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CZ Biom – Czech Biomass Association

CZ Biom is active in the national and international arena. CZ Biom gathers many companies and organizations engaged among others in phytoeneregy, biogas production, composting, biomass production and biomass combustion.

CZ Biom has become a member of several international organizations. CZ Biom has been partner on several European projects funded by the European Commission from the Framework Programme 6 (FP6) and is at the moment active in the preparation of projects funded under the Framework Programme 7 (FP7).

CZ Biom is a member of

AE BIOM – European Biomass Association
Fachverband Biogas e.V.
ECN – European Compost Network

Projects

Biopros

Production of energy crops – Funded by the European Commission within the Framework Programme 6 - "Solutions for the safe application of wastewater and sludge for high efficient biomass production in Short-Rotation-Plantations on the utilization of fertilizing effects of sewage waters for the production of short rotation coppice."

Biomass Action Plan

Czech Biomass Action Plan following the recommendation in
EU COM(2005)628 will be submitted for hearing by the government of Czech Republic by Ministry of Agriculture. Action plan is being prepared by Czech Biomass Association and contains: analysis of the biomass market in Czech Republic, estimation of biomass potential in the Czech Republic, technical analysis, analysis of the environmental effects, and detailed classification of renewable energy sources (RES) - kinds, yields, and experience. Creating several opportunity studies for different kinds of biomass with diverse output parameters and creating database of technology.

Jihoodpad

Funded by the European Commission within the Operational Program Human Resources Development (OPHRD) - Capacity building for the support of fulfilling the waste management plan of municipalities and regions with the participation of public in the Regions of Plzeň and South-Bohemia. The aims of the projects are the education and cooperation in household waste. The project is exceptional by connecting the experts from non-governmental environmental and business field with regional municipalities or villages. Due to the cooperation the quality of the information services for public should be increased and the public should get involved in the regional improvement of household waste management.

Information about the association

Profile

CZ BIOM is a non-governmental non-profit organization and professional association supporting a development of phytoenergy in the Czech Republic. CZ BIOM consists of 5 sections, of which the main ones are: phytoenergy, biogas, composting, biomass combusting, biomass production, and information services. CZ BIOM works together with other non-governmental organizations in the field of bioenergy (in the Czech Republic and abroad). CZ BIOM is a member of the European biomass association AE BIOM, the German Biogas Association - Fachverband Biogas e.V. and the ECN – European Compost Network, to which it holds close contacts. CZ BIOM was founded in 1994.

Contact:
Petr Tluka
Head of foreign relations
tluka@biom.cz

Activities

The main activities of CZ BIOM consist of dissemination and research activities. CZ BIOM yearly organizes or co-organizes 8 to 10 expert conferences. CZ BIOM publishes its own printed bulletin. For the broad public CZ BIOM distributes general information material, such as practical information on the use of biomass for energy purposes for local governments or information material for education (teaching aids). For the distribution of its information materials CZ BIOM uses different information channels, most of all its own website, leaflets, educational films and press releases.

CZ Biom has been a partner in several EU funded projects. One of them to mention is the project Biopros - “Solutions for the safe application of wastewater and sludge for high efficient biomass production in Short-Rotation-Plantations” which has been EU-funded from the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). CZ Biom is at the moment cooperating on the preparation of several EU funded projects from the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and from the Intelligent Energy for Europe (IEE) programme. CZ Biom is also active on the regional projects predominantly with partners from Germany and Austria. CZ Biom is also active on the national level. One of the most prestigious projects of the present time of CZ Biom was the preparation of the Czech national Biomass Action Plan for the Czech Ministry of Agriculture following the recommendation in EU COM(2005)628.

CZ BIOM is involved in research and other projects for the government of Czech republic as well as for several local governments. CZ BIOM is actively lobbying for more favorable conditions for the use of phytoenergy in the Czech Republic, recent efforts have concentrated on pushing for financial support for the growing of energy crops and greater acceptance for the growing of energy crops among the general public.