BiG>East
promotes the production and use of biogas
as a secure and sustainable energy source
in several target countries of Southern and
Eastern Europe.
This
is achieved by knowledge transfer from biogas
experts of Western Europe to farmers, biogas
plant operators and decision makers in Southern
and Eastern Europe. Thereby, BiG>East will
increase both, the number and the quality
of installed biogas plants in the target countries
of Southern and Eastern Europe:
In these
countries, biogas is one of the main renewable
sources suitable for electricity production
and for heating and cooling purposes.
Biogas
can be produced in order to reduce agricultural
waste, sewage sludge, and municipal organic
waste which is a serious problem in many regions
of Eastern Europe. In spite of these strong
environmental and economic benefits, the production
and use of biogas is not yet a common application
due to several market barriers: lack of knowledge
and experience of farmers, biogas plant operators
and engineering companies, lack of awareness
of decision makers, and insufficient access
to funding sources. The objective of BiG>East
is to reduce these market barriers.
Supporting
countries of BiG>East in Western Europe
with an increased number of installed biogas
plants and large experience in planning, constructing
and maintaining biogas plants are:
The project BiG>East is official Partner of the Sustainable Energy Campaign Europe 2005-2008
Sustainable Energy Europe 2005-2008
A European campaign to raise awareness and change the landscape of energy
An initiative of the European Commission, Directorate General for Energy and Transport
