KEY FINDINGS i LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Different Measures of Cost and Data Limitations 1.2 Levelized Cost of Electricity Generation 2. BIOMASS POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES 2.1 Biomass Combustion Technologies 2.2 Anaerobic Digestion 2.3 Biomass Gasification Technologies 3. FEEDSTOCK 4. GLOBAL BIOMASS POWER MARKET TRENDS 4.1. Current Installed Capacity and Generation 4.2 Future Projections of Biomass Power Generation Growth 4.3 Feedstock Market 5. CURRENT COSTS OF BIOMASS POWER 5.1 Feedstock Prices 5.2 Biomass Power Generation Technology Costs 5.3 Operation and Maintenance Expenditure (OPEX) 5.4 Cost Reduction Potentials for Biomass-fired Electricity Generation 6. LEVELISED COST OF ELECTRICITY FROM BIOMASS 6.1 The LCOE of Biomass-fired Power Generation