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Bio Base Europe Plant Biogenery Pilot

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Bio Base Europe Succesful Biogenery Economy




News of Bio Base Europe, Europes first open innovation and education center for the biobased economy. Flanders and The Netherlands have joined forces to build state-of-the-art research and training facilities to speed up the economic growth, innovation capacity, and sustainable development of our society. The reality of a society that is far less dependent on fossil resources for our energy and material needs is closer than ever and that vision and opportunity has a name: the biobased economy. Presently, the world is in a transition from a fossil-based economy to a bio-based economy. Biobased industry uses renewable resources such as biomass, starch, cellulose, vegetable oils, and agricultural waste to produce bioproducts, biomaterials, and bio-energy. These can be applied in a variety of sectors such as the chemical industry, food and feed, personal care, paper and pulp, textiles and the energy sector. A key technology for the development of a biobased economy is industrial biotechnology, also known as white biotechnology. Industrial biotechnology uses enzymes and microorganisms to make biobased products from renewable resources. Industrial biotechnology saves energy in production processes and leads to significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, helping to fight global warming. It leads to improved performance and sustainability for industry and higher value products. Also green chemistry can be for the sustainable production of chemicals, materials, and fuels from biomass. The combination of industrial biotechnology and green chemistry often creates opportunities to significantly reduce our dependence on coal, oil, and gas.


BIOGENERY Biobased Economy
The reality of a society that is far less dependent on fossil resources for our energy and material needs is closer than ever and that vision and opportunity has a name: the biobased economy. Presently, the world is in a transition from a fossil-based economy to a bio-based economy. Biobased industry uses renewable resources such as biomass, starch, cellulose, vegetable oils, and agricultural waste to produce bioproducts, biomaterials, and bio-energy. These can be applied in a variety of sectors such as the chemical industry, food and feed, personal care, paper and pulp, textiles and the energy sector. A key technology for the development of a biobased economy is industrial biotechnology, also known as white biotechnology. Industrial biotechnology uses enzymes and microorganisms to make biobased products from renewable resources. Industrial biotechnology saves energy in production processes and leads to significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, helping to fight global warming. It leads to improved performance and sustainability for industry and higher value products. Also green chemistry can be for the sustainable production of chemicals, materials, and fuels from biomass. The combination of industrial biotechnology and green chemistry often creates opportunities to significantly reduce our dependence on coal, oil, and gas. The mission of Bio Base Europe is to stimulate the economic growth, the innovation capacity and the sustainable development of our society.


Partners
Bio Base Europe stimulates the economic growth, the innovation capacity and the sustainable development of our society. The founding fathers of Bio Base Europe are Ghent Bio-Energy Valley and Bio Park Terneuzen.

Ghent Bio-Energy Valley is supporting the development of sustainable biobased activities in the region of Ghent, Belgium. Ghent Bio-Energy Valley is a joint initiative of Ghent University, the City of Ghent, the Port of Ghent, the Development Agency East-Flanders and a number of industrial companies that are active in the fields of the generation, distribution, storage and use of bio-energy and biobased products. Ghent Bio-Energy Valley is a leading European initiative for the development of the biobased economy of the future. Ghent Bio-Energy Valley promotes the development of the biobased economy through collaborative programs, joint initiatives and synergy creation between the partners in the fields of Research & Development, structural measures and policy, logistics and communication towards the general public.

Established in February 2007, Biopark Terneuzen is an initiative that represents new thinking in the creation of biobased industrial sustainability. Biopark Terneuzen was initiated by the Zeeland Province, Zeeland Seaports and the participating industrial parties. Building on the economic and knowledge transfer advantages obtained through the co-location of associated businesses, Biopark Terneuzen raises the platform to a higher level. Its core mission is the development of the biobased industry in the Kanaalzone. One of the ways to pursue this goal is smart linking. That promotes and facilitates the exploitation of key synergies between its partner companies. Specifically the potential to exchange and utilise each others by-products and waste streams as feedstock or utility supplements for their own processes. This contributes to their productivity, to the conservation of non-renewable resources and the reduction of environmental burden.
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Sustainability
Climate change is a hot topic today. Media, politicians, business, and society in general discuss it intensely. Reducing the impact of change on the worlds climate is a key element in sustainable development and of particular importance for industry. Industrial emissions have fallen substantially over the past 30 years in most Western European countries due to technology improvements.

However, current European technologies are not yet sufficiently mature enough to become the world leader in combating climate change. One of the largest contributions to CO2 reduction may well be the use of renewable biomass for the production of biochemicals, biomaterials and bio-energy. This approach is being spearheaded in Europe and sets a standard for sustainable development without sacrificing economic growth.

Bio Base Europe facilitates the transition to a more sustainable society a society in which a profitable industry can deliver better products with a lower environmental impact; a society in which social, environmental, and economic benefits go hand-in-hand.
All of our efforts strive to be economically viable, socially responsible, and environmentally sound. We consider each of these elements when making business decisions. In this way, we not only manage a sound business, we also demonstrate our commitment to being a driver in sustainable development both globally and locally. We ensure this by being transparent and open to dialogue with all of our stakeholders.
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Media coverage of the official opening event of Bio Base Europe - 11 June 201

Kanaal Z - Proeffabriek voor de bio-economie

Rijksoverheid - NL en Vlaanderen versterken economie Gent-Terneuzen

Biobased Economy Magazine - Fotoverslag en toespraak

Nieuwsblad - De hele wereld is jaloers op Gent

Engineeringnet.be - Bio Base Europe inspireert Vlaams-Nederlandse samenwerking

Knack.be - Tijdelijk Vlaams-Nederlandse werkgroep moet knelpunten biogebaseerde economie oplossen

CD&V - Bio Base Europe inspireert Vlaams-Nederlandse samenwerking

De Lloyd NV - Kanaalzone Gent-Terneuzen wil koppositie in biogebaseerde economie behouden

Petrochem - Bio Base Europe inspireert Vlaams-Nederlandse samenwerking

Port of Ghent - Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant en Training Center officieel geopend

Tuinbouwnet - Bio Base Europe inspireert Vlaams-Nederlandse samenwerking

Vilt - Vlaams-Nederlandse samenwerking voor biobased economy

Gent BC- Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant en Training Center officieel geopend

duurzaamgeproduceerd.nl - Bio-industrieel complex Bio Base Europe in Gent en Terneuzen officieel geopend

Ondernemend groen - Nederlands-Vlaamse samenwerking voor biobased economy

Zeeland Seaports - Biobase trainingscentrum officieel geopend

Flanders Today - Biobase Europe complex launched

Gouverneurdenys.be - Bio Base Europe inspireert Vlaams-Nederlandse samenwerking

Envirodesk - Bio Base Europe inspireert Vlaams-Nederlandse samenwerking

Milieuloket.nl - Vlaanderen en Nederland zetten zich in voor biogebaseerde economie

't Scheldervelterke nr 4-2012 - Nederland en Vlaanderen zetten zich in voor biogebaseerde economie
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Contact & Locations
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
Rodenhuizekaai 1 Havennummer 4200
B - 9042 Gent
Tel +32 9 335 70 01
Fax +32 9 335 70 02
info@bbeu.org

Business Development team
ir. Muriel Dewilde - Muriel.Dewilde@bbeu.org
Dr. ir. Hendrik Waegeman - Hendrik.Waegeman@bbeu.org



Biopark Terneuzen

Sustainability is our biggest challenge yet



Sustainable growth, in the context of good stewardship of the environment and its resources, is one of the biggest ongoing challenges facing politicians and (industrial) leaders. Zeeland Seaports has identified a route that provides a uniquely innovative solution.


Biopark Terneuzen represents a new way of thinking in the creation of agro-industrial sustainability. Under the 'Smart Link' heading, Biopark Terneuzen promotes and facilitates the exploitation of key synergies between businesses located in the same geographic area. Specifically, it helps to maximise the potential of the exchange and use of each other's by-products and waste products, which then become feedstock, energy or utility supplements for their own production processes.


"The answer to a global challenge begins with a local solution"

Hans van der Hart, CEO Zeeland Seaports
Yara

General Manager of Yara, Geert Raedemaecker: 'For years, Yara International and Yara Sluiskil in particular have been occupied with their ecological footprint. Improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions into the water, soil and air are on our daily agenda. Biopark Terneuzen has enabled Yara Sluiskil to implement significant improvements and the Biopark concept therefore enables Yara Sluiskil to fulfill its sustainability ambitions. With the CO2 from our ammonia production process and the low caloric heat in many of our production processes, we have two Smart Links for the greenhouses in the Biopark. Yara deliveres these links to WarmCO2 which distributes the flows to the vegetable growers. The concept is a perfect example of how, by joining forces with entrepreneurs beyond our gates, we can take bigger steps towards achieving sustainable growth.'


Biopark Terneuzen