Document / search engine: Small-scale technology options for regional bioeconomies
Framework project: Bio-based Strategies and Roadmaps for Enhanced Rural and Regional Development in the EU
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Website link: https://be-rural.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BE-Rural_D2.1_Small-scale_technology_options.pdf
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This report provides an overview of technology options, which are considered good practice examples
when it comes to facilitating the transition to a regional bio-based economy, looking at the five Open
Innovation Platform (OIP) regions covered in BE-Rural and beyond. The five OIP regions are Stara
Zagora (Bulgaria), Vidzeme and Kurzeme (Latvia), Strumica (North Macedonia), Szczecin Lagoon and
Vistula Lagoon (Poland) and Covasna (Romania). Inspired by their bioeconomy potentials, a set of
small-scale technology options and good practices was compiled and discussed with representatives
from the OIP regions. A selection procedure intended to reduce the pool of different technologies and
good practices to a final set of 16, which this report presents in a factsheet format. The factsheets
include general background information, technological and economic descriptions, the motivation
behind the technology, as well as an outline of the environmental and socioeconomic impacts.
Furthermore, advantages and disadvantages of small-scale technology options compared to larger
and more complex systems, such as large-scale biorefineries, are discussed.
The overview of technology options presented in this report focusses on small-scale technologies that
are considered suitable for the development of regional and rural bioeconomies. A definition of suitable
technologies was drawn up taking into account the overall scope of BE-Rural. The feedstocks
considered are originating mainly from the agricultural, forestry, fishery and waster sectors. The
diversity of this set of technology options reflects the nature of the growing bioeconomy – in the context
of BE-Rural’s OIP regions and beyond. Since there is no single blueprint for developing and
implementing the bioeconomy, this overview aims to inspire stakeholders in the aforementioned
sectors.
Countries/regions described/represented: Bulgaria, Latvia, Poland, Romania
Year: 2019