The Norwegian Centre for Bioenergy Research
The Norwegian Centre for Bioenergy Research aims to contribute to the sustainable production and use of bioenergy, industrial innovation and research-based teaching.
Norwegian wood. A new centre for bioenergy research aims to help Norway become a leading nation in the field.
The centre focuses on social, environmental and economical consequences of bio energy use. In cooperation with other research communities and industry, the center shall develop technology and systems to help Norway become a leading nation in the field of bioenergy production and use. The Centre for Bioenergy Research is owned by the Norwegian University of life Sciences (UMB), the Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research (Bioforsk) and the Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute.
Priority areas
- Bioresources
- Biogas
- Biofuel
- Bio-fueled district heating
- Sustainability assessments
- Education
Expertise
- Bioenergy Innovation Centre (CenBio)
- Nature management
- Biomass production
- Biomass assessments
- Carbon fixation
- Environmental chemistry
- Life cycle and sustainability assessments
- Resource economics
- Energy markets
- Biotechnology
- Enzyme technology
- Algaculture
Further reading
Norwegian Centre for Bioenergy Research
The Norwegian Bioenergy Association
Norwegian District Heating Association
Norwegian University of life Sciences
Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research
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