Countries included into project

The main renewable energy source used for heating in the EU is biomass in its various forms. The proposed project REGBIE+ will:

• Support the targets of the EU Biomass Action Plan
• Remove technical and non-technical market barriers
• Stimulate regional market development
• Raise attention and build proper tools for an effective diffusion of the knowledge on biomass heating
• Give the possibility to replicate the positive acquired experiences
• Contribute to a quick and strong growth of the European biomass heating market

REGBIE+ strengthens the regional level and clearly focuses the uptake of biomass heating technologies on:

• small scaled heating plants fired by pellets
• heating plants from 150kW up fired by wood-chips, sawing by-products
• biomass-based CHP

Related to the technology approach and the WP’s the activities are addressed: policy, investors and key market actors on the regional level; installing business and fuel suppliers; general public, private households, schools.

Description of project activities:

• Research of success factors on regional biomass implementation projects
• Compilation of successful financing schemes of biomass project development
• Development of Regional action plans for the use of biomass heating
• Implementation of a European school competition and award
• Implementation of a European Pellet Day 2007 and 2008
• Quality and security of supply – market guide
• Compilation of a European campaign material pool
• Implementation of trainings for installers; biomass producers, wholesalers and distributors
• Initial consultation packages towards potential investors
• Implementation of a project website
• Dissemination of European biomass success stories
• Organisation of one European REGBIE+ conference
• Promotion of REGBIE+ at major European events

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