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The European Union is considering tightening rules on whether wood-burning energy can be classed as renewable and count towards green goals, according to a draft document seen by Reuters on Wednesday (16 June).

A Policy Brief from the Policy Learning Platform on Low-carbon economy

Bioenergy is one of the most flexible renewables, with the possibility to convert biomass into many different end-products for different applications. Whilst national and international frameworks support bioenergy generation, there is significant scope forregional authorities to act, with bioenergy development being dependent on local conditions, stakeholders, resources and action plans.Interreg Europe projects have found a number of relevant good practices that could be replicated in other regions to provide sustainable bioenergy for communities, whilst also creating new employment and supporting regional development. Regions interested in supporting bioenergy should consider existing good practices and available resources, and can make use of the significant number of support funds and platforms for implementing their projects.

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Lithuania is a country undergoing an energy transition at record speed, with ambitions now to move beyond biomass. So, while some EU governments are still debating whether they need new pipelines, or can turn off the natural gas tap, Lithuania has been transforming its heat supply: Firstly using domestic biomass to exit the era of energy dependence on Russia; now upgrading its networks and eyeing new possibilities in the form of solar and heat pumps.

The Netherlands should phase out the use of biomass for generating electricity as soon as possible, the advisory board of the Dutch government said in a report presented earlier this month.

Strasbourg accueillera en 2021 la première unité au monde de production d'hydrogène à partir de biomasse