Bioenergy Europe

21/10/2026

🤡 Do you want to play a game? Spooky season is here!

👻 Look at this dark, eerie alley. What can you see in the picture?

Pick your answer and write it in the comments below! And don't look it up.

🐱 Remember: every correct answer adds 3 hours of renewable heat to an animal shelter.

Think you know it? Stay tuned, we'll reveal answer and winners on Thursday!



Avebiom Ελληνική Εταιρεία Ανάπτυξης Βιομάζας - Hellabiom AIEL - Associazione Italiana Energia dal Legno

20/10/2026

🇫🇮 What’s next for bioenergy in Europe’s energy and climate policies?

At Bioenergiapäivä 2026 in , Finland, our Policy Officer Szalay Szabolcs discussed the EU legislation shaping the sector beyond 2030, from the EU ETS and Renewable Energy Directive to the Industrial Accelerator Act and EUDR.

💬 The key message? Europe needs a stable, coherent regulatory framework that recognises sustainable bioenergy’s role in the energy transition and provides investment certainty.

♨️ The visit also included a tour of Tampereen Energia’s district heating network, alongside Erika Laajalahti from Bioenergia ry, showcasing how biomass and other energy sources work together to provide reliable heat.

Thanks to Bioenergia ry for bringing the sector together and fostering dialogue on its future!

16/10/2026

🇦🇹 What does it take to replace fossil fuels in district heating? Sometimes, the answer is already growing nearby.

In Lower Austria, four new biomass heating plants are helping expand renewable district heating. Developed for EVN Wärme by Polytechnik, the plants in , , and use regional wood chips to provide reliable heat.

The 5 MW plant in Ernsthofen alone uses around 4,000 tonnes of locally sourced wood chips each year, supplying heat to local businesses.

It’s a practical example of how local biomass can provide renewable heat, reduce fossil fuel dependence and keep energy value within the region.

Our final Austrian Bioenergy Day story shows how this works on the ground.

👉 https://europeanbioenergyday.eu/expanding-renewable-district-heating-with-biomass/

16/10/2026

What if the gypsum industry could move away from fossil fuels without waiting for a single breakthrough technology?

At the in Turkey, Bioenergy Europe presented its new brochure, “Decarbonising Gypsum Industries with Biomass”, developed together with Eurogypsum.

Gypsum manufacturing relies heavily on fossil fuels for industrial heat.

Calcination requires around 150–180°C, while plasterboard drying reaches around 200°C. These processes require reliable, controllable heat.

🌿 Sustainable biomass can provide it.

The brochure looks at multifuel burners and biomass boilers that can already deliver the required temperatures, using fuels ranging from wood pellets and chips to agricultural residues such as olive stones, straw, and nut shells.

As Gustav Melin, Chairman of WTS AB, Senior Advisor at BKtech Group and Chair of Bioenergy Europe’s Industry Working Group, puts it:

🎤 “The technologies to replace fossil fuels with solid biomass fuels are already available, proven and operating successfully in industry today.”

Industrial defossilisation will require a range of solutions. For gypsum manufacturers, sustainable biomass is one pathway they can deploy today.

👉 Read the article:
https://bioenergyeurope.org/an-alternative-pathway-for-decarbonising-europe-gypsum-industry/

👉 Read the brochure:
https://bioenergyeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Decarbonising_Gypsum_with_biomass_web.pdf

Bioenergy Europe presented its new brochure, Decarbonising Gypsum Industries with Biomass, at the Global Gypsum Conference in Turkey, highlighting how renewable heat can help gypsum manufacturers reduce fossil fuel consumption while maintaining competitive industrial production.

15/10/2026

What if your heating system could combine solar power, wood pellets and AI?

That’s the idea behind Zellhofer Engineering GmbH's Solarpellet project, which explores how photovoltaic power, , and can work together to optimise energy use.

Rather than choosing between , the project shows how they can complement each other in a smarter, more flexible energy system.

Another Austrian example of .

👉 https://europeanbioenergyday.eu/solarpellet_pvpower_artificial_intelligence/

Biomasseverband Österreich

15/10/2026

🔍 What can you see in this picture?

If you guessed a cashew nut shell, you are right!

Cashew shells are the hard outer layer surrounding the edible nut. Once removed during processing, they become an agricultural residue rich in lignocellulosic material and cashew nut shell liquid, an oil containing compounds such as cardanol.

Instead of being discarded, these shells can produce renewable heat, electricity, biochar, or bio-based chemicals. Their energy content makes them a valuable local biomass resource, particularly in cashew-producing regions.

🌱 Using agricultural residues such as cashew shells can reduce waste, replace fossil fuels and create additional value from existing supply chains.

In 2023, agrobiomass represents roughly 16% of total bioenergy production. The potential to increase this share is significant. The challenge is mobilisation.

🔎 Do you know other agrobiomass materials that can be used for bioenergy? Let us know in the comments!

14/10/2026

🇦🇹 Austria’s Bioenergy Day was yesterday, but the stories keep coming.

In , EnergieWerk Ilg is putting what comes out of a wood-fired power plant to work.

The plant already produces renewable electricity and heat from regional wood chips. Now, its biogenic CO₂ is being captured and liquefied for use by other industries, including food and beverage production. The project can produce around 3,700 tonnes of high-purity bioCO₂ each year.

It’s a great example of how bioenergy can do more than replace fossil fuels: it can create new links between renewable energy, industry and the circular use of carbon.

And this is just one of the Austrian stories we’re sharing this week.

👉 Read the full story: https://europeanbioenergyday.eu/co2-capture_from_wood-fired_power_plant/



Biomasseverband Österreich

13/10/2026

🇦🇹 Today is Austria’s Bioenergy Day.

That means that, from today onwards, Austria could theoretically meet its energy needs with bioenergy alone for the rest of the year.

But what does that actually mean on the ground?

It can mean growing tomatoes with biogenic CO₂. 🍅

In Austria, CO₂ captured from bioenergy production is put to use in greenhouses, helping grow food while making better use of a biogenic resource.

It’s a small example of a much bigger story: bioenergy can connect energy, agriculture and the circular use of resources in ways that go well beyond simply replacing fossil fuels.

And we’re only getting started. This week, we’ll be sharing more stories from Austria showing what bioenergy looks like in practice.

👉 Read the story: https://europeanbioenergyday.eu/tomatoes_grown_biogenic_co2/

Biomasseverband Österreich

13/10/2026

🕵️ Bioenergy trivia is back!
Can you identify what’s in the picture? 👀
Take a good look, pick your answer and drop your guess in the comments. No peeking!
🌾 Agrobiomass experts, this one is for you. Let’s see who can crack it first. Avebiom Burmeister & Wain Εθνικό Κέντρο Έρευνας και Τεχνολογικής Ανάπτυξης Agrobioheat - Promoting agrobiomass heating in European rural areas
🐱 And remember: every correct answer adds 3 hours of renewable heat to a dog shelter.
Think you know it? We’ll reveal answers and medals on Thursday!

Prize value may vary considerably.

13/10/2026

🕵️ Bioenergy trivia is back!

Can you identify what’s in the picture? 👀
Take a good look, pick your answer and drop your guess in the comments. No peeking!

🌾 Agrobiomass experts, this one is for you. Let’s see who can crack it first. Avebiom Burmeister & Wain Agrobioheat - Promoting agrobiomass heating in European rural areas

🐱 And remember: every correct answer adds 3 hours of renewable heat to a dog shelter.

Think you know it? We'll reveal answers and medals on Thursday!



Prize value may vary considerably.