S2BIOM

The project will build up a concise knowledge base for both the sustainable supply and logistics of nonfood biomass (quantities, costs, technological pathway options for 2020 and beyond), contributing to the development of technology and market strategies to support the development of a “resource efficient” Bioeconomy for Europe. This includes industrial processes (i.e. bio-based industries) for manufacturing biomass-derived goods/products as well as energy conversion, both for large scale and small scale units.

To achieve these goals S2BIOM will compare and make use of the most recent relevant information from existing and ongoing EU projects related with biomass supply. It will deliver state-of the art data on current and future sustainable lignocellulosic biomass cost and supply, as well as existing and future biomass conversion technologies, and will identify optimal logistics for sustainable non-food biomass feedstock delivery chains, classifying and characterising the main logistical components as storage, pre-treatment and transportation technologies.

In order to guarantee results from the highest level, the project will rely on a set of carefully selected validation case studies and will be executed in concise collaboration with key stakeholders from policy, industry and markets.

The research works to accomplish these tasks, will be organized in three individual but strongly interrelated Themes:

• Theme 1 will focus on methodological approaches, data collection and estimation of sustainable biomass potentials, resource efficient pathways and optimal logistical supply routes as well as will develop the computerized toolset.
• Theme 2 will make use of the findings of Theme 1 and develop a Vision, Strategies and an R&D roadmap for the sustainable delivery of non-food biomass feedstock at local, regional and pan European level.
• Theme 3 will validate the findings from Themes 1 and 2 and ensure the project outreach