The „Eco-energieland“ is an association consisting of 15 communities in the southeast region of Austria (province Burgenland). One of its founder members is the European Center for Renewable Energy (EEE) in Güssing. The EEE takes part in the Coach Bioenergy project and has implemented the Regional Strategy Planning (RESP) with the 15 communities of the ökoEnergieland.

Project partner SEVEn continues promoting the better usage of heat from biogas plants (see the presentation of possible solutions in CBE Newsletter No. 5). A pre-feasibility study has just been prepared for concrete conditions – for the integration of a biogas cogeneration unit into an industrial plant in central Bohemia.

Within the COACH BioEnergy project detailed descriptions of several biomass related technologies are to be developed by specialists. The generally 10-15 pages long, equally formatted colourful descriptions show the theoretical background, the practical implementation and the costs of the different technologies in detail, moreover they give practical recommendations to people interested in certain technologies based on former experiences. In addition, all technology descriptions are completed by a sustainability assessment, which besides evaluating the environmental effects of the concrete technology also provides information about the social aspects and the possible threats and adverse effects as well.