Sustainable Supply and Value Chains
Scope of Services SUBAREA 5.1:
Survey of biomass resources
- Assessment of potentials, development of logistics and supply chain concepts
Development and investigation of pre-treatment and upgrading technologies
- Mechanical technologies: shredding, sorting, pelletization; thermal technologies: drying, torrefaction, pyrolysis
Ecological evaluation
- Calculation of greenhouse gas balances through to complete life-cycle assessment (LCA)
Techno-economic evaluation of biobased value chains
- Evaluations for innovative bioenergy value chains, e.g. based on torrefied biomass and for alternative utilization paths, e.g. biorefineries
Market analysis
- Analysis of bioenergy and bioeconomy markets, stakeholder surveys, compilation of market and price models including scenario modelling
Networking and support for market launch
- Networking and information dissemination at the national and international level (e.g. IEA/AMF Secretariat, participation in IEA Bioenergy)
Knowledge dissemination
Developing and presenting customized training and workshops for different target audiences (children and young people, end users, decision-makers, experts, engineers)