European Bio-Energy Projects
European Bio-Energy Projects
European Bio-Energy Projects
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Registration Number for SEASON.<br />
BIO-SME-TC<br />
Objectives<br />
The main objective of the project was the<br />
promotion and business-development<br />
of EU manufacturers of biomasscombustion<br />
equipment in third world<br />
countries. This initiative aimed to assist<br />
<strong>European</strong> manufacturers penetrate<br />
the international market, introduce their<br />
technologies to potential investors, reduce<br />
the market-access and administrative<br />
barriers and allow companies to assume<br />
a leading role. The objectives were<br />
accomplished by<br />
• supporting participation of <strong>European</strong><br />
biomass SMEs in international<br />
high-grade marketing and technology<br />
business exhibitions,<br />
• accompanying co-ordinated promotional<br />
actions, which included a dedicated<br />
website, a database with biomass<br />
technology manufacturers, workshops,<br />
brochures, and a market-guide for EU<br />
<strong>Bio</strong>mass Technologies and Manufacturers<br />
in both CDs and hard copies.<br />
Promotion of EU biomass<br />
technology in third countries<br />
Challenges<br />
Today, forestry and agricultural residues, including<br />
rice husks, cotton ginning, straw and wood<br />
waste, appear as the most economical renewable<br />
energy recourses for heat and electricity<br />
production, substituting expensive oil products<br />
and natural gas. Very positive results are<br />
experienced in many application areas in agroindustry<br />
(for example, the fruit and vegetable<br />
industry, drying of agriculture products etc.),<br />
district heating of rural areas, combined heat and<br />
power production etc.<br />
Within the <strong>European</strong> Union, major efforts have<br />
been initiated for increasing the use of agricultural<br />
and forestry residues driven by various strategic<br />
energy, environmental, rural and regional<br />
development needs.<br />
The main objective of the project was the<br />
promotion of EU agro-industry residues<br />
combustion technologies, developed by <strong>European</strong><br />
SME manufacturers, in third world countries<br />
with high biomass potential. Specifically<br />
the scope of the project was the promotion<br />
of innovative combustion technologies for<br />
the energy production from cotton, rice and<br />
wheat residues.<br />
198<br />
These agricultural residues present operational<br />
problems due to the high concentration of inert<br />
and ash in the feedstock, which causes serious<br />
maintenance problems and long downtime<br />
periods. Few EU SME boiler manufacturers have<br />
developed specific technologies to overcome<br />
these problems. There are state-of-the-art<br />
systems that have been developed in the EU but<br />
the main markets for these are outside the EU<br />
in countries with an abundance of agricultural and<br />
forestry waste.<br />
Project structure<br />
The consortium consisted of a group of companies<br />
and biomass associations, each of which had<br />
significant experience in the biomass sector.