The bio-energy sector has been rapidly increasing its relevance in the latest years. The CAP encourages the supply of bio-energy from agriculture and forestry and the use of bio-energy on farms and in rural areas. In order to enable farmers to respond even better to changing market requirements, the latest revision of the CAP, “Health Check”, has abolished the energy crop premium and the set-aside scheme. The rural development policy provides a variety of measures supporting bio-energy production and consumption. The "Health Check" has strengthened the support to rural development and in particular to those measures that are aimed at development of renewable energy. In this context, the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) can become a crucial driver to build bridges between research, technology and stakeholders (farms, businesses and advisory services) in favor of the biomass sector. The purpose of this paper is to give an enlighten on strategies, policies and opportunities for bioenergy sector arising from the implementation of a coming EIP – operationally through the EIP Operational Groups (OP).
Renewable energy from biomass and innovation opportunities: the case of an European Innovation Partnership (EIP) between Italy and Bulgaria
CONTO', FRANCESCO;FIORE, MARIANTONIETTA;LA SALA, PIERMICHELE;DE LUCIA, CATERINA
2013-01-01
Abstract
The bio-energy sector has been rapidly increasing its relevance in the latest years. The CAP encourages the supply of bio-energy from agriculture and forestry and the use of bio-energy on farms and in rural areas. In order to enable farmers to respond even better to changing market requirements, the latest revision of the CAP, “Health Check”, has abolished the energy crop premium and the set-aside scheme. The rural development policy provides a variety of measures supporting bio-energy production and consumption. The "Health Check" has strengthened the support to rural development and in particular to those measures that are aimed at development of renewable energy. In this context, the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) can become a crucial driver to build bridges between research, technology and stakeholders (farms, businesses and advisory services) in favor of the biomass sector. The purpose of this paper is to give an enlighten on strategies, policies and opportunities for bioenergy sector arising from the implementation of a coming EIP – operationally through the EIP Operational Groups (OP).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
