On January 1 2014, AICIA has joined The Bio-Based Industries Initiative as an Associated Member. Hence, in the framework of the agreement between the Bioenergy Group (BEGUS) and AICIA, BEGUS will participate on behalf of AICIA in all working meetings and future proposals of R&D, demonstration and supporting projects.
What is the “The Bio-based Industries Initiative”?
The Bio-based Industries Initiative is a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between the European Commission and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC). BIC is an association that was established in 2012 to collectively represent the private sector partners in the PPP with the EU. The Consortium started with 40 European member companies (large and small) and is set to grow over time. It also includes associate memberships comprising RTOs, universities and European trade associations. It is host to a unique mix of sectors including agriculture, agro-food, technology providers, forest-based sector, chemicals and energy. The activities of the PPP are integrated in the Horizon 2020, and in general, the participation rules are similar, with following additional rule: each consortium should be composed of at least one member of BIC (industrial partner).
Up the moment, there are 67 members of BIC including ABENGOA, BASF, CEPSA, REPSOL, SOLVAY and TOTAL. AICIA participates in the PPP as an associated member. Other relevant associated members are CIEMAT, Delf University of Technology, ECN, Graz University of Technology, Universidad de Zaragoza, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and VTT.
See more at: https://biconsortium.eu/
What does the Bioenergy Group expect of the The Bio-Based Industries Initiative?
Our interest focuses on the participation in collaborative projects according to our experience on biomass conversion technologies and for the further development of our previous assessed concepts of thermochemical biorefineries. We are looking forward to collaborating with industrial partners in an international context. Moreover, we want to participate in such a European forum for the definition of new paradigms for biomass conversion technologies (especially for thermochemical biorefineries and policies on GHG emissions).