Supporting the access of CEE stakeholders to cross-border and trans-national networks – Mazovia, Poland

Please note that this event will be organised as an online meeting.

Within POWER4BIO, the further development of existing networks is supported with the inclusion of missing relevant organisations rather than the creation of new ones. In several events, POWER4BIO is giving regional stakeholders the opportunity to meet a network, exchange experiences, and learn more about the benefits of networking. This event focuses on the support of CEE stakeholders to cross-border and trans-national networks in the Mazovia region in Poland.

Please note that the organisation of this event is still ongoing. For more information, please visit the POWER4BIO event calendar.

Workshop: Expanding the bio-based economy in European regions

In the framework of the POWER4BIO cross-visit to Mazovia, on January 21st 2020, from 11:10 to 12:40, the European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN) organizes the workshop “Expanding the bio-based economy in European regions”.

The event will present regional opportunities and promising bio-based solutions and exchange knowledge and insights for upscaling the bio-based economy in European regions. The scope of the workshop is to identify the most promising areas of cooperation among regions and support the creation of innovative cross-border bio-based value chains.

Knowledge sharing and cooperation between regions are key success factors for the development and implementation of bioeconomy strategies. By bringing together regions with more established bio-based ecosystems and regions that are in the process of developing their bio-based economy, the workshop will provide a knowledge bridge to improve the uptake of a sustainable bioeconomy in Europe.

For more information and registration, please visit our news entry about this workshop.

POWER4BIO webinar series: Bio-based materials
Training Webinar 2: Biomaterials: financing, supporting policies, good practice cases
Friday, January 22; 9:30 – 11:30 CET

In January, POWER4BIO is organising a training webinar series about bio-based materials. In two thematic training webinars, experts from the POWER4BIO consortium, related bioeconomy projects, companies from the bio-based industrial sector, research institutes and international agencies will give insights about the current status of bio-based materials at EU level, innovative practices and keys for successful business cases, value chains, sustainability, funding opportunities and supporting policies. All webinars are free of charge and open to everyone.

In the second POWER4BIO training webinar on bio-based materials, we will tackle the needs, limitations and opportunities of policy instruments for bio-based materials. We will take a closer look to policy instruments that facilitate and set requirements to the development of potential value chains. We will also present results and good policy examples from task 4.2 of the POWER4BIO project: public policies and regulation to support bio-based business models at regional level. We will also take practical aspects to implement financial Instruments into account and present further good practice cases.

Speakers:
• Luigi Amati (META Group): How to finance biomaterials and their value chains using European Structural and Investment Funds
• Berien Elbersen (Wageningen Environmental Research): Supporting policies for bioeconomy – focus on biomaterials
• Filip Miketa (Bio-mi Ltd.): Biomaterials success stories: from R&D to production of bio-based and compostable plastics and products
• Gianluca Belotti (Mogu S.l.r.): Biofabrication success story: mycelium based materials for different purposes
• Jan Palmaers (EXIE – Experts in Healthy Houses): Nature is the best insulator – company presentation

You can register here for all webinars.

For more information, please visit our news entry about the webinar series.

If any questions remain, please feel free to contact our colleagues at Bay Zoltan Nonprofit Ltd.

POWER4BIO webinar series: Bioenergy
Training Webinar 3: Legislation and financing opportunities for bioenergy projects
Thursday, December 17; 10:00 – 12:00 am CET

In December 2020, POWER4BIO will organise a training webinar series about bioenergy. In a set of three thematic training webinars, experts from the POWER4BIO consortium and other European organisations will give insights about the current status of bioenergy production at EU level, traditional and innovative production technologies, keys for successful business cases, funding opportunities and supporting policies. All webinars will be free of charge and open to everyone. In this POWER4BIO training webinar series about bioenergy we will show success industrial examples and policies and financing instruments needed to success.

In this third and last webinar of the POWER4BIO webinar series on bioenergy, we will tackle the needs, limitations and opportunities of policy instruments for the bioenergy sector. We will take a closer look to policy instruments that facilitate and set requirements to the development of potential value chains.

Speakers:
• Francesca Natali (META Group): How to finance bioenergy companies and its value chain using ESIF. The Ingenium ESIF fund: a tool to foster regional economic development
• Berien Elbersen (Wageningen Environmental Research)

For more information and registration, please visit our news entry about the webinar series.

If any questions remain, please feel free to contact Mr. Javier Marcos Gonzales.

POWER4BIO webinar series: Bioenergy
Training Webinar 1: High potential value chains. From conversion technologies to business cases
Friday, December 11; 10:00 – 12:00 am CET

In December 2020, POWER4BIO will organise a training webinar series about bioenergy. In a set of three thematic training webinars, experts from the POWER4BIO consortium and other European organisations will give insights about the current status of bioenergy production at EU level, traditional and innovative production technologies, keys for successful business cases, funding opportunities and supporting policies. All webinars will be free of charge and open to everyone. In this POWER4BIO training webinar series about bioenergy we will show success industrial examples and policies and financing instruments needed to success.

In this first webinar of the POWER4BIO webinar series on bioenergy, we will give insights to high potential value chains, with a focus on anaerobic digestion and combustion of biomass and residues from agriculture. All steps from conversion technologies to business cases will be illuminated.

Speakers:
• Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez (CIRCE): Biogas from agro-residues: farm waste as a resource for bioenergy production
• Manolis Karampinis (CERTH; Coordinator of AgroBioHeat Project): Sustainable and economic rural heating with agro biomass: challenges, technologies and success cases

For more information and registration, please visit our news entry about the webinar series.

If any questions remain, please feel free to contact Mr. Javier Marcos Gonzales.