RUSSIAN FEDERATION
DBFZ Research Activities
DBFZ Activities
Since 2009 the DBFZ has been involved in R&D projects in the Russian Federation. Different Russian partners and stakeholders are members of the research network SOJUS Bioenergy, managed by the DBFZ. The research network SOJUS Bioenergy supports the cooperation between researchers and companies from Germany, Eastern Europe and Central Asia in the bioenergy field.
DBFZ R&D and Project Focus
The main focus of the previous DBFZ engagement in Russia has been on knowledge transfer, improvement of framework conditions for the use of bioenergy as well as the assessment of unused biomass potential.
- Strengthening and development of scientific bioenergy networks
- Sustainable utilization of solid biomass (wood), agricultural biomass (energy crops, agricultural residues), (biogenic) waste, landfill gas and mine gas
- Sustainable integration of bioenergy in already existing infrastructures
- Development of concepts for self-sustaining energy in agricultural complexes
DBFZ Future Activities
Russia is one of the focus countries of DBFZ cooperation in Eastern Europe. The DBFZ aims to strengthen preexisting cooperation with universities and research institutions. In order to develop its engagement in Russia, the DBFZ seeks to intensify further cooperation with the city of Moscow related to materials flow management, waste management concepts, biogas concepts, sludge management and sustainable management of groundwater.
The DBFZ would like to strengthen its activities in Russia in the following fields:
- Efficient resource management and sustainable waste management
- Waste management strategies
- Technical plant concepts for the pretreatment of mixed municipal waste and biological treatment and concepts for a separate collection to reduce the methane emissions of landfilled biodegradable waste
- Policy recommendations for development and implementation of waste management strategies for Russian regions
- Demonstration of suitable technologies, needs of the technical, economic and climatic conditions
- Support of technology transfer between waste management enterprises in Europe and Russia
- Summer School – Research and academic exchange
DBFZ Partners
The DBFZ has signed five cooperation agreements with state and academic partners in Russia so far. Further contacts have been established to research and academic partners, at municipal and regional levels (oblast) as well as on the federal level. The cooperation agreement with the Department of Housing, Utilities and Amenities of Moscow is in progress.
Cooperation agreements | Department of Housing, Utilities and Amenities of Moscow |
Project partners | A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry |
DBFZ Reference Projects (selected)
04/2012 - 05/2014 | Marketing measures for the Scientific Network SOJUS Bioenergy (SoMaRu) |
10/2009 - 12/2011 | Strengthening and development of scientific bioenergy networks in East Europe |
09/2009 - 12/2011 | Sustainable European Biomethane Strategy (joint research project) |
About the DBFZ
DBFZ is the leading German research institute in the field of energetic and related material use of biomass. The DBFZ monitors and evaluates the most promising applications for bioenergy in theory and practice, realizing research and collaborative research projects at both national and international level, with partners and stakeholders from industry, administration, politics and academia. Currently about 180 scientists in the departments Bioenergy Systems, Biochemical Conversion, Thermo-chemical Conversion and Biorefineries carry out application-oriented R&D that also provides scientifically-based results to support informed political decision making.
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