The topic of biomass and renewable energy sources is on a high list of European and Croatian priorities. That was demonstrated yesterday at the 8th International Energy Conference held in Zagreb organized by the Croatian Wood Cluster and CROBIOM. The importance of the topic is shown by the presence of representatives of five ministries from […]

Traditional conference on biomass and renewable energy sources (RES) on 27th February will again host over 200 participants from the wood processing industry, biomass producers, wood and agricultural pellets, technology suppliers, representatives of institutions from Croatia and the EU, cities and municipalities who want to make better use of RES for regional development. The main […]

There is great potential of plant residues from agricultural production in the Mediterranean, which have recently been widely used in the energy sector. With a more active approach to the EU and stimulating transition to renewable energy sources, biomass from agricultural sources gets its wider application and economic importance. The 8th International Energy Conference on […]

Austrian technology producer Polytechnik has been working intensively on solutions for cascading use of agricultural biomass, and in this case developed coal production technology. Taking into account the fact that biomass of plant origin contains up to 50% of carbon and recognizing the enormous potential of plant biomass, a modern industrial scale technology has been […]

At the beginning of this year the project “Protection at Work to Energy Efficiency” by the Croatian Wood Cluster started. According to recent research, by replacing old exhalation systems, it is possible to increase the company’s energy efficiency by up to 30 percent. At the same time, with the installation of newer generation ventilation systems, […]

As planned within FORESDA project (Interreg Danube Programme) project, the Transnational Strategy on the fostering of cross-sectoral, transnational innovation and strengthening of ecosystems is released in the end of December 2017. The Strategy lays out the plan that should open up, broaden and contribute to the further development of the forest-based sectors’ (FBIs) research innovation […]

We invite you to participate at this unique event for forest-based industries in Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean and to present your experience and products, your news and advanced solutions. Your participation at the conferences, presentations, discussions and sharing your materials will connect you to your target clients in the field of forestry, wood processing, […]

The objective of the workpackage 3 is to develop a joint Transnational Strategy on improving the framework conditions for forest-based cross-sectoral value chains, and mirror this strategy in Local Action Plans for improved cross-sectoral innovation processes for SMEs of the forest-based sector. In order to create the documents, project partners performed different activities. After the […]

On 30th-31st January 2018 a conference on R&D in Southeast European countries will be organized in order to encourage the economy growth and development projects. The Southeast European countries have a great potential in terms of innovations, however, there is a lack of communication and collaboration models between public, R&D, and business sector. Also, there […]

In the area of Southeast Europe, there are about 2.500 to 3.000 sawmill companies; 70% of them are specialized in beech, oak and ash production. Fir, spruce, and pine are produced in smaller quantities. It is assumed that there is 6-7 mil. m3 capacities installed but there are no precise and systemized data. In all […]