The “Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda” (SRIA) of the EERA Joint Programme on Bioenergy aligns research efforts across borders and provides guidance for policymakers to help decarbonise the energy sector by means of bioenergy.
Researchers from 36 organisations in 18 countries, organised in the EERA Joint Programme on Bioenergy, published yesterday a “Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda”. The agenda defines priorities and perspectives until 2030 and beyond to align national research, development and innovation efforts across borders and thereby unleash the full power of bio-based solutions in the energy transition.
The Joint Programme on Bioenergy within the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) brings together excellent scientists from the main European universities, research alliances, technology centres, scientific agencies, institutes and associations active in biomass and bioenergy research. Their believe is that Biopower, bioheat and biofuels are able to provide significant benefits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing energy security and creating new opportunities for sustainable economic growth.
The new “Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda” has been presented by Andrea Monti of the University of Bologna, Coordinator of the Joint Programme, to Adel El Gammal, Secretary-General of EERA.
A common set of R&I priorities for the coming years
The “Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda” represents the consensus of the involved researchers on how to address the challenges of decarbonisation policies from a research and innovation perspective by means of bio-based solutions. The overall objective is to accelerate the implementation of SET-Plan priorities and actions in order to contribute to decarbonising the energy sector, an issue where bioenergy is an essential component of a future low-carbon technologies basket in all climate change mitigation scenarios.
The Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda helps
- Align research priorities and activities of the many organisations participating in the Joint Programme, and thereby of the main European actors in the field to create a technical-scientific basis for further development of advanced bioenergy routes;
- Align research priorities and activities with other stakeholders, while also promoting international co-operation;
- Assess research and innovation priorities to accelerate the implementation of bioenergy and circular bioeconomy in Europe;
- Promote the possibilities for joint technology development, in order to help accelerate the implementation of the SET-Plan objectives;
- Create an entry point for other researchers and industry stakeholders for them to connect with the researchers in the Joint Programme. This will allow for further aligning priorities and establishing a mutually benefitting collaboration.
About EERA
The European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) is an association of European public research centres and universities active in low-carbon energy research. Bringing together more than 250 organisations from 30 countries, EERA is Europe’s largest energy research community. EERA coordinates its research activities through 17 Joint Programmes and is a key player in the European Union’s Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan. For further information, see www.eera-set.eu.
About the EERA Joint Programme on Bioenergy
The EERA Joint Programme on Bioenergy gathers Europe’s main research organisations in the fields of bioenergy and bioeconomy. It promotes international co-operation to accelerate the implementation of SET-Plan priorities and actions, contributing to the decarbonisation of the energy sector by assessing research, development and innovation. Bioenergy in all its forms (power, heat and biofuels) is an essential component of the existing and future low-carbon technologies mix in all climate-change mitigation scenarios. For further information, see www.eera-bioenergy.eu.
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