Biomass for energy in the EU – the support framework
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This paper aims to produce a quantitative approach on the overall measures and on public support framework for biomass for energy, based on the EU countries reports under RED and existing literature. The way in which the support for biomass is implemented in the EU energy sector is not similar across EU countries. Feed-in tariffs and feed-in-premiums are still the dominant support schemes for the deployment of bioelectricity, whereas subsidies remain the main support for bioheat. Furthermore, a vast number of EU countries apply mandatory blending quotas for biofuels for transport. The paper shows that biomass for energy has a key role within the EU policy support for RES, in which targets are the main drivers, together with overarching biomass guidelines to anticipate any environmental constraints. Stable support showed the highest effectiveness in the past and remains the key factor for biomass deployment beyond 2020. The renewed targets need to be accompanied by long-term support measures and a commonly shared policy vision. A further harmonization of public bioenergy support towards a single EU cleaner energy market is recommended. This implies four policy actions for all EU countries: in-depth efficiency review, integration with RED-2, compatible sustainability guidelines and local impact assessments.
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- Authors
- Banja, M., Sikkema, R., Jégard, M., Motola, V., & Dallemand, J.-F.
- Affiliations
- European Commission (BE)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
- National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Banja, Manjola
- Venue
- Energy Policy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-08
- Volume
- 131
- Pages
- 215-228
- ISSN
- 0301-4215 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2946494239
- Cited by
- 158
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 4.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Energy Policy (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Joint Research Centre (European Commission) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Joint Research Centre
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Renewable Energy and Sustainability
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Renewable energy and sustainable power systems
- Keywords
- biomass energy, Renewable Energy Directive, feed-in tariffs, feed-in premium, renewable energy targets, policy harmonization, bioelectricity, EU energy policy
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