ALTENER BIOGUIDE

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The objective is to establish a set of Pan-European Best Practice Guidelines to aid the development of environmentally acceptable biomass energy projects within the EU>

The formation of guidelines is an ambitious task, particularly when there is no framework in which to base the work. The first stage of this process will be to establish an environmental communications network in each of the partner countries. This will take its model from the successful UK Environmental Liaison Group (ELG), which has been established for over five years. This is composed of representatives from environmental pressure groups, academics, agricultural extension services and government representatives. The group provides a unique forum for discussion and meets regularly to consider the environmental interests and concerns to be recognised by the industry, and the needs of the industry to be acknowledged by the group. Once established across Europe these groups will be fundamental in the development of Best Practice Guidelines.

In the UK the biomass industry and the ELG are keen to work together to form operating standards and specifications. As the UK ELG is now mature and established, the formation of Best Practice Guidelines will initially take place in the UK. During the first phase the new ELG's will be used in consultation to the UK work. In Phase II of BIOGUIDE the European partners will develop guidelines to meet their own national needs, using the UK Best Practice Guidelines as a framework. The issues which are relevant throughout Europe will then be identified, and a set of Pan-European Guidelines published.

BIOGUIDE will operate alongside the established AFB-NETT, and work closely with other European networks and the IEA to ensure maximum value is gained.

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