600 companies from 30 countries will meet starting tomorrow at Expobiomasa 2017

Expobiomasa 2017, the international trade fair organized by the Spanish Association for the Energy Valorization of Biomass (AVEBIOM), brings together more than 600 companies and firms from the biomass sector in Valladolid starting tomorrow. These companies come from 30 countries. The event, held at the fairgrounds in the capital of Castile and León from September 26 to 29, is expected to have an economic impact of almost four million euron the region. Of this, 70% corresponds to service companies (equipment rentals and trade fair services, stand construction, hiring of hostesses, operators, etc.), 25% to hotels and restaurants, and the remaining 5% to transportation.

The event, one of the leading events in the sector worldwide, will occupy an area of ​​34,000 square meters in its eleventh edition, which is 30% more than in the previous edition.

According to AVEBIOM's estimates, the fair will be attended by more than 18,000 professionals interested in buying equipment, products and services, around 40 associations and allies and professionals from more than 60 media outlets in Eur, Latin America and North America.

Hotel occupancy in the city will reach 100% during the four days of the fair. And the Valladolid Provincial Association of Hospitality Businesses has launched a tapas and menu route in 37 restaurants and bars, thanks to an agreement signed with AVEBIOM, to offer the best deals to all visitors to Expobiomasa.

The 11th International Bioenergy Congress
will be held on the 27th as part of the trade fair. After 11 editions, it has become the leading technological event in the sector nationwide. This year's congress will feature speakers who are fully committed to the digitalization of their companies, which are themselves pioneers, understanding that society increasingly demands personalized, affordable, and sustainable services and products.

Mexico:
It is worth noting that on the 26th, a business matchmaking event will take place to connect Mexican professionals with European companies eur in exploring new business relationships. Fifteen Mexican entities will participate (14 companies plus the Mexican Petroleum Institute) along with 21 executives or shareholders from SMEs and large companies across eight Mexican states, operating in various sectors. These include a major construction company, a large food company (Mexico's third-largest snack brand), biofuel producers, engineering firms seeking know-how, as well as pellet and machinery producers and distributors interested in representing European firms eur and timber and panel industries with sustainable origin certifications, aiming to add greater value and utilization to forests.

26th
, during the opening of the event, the 'Promoting Bioenergy Award' will be presented to the University of Valladolid for its actions and investments aimed at promoting and highlighting the energy benefits of biomass.

In addition, the sessions planned in the parallel program of Expobiomasa 2017 will address issues such as the new certification in biomass installation, the expansion of distributed heat networks, the keys to implementing energy services, the energy use of biomass in African projects, the ENplus certification, the expectations of biogas, the certification of Mediterranean biofuels, energy rehabilitation, urban regeneration, energy efficiency and decarbonization of buildings and solutions for the food industry.

Biomass:
Since the last Expobiomasa in 2015, thermal biomass in Spain has broken records in the number of stoves and boilers installed. Even with last year's low heating oil prices, biomass is much more competitive. The number of installed units, which are also becoming increasingly efficient and innovative, has grown by 56% during this period, boosting a business that now amounts to eur , representing 0.34% of GDP.

The use of biomass as a source of thermal energy prevented the emission of 121,955 tons of CO2 in the province of Valladolid in 2016, equivalent to the carbon dioxide generated by 81,303 vehicles in a year, thus contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gases in Spain. In Castile and León, the figure reaches 859,156 tons of CO2, equivalent to the carbon dioxide of 572,769 vehicles.

According to data from the Biomass Observatory, Castilla y León had 31,138 biomass installations at the end of 2016, 5,769 more than the previous year (22.8%), with an installed capacity of almost 1.4 million KW.