EERA Bioenergy Joint Programme launches its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
Researchers from 36 organizations in 18
countries, grouped within the framework of the Bioenergy Joint Program of the
European Alliance for Energy Research (EERA), have published their Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda. As highlighted by a press release provided by
the Technical Secretariat of EERA Bioenergy, this agenda defines priorities and
perspectives by 2030, with the aim of joining the efforts in research,
development and innovation in bioenergy of the different Member States and
achieving the enormous potential of biomass-based solutions contribute
substantially to the energy transition.
Figure 1. Andrea Monti (Coordinator of EERA
Bioenergy) with Adel El Gammal (Secretary General of EERA), from left to right. Courtesy of the Technical Secretariat of EERA Bioenergy.
The agenda evinces the consensus reached by
researchers on how to deal with the challenges that decarbonisation policies
address from a research and innovation perspective and through solutions based
on the valorisation of biomass. The general objective is to accelerate the
implementation of SET-Plan priorities and actions to help reduce carbon
emissions in the energy sector and promote the bioeconomy. In these areas,
bioenergy is an essential component of the renewable technologies mix for all
possible scenarios of climate change mitigation.
The agenda contributes to:
- Align the priorities and research activities
of all the organizations that participate in EERA Bioenergy and, therefore, of
the main European actors in this field, to create a solid scientific-technical
base that allows a greater development of the advanced routes of bioenergy;
- Align research priorities and activities with
the other agents involved, promoting international cooperation;
- Evaluate research and innovation priorities
to accelerate the advancement of bioenergy and the circular bioeconomy in
Europe;
- Promote the possibilities of joint
technological development, in order to help accelerate the implementation of
the objectives of the SET-Plan;
- Create a common space for other researchers and
stakeholders in the industry to connect with the researchers of EERA Bioenergy.
This will make it possible to further align priorities and establish beneficial
collaborations.