About the Working Group This Working Group offers all pellet stakeholders a platform to meet and discuss common issues and concerns regarding the development of the EU pellet market, as well as identify and propose actions to overcome current barriers. Discussions will focus on providing market updates on most recent but also future sector trends, as well as showing Bioenergy Europe's response to current reputation issues. The...
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About the Working Group The Working Group Domestic Heating was created in 2012 in order to promote biomass in the domestic heating sector. In the framework of the EU’s long-term decarbonisation strategy, tackling the heating and cooling (H&C) sector is getting more and more attention. Biomass can offer a wide range of sustainable solutions, including in the residential sector. The key topics discussed by the WG...
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About the Working Group Created in 2012, following the Commission’s proposal on the Energy Taxation Directive (2003/96/EC) revision, this working group provides the platform that enables our members to thrive within a supportive business environment. Providing formulating and disseminating topics on Bioenergy Europe’s common positions on EU competitiveness related legislation. Key topics Carbon pricing Revision of Energy Taxation Directive State Aid Guidelines for Energy and Environment Role...
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BackgroundBuildings are responsible for 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO₂ emissions in the EU. When looking at the age of the heating stock in buildings, one out of every four systems having been installed before 1992. It is vital that we modernise the existing building and heating stock, making it energy efficient and renewable. This is not only important for keeping temperature levels...
Read MoreBackgroundThe bioeconomy englobes the production of renewable biological resources and the conversion of these resources and waste streams into bio-based products and bioenergy.In 2012, the Commission published the first bio-economy strategy with five main objectives: ensuring food security, managing natural resource sustainably, reducing dependence on non-renewable resources, mitigating and adapting to climate change, creating jobs and maintaining EU competitiveness. An updated bioeconomy strategy has been...
Read MoreBackground In the framework of the Clean Air Programme (2013), the European Commission has established a series of measures to improve EU’s air quality. Some measures should be taken at national level (NEC Directive) and some measures are taken at EU level (limitation of emissions through the ecodesign regulations, Medium Combustion Plants Directive and Industrial Emissions Directive). The role of bioenergy At national level, the new National Emissions Ceilings...
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BackgroundForestry is a national competence even though EU environmental, agricultural and energy policies do concern forestry.In 2013, the EU institutions adopted the EU Timber Regulation which prohibits illegally harvested timber, and products derived from such timber, from entering the EU market. In order to harmonise with legislation that governs timber from outside the EU, the EU is in the process of adopting the EU Deforestation...
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The Working Group Agro-biomass was established in March 2017 to promote specific types of biomass feedstocks such as solid vegetal residue streams from agriculture and dedicated perennial lignocellulosic crops. Both result in abundant feedstock sources that are – to this day – largely underutilised. The Working Group aims to support the development of this sector and bring together stakeholders of the industry to discuss the...
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Represents the interests of the wood pellet sector to ensure its sustainable developement.
The world-leading, transparent and independent certification scheme for wood pellets.
enSURE Compliance with RED II Sustainability Requirements for the Production of Electricity, Heating and Cooling from Biomass.