Published 1997 | Version v1
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The Regional Biomass-Energy Agency (ERBE): an opportunity for the biomass-energy development in Wallonia

Creators

  • 1. Agence Regionale Biomass Energie, Gembloux (Belgium)
  • 2. Centre de Recherches Agronomiques, Gembloux (Belgium)

Description

In 1995, the European Commission (Directorate-General for Energy) and the Walloon government set up a biomass-energy agency (ERBE), to promote and build biomass-energy projects in Wallonia (Belgium). A survey of biomass-energy potential indicates that wood-energy seems to offer the best utilization opportunities. Forest and logging residues, sawmills' and joineries' off-cuts, pallets residues, etc. could be burnt in wood district heating units with a significant social benefit. Consequently, the ERBE Agency is trying to set up projects in this way in Austria (+/- 100 wood heating systems) or in Sweden. It serves to inform industries and municipalities about biomass-energy, to advise them in the building of biomass-energy projects, to identify their energy needs and their biomass resources, to carry out prefeasibility studies, to inform them about financing opportunities, and so on. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Imprint Place
Oxford (United Kingdom)
ISBN
0 08 042996 3
Imprint Title
Making a business from biomass in energy, environment, chemicals, fibers and materials: V. 2. Proceedings
Imprint Pagination
1673 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 1515-1523

Conference

Title
3. biomass conference of the Americas on making a business from biomass in energy, environment, chemicals, fibers and materials
Dates
24-29 Aug 1997
Place
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
31020068
Subject category
S09: BIOMASS FUELS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BELGIUM; BIOMASS; COMMERCIALIZATION; COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS; DISTRICT HEATING; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FINANCING
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY SOURCES; EUROPE; HEATING; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; WESTERN EUROPE

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:Published in 2 volumes