IEA Bioenergy analysed three samples of biohubs. What are biohubs, you might ask? 🌱 A #biohub connects stakeholders along a biomass value chain. It is an intermediate place where local communities or farmers can deliver biomass in the form of agricultural residues, forestry residues, urban waste, or invasive plant species. These can then be processed into products that have higher quality and value along the supply chain. 👩🌾 Products such as bio-oil and biochar have a wide array of potential applications in different sectors, where they can be used as is or further processed. 💡 To secure the necessary investments for a commercially ready technology base suitable for processing these types of feedstocks, stakeholders from different sectors must cooperate within a new green production system. 💬 This is one of the main messages of our latest information campaign. We need to start thinking in opportunities for #biomass valorisation and cooperation! What opportunities do you see? Check out our campaign here 👉 https://bit.ly/426qC7f #sustainability #biobased #bioenergy #biofuels #biomaterials #renewablenergy #iea
💡 Biohubs are increasingly becoming key enablers for the cost-effective and efficient mobilization of waste bioresources such as agricultural and forest residues. As #biohubs move from concept to reality, there is a need to develop a systematic approach to assess their environmental impact. 🔎 #IEABioenergy Task43 and Task45 analysed three samples of biohub archetypes: - Biohub-1 converts post-harvest agricultural residues such as cereal and soy straw in Croatia to solid fuel pellets for remote domestic heating. - Biohub-2 converts forest residue in Ireland via a gasification pathway to bio-CNG to fuel Irish timber truck fleets. - Biohub-3 converts forest residue, also in Ireland, via pyrolysis to crude bio-oil which is co-processed in an oil refinery to produce lower-carbon diesel. 👉 Read the report and find out the results 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dSq2fi8x
