We are delighted to launch our new brochure which presents our contribution to climate efforts, environment & biodiversity, innovation, and the EU economy.

We are active on many fronts:

• We are CLIMATE champions: We help fight against climate change, we do it well, we do it sustainably.
• We are SUSTAINABILITY champions: Using biomass for energy is helping ensure that European forests keep growing and promotes a circular economy.
• We are INNOVATION champions: Our industry is in the driving seat to not only decarbonise our heat demand but also to improve air quality with ultra-low emission equipment, substituting fossil fuels/installations and old wood/fossil installations with modern biomass heating.
• We are champions of the European ECONOMY: Bioenergy is a domestic European industry, supporting local economies and a key sector for Europe to achieve energy sustainability and independence.

Bioenergy has great potential in Europe and can become the #1 fuel to decarbonise a significant part of our remaining heat, electricity, and transport demand by 2050.

Download the full brochure below.

About the Task Force

Our Task Forces are ad hoc operational hubs for Bioenergy Europe’s members. Due to their nature, the meetings of the Task Forces will take an interactive approach, assessing ongoing policy issues and developing concrete strategies to address them.

The Task Force National Advocacy was established in September 2021 to provide regular updates for national associations on relevant EU policies. The Task Force further aims to enhance cooperation between EU and national levels for a proactive advocacy in the framework of the Fit for 55 package.

Key topics

• Updates on latest EU policy
• Sharing of best practices
• Toolbox for advocacy and communication strategies

About the Working Group

The Carbon Dioxide Removal Working Group was initially established in 2022 as a Task Force, in advance of forthcoming EU legislation in this field to facilitate cooperation on carbon dioxide removal solutions. Through the Working Group, Bioenergy Europe establishes an interactive forum to explore policy options for the creation of negative emission certificates and incentives within EU energy and climate policies and to foster the dissemination of knowledge and research on negative emission technologies.

Key topics

• Technology-based carbon dioxide removals such as BECCS and BIOCHAR
• Legal framework for the certification of carbon dioxide removals
• Standards
• R&I

About the Working Group

In the last few years, the bioenergy sector has been witnessing a significant increase in the demand and consumption of woody biomass, coupled with interesting changes in the market dynamics (e.g. size of end-users, new supply areas, increased trading). These changes require a dedicated space for the wood industry actors to meet and discuss. Bioenergy Europe Working Group Wood Supply is the space where our Members and the Secretariat can actively exchange data, market trends and news in legislation.

Key topics

• New sourcing areas, challenges and opportunities
• How to comply with EU RED II & the SURE Certification
• Wood quality: suppliers and end-users meeting halfway

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 topics include:

• Greening domestic heating
• Technology and market updates
• Air quality
• Energy efficiency and energy labelling

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 include building regulations, air emissions and stoves & boilers certifications. This WG is open to all Bioenergy Europe’s members willing to understand and exchange on domestic heating related policies.

Key topics

• Greening domestic heating
• Technology and market updates
• Air quality
• Energy efficiency and energy labelling

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 of bioenergy in industrial sector
• Competitiveness of bioenergy (manufacturing and generation)