
Support for businesses and local authorities in North West Europe
Bioenergy Support Centres (BSC) have been created as part of the BioenNW project to support companies, organisations and local authorities to deliver local bioenergy more efficiently and cost-effectively. Five BSCs have been created to date and they are located in the regions of:
The BSCs provide expertise and advice to help you to realise the economic and environmental benefits available from turning waste into bioenergy.
Each Bioenergy Support Centre provides:
- State-of-the-art bioenergy demonstration plants
- Feedstock testing facilities
- Scientific demonstration facilities
- Bioenergy decision support tools
- Comprehensive bioenergy document library
- Training, workshops and educational materials
- International network of contacts and experience for bioenergy supply chain
- Support to industry orientated projects and commercial partnership
- Links to other bioenergy associations and EU funded projects
When preparing your bioenergy business case, there are a number of factors that must be taken into consideration. These include:
- The efficient use of the heat and electrical energy generated
- The supply of feedstock (waste) in sufficient quantities
- The logistics of getting the waste from the supply point(s) to the bioenergy production plant.
In turn, these factors need to be compared to the cost of disposing of the waste source by traditional means, such as a landfill site, and its associated environmental impact. In some cases, the primary reason for using bioenergy may be to process contaminated waste and reduce the amount of plastics etc that need to be sent to landfill sites, with the energy produced being a side benefit. Your local BSC will also provide information about the regulatory framework concerning contaminated waste, waste policy and be able to answer any other questions you may have.
Unsure which organisation to approach?
Contact the BioenNW Lead Partner:
European Bioenergy Research Institute, Aston University
Name: | Joanna Fletcher |
E-mail: | j.fletcher@aston.ac.uk |
Website: | www.ebri.org.uk |
Telephone: | +44 (0) 121 204 4303 |
Address: | EBRI, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7ET, UK |
Aston University (European Bioenergy Research Institute)
Contact: | Joanna Fletcher |
E-mail: | bioenergy@aston.ac.uk |
Website: | www.aston.ac.uk/ebri |
Telephone: | +44 (0)121 204 4303 |
Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven
Contact: | Barbara Marcus |
E-mail: | B.Marcus@sre.nl |
Website: | www.sre.nl |
Telephone: | 0031 402594458 |
IZES gGmbH
Contact: | Michael Porzig & Bernhard Wern |
E-mail: | porzig@izes.de / wern@izes.de |
Website: | www.izes.de |
Telephone: | +49 681 9762-170 |
Fondation Européenne pour des Territoires Durables – Fondaterra
Contact: | Diego Courtois |
E-mail: | diego.courtois@fondaterra.com |
Website: | www.fondaterra.com |
Telephone: | +33 1 39 25 36 40 |
Cluster TWEED
Contact: | Olivier Ulrici |
E-mail: | oulrici@clustertweed.be |
Website: | www.clustertweed.be |
Telephone: | +32 4 242 47 60 |