biogaspartner – a joint initiative.

Companies.and.Market.Players.
Deutsches Biomasse-
ForschungsZentrum
(DBFZ)
The German Biomass research Centre (DBFZ) was founded in
2008 by the Federal Ministry of Food, agriculture and Consumer
Protection. It is an interdisciplinary working research
institute dealing with technical, economic and environmental
aspects of the use of biomass for energy, both theoretically and
practically addressed. Currently, DBFZ has a staff of approximately
134 employees.
In addition to feasibility studies, expertise, technology
assess ments, scenario analysis, potential analysis, life cycle
assessments, modelling and simulations, the work focuses on
experimental research and development work in laboratories
as well as in a pilot and demonstration scale. DBFZ conducts
comprehensive projects in the fields of bioenergy production
as well as the utilization of organic waste materials. Particularly
with regard to the supply of biomethane, public and private
funded research projects, surveys, analysis and potential
studies are realised. nationally and internationally, DBFZ
consults energy suppliers, industrial companies as well as
public contractors.
DBFZ Deutsches BiomasseForschungsZentrum
gemeinnützige GmbH
(German Biomass Research Centre)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Scholwin
Torgauer Strasse 116, D-04347 Leipzig, Germany
Tel +49 (0)341 24 34-112
Fax +49 (0)341 24 34-133
info@dbfz.de
www.dbfz.de
52 B I o G a s P a r T n E r – a j o I n T I n I T I a T I v E
German Farmers’
association.
Tasks.and.aims.of.the.German.Farmers’.Association.
The German Farmers’ association (DBv) is the representation
of interests of agriculture and forestry in Germany. Founded
in 1948, the DBv provides farming families with a unified, free
and self-determined professional representation, for the first
time in German history. The DBv is politically and confessionally
independent. More than 90 percent of the roughly 380,000
farms in Germany are members of the DBv on a voluntary basis.
representation of interests for the German farmers means a
broad field – from agricultural and economic policy to property,
legal and tax policy, from environmental and commercial
policy to educational and social policy. one more specific task
of the DBv is also the representation of interests of the people
living in rural areas – the rural regions need to be strengthened
as economic, cultural and recreation areas. Equal conditions of
living in the countryside need to be assured.
With its federal constitution – DBv, federal state and regional
farmers’ associations – the farmers’ association speaks for the
concerns of its members on all political levels. The same applies
for the European level by the membership in the European
farmers’ association CoPa. The DBv, as a competent contact,
informs politicians, media and publicity authentically about
the economical and social situation of the farmers and current
topics of agricultural policy and markets. The DBv as a service
provider offers numerous services and exclusive information
to its members and supports them in the management of their
farms and in dealing with public authorities.
German Farmers’ Association
Udo Hemmerling
Haus der Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft,
Claire-Waldoff-Strasse 7, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel +49 (0)30 319 04-402
Fax +49 (0)30 319 04-196
u.hemmerling@bauernverband.net
www.bauernverband.de