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WG1 - Biomass Availability and Supply

Biomass Supply Challenges: How to meet biomass demand by 2020? was a half-day workshop held at the Beurs-World Trade Centre, Rotterdam on 15 March 2012. The workshop was jointly organised by Working Group 1 of the European Biofuels Technology Platform and the Renewable Heating and Cooling European Technology Platform, in co-operation with World Biofuels Markets 2012.

Demand for sustainable biomass is forecast to increase greatly over the next decade for biofuels producers (road, air and marine), biorefineries, utilities and bioenergy producers. This workshop brought together speakers from various sectors across Europe to discuss the challenge of providing reliable volumes of biomass at competitive cost, while meeting sustainability criteria.

Presentations from the workshop are now available. Thanks to all the speakers for their valuable inights into biomass supply and demand issues.

About WG1 (Biomass)

WG1 addresses the availability of biomass resources for the production of sustainable advanced biofuels in Europe, covering Availability assessments and Sustainable biomass resources:

• Agricultural residues
  
• Forest biomass
• Energy crops
  
• Biowaste streams
• Algae

In 2012 WG1 aims to intensify cooperation with the Renewable Heating and Cooling Platform to align with cross cutting issues. A combined workshop on biomass feedstock issues is envisaged for early 2012.

WG1 also contributes to consulations on availability and sustainability of bioenergy feedstocks, as well as proposals for a European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative and revision of the EBTP SRA/SDD.

In October 2009, the EBTP initiated an Algae Task Force to address recent R&D&D activities and reports relating to algal biofuels.

View membership of WG1.

View membership of Algae Task Force (ATF)