstock is waste rather than dedicated biomass.
• KPA Unicon: Finnish company specializing in biomass and waste-fuel boiler plants for district heating, industrial steam, and CHP. Direct peer in industrial-scale biomass combustion equipment, with similar customer focus on CHP and process heat customers.

Regional players

• IHI Corporation: Japan-based heavy industrial manufacturer with power boiler, gas turbine, and biomass energy systems. Comparable as a Japanese-domestic industrial energy equipment supplier, with a broader portfolio that includes aerospace and infrastructure.
• Miura Co., Ltd. Japan-based manufacturer of industrial boilers, including biomass and waste-fuel variants, with deep Japanese commercial and industrial customer relationships. Compares to BME as a domestic peer in industrial boiler deployment, with focus on smaller-scale commercial rather than large utility customers.
• Sumitomo Heavy Industries: Japan-based industrial machinery conglomerate with industrial boilers, power generation, and energy systems. Shares BME's domestic Japanese customer base in industrial energy, but operates at much larger scale and broader scope.

Broad incumbents

• Valmet: Finnish global leader in pulp, paper, and energy technologies with a large biomass boiler and gasification product line serving utilities and industrial customers. Directly comparable product overlap with BME's B-Series combustion technology, but at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• ANDRITZ: Austrian engineering group with extensive biomass boiler, power boiler, and gasification offerings for industrial and utility customers. Comparable combustion technology and customer base, though ANDRITZ's portfolio extends to pulp, paper, and hydromechanical equipment far beyond biomass.

Emerging players

• Velocys: UK/US developer of Fischer-Tropsch microchannel reactors for converting biomass and waste gases into SAF and renewable diesel. Comparable FT-synthesis approach for SAF, but focused on the reactor/catalyst step downstream of gasification rather than the upstream gasifier.

Others

• Topsoe: Danish catalysis and process technology company supplying FT catalysts (e.g., for e-fuels and SAF) and gasification process licensing. Comparable as an enabling technology provider for the BTL/SAF value chain that BME participates in.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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