Call on Carbon initiative signed by Bioenergy Europe

Bioenergy Europe has undersigned the Call on Carbon initiative, which calls on governments to ramp up carbon pricing. The open letter calls for governments to back their net zero targets with effective carbon pricing instruments, align their carbon pricing to create a stable investment environment and support cost-effective mitigation efforts to minimise carbon leakage. The initiative is supported by leaders from more than 100 businesses, cities, universities and business associations and networks, whose members and partners represent and gather over 60 million companies and farmers.

Energy prices in the EU

A dramatic increase of the energy prices in the EU was a subject of debate during European Council summit, 21-22 October and the sectoral Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council meeting on 26 October. Earlier this month, the European Commission proposed an Energy Price Toolbox mostly focusing on the short-term measures. In the long-term ministers mentioned the following measures: reforming the functioning of the wholesale electricity market, voluntary joint purchase schemes for gas and EU-level solutions for storage. For more information, please contact Michal Dlugosz.

WG Sustainability and WG Biopower & CHP

The joint WG Sustainability and WG Biopower & CHP meeting took place on 14 October where the current situation of Fit for 55 dossiers (REDII implementation, REDIII outlook, LULUFC and EU ETS) was discussed. Furthermore, the reasons behind the current energy price crisis were presented and an outlook was given what role bioenergy can play in the future to mitigate price changes. Minutes along with the slides are available. For more information, please contact Giulia Cancian.

Bringing value to Agrobiomass

On 27 October, 11:00-13:00 CEST, the AgroBioHeat H2020 project is organising a webinar to promote mass deployment of agrobiomass solutions in Europe. The webinar will present concrete examples in this field (find here the latest agenda) and will be followed by an online matchmaking event on 3-4 November, 10:00-16:00 CET to bring together companies and organisations to create new business opportunities. Registration is open until 2 November. For further information, please contact Irene di Padua.

REDII Sustainability Criteria: Demonstrating Compliance

Bioenergy Europe together with Bioenergy International magazine are hosting a free and open webinar occurring on October 21, 14:00-16:00 (CEST). During this event, the REDII sustainability requirements for solid biomass will be reminded but also the state of play of the REDII transposition and implementation among the different member states will be provided. Lastly, various paths to demonstrate compliance with the REDII sustainability requirements will be presented. See the agenda, register to the event, and add the event to your calendar. For further information, please contact Francisco Lourenco Matias.

Raffaele Tiscar: ultimo saluto FIPER

Il presidente, il Consiglio Direttivo e gli associati FIPER si uniscono alla famiglia Tiscar per l’improvvisa perdita di Raffaele.

Un amico, un manager di un’onesta intellettuale di altri tempi, che ha messo a disposizione la sua competenza e esperienza all’interno del comitato tecnico scientifico FIPER.

Il presidente
Walter Righini

Board Bioenergy EU: pacchetto Fit For55 – Una grande opportunità per la filiera delle biomasse!

Lo scorso 11-12 ottobre si è tenuto ad Atene l’incontro del Consiglio Direttivo di Bioenergy Europe a cui Fiper ha partecipato. 
È stata l’occasione per fare il punto sull’evoluzione della normativa europea in riferimento alla messa in atto del GreenDeal e definire la relativa linea di Bioenergy EU.
 In particolare, il board ha deliberato di dare priorità a monitorare, avviare il dialogo e presentare proposte di emendamento alla Commissione sulle seguenti Direttive in corso di revisione all’interno del pacchetto FITFor55: 
 
-Emission Trading Scheme EU
-Effort Sharing regulation – ESR (Carbon neutrality)
-Energy Efficiency Directive- EED
-Renewable Energy Directive III (Criteri di sostenibilità)
-Air quality standard

Sono state poi presentate le principali proposte di revisione che toccano il ns. settore, in particolare: la revisione die criteri di sostenibilità per le biomasse (RED 3), la revisione della definizione di teleriscaldamento efficiente (EED), l’innalzamento degli standard sulla qualità dell’aria.
A seguito di un ampio dibattito promosso da FIPER sul tema metanizzazione la linea definita dal board è di mantenere una posizione chiara: non appoggiare alcuna istanza che promuova l’impiego del gas a livello EU. Anzi, a partire dalla contingente aumento del prezzo del gas e relativa bolletta, spingere maggiormente sulle alternative termiche disponibili sul mercato, a partire dall’impiego delle bioenergie.