AEBIOM Annual Report 2014

Annual Report
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European Biomass Association

Contentsal
02 / Message from the Secretary General
03 / The year in figures
04 / Bioenergy European Sector in 2014
Lobbying activities
Public Position Papers
AEBIOM responses to the EU consultations
AEBIOM Networks
European Pellet Council
European Industry of Pellet Suppliers
International Biomass Torrefaction Council
European and World Networks
European Technology Platform on Renewable
Heating & Cooling
World Bioenergy Association
AshMelT
Basis
Cross Border Bioenergy
BiFFiO
Biograce II
Biomass Policies
LogistEC
PellCert
SafePellets
Solid Standard
Newsletters
Apperance in the Media
AEBIOM presentations in workshops and conferences
Events and Campaigns
AEBIOM Interractive Analysis
Membership services
Members’ Benefits
Join AEBIOM
AEBIOM Members
08 / AEBIOM ACTIVITIES
AEBIOM Mission
AEBIOM Structure
AEBIOM Board 2014
06 / AEBIOM IN 2014
31 / AEBIOM MEMBERSHIP
19 / AEBIOM PROJECTS
23 / AEBIOM COMMUNICATION
35 / AEBIOM TEAM

Message from the Secretary General
Dear bioenergy friends,
2014 was a challenging year. We had to be re-
active to many opinions and initiatives against
renewables and bioenergy. Words like “carbon
debt” and “cascading” are now part of the EU
bubble language, even if many people do not
understand the basics behind these words! The
number of legislative files in 2014 has never been
so high and strategically important. Let’s mention
for example the post 2030 negotiations in which
we have lost the mandatory character of the tar-
gets in favor of more flexibility for member states.
The decrease in oil prices by more than half in
a single year has given the wrong market signals
to consumers and has planted doubts in their
minds about renewables. On top of this, having
two warm winters in a row did not help matters
either.
But let’s not lose hope and fight for better times.
AEBIOM has never been as active as it has been in
2014 in representing bioenergy and its members.
We are proud to show all our activities within this
annual report. We are more motivated than ever
to continue in 2015.
Here are some of our priorities:
•Enforce at full speed the communication
campaign Biomass Counts, launched at the end
of 2014, aiming at highlighting to policy makers
and stakeholders the numerous advantages
of bioenergy for Europe, its companies and its
citizens.
•Enhancenetworkingopportunitiesandimprove
communication within the pellet sector, taking
full advantage of our groups EPC, EIPS and IBTC.
We will use the successful ENplus certification
scheme as a leverage effect for that purpose.
•Lobbying will still be one of our core businesses
and numerous strategic issues have been
identified already for 2015.
•Our work on statistics will become more
complete, market oriented, with more interaction
with lobbying and communication activities.
To support all these priorities our members
can count on highly motivated and committed
AEBIOM staff. I will do my best to keep this
dynamic dream team united in 2015.
Best regards,
Jean-Marc Jossart
Secretary General
AEBIOM, your partner for EU affairs
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One Goal, Multiple Approaches:
203 ENplus certified pellet
producers from 31 countries
6.7 million tons
ENplus pellet produced in 2014
7 Editions of the AEBIOM Statisti-
cal Report
The year in figures
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2.225
subscribers to AEBIOM Newsletter
240 experts from 40countries all over the world participated
at the 2014 AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference
25 AEBIOM Full Members
and 91 AEBIOM Associate members in 2014
3 AEBIOM Neworks (EIPS, EPC and IBTC)
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9 EU funded projects
30 countries in Europe and
outside that AEBIOM represents

Bioenergy European Sector in 2014
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• 2012 saw European renewable energy
production (177 Mtoe) overtake the production
of energy from each of indigenous coal (167
Mtoe), natural gas (133 Mtoe) and oil (90
Mtoe) for the very first time. Despite this,
Europe still remains alarmingly energy
dependent: 85% for oil, 62% for coal and
67% for natural gas, not to mention its
extremely high dependency on Uranium.
• Final Energy consumption of bioenergy in
2012 was 102 Mtoe, almost double that of 2000.
Biomass for heat and bioheat represent 74,7
Mtoe followed by biofuels for transport at 14,6
Mtoe and biopower at 12,8 Mtoe.
• The latest figures confirm that around 40% of
all jobs in the renewable energy sector are found
in the bioenergy sector. There are 500.000 jobs
in bioenergy, of which 282.000 are in the solid
biomass sector.
• Renewables represent 15,6% (83 Mtoe) of final
EU consumption in Heating and Cooling. Biomass
accounts for 88,9% of this renewable heat.
• Renewables represent 24,2% (798,7 TWh) of
EU gross electricity generation. 18,7% of this
renewable electricity comes from biomass, 65%
of which is produced in CHP plants.
• The annual increment of European forests
available for wood supply is almost 800 million
m3
(data for 2010), equivalent to approximately 6
m3
/ha. As only 62% of this increment is harvested,
the EU forest stock is increasing by almost 300
million m3 each year.
• EU pellet consumption for heating is growing at
an average of 1 million tonnes every year (from
2011).
• EU pellet production grew from 1 million tonnes
in 2000 to 12 million tonnes today.
• EU is the biggest world pellet producer (50%).
Bioenergy European
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AEBIOM annual report 2014
AEBIOM Statistical Report
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AEBIOM publishes every year. First released in 2007, the report covers
recent developments, current status and key trends that contribute to a
better understanding and further development of bioenergy in Europe. The
report relies on consistent bioenergy data provided by a large international
network of contributors and researchers.
This year’s edition of the AEBIOM Statistical Report can be purchased
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Bioenergy in Europe
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AEBIOM in 2014
AEBIOM Mission
The AEBIOM mission is to develop the market for sustainable bioenergy and
to ensure favourable business conditions for its members through effective
communication and engagement in the political decision-making processes.
There are three priorities to achieve our mission:
How AEBIOM Works
Through the AEBIOM EU Policy strategy, members can voice their positions at the
highest level throughout Europe – this is a must for all companies with European
and global goals.
Through the AEBIOM Strategic Communication plan, both the EU institutions
and the AEBIOM members will be promptly and accurately informed about the
opportunities, challenges and developments of the bioenergy sector.
COMMUNICATE as a single,
united voice the opportunities
and concerns regarding the
development of bioenergy
at European level to
decision makers, business
representatives, the media,
the public, NGOs and other
stakeholders.
DEVELOP and deliver
effective strategic messages
and initatives to influence
the political process towards
a long-term stable EU policy
framework for bioenergy in
Europe.
ENSUREEuropeanbioenergy
industry leadership through
advanced research,
innovation and technical
quality.

AEBIOM in 2014
AEBIOM Structure
AEBIOM Board
The present AEBIOM Board was elected at the AEBIOM General Assembly 2014.
Gustav Melin
AEBIOM President
Swedish Bioenergy Association
BOARD
President
Vice-President
Max 14 additional members
STEERING COMMITTEE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Full Members/Associate Members
Marcos Martin
AEBIOM Vice-President
Spanish Bioenergy Association
Petar Curic
Croatian Chamber of
Economy
Ria Kalf
The Netherlands Bio-energy
Association
Didzis Palejs
Latvian Bioenergy Association
Jyrki Peisa
Bioenergy Association of Finland
Christian Rakos
Yves Ryckmans
GDF-SUEZ, Laborelec
Thomas Siegmund
German BioEnergy Association
Ludger Spohr
VIS NOVA Trading
Eric Vial
Propellet France
Michael Doran
Irish BioEnergy Association
Christoph Pfemeter
Austrian Biomass Association
Virginijus Ramanauskas
Litbioma

Lobbying activities
A right policy for sustainable future
AEBIOM lobbying activities include common
position papers and lobbying related tasks on
renewable energy sources (in collaboration with
other RES associations) as well as activities on
EU Policy files that concern specifically the EU
bioenergy sector.
AEBIOM takes position on topics that are on
the agenda of the European Institutions and
meets with MEPs, EC officials and other relevant
stakeholders to exchange views and provide
relevant information on bioenergy related
issues. AEBIOM works in close relation with
other stakeholders in order to express common
interests through position papers or common
lobbying activities.
In 2014 AEBIOM was represented in several
European groups coordinated by the
Commission:
• Civil Dialogue Group- Arable crops at EC - DG
AGRI
• European Technology Platform on Biofuels,
including the European Industrial Bioenergy
Initiative
• Working groups of the EU bioeconomy panel
AEBIOM is member of:
• EUFORES- a European parliamentary
network with Members from all major
political groups in the European Parliament
as well as in the national EU Member States
Parliaments.
• World Bioenergy Association – a worldwide
organisation representing the bioenergy industry.
Public position papers
19 March 2014
Joint open letter to EU’s Heads of State and
Government on Energy Dependency together
with EGEC and ESTIF.
13 May 2014
Joint open letter on Europe’s energy security to
Presidents Barroso and Van Rompuy, together
with EGEC, EPIA, EREF, ESHA, ESTELA, ESTIF,
EUREC, EWEA and Ocean Energy Europe.
21 May 2014
Joint position with EGEC and ESTIF- Renewables
for Heating and Cooling and EU Security of Supply
Save over 20 billion euro annually in reduced
fossil fuel imports
Lobbying activities
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Joint position with EGEC and ESTIF- The EU
renewable heating and cooling sector’s reaction
to the Energy Security strategy published by the
EC
24 September 2014
Joint letter to heads of state and government
together with EGEC, EHPA, ESTIF- Fuel switch to
renewable heating sources: now is the time to
act towards a secure, sustainable and affordable
energy supply.
07 October 2014
Joint open letter to Commissioner Oettinger
regarding a study on energy costs together with
EGEC, EPIA, EREF, ESHA, ESTELA, ESTIF, EUREC,
EWEA and Ocean Energy Europe.
AEBIOM responses to the EU consultations
In February 2014, AEBIOM responded to
the consultation on the Draft Guidelines on
environmental and energy aid for 2014-2020.
AEBIOM monitoring of EU Policy files
impacting the bioenergy sector
In addition to the position expressed through
public position papers, AEBIOM has also followed
closely and taken actions on other very important
files concerning the bioenergy sector such as
the EU Forest Strategy, the New Common and
Agricultural Policy, Ecodesign and Ecolabelling,
requirements for boilers and small scale
appliances, Directive on emissions limit from
medium combustion plants, etc…
Press releases
7 February 2014
Joint Heat Coalition – 2030 climate and energy
policy framework: the Parliament calls for a heat
strategy.
19 March 2014
WantacompetitiveEurope?Embracerenewables.
Drafted together with EGEC, EPIA, EREF, ESHA,
ESTELA, ESTIF, EUREC, EWEA and Ocean Energy
Europe.
24 October 2014
EU 2030 energy and climate targets: The right
regulatory framework will lead us way beyond
27% for renewables! Drafted together with EGEC
and ESTIF.
Networking with other RES associations
AEBIOM regularly meets with several RES
associations to share infromation and develop
common positions.
Who are your AEBIOM Policy Contacts?
Fanny-Pomme Langue
AEBIOM
Policy Director
fanny.langue@aebiom.org
Nathalie Hemeleers
AEBIOM
Policy Advisor
hemeleers@aebiom.org
Jean-Baptiste Boucher
AEBIOM
Bioenergy Analyst
boucher@aebiom.org
Lobbying activities

Uniting the European pellet sector
The European Pellet Council (EPC), founded in
2010, is an umbrella organisation representing
the interests of the wood pellet sector. EPC
members are made up of 19 national pellet
associations, or related organisations, from 18
countries and 5 observing members.
EPC is a platform for the pellet sector discussing
issues that need to be managed in the transition
from a niche product to a major energy
commodity. These issues include standardisation
and certification of pellet quality (ENplus),
communication, lobbying, statistics, safety,
security of supply, education and training, and
the quality of pellet using devices.
2014 has been a very busy year for EPC: the
ENplus certification system is greatly expanding
and EPC has also worked hard on lobbying,
communication, statistics, safety issues, and
networking.
ENplus
2014 marked yet another year of success for the
EPC-managed ENplus pellet certification scheme
– in fact, this year was the system’s strongest
year of growth yet. The 6.7 million tonnes
reported in 2014 will represent an increase
in certified production of around 58% on last
year’s total, with further applications pending.
This figure aggregates the totals of almost 200
certified producers. The number of producers
has increased significantly, reaching this number
from around 120 at the end of 2013. With the
number of certified traders also approaching 200,
there has been a sizable increase on the 130 or so
traders that were certified as of the end of 2013.
These figures are expected to increase further
in 2015 as ENplus continues to strive for the
improvement of the pellet quality on the
European market and beyond. Compared to the
1.2 million tonnes certified in 2011, considered
a huge success at the time, reaching the current
level of success is extremely impressive.
All important information for the certification,
including the ENplus handbook and FAQ can be
found at www.enplus-pellets.eu .
Lobbying and Communication
EPC closely collaborated with AEBIOM to tackle
serious lobbying challenges: Ecodesign and
Ecolabelling requirements for boilers and small
scale appliances, directive on emissions limit
from medium combustion plants, debate on
carbon debt, cascading, biomass sustainability
requirements, European heat strategy, etc.
EPC was also involved in numerous
communication activities: communication
campaign collaborations, events co-organisation,
speeches during conferences, etc.
AEBIOM Networks
AEBIOM Networks
EPC Session on Pellets during the
5th
AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference 2014
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AEBIOM Networks
Safety
EPC co-organised with AEBIOM, in cooperation
with the SafePellets project, the European
Industry of Pellet Suppliers (EIPS), and the
International Biomass Torrefaction Council (IBTC),
the Second International Workshop dedicated
to Pellet Safety (Fügen, Austria) on the 5th
-7th
of
May 2014. Over 50 experts from 11 countries
attended this event.
The most intensively debated issues were safety
issues related to pellet storage (self-heating and
off-gassing) and pellet production, human health
and safety, safety issues in transport and safety
issues related to second-generation pellets.
Statistics
This year’s AEBIOM Statistical Report 2014 also
features a special section dedicated to the pellet
market, detailing the growth and development
in production over time, analysing today’s pellet
consumption, and offering insights into the pellet
market at international and national level.
With contributions coming from key experts
from industry and research in addition to those
of EPC/AEBIOM members, this chapter can be
considered one of the most significant analyses
of the pellet sector to date.
The growth of the international wood pellet
sector over the last decade has been nothing
short of astounding. Estimates show that at 24.5
million tonnes, world production levels today
are more than 14 times those of 2000 and with
the EU being responsible for the consumption of
around 80% of this, there is no doubt that wood
pellets have become a significant player in the
world and EU energy markets.
EPC meetings in 2014
19 February 2014- EPC Board Meeting, Italy
07-09 May 2014- EPC Board Meeting, Austria
22 October 2014- EPC Board Meeting, Spain
Who are your EPC Contacts?
Pellet Safety Workshop, Fügen, May 2014
Christian Rakos
EPC
President
rakos@propellets.at

EPC Members (December 2014)
proPellets Austria
Valorization of Biomass (VALBIOM)
Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC)
Czech Pellets Cluster
BioBraendsels foreningen
Bioenergy Association of Finland (BIOENERGIA)
Propellet France
Syndicat National des Producteurs de Granulés de Bois
German Wood Fuel and Pellet Association (DEPV)
Hungarian Pellet Association
Italian Agroforestry Energy Association (AIEL)
Latvian Biomass Association (LATBIO)
Lithuanian Biomass Energy Association (LITBIOMA)
Portuguese Energy Pellets Association (ANPEB)
Spanish Bionenergy Association (AVEBIOM)
Swedish Biomass Association
Propellets Switzerland
UK Pellet Council
Ukrainian Pellet Union (UUP)
EPC Observers (December 2014)
Japanese Pellet Club
European Industry of Pellet Suppliers
Pellet Fuels Institute (PFI)
Biomass Thermal Energy Council
US Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA)
Marcos Martin
EPC
Vice-President
marcosmartin@avebiom.org
Gilles Gauthier
EPC- General Manager
EIPS- General Manager
AEBIOM- Bioenergy expert
gauthier@pelletcouncil.eu
gautheir@aebiom.org
Niall Goodwin
EPC- ENplus Management
AEBIOM- Project Manager
goodwin@pelletcouncil.eu
goodwin@aebiom.org
Elena Dumitru
EPC
Administrative Assistant
dumitru@pelletcouncil.eu
AEBIOM Networks
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Austria
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
UK
Ukraine
Japan
EU
USA
USA
USA

www.propellets.at
www.valbiom.be
www.pellet.org
www.ceska-peleta.cz
www.biobraendselsforeningen.dk
www.bioenergia.fi
www.propellet.fr
www.snpgb.fr
www.depv.de
www.mapellet.hu
www.aiel.cia.it
www.latbio.lv
www.biokuras.lt
www.anpeb.pt
www.avebiom.org
www.svebio.se
www.propellets.ch
www.pelletcouncil.org.uk
www.uup.org.ua
www.pelletclub.jp
www.aebiom.org
www.pelletheat.org
www.biomassthermal.org
www.theusipa.org

EIPS Field Visit, Austria, April 2014
European and World Platforms
The European Industry of Pellet Suppliers (EIPS) is
a platform of European companies focused on the
wood pellet business. It was created by the joint
forces of the European industry of pellet producers,
traders and other stakeholders involved in the
supply chain in order to represent their interests in
Brussels. EIPS is hosted by the European Biomass
Association (AEBIOM) and benefits of the AEBIOM
network and lobbying experience. Currently, EIPS
represents 15 companies.
EIPS Objectives
•Promote the use of pellets as energy carrier
in Europe for the production of power and heat.
•Elaborate positions and express the views of
European pellet suppliers and their partners.
•Platform to develop initiatives on common issues
such as health and safety, regulatory compliance,
standardization and certification of pellets, etc.
•International cooperation: USIPA, WPAC (US and
Canadian pellet associations), European Pellet
Council
•Cooperation with utilities: Sustainable Biomass
Partnership (SBP)
•Monitoring of national legislations related to
pellets
EIPS Meetings in 2014
08 April 2014 in London, UK
15 October 2014 in Berlin, Germany
02 December 2014 in Brussels, Belgium
EIPS management
In April 2014, Ludger Spohr (VIS NOVA Trading) was
elected as President and Anne Leibold (German
Pellets) was elected as Vice-President. Their
mandateisfor2years.Also,GillesGauthierreplaced
Fanny-Pomme Langue as General Manager of the
group in end 2014.
Fanny-Pomme Langue will reinforce her work with
EIPS on lobbying and representation aspects. This
change will encourage synergies with the European
Pellet Council group so as to strengthen the voice
of the pellet sector at European level.
Visibility of the European pellet supply sector
In 2014, the EIPS group provided inputs on the EU
pellet sector for building AEBIOM positions on EU
policy files and for AEBIOM communication and
informational documents. Among others, EU policy
files included 2030 climate and energy framework,
Medium Combustion Plants Directive, Ecodesign
Directive, Energy Security. EIPS members also
contributed to the 2014 AEBIOM statistical report
and to the documents published for the AEBIOM
high level event on the 3rd
of December (www.
biomasscounts.eu).
As for public events, EIPS was represented at the
Argus Biomass Trading Conference (London, April
2014), European Bioenergy Conference (Brussels,
May 2014), and the Pellet Industry Forum (Berlin,
October 2014)
European Industry of
Pellet Suppliers

Dialogue with European utilities
In 2014, the EIPS group continued to be consulted
on the work lead by utilities to establish a common
sustainability framework under Sustainable
Biomass Partnership (SBP) initiative. Version 0.0
of the framework was published in autumn 2013.
EIPS is now following the ongoing work on the next
version
Who are your EIPS Contacts?
EIPS Full Members(December 2014)
German Pellets
VIS NOVA Trading Gmbh
Kurzemes Granulas SIA
Latgran
SBE Latvia Ltd
Ekman
Charmont-Investments
Renergy UK Ltd
EIPS Supporting Members(December 2014)
Port of Brake- J.Muller
Seeger Engineering AG
Port of Riga Freja
CPM Europe B.V
Peterson Rotterdam B.V.
Evolution Markets Ltd
Statkraft
Share experience and exchange on common
issues
At its 2014 spring meeting, EIPS members had a
first exchange of views on the quality of pellets all
along the supply chain and how to reduce pellets
damages along the different steps of this chain.
Following this first discussion, an expert meeting
was jointly organised by EIPS and EPC in Brussels
in May in order to continue the discussion and
suggests solutions. The analysis of this issue is
planned to continue in 2015.
Gilles Gauthier
EIPS
General Manager
gauthier@aebiom.org
Ludger Spohr
EIPS
President
spohr@vis-nova.de
Anne Leibold
EIPS
Vice-President
anne.leibold@german-pellets.de
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www.german-pellets.de
www.visnova.de
www.granulas.lv
www.latgran.com
www.sbelatvia.lv
www.ekmangroup.com
www.compagnie-du-charmont.com
www.renergyuk.com
www.jmueller.de/en
www.seeger.ag
www.freja.lv
www.cpmeurope.nl
www.onepeterson.com
www.evomarkets.com
www.statkraft.com
Germany
Germany
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Sweden
UK
UK
Germany
Germany
Latvia
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
UK
UK

The International Biomass Torrefaction Council
(IBTC) was established in 2012 in order to discuss
common interests not under competition and
utilize synergies to overcome the barriers that
affect the market development. The main objective
of IBTC is to promote the use of torrefied biomass
as energy carrier for the power and the heat
market, undertake studies and projects to increase
the depth of knowledge and gain permissions
eventually needed for the trade of torrefied
products, and to commonly voice the concerns of
the industry to the outside world.
IBTC Main Activities in 2014
IBTC activities aim to make potential consumers
and project developers aware of torrefaction and
torrefied biomass as fuel, while assisting them in
their evaluation of torrefaction or torrefied biomass
and putting them in contact with the members in
the Council.
IBTC also helps in developing the communication
between the IBTC torrefaction companies and their
common issues in market implementation of the
products.
•ISO Standards
One of the concerns of the industry which IBTC
tackled in 2014 was the lack of clear definition and
quality standards for torrefied biomass. A draft
standard for torrefied pellets and briquettes was
developed by IBTC based on existing structures for
wood pellets/briquettes standards structures and
these standards were successfully presented by
the Austrian Standardisation Committee (ÖNORM)
to the ISO Committee in March. The IBTC initiative
was supported by most of the countries and the
ISO Committee accepted the proposal, which is
now categorized as New Work Item.
Started in 2014, IBTC will continue to focus on
further clarification or finalisation of important
crucial topics like REACH, MSDS/SDS registration,
transport requirements or safety issues in 2015.
•European regulation
With the hoping for a big development of
torrefaction in the coming future and the
consequent international trade; IBTC is investing
a lot of effort in assisting its members to analyze
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some of the regulations affecting torrefied product.
In this line, on September 2014 IBTC had a meeting
with the European Commission-DG Taxud in order
to clarify the definition of torrefied biomass in the
EU Combined Nomenclature where this material is
not explicitly covered. Besides, IBTC is collaborating
withSECTORprojectinthedevelopmentofamaster
MSDS that could be easily used for producers in the
future.
In the past year, IBTC also brought the attention
to several national regulation affecting the
torrefaction market. In this context, a meeting
was organized with the Department of Energy and
Climate Change (DECC) in UK to agree the process
by which biocoals could be evaluated in the UK
energy generation system under the Renewables
Obligation (RO) or the Renewable Heat Incentive
(RHI).
•Regulatory framework in Japan and Korea
IBTC conducted a study on the regulatory
framework in Japan and Korea, prepared by a
JapaneseconsultantincooperationwithBloomberg
New Energy Finance. This report provides a brief
overview of the regulatory framework for RES but
also the current status and projections on RES
policies in Japan and Korea, important markets for
the torrefaction sector.
International Biomass
Torrefaction Council
IBTC Visit in Graz, Austria

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Lobbying and communication
•IBTC Website
IBTC launched in September 2014 its new
website which includes the latest events, news
and increasing members:
www.biomasstorrefaction.org
•IBTC in the Central European Biomass
Conference
IBTC held its General Assembly in Graz, Austria, in
the framework of the Central European Biomass
Conference. IBTC also co-organized, together
with IEA Bioenergy Task 40 and SECTOR Project
a workshop dedicated to torrefaction. Latest
developments in the torrefaction sector were
presented together with the first experiences
from large-scale combustion and co-firing test
and some of the technologies available.
Thanks to a special invitation of Andritz to the
IBTC members, a visit was organized to the Anditz
torrefaction pilot plant in Frohnlelten.
IBTC Workshop during the AEBIOM Conference
•IBTC in the 5th AEBIOM European Bioenergy
Conference
On the 13th of May 2014, a session dedicated to
torrefaction was chaired by IBTC. In that session,
the added-value of torrefaction and the current
status of the sector or the future ISO Standards
were presented.
Also, a private visit to the Torr-Coal torrefaction
facility in Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium was organized.
•IBTC in the 5th Biomass Pellets Trade & Power,
Seoul
IBTC organized a Breakfast Talk during the
5th Biomass Pellets Trade & Power on 24th
September 2014, during which the added-value of
torrefaction and the current status of the sector
were presented. In the afternoon, IBTC organized
a roundtable discussion in order to strengthen
the relation and future business opportunities
between IBTC members and Asian utilities.
•IBTC meeting during the 13th Industry Pellets
Forum
IBTC held a meeting in October in Berlin, in the
frameworkofthe13thIndustryPelletsForum.IBTC
presented the torrefaction status and organized
a workshop with members of the SECTOR project
in order to learn more about the latest project
results and share information on specific topics.
Further IBTC presentations or activities at:
April 2014 in European biomass to Power
conference, Copenhagen
October 2014 in USIPA, Miami
November 2014 in IEA Clean Coal centre
Conference, Pennsylvania

IBTC Full Members (December 2014)
ANDRITZ Austria www.andritz.com
GDF-SUEZ Group, Laborelec Belgium www.electrabel.be
Airex Energy Canada www.airex-energy.com
AREVA Renewables France www.areva.com
Amandus Kahl Germany www.akahl.de
Arigna Fuels Ireland www.arignafuels.ie
Biolake The Netherlands www.biolake.nl
Topell Energy The Netherlands www.topellenergy.com
Torr-Coal Group The Netherlands www.torrcoal.com
Rotawave UK www.rotawave.com
Torftech Energy UK www.torftech.com
Teal Sales Incorporated USA www.tsi-inc.net
Agri-Tech Producers USA www.agri-techproducers.com
River Basin Energy USA www.riverbasinenergy.com
Solvay Biomass Energy USA www.solvaybiomassenergy.com
IBTC Supporting Members (December 2014)
Vision Energy Group (VEG) Asia www.vision-energy-group.com
Walloon Agriculture Research Centre (CRA-W) Belgium www.cra.wallonie.be
Seeger Engineer Germany www.seeger.ag
Miktech Oy / Biosaimaa Finland www.miktech.fi
BioEndev Sweden www.bioendev.se
University HEIG-VD Switzerland www.sib.heig-vd.ch
Energieonderzoek Centru Nederland (ECN) The Netherlands www.ecn.nl
DNV GL-Energy The Netherlands www.dnvgl.com
CPL Industries Limited UK www.cplindustries.co.uk
Advanced Torrefaction Systems, LLC USA www.advancedtorrefactionsystems.com
Michael Wild
IBTC President
michael@wild.or.at
Cristina Calderón
AEBIOM Bioenergy Expert
IBTC General Manager
calderon@aebiom.org
IBTC meetings in 2014
16 January 2014 in Graz, Austria
14 May 2014 in Brussels, Belgium
16 October 2014 in Berlin, Germany
IBTC members
Members of IBTC are European and International
companies developing biomass torrefaction
technology, pellet /briquette machine manufacturers,
the technical division of the utilities, biomass traders
– in short the risk takers in the value chain - as full
members and national or sectorial associations as well
as other bodies or groups like consultants, stevedores
or surveyors dedicated to the promotion of the use
and building of supply chains of torrefied biomass.
Who are your IBTC Contacts?
AEBIOM Platforms
IBTC General Assembly, Belgium
IBTC management
In 2014 IBTC founded two internal working groups
on specific topics: A product regulatory team and
a REACH Task Force.

Biomass Panel publications, papers and
contributions:
•Biomass Technology Roadmap: Early 2014
was spent finalising the Biomass Technology
Roadmap which outlines a number of actions and
investments needed up to 2020 to implement
the Biomass Strategic Research Priorities. This
document was published in May and featured
in the June 2014 edition of the VGB Powertech
Journal and the May 2014 edition of BE
Sustainable magazine.
•Common Implementation Roadmap for
Renewable Heating and Cooling Technologies:
Following the publication of the Biomass
Technology Roadmap, the Biomass Panel worked
to contribute to the Common Roadmap which
describes the top priority research themes and
value chains with the highest impact on Europe’s
societal challenges in Europe up to 2020. Work
for the Biomass Panel was led by authors Walter
Haslinger (Bioenergy 2020+), Eija Alakangas
(VTT) and Panagiotis Grammelis (CERTH). The
document was published in June following an
online stakeholder consultation.
•SET-Plan Integrated Roadmap: Throughout
the year, led by Rainer Janssen (WIP Renewable
Energies), the Biomass Panel contributed to
the Integrated Roadmap of the SET-Plan. This
roadmap aims to consolidate the updated
technology roadmaps of the SET Plan and
propose research and innovation actions
designed to facilitate integration. The Biomass
Panel managed to successfully have a large
amount of its identified priorities included in
Heading 1: Making Renewable Electricity and
Heating/Cooling Technologies Competitive by
2020 and beyond, Challenge 7: Bioenergy (Heat
and Power).
TheEuropeanTechnologyPlatformonRenewable
Heating and Cooling (RHC-Platform), an initiative
officially supported by the European Commission,
gathers over 700 industry and research
stakeholders of the renewable heating and
cooling sector in Europe to promote research
and innovation in this field. AEBIOM has been
managing the Biomass Technology Panel of this
Platform since 2009.
RHC-Platform activities in 2014
2014 was a year of transition for the European
Technology Platform on Renewable Heating
Cooling, a transitional period that continues
into 2015. This past year marked the end of the
current phase with the summer months bringing
an end to the current project funding the
Platform’s secretariat (which consists of AEBIOM
alongside EUREC, EGEC and ESTIF).
Still, the platform, and particularly the Biomass
Panel remained active, albeit on a less regular
schedule, as we worked to ensure that the
messages formulated over the past number of
years were heard by the European Commission as
they move to release details the 2016/2017 Work
Programme of Horizon 2020. In the early parts
of 2015, the RHC-Platform moves into its next
phase as we look to answer a Call for Tender that,
if successful, will help to support the activities of
the platform going forward.
A number of the Platform’s identified priorities
wereincludedinthe2014-2015WorkProgramme
for Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy at the turn
of the year, and work done in 2014 will hopefully
work well towards having favourable biomass
H&C topics in the forthcoming 2016-2017
Programme.
RHC- Platform Secretariat
RHC-Platform
European and World Networks

Scoping Paper of the Biomass Panel on the
Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-2017: In
November, a scoping paper from the European
Commission in relation to the upcoming 2016-17
Work Programme was leaked. In response, the
Biomass Panel drafted a scoping paper to make the
case for the priority areas that were excluded from
the draft. This paper was sent to DG RTD, and DG
ENER. It was also included in a combined document
of the RHC-Platform, which was in turn sent to DG
RTD, DG ENER and Member States.
Meetings and events:
•Meetings between the RHC-Platform Biomass
Panel, the European Biofuels Technology Platform
and DG ENER
In April, DG ENER hosted a meeting between
the Biomass Panel and the EBTP with a view of
increasing the level of collaboration between the
two platforms. The meeting was opened by Ms
Marie Donnelly, Director of New and Renewable
Sources of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Innovation
at DG ENER and framed against the background
of the pressing need to secure Europe’s energy
supply. The Panels have since looked to increase
the collaboration that had already in place from
before.
A second meeting was held between the panels
in June, where we were joined by DG RTD
representatives and the future collaboration was
further discussed.
•Annual Meeting of the Biomass Panel
In May, the Biomass Panel met in Brussels to reflect
on the activities over the past year, discuss the
Biomass Panel’s inputs to the Common Technology
Roadmap, and to elect a new Steering Committee.
The current Steering Committee can be found on
the RHC-Platform website (www.rhc-platform.org).
Some places are still to be filled due to the inability
to mobilize enough industry players to increase
their involvement to SC level – if you are interested
getting involved in these activities please contact
us. Additionally, we were joined by Mr. Erich
Naegele of DG RTD to discuss Horizon 2020 and the
Work Programmes.
•5th
Annual Event of the RHC-Platform
On May 22nd, the Platform held a joint consultation
and policy-event. The morning session presented
the RHC-Platform Common Technology Roadmap
to a wide range of stakeholders. In the afternoon,
industry and decision-makers discussed the role
of RHC in the transformation of the energy system
with a particular focus on the implementation
of the current legislation and the Commission’s
proposal for a 2030 climate and energy framework.
Next Steps in 2015
The first part of 2015 will focus on the securing
of the future of the platform as the secretariat
associations look to answer the EC Call for Tender
titled: “Support to the key activities of the European
Technology Platform on Renewable Heating
and Cooling”. 2015 activities will very much be
influenced by the outcome of this call, however
one of the key aims will be to work to ensure that
the priorities and roadmaps that have been worked
on up to now are included in the upcoming work
programmes of the EC.
So far, the effectiveness of the Platform’s Biomass
Panelspeaksforitself–ithasbeenhugelysuccessful
in identifying for the EC the topics in which RD&D
activities are required and seeing them included in
the EC documents such as the Horizon 2020 Work
Programme and the SET-Plan Integrated Roadmap.
5th
Annual Event of the RHC-Platform, Brussels

World Bioenergy
Association
The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) is the
global organisation dedicated to supporting
and representing the wide range of actors in
the bioenergy sector. Its members include
national and regional bioenergy organisations,
institutions, companies and individuals. WBA
joins with the world’s solar, wind, geothermal
and hydro associations on the global level in the
International Renewable Energy Alliance.
Some key activities in 2014:
•WBA Workshop during the AEBIOM Bioenergy
Conference 2014: “Reducing Dependence on
Russian Natural Gas with Bioenergy”
• WBA Global Bioenergy Statistics 2014
•NewissuesofMagazine,Newsletters,factsheets.
RHC-Platform Team
The benefits of participating in the formulation
of such priorities are clear and we are always
looking for new inputs and new points of view.
We urge you to get in contact with us if you
wish to get involved and have your voice heard
in these decisions. Industry involvement is
especially needed, and the more companies
that get involved, the louder the Platform’s voice
becomes in its dialogues with the European
Commission.
Visit www.rhc-platform.org for further
information and details on how to join.
Registration is free of charge and brings the
following benefits:
• Ability to influence the definition of the priority
areas for EU policy and research for renewable
heating and cooling systems by getting involved
in interest groups and by getting elected to the
Steering Committee.
•Get regularly updated on the activities and
publications of the RHC-Platform and Biomass
Panel.
• Attend the Annual Conference of the RHC-
Platform and network with the key industrial and
research stakeholders in the sector, along with
high-level decision makers.
• Have personalised access to the dedicated
“Members area” of the website containing the
contact details of all members.

Photo Credits: Anamaria Olaru
4AEBIOM
Projects

AEBIOM is involved in several European projects. In addition to deepening the knowledge about
bioenergy, these projects offer bioenergy promotion opportunities and an excellent network of
contacts for AEBIOM and its members.
AEBIOM Projects
AshMelT - Development of a practical and reliable
ash melting test for biomass fuels, in particular for
wood pellets
January 2012- December 2014
AshMelT is funded by FP7 and aims to develop a
test method for the assessment of the ash melting
characteristics of solid biofuels, to specify ash melting
classes for solid biofuels and work out a proposal for
a European standard for the developed test method.
Results will be integrated
in the ENplus® wood pellets certification.
AEBIOM is responsible for dissemination activities
and organizes international events.
www.ashmelt.eu
BASIS- Aims to provide a comprehensive view on
the sustainable supply and competition of wood
April 2013- March 2016
BASIS aims at interacting with bioenergy project
developers and investors, providing them a
comprehensive view on the sustainable supply
and competition for wood for wood chips boilers,
using intuitive maps of NUTS2 regions of all EU27
member states. Information on wood supply
potential combined with existing use of wood chips
and sustainability aspects influencing such supply
is processed using a sound methodology.
The core idea of this project is to provide in-depth
information on the regional supply and demand
situation of wood chips by combining the estimated
potentially available quantities with actual
consumption data based on the identification
of bioenergy plants (above 1 MW) using wood
chips and other wood chips consumers in the
same region. In addition, sustainability dimension
of the supply will be considered with several
environmental criteria from a project developer
point of view. BASIS will help to reduce and address
sustainability risk. Finally the efficiency of using
biomass will be evaluated as well. This collected
information will be condensed in a comprehensive
and user-friendly GIS tool.
Target groups are mainly bioenergy project
developers, feedstock suppliers and investors,
while information will be as well of high interest
for national and European policy makers and the
European Commission itself.
AEBIOM is the coordinator of the project.
www.basisbioenergy.eu
AEBIOM Projects

BiFFiO- Aims to develop an economical and
efficient system for handling mixed waste from
aquaculture and agriculture.
November 2013- October 2016
The agricultureand aquaculturesectors areunder
continuous pressure to improve sustainability
and reduce environmental impact. BiFFiO
(Cooperation between the aquaculture and
agriculture sectors with the intent to use animal
manure and fish faeces for sustainable production
andutilizationofrenewableenergyandrecovered
nutrients) addresses these challenges with
respect to regulatory and societal demands for
dealing with the waste produced. Over the next
three years the BiFFiO consortium will develop
an economical and efficient system for handling
mixed waste from aquaculture and agriculture.
The project will also make recommendations as
to how the energy produced could best be used.
www.biffio.com
Biograce II - Harmonised Greenhouse Gas
Calculations for Electricity, Heating and Cooling
from Biomass
April 2012-March 2015
The project BioGrace-II harmonizes calculations
of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for electricity
heat and cooling from biomass. The project
builds upon the earlier (2010-2012) IEE-project
BioGrace which harmonizes GHG calculations for
biofuels for transport.
The overall aims of the project are to:
• Build an Excel-based tool for GHG calculations
for electricity and heat from biomass;
• Convince relevant policy makers from at least
6 Member States (six target countries: Austria,
Belgium, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands
and UK) to choose for harmonization and use the
same tool or the same approach.
• Involve companies and ensure that the GHG
calculation tool meets their wishes. Besides,
BioGrace-II will cause that verifiers (also called
auditors or inspectors) are trained on how to
verify GHG emission calculations both for biofuels
and for electricity and heat from biomass.
The project supports implementation of
bioenergy policy at national and European
level, with a focus on GHG emissions as one of
the important sustainability issues. Besides,
the project ensures active participation and
engagement of market actors such as biomass
feedstock producers, companies that convert
feedstock into intermediate and final products (eg
wood pellets, heat and electricity) and companies
that distribute, sell and use these products.
AEBIOM contributes in the definition of the
methodology for GHG calculations for solid and
gaseous biomass and it is responsible to contact
policy makers in EU and will organize feedback
sessions and workshops with companies to
analyze the methodology and GHG calculation
tool.
www.biograce.net
AEBIOM Projects

Biomass Policies- Aims to provide guidance
for the development of balanced biomass policy
framworks.
April 2013- March 2016
The Biomass Policies project brings together
eminent experts on biomass and bioenergy
from various key European institutions, such as
Imperial College London, VITO, IINAS, ECN, and
11 national energy agencies with key policy
evidence and models to provide a better
understanding of how the biomass resource
can be efficiently integrated in the energy &
biomaterial systems taking into account the
domesticavailabilityofresources,newconversion
technologies as well as new stimulation and
regulation measures.
The main aim of this project is to provide guidance
for the development of balanced biomass policy
frameworks which interrelate energy, economy,
agriculture, climate change, nature conservation
and ecosystem services.
The project will define bioenergy value chains on
which Members States should focus their efforts
to ensure the sustainable and resource-efficient
use of the biomass resources. Concrete proposals
for national policy legislation in the participating
countries (i.e. AT, BE, DE, EL, ES, HR, IE, NL, PL,
SK, UK) will be defined through a participative
approach with national administrations and
industry and market stakeholders.
Further information about Biomass Polices
and this workshop can be found on the project
website.
and the organization of thematic workshops.
www.biomasspolicies.eu.
LogistEC - Aims to develop new or improved
technologies of the biomass logistics chains.
September 2012 - September 2015
The LogistEC aims cost-efficient, environmental-
friendly and socially sustainable biomass
supply chains are needed to achieve the 2020
EU RES targets that might be impeded by the
potential scarcity of lignocellulosic biomass
from agriculture. The project covers all types of
lignocellulosic crops: annual and multi-annual
crops, perennial grasses, and short-rotation
coppice.
AEBIOM is in charge of dissemination activities
including writing the factsheets on main project
results and organising 3 EU workshops.
www.logistEC.eu
AEBIOM Projects

SolidStandards - Quality and sustainability
standards for solid biofuels
April 2011 – March 2014
In the SolidStandards project, solid biofuel
industry players are informed and trained in
the field of standards and certification and their
feedback is collected and provided to the related
standardization committees and policy makers.
The core of the action is the organization of 37
training events for producers and end-users of
solid biofuels. Trainings aim at increasing the
target groups’ ability to implement quality and
sustainability standardization and certification.
The consortium is working with 7 selected solid
biofuel companies and is supporting them in
implementing European quality standards.
The process is documented and shall serve as
a guideline for standard implementation. In
order to contribute to the discussion on binding
sustainability criteria for solid biofuels, project
activities include the analysis of sustainability
certification systems in case studies in order
to assess their applicability in practice. Finally,
the project contains several tools for feedback
collection from the industry. This feedback will be
collected, analysed and provided to European and
national standardization organizations in Europe.
AEBIOM is taking care about dissemination of
the project results and manages the cooperation
with ENplus.
www.solidstandards.eu
PellCert – European Pellet Quality
Certification
May 2011 – April 2014
ENplus stakeholders are working on adapting
the certification according to market demands.
For this purpose the EU project “PellCert” was
launched.
The key objective of this project is to create and
implement an ambitious and uniform certification
system for pellets in Europe, called “ENplus”.
In addition, sustainability criteria are designed to
be part of ENplus scheme.
The project is run by a unique consortium
of 10 pellets associations, ensuring a direct
relationship with pellets market players.
LABORELEC represents the interest of the power
sector, and coordinate activities with members of
EURELECTRIC. The European Biomass Association
AEBIOM leads the project. Thanks to the great
efforts of all partners, ENplus certification has
become a very successful scheme amounting to
a total of 6.7 million tonnes of ENplus certified
pellets in 2015.
www.pellcert.eu
SafePellets - Safety and quality assurance
measures along the pellets supply chain
January 2012- December 2014
SafePellets supports the development of
quality assurance and safety measures along
the biomass pellets supply chain. The project
is performed and funded under the Research
for the Benefit of SMEs activity of the Seventh
Framework Programme (FP7) of the European
Union. The consortium consists of SME-industry
partners and research institutes coming from five
EU member states, in total 15 partners.
The objective of the project is the development
of guidelines for quality assurance measures
along the pellets supply chain and solutions for
safe handling and storage of pellets. In the course
of the project methods for the assessment of off-
gassing and self-heating shall be developed.
and organizes international events – the first one
in March 2013 in cooperation with EPC (see www.
pelletcouncil.eu/en/safety-workshop).
www.safepellets.eu
AEBIOM Projects

Communication
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5AEBIOM
Communication

Communication
Newsletters
AEBIOM publishes quarterly newsletters which include
the latest developments on EU policies related to
Bioenergy, our views on EU policies, AEBIOM news and
events as well as the projects and publications. You can
subscribe free of charge to our newsletter on www.
aebiom.org or by sending an email to cohen@aebiom.
org.
AEBIOM newsletters were published in February, April,
June, September, and December.
Apperance in the Media
December 2014
• “Launch of the AEBIOM Statistical Report”, Forest
Bioenergy Review
October 2014
• “Supporting the European Economy is Top Priority”,
Bioenergy International
August 2014
• “Industry associations welcome renewable heating
strategy”, Forest Bioenergy Review
June 2014
• “No sustainability criteria prior 2020”, Bioenergy
International
• “Conference discusses the future of bioenergy” Forest
Bioenergy
• “Editorial: Gustav Melin” SETIS Bioenergy Magazine
May 2014
• “Ukraine crisis fires efficiency up the EU’s energy
agenda”, Euractiv
•“EUwoodchipdemandtodouble:AfricaRenewables”,
Argus Media
• Press Release: AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference
• “Biomass criteria ditched, Commission confirms”,
Ends Europe
• “Demand for biomass heating to drop after 2020”,
Ends Europe
April 2014
• “Ad of the AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference”,
WoodBioenergy Magazine
• “AEBIOM to host 5th European Bioenergy Conference
in Brussels”, RISI
March 2014
• “EU energy dependency weakens Europe’s
geopolitical influence”, The Parliament
• “Wood pellets gain ground”, New Energy
• “Wood pellets- a booming sector that is cost-effective,
environmentally friendly and comfortable”, European
Energy Innovation
Strategic Communication at EU and Industry Level
Communication
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Communication
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Selection of workshops and events in
2014
• Industry Pellet Forum, 14-15 October 2014,
Berlin, Germany, Statement and participation to
a panel discussion from Fanny-Pomme Langue,
AEBIOM Policy Director
• USIPA Conference, 1-3 October 2014, Miami,
USA, Presentation given by Jean-Marc Jossart,
AEBIOM Secretary General
• EU Sustainable Energy Week, 23-27 June 2014,
Brussels, Belgium, Presentation given by Fanny-
Pomme Langue, AEBIOM Policy Director
• Argus European Biomass Trading 2014, 09-10
April 2014, London, UK, Presentation given by
Fanny-Pomme Langue, AEBIOM Policy Director
• Montreal Congress about Wood, 19 February
2014, Montreal, Canada, Presentation given by
Jean-Marc Jossart, AEBIOM Secretary General
• Pellets 2014, 04 February 2014, Jönköping,
Sweden, Presentation given by Gilles Gauthier,
AEBIOM Bioenergy Expert, General Manager of
EPC
•EP Intergroup on Climate Change and
Sustainable Development, 21 January 2014,
Brussels, Belgium, Presentation given by Jean-
Marc Jossart, AEBIOM Secretary General
• 4th Central European Biomass Conference, 15-
18 June 2014, Graz, Austria, Presentation given
by Gilles Gauthier, AEBIOM Bioenergy Expert,
General Manager of EPC

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Events and Networking
The AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference is a great opportunity to understand the EU challenges and
opportunities related to the current and future bioenergy developments.
In2014,theAEBIOMconferencegaveaparticularfocustothebioheatmarketwhichisexperiencing
a strong development, in particular through the use of pellets. The first conference day focused on
the different uses of biomass and the cascading principle, while the second day focused on crucial
topics like sustainability, support schemes, and bio-heat market trends.
5th Annual AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference 2014
Two major events for the industry

Sustainable Biomass Backs European Economy
The European Biomass Association held a high-level event titled “Sustainable Biomass Backs
European Economy” in Brussels. Top EU companies like L’Oréal, Fortum, KWB, Volvo Construction
Equipment Group and Alliance Forêts Bois, gathered to highlight the benefits the bioenergy sector
offers in reaching the EU’s energy security, affordability and sustainability objectives.
The conference achieved successful results thanks to the participation of 112 leading experts
who gathered in order to hear success stories from the industry’s side and specific reasons why
biomass counts. This high-level event also saw the European Biomass Association launch a new
campaign called “Biomass Counts” (www.biomasscounts.eu), an initiative that seeks to explain
the reasons why sustainable biomass counts in the EU policy landscape.

AEBIOM Workshops
AEBIOM organised 9 workshops in 2014 covering both policy and technology topics. AEBIOM held policy
workshops as part of its participation in European projects which offer great networking and learning
opportunities.
December 2014
•LogistEC Workshop on Impact of Energy Crops
•BASIS Workshop on Sustainable Wood Chips Supply
Risk
September 2014
•Working Group Competitiveness
•Rescuing Europe from energy dependency: the role of
renewables
May 2014
•Second International Workshop on Pellet Safety
•AEBIOM Working Group on Competitiveness
Meeting
•Biomass Policies Workshop- “Sustainability” and
“Mobilisation”
•MeetingoftheBiomassPaneloftheRHC-Platform
•2030 Reasons to Integrate Renewable Heating
and Cooling: Innovation, Technology Development
and Market Uptake
March 2014
•LogistEC Workshop on Energy Crops- How EU
Cooperation Can Help
•BioGrace II Policy Maker Workshop
AEBIOM Campaigns
Biomass Counts Campaign
The Biomass Counts campaign is an initiative launched by AEBIOM on
December 2014 that seeks to balance the current debates on biomass
by showcasing the reasons why sustainable biomass counts in the EU
policy debate.
Biomass is essential when it comes to the EU’s energy security,
affordability and sustainability priorities. Our objective is to deliver
the clear message that biomass plays a unique role in a strong and competitive low carbon economy.
Biomass is and will continue to be a vital component of our energy mix in the mid and long term.
The campaign is based around 4 main motives:
Biomass counts:
• as a component of our future energy mix;
• for the alleviation of our fossil fuel energy dependency
• for the creation of jobs and the fostering of growth rural areas
• in tackling energy poverty and improving economic competitiveness
The campaign also focuses on what is needed by the bioenergy industry in order to guarantee the
continued growth of the bioenergy sector. This includes, among other things, the need for an EU
strategy or action plan focused on the heating and cooling sector and the defining of EU harmonised
legally binding EU sustainability criteria.
LogistEC Workshop on Energy Crops , Brussels

Launch of the Biomass Counts Campaign
Supporting Documents
Why biomass counts?
Statistics
Biomass Basics

AEBIOM Interraction Activities
IN 2014
42,819 Visits
117,141 Page Views
00:03:11 Average Visit Duration
25,740 New Visitors
17,079 Returning Visitors
Top 4 words:
AEBIOM
European
Biomass
Conference
1,137 Followers
2,001 Following
107 Tweets
IN 2014

346 Likes
Top 3 Countries Italy
Spain
Germany
Most views by post 170
218 Views
448 Minutes watched
Top 4 videos 2015 AEBIOM Conference Promo
Interview with Jean-Marc Jossarc
Interview with Christian Rakos
Sustainable Biomass Backs European Economy
AEBIOM
Bioenergy Analyst
boucher@aebiom.org
Who are your AEBIOM Communication Contacts?
Anamaria Olaru
AEBIOM
Events and Communication Manager
olaru@aebiom.org

6AEBIOM Membership
Structure and Strategy

AEBIOM Membership
Services to the members
AEBIOM meetings
AEBIOM meetings are focused on management
and the financial aspects of the association.
Nevertheless, AEBIOM offers more. At each General
Assembly meeting, we offer opportunities to our
members to meet, network and learn more about
bioenergy within specific workshops. We also
take the opportunity of the General Assembly to
organise connected Working Group meetings.
List of AEBIOM meetings
• Board: 30 January, 11 September, 4 December
• General Assembly: 18 March, 4 December
Working Groups
Register to one of the AEBIOM Working
Groups!
Working Group on Sustainability
Chair: Kjell Andersson, SVEBIO
The aim of this working group is to define a common
position on sustainability related issues such as:
• Sustainability criteria for solid and gaseous
biomass for heat and electricity
• Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF)
• Indirect land use change
• Carbon neutrality of bioenergy
Working Group on Competitiveness
Chair: Didzis Palejs, LATbio
Support and financial incentives to renewable
energies have been through important criticisms
as being too costly and responsible for the energy
price increase for consumers. A change of approach
is visible in the new Environment and Energy State
Aid Guidelines for the period 2014-2020, published
by the European Commission in April 2014, which
pushes for a more market-oriented approach.
In addition, the economic crisis has led many
Members States to decrease their financial support
to the sector.
In this framework, the objective of this working
group is to discuss and compare national support
schemes and define, as far as possible, the best long-
term options to continue to support a sustainable
development of the bioenergy sector, in a context
of fair competition with the other sectors. The
working group is working on a proposal for
redesigning support to biomass.
Working Group on Advanced Biofuels
Chair: Jan Lindstedt, SEKAB
The AEBIOM working group on advanced
biofuels aims to provide a discussion platform
amongst companies with similar interests and to
commonly voice the concerns of the sector to the
outside world.
The working group also held a dedicated session
during the 5th AEBIOM European Bioenergy
Conference 2014 to discuss the impact of the
ILUC discussions on the development of advanced
biofuels and the issue of advanced biofuels for
aviation.
AEBIOM Networks
Give more visibility to your company by
joining one of the three AEBIOM Networking
Groups!
EPC- European Pellet Council
EIPS- European Industry of Pellet Suppliers
IBTC- International Biomass Torrefaction
Council
See their description in the AEBIOM Activities
chapter.
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AEBIOM Membership
Member Benefits
One step ahead
JoiningAEBIOMwillkeepyouuptodateonthelatestpolicy,businessandtechnologydevelopments.
Members receive:
• Free copy of the annual AEBIOM Statistical Report and a discount for their members
• AEBIOM members receive every Monday a private briefing on the most important AEBIOM
activities in terms of lobbying, news, and communication.
• Fully customized consultation by e-mail, phone or in person.
• Access to the private Members’ Area on the AEBIOM website.
• Visibility in the AEBIOM Members’ Directory on the AEBIOM website.
Influence policy
The lobbying activities undertaken by AEBIOM give voice to the bioenergy sector and provide a
suitable legal framework in which companies can successfully develop their businesses.
Members receive:
•Regular updated information on the state of play of EU policy files important for the sector.
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AEBIOM Full Members
Austrian Biomass
Association (ABA)
www.biomasseverband.at
Association for the
Promotion of Bioenergy
(CEBIO)
www.cebio.net
Bulgarian Association for
Biomass
www.bab-bg.com
Central Agricultural Raw
Material Marketing and
Development network
(C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V.)
www.bab-bg.com
Croatian Forestry Society,
Croatian Biomass
Association
www.sumari.hr
Czech Biomass Association
(CZ-BIOM)
www.czbiom.cz
Danish Bioenergy
Association (DI Bioenergi)
www.bioenergi.di.dk
Energy Utilization Biomass
Association (EUBA)
www.euba.bg
French Biomass Energy
(FBE)
www.enr.fr
German BioEnergy
Association (BBE)
www.bioenergie.de
Irish Bioenergy Association
(IrBEA)
www.irbea.ie
Italian Agroforestry Energy
Association (AIEL)
www.aiel.cia.it
Italian Biomass Association
(ITABIA)
www.aiel.cia.it
Latvian Bioenergy
Association (LATBIO)
www.latbio.lv
Lithuanian Biomass Energy
Association (LITBIOMA)
www.biokuras.lt
Norwegian Bioenergy
Association (NOBIO)
www.nobio.no
Polish Biomass Association
(POLBIOM)
www.polbiom.pl
Romanian Association of
Biomass and Biogas
(ARBIO)
www.arbio.ro
Slovak Biomass Association
(SK-BIOM)
www.skbiom.sk
South Tyrol Energy
Association
www.sev.bz.it
Spanish Bionenergy
Association (AVEBIOM)
www.avebiom.org
Spanish Renewable
Energies Association (APPA)
www.appa.es
Swedish Bioenergy
Association (SVEBIO)
www.svebio.se
The Bioenergy Association of
Finland (BIOENERGIA)
www.bioenergia.fi
The Estonian Biomass
Association (EBA)
www.eby.ee
The Netherlands Bio-energy
Association (NL-BEA)
www.platformbioenergie.nl
Ukrainian Solid Biomass
Association
Valorization of Biomass
(VALBIOM)
www.valbiom.be
AEBIOM Members

AEBIOM Associate Members
AEBIOM Members
Agrana Bioethanol GmbH
www.agrana.com
Airex Energy
www.airex-energy.com
Amandus Kahl
www.akahl.de
AREVA Renouvelables
www.areva.com
Arigna Fuels Ltd.
www.arignafuels.ie
Benet
www.benet.fi
BioBraendsels foreningen
www.biobraendselsforeningen.
dk
BioEndev AB
www.bioendev.se
BioLake BV
www.biolake.nl
Biowanze
www.biowanze.be
Bord na Móna
www.bordnamona.ie
Charmont-Investments
www.compagnie-du-
charmont.com
Cockerill Maintenance et
Ingénierie SA (CMI)
www.cmigroupe.com
CPL Industries Limited
(CPL)
www.cplindustries.co.uk
CPM Europe B.V
www.cpmeurope.nl
Croatian Chamber of
Economy
www.en.hgk.hr
Czech Pellets Cluster
www.ceska-peleta.cz
DNV GL
www.dnvgl.com
Drax Power
www.drax.com
EDORA
www.edora.org
Ekman
www.ekmangroup.com
Energieonderzoek
Centrum Nederland
(ECN)
www.ecn.nl
Enviva
www.envivabiomass.com
ETA Heiztechnik GmbH
www.eta.co.at
ETH Agrar GmbH
www.eth-umwelt.de
European Institute for
Energy Research (EIFER)
www.eifer.kit.edu
Evolution Markets
www.evomarkets.com
Forest and Biomass Services
Belgium S.A.
www.biomasa.sk
Fröling Heizkessel – und
Behälterbau G.m.b.H.
www.froeling.com
German Pellets GmbH
German Wood Fuel and
Pellet Association (DEPV)
Göteborg Energi AB
www.goteborgenergi.se
Greenwatt SA
www.greenwatt.be
Hargassner
www.hargassner.at
Hawkins Wright Ltd.
www.hawkinswright.com
Hungarian Bioenergy
Competence Centre (HBCC)
www.bioenergy-
hbcc.weebly.com

AEBIOM Members
Hungarian Pellet
Association
www.mapellet.hu
HYGEA
www.hygea.be
J. MÜLLER Agri Terminal-
Port of Brake
www.jmueller.de
JENZ GmbH
www.jenz.de
Komptech
www.komptech.com
Kraft und Wärme aus
Biomasse GmbH (KWB)
www.kwb.at
Kurzemes Granulas SIA
www.granulas.lv
Laborelec/GDF SUEZ
www.electrabel.be
Latgran
www.latgran.com
Marquard & Bahls AG
www.mbholding.com
MHG Systems Oy
www.mhgsystems.com
Miktech Oy / Biosaimaa
www.miktech.fi
Palazzetti Lelio S.p.A.
www.palazzettigroup.com
Pellet Fuels Institute
(PFI)
www.pelletheat.org
Peterson Rotterdam BV
www.onepeterson.com
Polytechnik GmbH
www.polytechnik.com
Portuguese Energy
Pellets Association
(ANPEB)
www.anpeb.pt
Prodesa Medioambiente
www.prodesa.net
Propellet France
www.propellet.fr
proPellets Austria
www.propellets.at
Pure Energy
Professionals
www.peprenewables.com
Renergy UK Ltd
www.renergyuk.com
River Basin Energy Inc
www.riverbasinenergy.com
ROTAWAVE
www.rotawave.com
SBE Latvia Ltd
www.sbelatvia.lv
Schiedel AG
www.schiedel.at
Schmid-Energy
www.schmid-energy.ch SEEGER ENGINEERING
www.seeger.ag
SEKAB E-Technology AB
www.sekab.com
Sia Freja
www.freja.lv
Söderenergi AB
www.soderenergi.se
Solvay Biomass Energy
www.solvaybiomassenergy.com

Statkraft
www.statkraft.com
Sveaskog Förvaltning AB
www.sveaskog.se
Swedish Wood-Fuel
Association
www.tradbransle.se
Teal Sales Incorporated (TSI)
www.tsi-inc.net
The Portuguese
Renewable Energy
Association (APREN)
www.apren.pt
Topell Energy B.V.
www.topellenergy.com
Torftech Energy LTD
www.torftech.com
Torr-Coal International B.V
www.torrcoal.com
TUZETKA SA
www.2zk.eu
UK Pellet Council
www.pelletcouncil.org
Ukrainian Pellet Union (UUP)
www.uup.org.ua
University HEIG-VD
www.sib.heig-vd.ch
Vapo Oy
www.vapo.fi
Victam International B.V.
www.victam.com VIS NOVA Trading Gmbh
www.visnova.de
Vision Energy Group (VEG)
www.vision-energy-group.com
Windhager
Zentralheizung GmbH
www.windhager.com
Wood Energy
Switzerland
www.holzenergie.ch
Wood Pellet Association of
Canada (WPAC)
www.pellet.org
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Fanny-Pomme Langue
AEBIOM
Policy Director
fanny.langue@aebiom.org
Nathalie Hemeleers
AEBIOM
Policy Advisor
hemeleers@aebiom.org
AEBIOM
Bioenergy Analyst
boucher@aebiom.org
Gilles Gauthier
gauthier@aebiom.org
EPC and EIPS General Manager
gauthier@pelletcouncil.eu
Niall Goodwin
EPC
AEBIOM- Project Manager
goodwin@pelletcouncil.eu
goodwin@aebiom.org
Elena Dumitru
EPC
Administrative Assistant
dumitru@pelletcouncil.eu
Anamaria Olaru
AEBIOM
Events and Communication
Manager
olaru@aebiom.org
Jean-Marc Jossart
AEBIOM
Secretary General
jossart@aebiom.org
Cristina Calderón
IBTC General Manager
calderon@aebiom.org
Sarah Cohen
Office Manager
cohen@aebiom.org
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