On 22^nd of November 2011 in the Silesian Agricultural Extension Centre in Częstochowa, the first meeting of 20 polish and foreign entrepreneurs, representatives of Technical Universities from Częstochowa and Wrocław, and representatives of local governments took place. A result of this meeting was the establishment of the regional agreement called “Silesian ECO-ENERGIA cluster”.

In the frame of the project COACH BioEnergy the Hungarian partners compiled the most important issues to enhance the effectivity of the local energy management.

Within the COACH BioEnergy project the detailed descriptions of several biomass related technologies have been 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.

The 1 MW_el biogas plant in the town named Trebon, South Bohemia, is the first Czech biogas plant with significant supply of heat. The plant is situated about 2 km north from the town’s periphery and the input substrates are pig slurry and energy crops, mainly corn and grass silage (15,5 and 4,3 kt/a).