New platform to check the availability of wood chip supply

According to Expobiomasa's latest bulletin, Bsis Bionergy has launched a GIS platform that provides information on the availability of wood chip supplies. The platform aims to offer a comprehensive overview of the potential for sustainable wood chip supply and the competition for this resource within the EurUnion. The goal is to advise biomass plant developers on the availability and sustainability of this raw material.

To build the platform, data on production potential and major consumers of wood chips were collected (the database contains 3,000 references to power generation plants and thermal boilers above 1 MW, paper mills, board factories, and pelletizing plants). All of this data was georeferenced in an intuitive and easy-to-use GIS (Geographic Information Systems) application, which was published for online consultation on December 3rd on the project website

On the same day, a workshop organized by AEBIOM was held in Brussels to discuss the principle of "cascading", or pre-established prioritization of biomass uses, which bioenergy associations oppose, arguing that it should be the real market that establishes these use priorities.

Business to Business:
A B2B (Business to Business) platform is available on the project website, designed to connect biomass companies across the Eur to increase their international visibility and, consequently, their business. Interested companies can register for free here.