CONSORTIUM CONTACT DETAILS WORKPLAN BIOAZUL S.L BIO … · Mr. Aleksas Jakštas ([email protected]) Slovak Biomass Association, SK-BIOM (Slovakia) Prof. Jozef Viglasky...

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Contract Nº: IEE/09/890/SI2.558326Starting date: 1st September, 2010Duration: 24 months

WORKPLAN

PROJECT CO-FUNDED BY THE INTELLIGENT ENERGY – EUROPE (IEE) PROGRAMMEThere are many untapped opportunities to save energy and encourage the use of RES in Europe, but market conditions do not always help. The IEE Programme is the EU’s tool for funding action to improve these conditions and move us towards a more sustainable, intelligent and efficient Europe in terms of energy production, consumption and reutilisation.

WP1: Project Management

CONSORTIUM CONTACT DETAILS

BIOAZUL S.L., BIOAZUL (Spain) www.bioazul.comProject General Coordinator, Ms. Pilar Zapata Aranda ([email protected])

TTZ– Bremerhaven, TTZ (Germany) www.ttz-bremerhaven.deMr. Malte Trumpa ([email protected])

Czech Biomass Association, CZ-BIOM (Czech Republic)www.biom.czMr. Petr Tluka ([email protected])

University “Politehnica” from Timisoara, UPT (Romania) www.mec.utt.ro/~DEP4Prof. Ioana Ionel ([email protected])

The Polish Association of Research and Applied Agriculture Specialists, SITR (Poland) www.sitr.pl // EKSPERT-SITR Sp. z o.o. – www.ekspert-sitr.pl Ms. Teresa Janik ([email protected])

Lithuanian Biomass Energy Association, LITBIOMA (Lithuania) www.biokuras.ltMr. Aleksas Jakštas ([email protected])

Slovak Biomass Association, SK-BIOM (Slovakia) www.skbiom.sk Prof. Jozef Viglasky ([email protected])

Lithuanian District Heating Association, LDHA (Lithuania) www.lsta.ltMr. Nerijus Jasinkas ([email protected])

EXPECTED IMPACTS

To increase the share of RES-energy from biomass, what will contribute to reach the EU target regarding RES use in the upcoming years.To increase the number of farmers growing SRCs.To connect local actors through the internet-based platform and personal contact in the training events.To improve the support schemes and legal frameworks affecting the biomass growing and harvesting sector, as well as those regulating the use of RES, enabling a wider implementation.To stabilise the market through the proposal of new support schemes and policies specifically designed for the biomass sector.To increase and diversify the farmers’ sources of income.To create biomass energy clusters throughout EU.

BIO-HEATPromotion of Short Rotation Coppice for District Heating Systems in Eastern Europe

WP3: Setting up new regional SRC to DH

chains

WP5: IEE Dissemination Activities

WP2: Assessment of RE systems for district heating currently used in Eastern Europe.

Limitations and barriers for their utilisation

WP4: Communication and Dissemination

Programme

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TARGET GROUPS

The target groups for training and dissemination activities are stakeholders of the whole SRC

and DH systems, as well as external experts like community authorities, politicians and young students focused on RES.

The key actors regarding production policy and R&D sectors are biomass producers (farmers and forestry), biomass suppliers, consultants and the consequent logistic, handling and processing chain, owners and facilitators of DH plants, researchers and regional authorities related to energy and environmental issues. The Industrial Association Groups (IAGs) taking part in the consortium are strongly linked to these target groups, what will ensure their involvement in the project training and dissemination programmes.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Alternative sources of energy with potential enough for substituting fossil fuels are urgently

required. Amongst all existent Renewable Energy Sources (RES), bioenergy is considered as the most promising source of sustainable and secure energy in Europe. Its availability is not a problem as in the fossil fuels case, and it is flexible enough to be applied to a wide range of services, being heating and cooling some of its most important applications.

As heating systems are the most energy consuming in Eastern European countries, the utilisation of biomass as combustible instead of fossil fuels would mean an important reduction in the emissions of these countries, which could significantly contribute to fulfil the EU targets. However, biomass-based RES are not currently being used as much as it would be desirable. Despite its potential, the lack of knowledge and know-how about its possibilities amongst other important barriers are hindering its use.

Thus, the BIO-HEAT project (IEE/09/890/SI2.558326), co-funded by the European Commission within its Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) Programme, aims to promote the use of biomass from Short Rotation Coppice (SRCs) as a source of energy for District Heating (DH) systems in Eastern European countries (concretely Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania), showing potential future end users (DH professionals, established municipal energy suppliers and land owners) and stakeholders (local authorities or policy makers) the advantages of using biomass from SRCs as a source of energy and its applicability on DH systems.

SPECIFIC BIO-HEAT OBJECTIVES

The overall objective of the BIO-HEAT project is providing a reliable solution for substituting

the fossil fuels used as energy sources for DH systems by sustainable and harmless alternatives through promotion and dissemination, aiming to set up new regional SRC to DH chains.

Specific objectives:

To widespread the existing knowledge, experience and know-how regarding the potential of SRCs as a high efficient, low-cost and sustainable source of energy for DH, reaching target groups like farmers, landowners, DH operators, power plant engineers, municipal energy suppliers, decision makers, national support scheme managers and other related stakeholders in Eastern Europe.

To connect all relevant stakeholders through a web based platform to ensure a long-term information flow and to establish SRC clusters aiming to initiate local initiatives regarding the use of SRCs.

To implement a comprehensive training and dissemination strategy focused on best practices “diffusion and relevant stakeholders” networking, transferring them practical oriented information from previous related projects.

To identify and tackle technical and non-technical barriers hindering SRCs’ use as an alternative energy source.

To establish further dissemination activities and promotion plans during and after the project timeframe in order to maintain and strengthen the information channels created within and outside the project.

To open up new markets for RES and to guarantee continuous RE supply.

Powerplantengineering

Land -owner

IndustrialAssociations

Groups

Sales-organisation

Powerplantfinancing

SRC-Planner &Consultant

Powerplantconstruction

Harvest-management

Plant-material-provision

Municipalenergysupplier

Politics &Lobby R & D

Regionalauthorities

SRC-Network