"E2BEBIS – Environmental and Economic Benefits from Biochar Clusters "
This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund
Project manager
On behalf of „Poltegor-Institute”:
mgr Barbara Rogosz
Contakt
tel.: 71 34 88 200
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Budget
Total eligible budget: EUR 1 537 065
Budget of „Poltegor-Institute”: EUR 142 735
Consortium
University of Bologna – Medical and Veterinary Sciences Department – Italy – Lead Partner
National Union of Mountain Municipalities, Communities and Authorities – Piedmont Delegation – Italy
European Development Agency Ltd. – Czech Republic
VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Energy Research Center – Czech Republic
BJ Energy s.r.o. – Slovakia
Scientific research centre Bistra Ptuj – Slovenia
Poltegor-Institute – Poland
Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials – Building Materials Engineering Division in Opole – Poland
Project summary
The E2BEBIS project dealt with issues related to the process of pyrolysis which involved heating of biomass, such as agricultural waste, in an oxygen-free furnace to produce clean energy. Instead of emitting air pollutants, the process leaves behind a solid residue called biochar, which can be used to “sequester” the carbon trapped during bioenergy production, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Scientific evidences have demonstrated that biochar as a pyrolysis by-product can be exploited for numerous uses in agriculture, construction, electronics, cosmetics, industry and many other sectors.
E2BEBIS tackled the limited use of biochar in Central Europe, the lack of a proper legal framework on biochar on EU level, as well as on national levels in the participating countries, and the low awareness of the potential benefits of biochar among policy-makers and other stakeholders. The project ran from June 2012 until November 2014 and consisted of a series of activities targeted at all biochar-related stakeholders (e.g. public authorities, scientific community, agriculture sector, energy suppliers and end users) and aimed at developing good practices related to biochar and influencing policy-makers on all levels.