Biomass

B-Resilient: Building the biomass resilience of food producing and processing SMEs through green and digitalised value chains - Eurocluster Project. B-Resilient Project set an ambitious package of support actions to empower food processing SMEs to become more resilient by means of an optimum use of...

The bioresource department of Guyane Development Innovation (GDI) promotes economic development in French Guyana through its focus on biodiversity. It targets several sectors: agriculture and food, aquaculture and seafood products, wood and biomass, and biofuels. Its mains goals are to promote the...

The MethaN-Action project is a regional support programme which helps farms in their methanisation projects in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in partnership with Ademe, the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the regional Cuma federation and the technology centre, APESA. The idea is to centralise...

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Bourgogne Franche-Comté offers companies a regional energy management support programme, with the support of Ademe and the Bourgogne Franche-Comté Region. The objective of the SEE programme, Energy Efficiency in Enterprises, is to help companies implement...

The PIA (Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir) is an industrial policy tool that acts as a catalyst for green growth. It finances innovative projects of all sizes to bring out or develop the industrial sectors of tomorrow. The programme covers a wide range of thematic areas: renewable energy (marine...

This tool provides farmers clear and reliable information on renewable energy systems (RES). Answering simple online questions, farmers can plot their energy and heat needs to calculate an optimal RES mix, and which installations and devices are likely to work best given the conditions on their site...

Biogas calculator is a tool used to estimate the volume of biogas production, production of electricity and heat, project implementation costs, as well as the payback period of incurred investment costs. The analysis consists of four stages in which it is possible to insert the input data and the...

Next step, CO2 neutral... Sustainable and energy-efficient bakery radically cuts CO2 emissions Its energy strategy reduces energy consumption by half Ihr Bäcker Schüren is a German bakery almost completely sustainable and energy efficient. The company's strategy is based on three energy-relevant...

Sweet taste of success Sugar factory optimises its whole energy management systems Measures identified and implemented result in € 272 000 in annual savings Illintsi Sugar Factory produces 10 800 tonnes of sugar every year in what is considered an energy-demanding sector; it requires about 50 000...

Biomass heating systems can be used for space heating in buildings, hot water and production, or any combination of these. The most relevant source of biomass heat for the accommodation sector is wood, and the most efficient conversion pathway is through direct combustion, which can mean burning...

Full marks for energy Hotel's clear focus on resource efficiency and the environment paves way for great results 100 % of its power is generated by renewable energy sources Owners of the Hotel Rural Vale do Rio in rural Portugal had a vision to design, build and run a sustainable welcoming hotel...

Fruit-processing industries are concentrated mainly in southern Europe, and most of them are family businesses or SMEs. They generate vast amounts of fruit residues. Citrus processing, in particular, generates mountains of orange peel which make up some 45-65 % of the original citrus fruit weight...