Is biomass a viable and future-oriented resource? How can we make it environmentally, socially and economically sustainable? The Promobiomasse transnational cooperation project is focussed on proximity, on biomass that is generated and consumed at a local level. This was all explained today at Expobiomasa in a talk given by Ana Áriz, an engineer at Lursarea Nasuvinsa, a partner in the project.
At this trade fair held in Valladolid, Ana, a Forest Engineer, reported on the Integrated Model for the Sustainable Management of the Forest Biomass Market in a short-circuit, within the SUDOE territory. The proposal contains 67 measures directed at promoting and coordinating the different links and agents in the value chain for the forest sector, and biomass in particular, in order to obtain the maximum benefit from this resource in each territory and its use in renewable energy projects at a local level. In the opinion of the experts taking part in the project, the boosting of the local biomass market would bring numerous advantages, given that biomass in a short circuit minimises the risk of fires, generates employment in rural areas, promotes the energy transition and offers sustainable development opportunities.
Promobiomasse partners include the Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC); the public society of the Navarra Government – Navarra de Suelo y Vivienda, SA (NASUVINSA); the Agencia Extremeña de la Energía (AGENEX); the Agência Regional de Energia e Ambiente do Interior (ENERAREA), of Región Norte Portugal; the Communauté de Communes du Plateau de Lannemezan (CCPL), of the French department Hautes-Pyrénées; and the Association des Communes Forestières des Pyrénées Atlantiques (COFOR64) of the Pyrénées Atlantiques, as well as 19 associated entities. The total budget for the project amounts to EUR 1.4 million, of which the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is providing 1 million.
Expobiomasa
Expobiomasa, which is one of the most important fairs in the sector, is held from the 24th to 26th September at the Feria de Valladolid exhibition centre. This twelfth edition has 540 exhibitors coming from 30 countries. All the latest developments in the sector are on show at the Fair, which is on a 28,000 metre site. The key objective of the exhibition is to promote biomass as an energy source, in the domestic and industrial areas alike, as well as to drive the commercial activity in the sector.
