REGIONAL BIOECONOMY PROFILE

CENTRAL (DK)

POLICY Structure of the Bioeconomy Institutional system Info source: Region

Responsible Regional Region Midtjylland Authorities / Agencies Website (http://www.rm.dk/om+os/english)

List of " bioeconomy-relevant" regional policy initiatives

Regional Bioeconomy N.A.1 Smart Specialisation Strategy

REGIONAL BIOECONOMY RELATED POLICY INITIATIVES

The Re-gional Development Plan 2012 The plan is a joint long-term strategy for the Central Denmark Regional Council, the 19 municipalities of the Region, the business community, educational institutions, etc. Sustainability in terms of giving equal considera- tion to social, economic, and environmental factors is a bearing principle of the plan. The plan contains 8 focus areas, incl. “Environment and Energy” and “Climate Change Adaptation” Link: http://www.rm.dk/files/Regional udvikling/English/regional_developmentplan.pdf

Growth Forum’s Business Development Strategy 2010-2020 Growth Forum is a partnership between businesses, unions, and employer organisation, education and research institutes, as well as the 19 municipalities and the Region. Large strategic and durable initiatives are priori- tized. Among the main 8 target sectors are energy and environment as well as foodstuff. Link:http://www.rm.dk/files/Regionaludvikling/Vækstforum/Erhvervsudviklingsstrategi2010_2020/Growth Fo- rum's Business Development Strategy 2010-2020.pdf

1 Currently, the Regional Development Plan and Growth Forum’s Development Strategy are being adjusted and integrated into one overall strategy (expected approval end of 2015). A coherent, Regional Bioeconomy Action Plan is being prepared.

Growth Forum’s Action Plan 20152 Bioeconomy is a target area under development within Growth Forum’s Action Plan 2015. De-velopment of the area draws on a number of specific initiatives under the former action plan 2013-14, e.g. the areas “Energy and Clean Tech”, “Foodstuffs”, “Circular Economy” (as mentioned below).

Energy and Clean Tech A large number of PPP large scale demonstration projects comprising production, conversion and end usage technologies have been conducted under the program “Biomass to energy”. Amongst others:

 BIOM: a project aimed at increasing bioenergy production without compromising food pro-duction by utilizing marginal agricultural areas for production of biomass for energy purpos-es. Link: http://agrotech.dk/projekter/biom-projektet [Danish version]

 Algae to biogas in Central Denmark Region Link: http://www.algecenterdanmark.dk/media/7248/rapport_alger_til_biogas_i_region_midtjylland_2013.pdf (Danish version)

 Daka biodiesel in Central Denmark Region Link: http://www.regionmidtjylland.dk/Regional%20Udvikling/nyheder?docid=19593 (Danish version)

Furthermore, three bioeconomy Cluster initiatives have been co-financed: Biocluster.dk; INBIOM; Green Gas Business Cluster [cf. below]

Link: http://www.rm.dk/regional+udvikling/energi+og+cleantech (Danish version)

In order to design a future sustainable and flexible energy system, Central Denmark Region, the municipalities, and a number of major energy actors have engaged in a comprehensive and cross-cutting, strategic energy mapping, in which bio-resources form a major part.

Central Denmark Regional membership of the National Danish Bioeconomy Panel Link:http://fvm.dk/fileadmin/user_upload/FVM.dk/Nyhedsfiler/Nationale_Biooekonomi-panel-faktaark.pdf (DK version)

Circular Economy Circular Economy is a target area in the Central Denmark Regions regional development plan: Link:http://www.rm.dk/regional+udvikling/innovation+og+forretningsudvikling/innovationsprojekter/cradle+to+cr adle+som+forretningsudvikling? (Danish version)

 Rethink Business focuses on enhancing green business development and resource efficiency with a fo- cus on Cradle to Cradle. Link: http://rethinkbusiness.dk

 Challenge:Water is a project innovation for a sustainable water future. Link: http://www.challengewater.org

2 Expected final approval end of September 2014.

 The program for Green Business models is focusing on the development of green business models in Danish companies: Link: http://groenomstilling.erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/groenne-forretningsmodeller

 The program for Industrial Symbiosis is focusing on turning companies waste into a resource. Link: http://groenomstilling.erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/gronindustrisymbiose

 Forum for Sustainable Procurement is an activity under the Danish Ministry for Environment with a fo- cus on pushing sustainable procurement into the Danish government, in collaboration with Central Denmark Region amongst others Link: http://www.ansvarligeindkob.dk

Link:http://www.rm.dk/regional+udvikling/innovation+og+forretningsudvikling/innovationsprojekter/cradl e+to+cradle+som+forretningsudvikling? (Danish version)

Foodstuff A number of PPP research and pilot demonstration projects have been conducted under the programme “Fu- ture Food Innovation”, among others

 ”New functional potato proteins for food etc.” Extracted potato proteins to be used in food, where they can act as foaming, foam stabilizers, emulsi- fying and texturing substitutes for additives and other traditional protein types. The project developed new types of proteins using new methods / processes in pilot scale

 ”Organic lactic acid fermented red clover extract for the treatment of osteoporosis” Red clover contains phytoestrogens in the form of isoflavones, which can be extractetd. The project ex- amined a number of issues – e.g. the extent to which RK extract can increase anabolism of bone tissue and be bone-building (increasing BMD)

 ”Ribestinol - market preparation of a new health-promoting food ingredients based on Dan- ish berries” Ribestenol is an extract obtained from red currant berries, containing newly discovered active ingredi- ents that benefit cardiovascular health by influencing key physiological factors. Link: www.asiros.com

 Furthermore, Danish Food Cluster has been initiated by Central Denmark Region and the food indus- try in Denmark. (cf. below) Link: www.danishfoodcluster.dk Link: http://www.rm.dk/regional+udvikling/f%c3%b8devarer (Danish version).

As part of the Foodstuff initiative, a SMART specialisation analysis was published May 2013 Link: Towards an international food cluster in Denmark. A smart specialisation analysis, focusing on cluster development within the food sector (http://danishfoodcluster.dk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/TOWARDS-AN- INTERNATIONAL-FOOD-CLUSTER-IN-DENMARK.pdf)

MUNICIPAL BIOECONOMY RELATED POLICY INITIATIVES Favrskov Target: to use 50 % of domestic animal for the production of energy Link: http://www.favrskov.dk/dokumenter/climate_action.pdf (Climate Action Plan) 2030 target: 100% bio-based energy consumption (2013: 74%)

Link: http://natur.herning.dk/media/3061646/Klima-og-energi-Temarapport.pdf (Grønt Regnskab) 2020 target: 50% of all manure to be utilised in energy production. Link: http://mycovenant.eumayors.eu/docs/seap/4528_1357552409.pdf (SEAP) 2020 target: 15% of all municipal energy consumption biobased. Link: http://mycovenant.eumayors.eu/docs/seap/4159_1370868700.pdf (SEAP) 2020 target: +4% biogas and +3% biomass (compared to 2011: 20% biomass and 5% biogas) Link: Climate and Energy Strategy 2020 (Climate and Energy Strategy 2020) 2010: 80% of energy for municipal district heating comes from biomass. 2030 target: 25% of municipal biogas used for CHP and 30% for transportation, 50% of all manure used for energy. Link: http://www.randers.dk/dokumenter/klimaplan%202030%20endelig.pdf (Klimaplan 2010) Ringkøbing- 2020 target: 100% self-sufficiency in sustainable energy; bioenergy to count for Skjern 15-25% of consumption. 80% of manure + energy crops (5% of arable land) for production of biogas. Link: http://mycovenant.eumayors.eu/docs/seap/2920_1349762331.pdf (SEAP) Samsø Already 100% self-sufficient in energy. 2030 target: 100% Fossil Free Island, 100 % of the ferryboats on biogas. Link: http://mycovenant.eumayors.eu/docs/seap/2416_1361531202.pdf (SEAP) Skive 2020 target: 50% (min) of manure to be utilised for biogas production; biogas for transportation to be developed, all biogas to be upgraded. Link: http://mycovenant.eumayors.eu/docs/seap/4797_1398762738.pdf (SEAP) Viborg One of seven focus areas in coming strategic energy plan is "Biogas, Biomass heat- ing and separated biomass from Revas” (Revas: a waste company), support to green industry and clusters. Viborg also focuses on more green resources in many areas. Link: http://kommune.viborg.dk/Borger/Natur,-miljoe-og-affald/Klima-og- energi/Klimaplaner/Energiplan (Energiplan)

Aarhus has decided that its district heating shall be CO2 neutral as of 2016. As a consequence, the Plant will be based on pellets and a biomass CHP plant shall be established in . Link: http://www.aarhus.dk/sitecore/content/Subsites/affaldvarmeaarhus/Home/Om- AffaldVarme-Aarhus/Organisationen/Tal-og- planer/Klimavarmeplan.aspx?sc_lang=da

OTHER REGIONAL BIOECONOMY RELATED POLICY INITIATIVES (cluster and networks) Biocluster.dk The Central Denmark Region is home to a unique cluster of knowledge and indus- try targeting effective production, logistics and conversion of bio-resources to high-value bio-based products. Biocluster.dk works nationally and internationally to further strengthen the visibil- ity and awareness of this regional cluster hub. It offers inspiration, access to knowledge, and access to collaboration platforms for companies active in the bio- economy, as well as on reducing both the cost and the risk of pursuing new busi- ness models and creating new biobased value streams and products. The partners in Biocluster.dk include the Central Denmark Region, The Danish Ag-

riculture & Food Council, Aarhus University, , Viborg Business Council and Agro Business Park A/S. Inbiom The national Innovation Network for Biomass (INBIOM) was established in 2010 at the initiative of Central Denmark Region. The goal of the network is to bring Danish companies in the lead internationally through communication of knowledge, company and market development, networking, internationalization, and assistance with entrepreneurship. Inbiom is located in Central Denmark Re- gion. Link: http://www.inbiom.dk/en/homepage/homepage.htm Green Gas Cluster Green Gas Cluster is a collaboration between a number of leading companies, knowledge institutions and public partners focusing on business development and demonstration of technilogies within the area of methanization and upgrading of biogas. The cluster is cross-cutting the areas of clean tech, energy and transport and have been established as a collaboration between regional actors in the Cen- tral Denmark region and 3 national innovation networks. Link: http://www.greengascluster.com/ Danish Food Clu- Danish Food Cluster was established as an association in December 2013. Danish ster Food Cluster is a member-owned organization. Members of the cluster are either part of food value chains or contribute significantly to the value chain. With more than 120 members, the cluster covers app. 75% of the total turnover in the in- dustry as well as five universities, and major organisations in the sector. The board consists of members from the following institutions and companies, Arla Foods, the University of , Danish Technological Institute, ISI Food Protection, ISIS LLC, Central Denmark Region, Chr. Hansen LLC, Royal LLC, The Technical University of Denmark, the Danish Agriculture and Food Coun- cil, Aarhus University and the Confederation of Danish Industry. Link: www.danishfoodcluster.dk Algae Centre The Central Denmark Region is home to Algae Centre Denmark. The Centre is a Denmark consortium consisting of Aarhus University, Kattegatcenter, Ocean Centre Den- mark, and the Danish Technological Institute. The Centre conducts research and development in growing and using algae as a new resource for feed, food, high value products and sustainable energy. The Centre is a bridge-builder between research and industry. It focuses on a majority of industrial partners in dialogue with research institutions. Link: http://www.algecenterdanmark.dk/about-us.aspx

OTHER MUNICIPAL BIOECONOMY RELATED POLICY INITIATIVES Planned or expand- Herning: Studsgaard ed biogas plants Holstebro: Bjørnkjær Agro, Maabjerg Energy Concept, Maabjerg Bioeconomy Horsens: Horsens Bioenergi (slaughter house waste) -: Biogas Månsson A/S: Ecological biogas facility using ecological farming waste; http://www.bionaturgasdanmark.dk/Biogasanlaeg/Bionaturgas- Maansson Lemvig: Lemvig Biogas Norddjurs and Syddjurs: Djurs Bioenergi Randers: OL Bioenergi Ringkøbing-Skjern: Bioenergi-Vest Borris, Bioenergi-Vest Sdr. Vidum, Bioener- gi-Vest Strømmesbøl, Bionaturgas Ørbæk, Viftrup Biogas

Silkeborg: Thorsø (biogasanlæg), Thorning Skive: Madsens Bioenergi Other knowledge Ringkøbing-Skjern: centres etc Green Growth Laboratory: Focus on self-sufficiency, Know-how Development and Business Development; integration of several sources of sustainable ener- gy and citizens’ engagement. http://mycovenant.eumayors.eu/docs/seap/2920_1349762331.pdf Ringkøbing-Skjern: ComBigaS, Complete Biogas Solutions http://www.combigas.dk/EN.aspx; http://vimeo.com/67041711 Others Viborg: awareness raising campaign on bioeconomy to the public Interreg projects Implement With the participation of Lemvig, Samsø, and Skive municipalities Link:http://www.interrego- ks.eu/se/Menu/Projektbank/Projektlista+%2FSkagerrak/Implement

RESEARCH

R&D Investments (public and private sector)

PUBLIC R&D INVESTMENT in Bioeconomy (year xxxx) Info source: Region

R&D investment related to :

Biomass production N.A. M EUR3 Agriculture Forestry Marine Waste Biomass conversion N.A. M EUR Food/feed use Energy use Industry uses

No of projects (Central Denmark Region develop- Regional investment Total (private and public ment investments in bio-economy 2007-2014) co-financing included)4 45 19.165.000 EUR 56.809.000 EUR

PRIVATE R&D INVESTMENT in Bioeconomy (year xxxx) Info source: Industry

R&D investment related to :

Biomass production N.A. M EUR Agriculture Forestry Marine Waste Biomass conversion N.A. M EUR Food/feed use Energy use Industry uses

3 Since regional projects often cover both production and conversion, figures are not split into biomass production and biomass conversion, respectively. 4 Includes app. 3 MEUR ERDF funding

Bioeconomy Related Private Projects, Examples

Maabjerg BioEn- Maabjerg BioEnergy is a bioenergy plant of unprecedented dimensions. The plant ergy will be able to handle large amounts of manure, as well as industrial waste from the food industry. Once the plant is fully operational it will convert 50.000 tonnes of CO2. Out of this, 20.000 tonnes being is related to energy production and the remaining 30.000 tonnes through a reduced emission of CO2 equivalents directly on farms, due to a reduced emission of methane.

Link: http://international.maabjerg-bioenergy.dk/ Maabjerg Energy The Maabjerg Energy Concept envisions creating a comprehensive, sustainable energy so- Concept lution, based on local and CO2-neutral raw materials, by using the latest technologies.

The project merges several energy supply objectives in a holistic system concept, where (R&D: 7,25 MEUR) the synergy between the individual solutions is used optimally and with great effective- ness, through the utilisation and alignment of energy streams between the individual plants.

Link: http://www.maabjergenergyconcept.eu/ Waste2Value Waste2Value was a consortium focused on cooperating on extracting 2nd genera- tion biodiesel for the transport sector. The biodiesel is extracted from industrial biowaste, i.e. from slaughterhouses and dairies.

Link: http://www.waste2value.dk/english GreenLab Skive Test centre for integration of several energy technologies planned

Link: http://issuu.com/grsi/docs/prospekt_greenlab_skive?e=6369315/2596906 DDH (Hede- DDH (Hedeselskabet) participates in R&D in the fields of nature, environment and selskabet) energy through the subsidiary DalgasInnovation. This research to a large extent include bioeconomy projects.

Links: DDH: http://www.hedeselskabet.com/Main.151.aspx DalgasInnovation: http://www.dalgasinnovation.com/

R&D Programmes in Bioeconomy

EUROPEAN R&D ACTIVITIES in Bioeconomy (year xxxx) Info: Regional Participation in FP6, FP7, KBBE, H2020 projects in Bioeconomy or related

EU R&D funding projects – FP7 (21 Projects): EC Contribution 52 128 599 EUR INTERREG BIOECONOMY 2007-2013 (last updated by the beginning of 2013) Contribution to CDR Total project contri- Type No of projects partners bution IV A - ØKS 2 EUR 5.360.560 EUR 1.645.769 IV B – 5 EUR 760.982 EUR 17.536.246 IV b – BALTIC SEA 5 EUR 2.373.794 EUR 19.869.980

EU regional development funding (ERDF) Contribution paid as of No of projects Net contribution ERDF 2007-2014 now 6 EUR 4.858.000 EUR 3.277.319

Bioeconomy Related European Projects, Examples5

GrassMargins focuses on enhancing biomass production from marginal FP7 grant lands with perennial grasses by spurring development of perennial grass AU: crops for bioenergy. This is accomplished by addressing the factors ham- 478.211 GrassMar- pering their employment on marginal land and from achieving their full EUR gins (FP7) yield potential.

Link: http://www.grassmargins.com/ The project aims at developing an alternative and innovative system for FP7 grant BioWALK4B biowaste energy recovery and use of greenhouse gas emissions to produce AU: 236.514 EUR iofuels biofuels, using macroalgae as a catalyzer. (FP7) Link: http://www.biowalk4biofuels.eu/ The EuroBioref project aimed at overcoming the fragmentation in the bio- FP7 grant mass industry, as efficiency is the key to the bio-refinery processes. It has total: 23 EuroBioref dealt with the entire process of transformation of biomass, from fields to MEUR (FP7) final commercial products.

Link: http://www.eurobioref.org/ The RECAPT project aims at supporting a process that will lead to a closer and FP7 grant more collaborative management of innovations along the food supply chain. By AU: strengthening collaboration between food scientists, food industry and the retailing 255.444 RECAPT and catering sectors, the research findings can be used effectively in the develop- EUR ment of innovative and sustainable products that will be accepted by consumers.

Link: http://www.recapt.org/ The project is a multi-country collaboration, focusing on the role of diet, food- FP7 grant related behaviour and obesity in the prevention of depression. The aims of the pro- AU: ject is to gain a better understanding of the psychological, lifestyle and environ- 488.789 mental pathways linked with the abovementioned focus, as well as developing and EUR MooDFOOD disseminating nutritional strategies for the prevention of clinical depression.

Link: http://www.healthcompetence.eu/converis/publicweb/project/6876;jsessionid=057f 57d7bc0db02929b951694af1?show=Person The aims of the FLABEL project were to determine how nutrition information on FP7 grant food labels could affect dietary choices, consumer habits and food-related health AU: issues, while also providing the scientific basis on the use of nutritional infor- 338.963 FLABEL mation food labels, including scientific principles for assessing the impact of dif- EUR ferent food labelling schemes.

Link: http://www.flabel.org/en/

5 “AU” means that EU support has been specified for Aarhus University “Total” means total EU contribution to the FP7 project.

C4A focuses on improving communication and knowledge exchange between food FP7 grant technologists and consumer scientists in relation to their experience with the inter- AU: action between food technology and commercialisation. A particular aim is to en- 135.674 CONNECT gage stakeholders to improve their multidisciplinary dialogue and increase con- EUR 4ACTION sumer acceptance of new food products.

Link: http://connect4action.eu The aim of DIVERSIFY is to enhance the European aquaculture production by re- FP7 grant moving production bottlenecks of emerging species, producing new products and AU: accessing new markets. The project has identified a number of new or emerging 454.925 DIVERSIFY finfish species with a great potential for the expansion of the EU aquaculture in- EUR dustry.

Link: http://www.diversifyfish.eu/ The two main objectives of the NAFISPACK project are to develop innovative and FP7 grant safe packaging systems for food packaging, by using two new packaging technol- total: ogies (antimicrobial active packaging and intelligent packaging) and develop safety 2.971.360 NAFISPACK assessment methodologies. EUR

Link: http://www.nafispack.com NUE-CROPS main aim is to develop knowledge, models and tools required for FP7 grant breeding or selecting nutrient use efficient (NUE) crops, and integrate NUE-crops AU: 4.750 with agronomic innovations to significantly reduce fertiliser use and associated EUR NUE-CROPS negative environmental impacts of crop production, while maintaining or improving crop yield and quality.

Link: http://research.ncl.ac.uk/nefg/nuecrops/page.php?page=1 PLATFORM will bring together the European Research Area Networks (ERA-NETs) FP7 grant from FP6 and FP7 in the area of the Knowledge Based Bio-Economy (KBBE) with AU: the aim to improve exchange and cooperation between ERA-NETs and strengthen 32.314 EUR PLATFORM their contribution to and impact on the ERA in the KBBE. The project will establish a networking platform with a mutual learning dimension and a strategic dimension.

Link: http://www.era-platform.eu/ The AGRicultural Energy Efficiency project has the objective of showing the poten- FP7 grant tial of short-term energy efficiency gains and the promise of the long-term poten- AU: 31.756 tial by collecting data from the country-level and bringing it to the transnational EUR AGREE level to identify an agenda for transnational collaboration to increase the learning curve on energy use efficiency.

Link: http://www.agree.aua.gr/ The aim of REFERTIL is the improvement of comprehensive bio-waste transfor- FP7 grant mation and nutrient recovery treatment processes for production of combined nat- total: ural products, by improving compost standardization and new standard develop- 2.992.935 ment for biochar. EUR REFERTIL Link: https://www.wageningenur.nl/en/show/refertil.htm FP7 grant AU: 259.502 EUR ECO-FCE aims at establishing a whole-systems approach to optimising feed use FP7 grant efficiency in pigs and broiler chickens, while at the same time reducing their eco- AU: ECO-FCE logical footprint. Ultimately, the goal of ECO-FCE is to provide pig and poultry in- 557.972 dustries across the EU with strategies and tools to produce food in an efficient and EUR

ecologically friendly manner.

Link: http://www.eco-fce.eu/ The TESTA project focuses on the development of seed and treatment methods, FP7 grant evidence for seed transmission and assessment of seed health. Outcomes from AU: the project will include a comprehensive electronic database of seed transmitted 226.226 diseases and pests, validated detection methods for target species, a validation EUR TESTA protocol for assessing the efficacy of disinfection, as well as many key scientific publications

Link: https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/testa/ The BENTHIS project studies the impacts of fishing on benthic ecosystems, and FP7 grant provides the science base to assess the impact of current fishing practices, while total: 5,99 at the same time developing management scenarios to mitigate adverse impacts MEUR BENTHIS in collaboration with the fishing industry. FP7 grant Link: http://www.benthis.eu/en/benthis.htm AU: 95.949 EUR INDOX aims at providing relevant industrial case stories to demonstrate the effica- FP7 grant cy of optimized biocatalysts on targeted reactions, compared to chemical conver- total: INDOX sion processes. 7.825.824 EUR Link: http://www.indoxproject.eu/ The project will develop environmentally appropriate and socio-economically sus- FP7 grant tainable biotechnological processes for converting biodegradable fractions of iden- total: tified African and Mediterranean agricultural and industrial waste as well as frac- 2.992.555 Biowaste4SP tions of municipal and animal solid waste into food, feed, value-added products EUR for nutraceuticals and healthcare, biogas and organic based fertilizer.

Link: http://www.biowaste4sp.eu The aim of the SECTOR project is the production of solid sustainable energy carri- FP7 grant ers from biomass by means of torrefaction, with the goal of boosting torrefaction total: SECTOR as a major renewable energy process. 7.565.725 EUR Link: https://sector-project.eu/ The objective of the project is the development of guidelines for quality assurance FP7 grant measures along the pellets supply chain and solutions for safe handling and stor- total: age of pellets. In the course of the project methods for the assessment of off- 2.788.159 gassing and self-heating shall be developed. EUR SafePellets

Link: http://www.safepellets.eu/ Link: http://www.teknologisk.dk/projekter/projekt-safepellets/overvaagning-af- store-lagre-af-biopiller/34231 The BIOMAN project aims at developing economically efficient biogas production FP7 grant from manure fibres and straw, by developing physical and enzymatic pre- total: treatment strategies and technology for biogas plants, with the ultimate aim that 1.387.977 the agricultural sector can run biogas plants directly on cattle manure and straw. EUR BIOMAN

Link: http://bioman.dti.dk/ Link: http://www.teknologisk.dk/projekter/projekt-bioman-economically-efficient- biogas-production-from-manure-fibres-and-straw/32982 RecOil aims to increase sustainable biodiesel production and its local mar- ket intake by enhancing household used cooking oil collection and trans- formation. It is an EU initiative, supported by the Commission through Intel- RecOil ligent Energy Europe (IEE).

Link: http://www.recoilproject.eu/index.php/en/

The project promotes anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas upgrading tech- Budget: nology, along with market development of the resulting biomethane for 1,6 MEUR grid injection and vehicle usage. (IEE part Bio Methan By analysing a broad spectrum of data, the project will gather information 103.000 Regions that will allow each region to develop a strategy for moving forward in that EUR) area.

Link: http://www.bio-methaneregions.eu/ The Biogas production takes place close to farmers and – thus – the production 2 MEUR so-called of manure. The gas is transported to customers via pipelines – thereby (Technical Ringkøbing- saving heavy transport of manure to centralised plants and secures local Assistance) Skjern engagement of each plant. Biogas The project has received support from the European Commission through Model the European Energy Efficiency Fund.

Link: http://www.rsforsyning.dk/om-os/bioenergi (EEEF) The project’s aim is to help the participants to a leading position in the field of uti- lizing algae for energy purposes and for commercial exploitation of high value Nordic compounds from algae. An additional aim is to increase the synergy and facilitat- ing collaboration between the participants involved in the project and thereby in- Algae crease their ability to compete in this new field. Network

Link: http://www.nordicinnovation.org/projects/marine-innovation-projects/nordic- algae-network/

NATIONAL/REGIONAL R&D Activities in Bioeconomy (year xxxx) Info: Regional Activities funded by MS or Region (no EC funds)

Regional Bioeconomy Research Pogrammes

Programme Name of Programme6 No of projects Total investment investment GUDP 2010-2013 (Green Devel-

opment and Demonstration Pro- 42 31.269.162 EUR 49.182.857 EUR gramme) EUDP (2007-2013) (Energy Tech Development and 15 8.610.333 EUR 21.157346 EUR Demonstration programme ) DSF (Danish Council of Strategic 10 22.870.000 EUR 31.550.000 EUR Research; (2007-2013) Højteknologifonden (Danish Na- tional Advanced Technology 7 8,66 MEUR 15,88 MEUR Foundation)

6 National funds, regional lead partner.

Bioeconomy related national/regional projects, examples

Bio-Value Bio-Value is a national SPIR-project aimed at developing a strategic plat- Total form for innovation and research on value-added products from bio- budget: mass, running from 2013 to 2018. It involves several partners from 20,2 Central Denmark. MEUR

The platform consists of three competence centres dealing with bio- mass, separation and conversion, respectively. Within the three centres are six research and innovation projects.

Link: http://biovalue.dk/ MacroAl- The research project promotes biomass resources from the sea, with the gaeBiorefin- aim to develop new technologies in laboratory and pilot scale that will ery – MAB3 lead to sustainable growth and conversion of algae into three energy carriers: bioethanol, biobutanol and biogas, as well as a high-protein fish feed supplemented with essential amino acids.

Link: http://www.mab3.dk/ BioBase BioBase is Aarhus University’s unified platform for green biomass. The Budget: platform is divided into four subplatforms, which are: 6,0 MEUR  Green biomass through diversified land-use and smart handling  High-quality protein from green biomass  From biomass to energy through Hydro Thermal Liquefaction (HTL)  Socioeconomic, environmental and ecological assessments of in- creasing reliance on biomass. The project runs until 2017.

Link: http://dca.au.dk/forskning/bioraf/forskningsinitiativer/biobase/ OrganoFinery The project develops a new platform for organic growth, and will deliver Budget: solutions to challenges like supply of organic protein feed to monogas- 1,6 MEUR tric livestock, improved, climate-friendly and robust crop rotations in ar- eas with low density of livestock, higher use efficiency of nutrients, and higher yields.

Furthermore, the project includes business model development for or- ganic protein feed, fibre material for biogas, and for system export.

Link: http://www.icrofs.org/Pages/Research/ORG_RDD2_OrganoFinery.html BioChain The BioChain project aims to develop new resilient and economically vi- Budget: able biogas production platforms through value chain modelling that 3 MEUR identifies barriers to biogas production at technical and political levels and proposes actions to remove these. The deliverables will be in a form suitable for use by stakeholders.

Link: http://biochain.dk/ New technol- The purpose of the project is to develop a new technology that makes it Total ogy for effi- feasible to harvest grass from meadow areas and effectively utilise this budget; cient utilisa- biomass for energy production. In this technology a mechanical treat- 1,46

tion of mead- ment of the grass is an integrated part of the cutting process. The me- MEUR ow grass in a chanical treatment increases the digestability of the grass and this leads (EUDP biogas reac- to a higher methane yield when the grass is used as substrate in a bio- part: 0,73 tor gas plant. MEUR)

Link: http://www.energiforskning.dk/da/project/ny-teknologi-en-effektiv- udnyttelse-af-enggraes-i-biogas-reaktor DNMARK DNMARK is a cross-disciplinary research alliance that aims to develop in- Budget: novative solutions for a sustainable nitrogen management in Danish 4,12 farming; solutions that will improve resource utilisation without having a MEUR negative impact on the environment and climate.

Project outputs include a comprehensive and dynamic nitrogen budget for all of Denmark. This will give researchers and decision-makers a powerful tool to assess different measures prior to implementation

Link: http://dnmark.org/ ØkoProtein The purpose of ØkoProtein is that the Danish animals can be fed with Total Danish organic protein. budget: The project aims to develop a processing stage between fields and sta- 1,3 MEUR bles that will give greater freedom in the field to select high perfor- (GUDP mance and robust types of legumes and will increase the quality of pro- part: 9,5 tein feed. MEUR)

Link: http://www.vfl.dk/Projekter/Okoprotein/okoprotein.htm BioFactory The purpose of BioFactory is to promote utilisation of specific plant com- Budget: ponents for products like food ingredients, health food products and nat- 4,2 MEUR ural remedies. As part of the project high-value plant components are identified and their qualities and effects as elements in the final prod- ucts are analysed. Breeding activities are undertaken to increase the amount of these high-value components in the plants.

Link: http://agrotech.dk/projekter/biofactory LUBA The aim of the project is to assess the risks of large-scale storage of biopellets, as well as finding and developing methods and equipment to measure and avoid these risks with the use of tech- nology and recommendations on how to handle unknown biopel- lets.

Link: http://www.teknologisk.dk/projekter/projekt-stor-skala-anvendelse- og-lagring-af-biopiller-til-energiformaal/28589 BIOCONVAL The BIOCONVAL project focuses on the biological problem sur- GUDP rounding the development and demonstration of a robust system grant to- of production of a new ecological poultry feed based on pathogen- tal: free insect larvae, so as to make feed for poultry 100 % ecological. 976.400 EUR Links: http://www.icrofs.dk/Sider/Forskning/organicrdd_bioconval.html; http://www.teknologisk.dk/projekter/projekt-bioconversion-to-value- bioconval/33038?cms.query=bioconval

Naturlige In- Natural Ingredients and Green Energy is an innovation consortium gredienser og that will develop and demonstrate a new type of membranes Grøn Energi based on aquaporins - the same proteins that are responsible for water transport in biological cells. These membranes are combined with a new cleaning technology that on a large scale can separate ingredients. This provides a platform that can both extract valuable natural ingredients and ensure that residues can be used to pro- duce green energy.

Link: http://www.teknologisk.dk/projekter/projekt-naturlige-ingredienser- og-groen-energi-med-baeredygtige-op HYCON The focus of the HYCON project is to use and develop advanced Total chemical and molecular-biological methods to examine hydrogen budget: distribution, formation and transformation in the biogas process. 2,7 MEUR The knowledge gained will be used to identify new opportunities (DSF part: for optimizing the biogas production. 2,1 MEUR)

Link: http://www.teknologisk.dk/projekter/projekt-hycon-forskningsprojekt-inden- for-biogasproduktion/30143?cms.query=biogas

MARKETS

References to existing Market Studies/Forecasts about Bioeconomy and Indicators

Biomass production sectors7 Enterprises Employment Turnover Value added number number M EUR M EUR

Agriculture N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

Forestry N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

Marine N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

Aquaculture N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

Waste N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

Biomass conversion sectors

Food/Feed N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

Energy N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

Industrial incl. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. - Paper - Wood - Chemicals - ….

7 Please see table below. Source: Regional and national statistics, 2012 (sam-k and dst)

Employment Value add- Number Turnover Value added Turnover number ed Nace code DKK in 1000 DKK in 1000 MEUR MEUR 10 320 20555 77644328 13287078 10.422 1.784 11 22 121 278882 83406 37 11 12 2 28 46618 28374 6 4 15 13 28 60956 17407 8 2 16 189 2673 4746732 1263799 637 170 17 53 1993 4400041 1386554 591 186 13 125 1144 2092120 671243 281 90 14 117 898 2344505 605732 315 81 20 44 1764 4970315 1315713 667 177 21 2 15 11315 6909 2 1 22 159 3501 7025210 2348586 943 315 31 154 3796 5853146 1763479 786 237 32 264 1129 2029524 745482 272 100 38 41 136 649341 143602 87 19 35 n/a 37 n/a 39 n/a 01+02 10270 6675 26955000 7804000000 3.618 1.048 03 n/a

Additional Market Information

For instance existing Regional Bioeconomy Market Studies, Market Forecasts  ‘Biomasseudnyttelse i Danmark’ http://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/biomasseudnyttelse-i-danmark--potentielle-ressourcer- og-baeredygtighed(77528c76-9549-418b-b7dd-0f9ae9c5a332).html

 ‘Den biobaserede økonomi: Danske styrkepositioner og potentialer’

 ‘Gas Til Tung Transport’ - RAMMEVILKÅR FOR GAS TIL TUNG TRANSPORT. 2014

 + 10 MIO. TONS PLANEN - muligheder for en øget dansk production af bæredygtig biomasse til bio- raffinaderier

 AVANCEREDE BIOMATERIALER OG INTEGRERET BIORAFFINERING - ET GLOBALT PERSPEKTIV PÅ MARKEDET OG AKTØRBILLEDET, JUNI 2012

GENERAL INFORMATION

Main/Regional economic and social indicators (source Eurostat/DG REGIO) Info source: Eurostat

REGIONAL DEMOGRAPHY (2013)

Number of inhabitants people 1 272 510 p

Population by age group Share of total population (%) 31.8 % (<25) 51.3 % (25-64) 27.7 % (>64)

REGIONAL ECONOMY (2011)

GDP M EUR 48 912 M EUR

GDP per head Euro per inhabitant 38 700

GDP per head Euro per inhabitant in percentage of the 154 EU average

GDP PPS Euro per inhabitant 28 200

GDP PPS Euro per inhabitant in percentage of the 113 EU average

REGIONAL ECONOMY STRUCTURE N.A. % Agriculture weight in the economy % of GVA% of employment N.A. %

Industry & construction weight in the % of GVA N.A. % economy % of employment N.A. %

Services weight in the economy % of GVA N.A. % % of employment N.A. %

REGIONAL SOCIAL 75.6 % Employment rate, aged 20-64 % of population, aged 20-64

Unemployment rate % of the active population 12.7 %

Unemployment rate of young people % of the active population less than 25 years 6.0 %

Symbols, Units, Acronyms used

% Percentage N.A. Not Available T.B.C. To Be Confirmed

p People EUR Euro Bn Billion M EUR Million Euros

FP6 Sixth Framework Programme FP7 Seventh Framework Programme H2020 Horizon 2020 R&D Research and Development KBBE ERDF EU regional development funding

GDP Gross Domestic Product GDP PPS Gross Domestic Product in Purchasing Power Standards GVA Gross Value Added

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