The 24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition took place from 6 to 9 June 2016 in Amsterdam. The EUBCE brought together about 1500 participants from more than 80 countries. This year, the JRC and project sponsors presented the operational bioenergy projects funded under the NER 300 programme at the conference in a parallel event on "EU support for bioenergy demonstration projects: current state and developments".
The NER 300 programme is one of the world's largest programmes for the support of innovative low-carbon technologies. It covers pre-commercial projects of both renewable energy (RES) and carbon capture and storage (CCS). The NER 300 programme is an essential instrument in the EU climate and energy policy because:
- It bridges the gap between R&D and commercialisation by funding first-of-a-kind projects
- It provides 2.1 billion euros to fight climate change now
- It reinforces the EU's competitiveness by supporting low-carbon technologies, in which the EU enjoys global technological leadership
- It increases the EU's security of supply by focusing on indigenous sources of energy
The parallel event, attended by about 60 participants was opened by a welcome and an introduction by Birger Kerckow (FNR). Andreas Uihlein (EC) presented the general policy framework of the European Union, EU funding programmes relevant for bioenergy projects and gave an overview over the NER 300 and BESTF programmes. EU funded projects and other programmes (e.g. the European Flightpath Initiative) were also presented. The parallel event was closed by a panel debate and a Q&A session chaired by Michael Persson (Dansk Industri).
Background
NER 300 is a large European funding programme for innovative low-carbon energy demonstration projects. Its name indicates that its funds do not come from the EU budget, but are generated by the sale of 300 million emission allowances of the new entrants' reserve (NER) set up for the third phase of the EU emissions trading system. The programme supports a wide range of innovative CCS and RES technologies.
NER 300 will bridge the gap between R&D and commercialisation by funding first-of-a-kind projects. In total, it provides 2.1 billion euros but it will leverage roughly 2.7 billion euros of private investments. It aims to boost the deployment of innovative low-carbon technologies, where the EU still enjoys a global technological leadership, and as a result will contribute to the creation of thousands of jobs.
Contact and further information
For further details, please contact:
Andreas Uihlein (andreas.uihlein@ec.europa.eu), JRC (IET)