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Research and development in biomass energy abroad is accelerating rapidly. The research and development of biomass energy technologies based on straw has become one of the major focuses around the world, with promising prospects for further development. Global Development in Biomass Power Generation World biomass power generation originated in the 1970s, when, following the global oil crisis, Denmark began to actively develop clean renewable energy sources, giving strong support to the use of biomass such as straw for power generation. Denmark, whose land area is only one-fourth that of Shandong Province in China, has built 15 large-scale biomass direct combustion power plants. These plants consume around 1.5 million tons of agricultural and forestry waste per year, supplying 5% of Denmark’s total electricity needs. Currently, the United States has over 350 biomass power plants, mainly located in pulp and paper processing facilities as well as other forestry product processing plants; most of these facilities are situated in suburban areas, and they provide around 66,000 jobs. The agricultural and forestry biomass power generation industry continues to experience steady growth, primarily in developed countries; however, developing countries such as India, Brazil, and Southeast Asia are also actively researching and developing technologies or introducing them to build agricultural and forestry biomass power generation projects. The technology is mature. Overseas biomass power generation technology, coupled with the attention given to it by various countries, has gradually become mature. Currently, straw power generation technology has spread around the world; the straw combustion generator sets developed by the Danish company BWE have been in operation in countries such as Denmark, Spain, Sweden, and France for many years. This technology features a large unit capacity and high thermal efficiency. The United States has developed a technology for producing alcohol from cellulose waste, and has established a 1,000-kilowatt rice husk power generation demonstration plant that produces 2,500 tons of alcohol per year. Brazil is the most prominent country in the development and use of ethanol fuel; it has implemented the largest ethanol development program in the world, and today ethanol fuel accounts for over 50% of the country’s automotive fuel consumption. At present, biomass energy technologies and devices abroad have mostly reached the stage of commercial application, enabling large-scale industrial operation. There are many incentive policies; price incentives. Establish reasonable feed-in tariffs for renewable energy based on the technical characteristics of various renewable energy sources. Sweden introduced a fixed electricity price system in 1997, providing biomass power generation with a subsidy of 0.9 cents per kilowatt-hour on top of the market price. The feed-in tariff for biomass power plants in Italy is 17.25 cents per kilowatt-hour. Financial subsidies. Since 1981, Denmark has implemented a program that provides biogas production companies with an annual investment subsidy of 4 million euros; this program results in the current feed-in tariff for biogas-generated electricity in Denmark being 8 cents per kilowatt-hour. Tax and fee reductions. All EU countries exempt biomass power generation from all types of energy taxes. Sweden primarily promotes the development and use of biomass energy through tax policies, that is, it exempts biomass energy development projects from all types of energy taxes. The current U.S. renewable energy production tax provides a tax credit of 1.8 cents per kilowatt-hour for biomass power generation.