Scientific assignment
"The institute focusses on application-oriented research and development on the integrated material and energetic use of renewable resources in a bio-based economy. Special consideration is given to innovative technologies and to economic as well as environmental impacts" (Extract from the shareholders' agreement)
In order to establish the use of biomass in the developing fossil-free economy and in the existing energy system, the DBFZ develops various concepts. The aim is to analyse potential areas of conflict between the various objectives pursued with the expansion of biomass use, and to develop forward-looking solutions. Such solutions must be economically viable, environmentally sound and socially acceptable. In a nutshell, the work of the DBFZ expands our knowledge of the possibilities and limits of biomass use, and contributes to securing Germany’s competitiveness in the bioeconomy, as well as its future energy supply.
Cooperation
The development of new processes, procedures and concepts takes place in close cooperation with partners from industry and commerce and other research institutions on the basis of jointly acquired national and international research funding or on behalf of other research institutions. This is intended to promote the initiation and support of networks in industry and between industry and science. At the same time, it is networked with agricultural, forestry and environmental research, including departmental research at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), non-university large-scale research (in particular with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ), state research institutions, selected universities and other German, European and international institutions in the field of biomass research.
Target groups
The target groups of the results of the R&D work are the specialist public and in particular the energy industry, agriculture and forestry, the biomass / bioenergy industry and, of course, the end consumer, who has a great interest in an environmentally and climate-friendly, economically presentable and socially acceptable provision of bioenergy. In addition to the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, there are other federal and state ministries as well as other governmental and non-governmental, national and international organisations.
