Take-off for sustainable supply of woody biomass from agrarian - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 691748 Take-off for sustainable supply of woody biomass from agrarian pruning and plantation removal Call H2020-LCE-2015-3 Coordination and support action uP_running Presentation / date / Partner

uP_running Presentation / Partnership 1 Demo countries Demo countries Partnership Outreach Outreach countries countries SEC Biomass

uP_running Presentation / Objective&actions 2 Objective & Actions «To set the path for the development of the bioenergy utilisation of agrarian pruning and plantation removal (APPR) wood obtained from vineyards, olive groves and fruit tree plantations» - Identifjcation of existing success cases - Implementation of new success cases Production of key items to overcome existing barriers - Applicable business models and solutions Actions aimed to produce the information and materials needed - Prepare and apply simple consultancy by the sector (to be utilised in to support decision making of farmers communication and project impact (biomass producers) multiplication activities) - Country and EU sector analysis and roadmaps - Policy recommendations Communication and - Placing news / results at reach of all dissemination sectors Aimed to make a change in mind. - Request of participation and calls for Also as a tool for involvement of entrepreneurship stakeholders and bring attraction - Visualisation of success experiences of sectors in the project Project impacts multiplication - T raining to future consultants Aimed to cause a replication of - Involvement of trainees in real

uP_running Presentation / uP_running is a tool, not only a project 3 uP_running is a tool, not only a project

uP_running Presentation / Overcoming current practices 4 Overcoming current practices Alternative final uses Usual management Agrarian residues Composting/Energy Disposal in open air fires Agricultural pruning Plantation removal Mulching to soil Firewood

uP_running Presentation / Work plan 5 Work plan

uP_running Presentation / Project outputs 6 Project outputs • Collaborations among farmers, biomass producers, machinery builders, energetic companies and final consumers to start new and sustainable value chains to recover agricultural pruning and plant removal • 5 demonstration activities in our Region in order to exploit, freely, the technical feasibility of biomasses valorization • Identification of the suitable business model to take advantage of their the economic potential • New market perspectives to provide woody biomasses to the energetic sector • Trainings delivered to consultancies to support farmers in exploiting woody biomass • Advocacy actions to foster new policy and regulatory frameworks through consultation with policy makers and policy-supporting Institutions; • The Knowledge base the uP_running and pruning Observatory will provide.

uP_running Presentation / APPR to energy 7 APPR to energy Who can benefit from? Consumer Farmer ransporter T T rader of biomass Service company ECONOMIC ECONOMIC ECONOMIC ECONOMIC • Sells wood • Obtain a margin of • Obtain contracts • Biomass at lower benefit price • Reduce pruning NON ECONOMIC management cost NON ECONOMIC • Diversify their activity NON ECONOMIC • Reduce gasoil • Diversify their activity • Diversify the energy • Possibility of resources NON ECONOMIC • Possibility of integrated contract integrated contract (fruit + pruning wood) • Increase • Saves time (pruning + collection) competitiveness • Avoids bothering operations • Avoids open-fire permits

uP_running Presentation / APPR to energy 8 APPR to energy The value chain management options Collection options Downstream supply chains

uP_running Presentation / Expected impacts 9 Expected impacts • More than 100 agrarian associations or consultants will be trained , in at least 14 countries • At least 25 agrarian associations or consultants will have practiced consultancy • 10 new value chains will be running and will produce success cases for future replication • Advocacy and lobbying will have transferred key messages, requests and proposals to national and EU authorities, political decision-makers, etc. • A strong Communication Campaign will have raise awareness and cause a change in mind in main target group as well as public community • Unlock the relevant potential of APPR: Mobilization of approx. 7 Mtoe/yr and reduction of aprox. 20 Mt/yr of CO2 by 2030

uP_running Presentation / How to join? 10 How to join? timeline for getting involved! Jun Sept Jul Dec Mar Apr 2016 2017 2018 2019 Negotiatin New value Workshop g tables chains s Contacts Demonstrations

uP_running Presentation / First step: workshop strategy 11 First step: workshop strategy Demo Region Method to attract Scheduling Workshop approaching ITAL Y and identify I / II / III Issues and contents Strategy AP and TP Stakeholders Workshop Apulia Region (Italy) X Bilateral meetings I Workshop X Project presentation  One initial Forum - UFG  1-5 May X Stakeholders presentation followed by two Focus - DARe  Questionnaires  Stakeholders still missing groups  5-10 May (open ended X Interest in participation  T wo initial Focus X 10-15 May questions) X Expressing the vision groups followed by a  15-20 May X Barriers identifjcation Forum  20-25 May  Structured survey X Needs and resources X Three Focus groups  25-30 May  Value chain organization (pre-defjned, (the returning closed set of workshop as a Forum  Possible business models II Workshop questions) ______________ X Main driving forces  15-20 May  In the same  Main challenges  20-25 May  Expert analysis geographical area X Market and fjnancial  25-30 May X In three difgerent constraints  1-5 June geographical areas  Questionnaires X Regulatory constraints X 5-10 June ______________  Issues still on the table  10-15 June  With difgerent X Evaluation of the workshop stakeholders’ X Presentation of good III Workshop categories practices  1-5 June X With all categories of  5-10 June stakeholders  10-15 June  15-20 June  20-25 June X 25-30 June

uP_running Presentation / Stay tuned! 12 Stay tuned! Every branch counts! Partner Name and address …………..