Avebiom awards the 2019 Bioenergy Promotion Prize to the Basque Energy Agency

The Spanish Association for the Energy Valorization of Biomass (Avebiom) has awarded the 'Promotes Bioenergy 2019' prize to the Basque Energy Agency (EVE) in recognition of the various actions, both of dissemination and of support and investment, developed in recent years, especially in relation to the use of biomass for thermal generation in both public and private buildings.

The jury wished to recognize the public entity's 37-year history of promoting the use of biomass. Avebiom's president, Javier Díaz, will present the award at the Expobiomasa trade fair in Valladolid on September 24th.

The Basque Energy Agency (EVE) was created in 1982 and is the Energy Agency of the Basque Government, whose mission is to propose energy strategies under the criteria of security of supply, cost competitiveness, sustainability and technological development; as well as actively participate in their development and contribute to the achievement of the objectives defined therein.

In 1985, the Basque Energy Agency (EVE) carried out the first assessment of the region's energy potential. During the 1990s, it undertook various research and development projects on technologies based on pyrolysis and gasification to address different types of energy use. Furthermore, studies were conducted to identify and characterize the resources.

Currently, in line with eurstrategies to promote renewables aimed at decarbonizing the energy sector, it develops various annual aid programs, through which nearly 4,000 thermal biomass installations have been promoted, which have had an impact on Basque society by modifying its traditional consumption patterns.

Eight award winners since 2010
In previous editions the 'Promote Bioenergy' award has been received by the Terrassa City Council (2010), IDAE (2011), the Andalusian Energy Agency (2012), the Junta de Castilla y León (2013), the Climate Change Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (2014), the Xunta de Galicia (2015), the public company Nasuvinsa (Navarra de Suelo y Vivienda, in 2016), the University of Valladolid (2017) and the Ceder-Ciemat of Soria (2018).