Bioenergy in Middle-Europe Bioenergy in Middle-Europe

Current Market development and state support for Current Market development and state support for development of bioenergy in Germanydevelopment of bioenergy in Germany

MSc. forest. Thomas Wehner

TheThe KWF – Kuratorium für KWF – Kuratorium für Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik e.V.Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik e.V.

The KWF takes over,

technical and scientific tasks for the European forestry

KWF is an independent center of competenceand certifications

Testing of forest equipment and machines

Organising knowledge transfer

KWF Exhibition – Conferences – Field-Tripswhich shows actual forest technics, machines and innovations also in field demonstration

Next Event June 2016in Bavaria In 2012 - over 530 exhibitors / over 50000

visitors

For this backgroundthe KWF has profound experience in the field of

„Renewable Energy and Biomass“

Renewable Energy in Germany

Renewable Energy in Europe

20 %

Renewable Energy in Germany – Target 2020

Types of Renewable Energies in Germany

Biomass for energy production

Energetic Use of Wood

Sources for Energy Wood

Forests (thinning and crown material, low quality logs etc.)

Residues of wood processing industry

Short rotation plantations and landscape management

Assortments of Energy Wood

Solid logs, branches and split pieces

Wood chips and sawdust

Wood pellets and brickets

Rising prices for fossile energy

State funding for renewables

by law (Renewable Energy Law, EEG)

by investment programs

Drivers for Renewable Energy

Potential of Bioenerrgy

The future …

The future …

Bioenergy from Wood. Bioenergy from Wood. Current Market development and state support for Current Market development and state support for development of bioenergy in Germanydevelopment of bioenergy in Germany

Thank you for your attention !Thank you for your attention !

MSc. forest. Thomas Wehner