The Renewable Energy Champions League is a European competition for municipalities to raise the utilisation of renewables. It is a network of nationally launched RES leagues, which aim at creating a positive renewable energy competition between European cities, towns and villages. The RES Champions League started in 2009 in the sectors solar (photovoltaic and thermal) and wood energy, with the participation of 7 countries.

A project with the above title is being realised by the Foundation for Development of Polish Agriculture and the Agricultural Advisory Centre in Brwinów in cooperation with all Agricultural Extension Centres in Poland. COACH BioEnergy project partner Silesian Agricultural Extension Centre in Częstochowa is represented by regional specialists for renewable energy.

Biomass fueled biogas plants are in their infancy in Hungary. In 2008 only 1% of renewable energy production was provided by biogas plants, this amounts to approx. 6 PJ. Thanks to investment support by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development this might change soon. The EAFRD granted subsidies to thirty Hungarian farms to use liquid manure for biogas production. The first projects have been already implemented and so the capacity of biogas plants grew to 7,6 MW in 2009. Further investments are expected till 2011.

New laws and green certificate schemes encourage the use of energy crops and agricultural residues.