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Factsheet: Sustainability requirements (COM(2010)11)
Sustainability requirements (COM(2010)11)
Key Information
Country/Region:
European Union
›
EU28
Description:
On 25 February 2010, the European Commission presented a report on sustainability requirements for the use of solid biomass and biogas in electricity, heating and cooling. The report makes recommendations on sustainability criteria to be used by those Member States that wish to introduce a scheme at national level, in order to avoid obstacles for the functioning of the internal market for biomass.
Goal/Aim:
Stimulate sustainability criteria for solid biomass and biogas.
Type (and subtype) :
Voluntary (non-binding) initiatives
›
Guidelines
Sector/Topic targeted:
Energy
Status:
In force
Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives
Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:
Not Relevant
Building a strong research, development and innovation base:
Not Relevant
Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:
Not Relevant
Building competitive biobased industries:
Not Relevant
Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:
Not Relevant
Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:
Not Relevant
Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:
Not Relevant
Availability of financial resources:
Not Relevant
Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:
Not Relevant
Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:
Not Relevant
Contact References
Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
COM(2010)11 Report on sustainability requirements for the use of solid and gaseous biomass sources in electricity, heating and cooling
Links:
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/bioenergy/sustainability_criteria_en.htm
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM%3A2010%3A0011%3AFIN%3A...
Responsible Authority:
DG Energy
Contact of Responsible Authority:
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/index_en.htm
Completed by:
VITO
Advanced Information
Feedstock type targeted:
crops (cereals, sugar beet, oilseeds vegetables, plants/flowers, potatoes, fruits,...)
herbacious and green byproducts/residues (e.g. straw, stalks, leaves,...)
woody byproducts/residues (e.g. prunings)
manure
animal waste
herbacious perennial crops (miscanthus, switch grass,...)
woody perennial crops (short rotation coppice)
roundwood/sawnwood
forestry byproducts/residues (tops, branches, bark, stumps)
wood processing byproducts/residues (e.g. sawdust, sawmill byproducts)
postconsumer paper/cardboard
herbacious (incl. verge grass / roadside cuttings)
woody
biowaste
landfill gas
sludge
Aqua/Marine/Fishing (including algae)
Product type targeted:
BioMethane (grid)
Electricity
Heating/Cooling
Combined Heat and Power
Value Chain:
Primary production (incl. harvesting)
Waste/residues/byproducts
Mobilisation/transport/logistics
Conversion / transformation / processing
Year Instrument & Measure Started:
2010
Comments
Environmental Sustainability Requirements:
Minimum GHG reduction, land use criteria.
Efficiency Requirements:
Reference to energy efficiency.
