Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy

Learn about the long-term provision of data and analysis on biomass supply and demand by the JRC.

Biomass is very much centre stage in the European Green Deal. Forests, the seas, freshwater and agricultural systems, are expected to simultaneously mitigate climate change, accommodate...

The European Union (EU) uses biomass to meet its needs for food and feed, energy, and materials. The demand and supply of biomass have environmental, social, and economic impacts...

The dataset provides socio-economic information on the European enterprises involved in the algae value chain, covering macroalgae, microalgae and the cyanobacteria Spirulina and different steps of the value chain (producing...

Algae can play an important role in the production of sustainable food, feed, materials and energy, and therefore to the transition to a green, circular and carbon-neutral EU economy. Since 2017, the JRC...

View JRC estimates on the biomass sourced and used for food, feed, energy and materials in the EU.

The dataset provides information on the algae producing industry in Europe, covering macroalgae, microalgae and the cyanobacteria Spirulina. These data include the number of producing enterprises in Europe, the location...

The use of algae biomass in food applications is still a growing market in Europe. One key consideration is the regulatory status of algae items potentially used as food and food...

The dataset stores harmonised data on biomass supply, uses and flows in the EU compiled by the JRC Units contributing to the Biomass assessment study. This dataset mirrors the diagrams displayed...

• 803 biorefineries have been identified in the EU, of which 507 produce bio-based chemicals, 363 liquid biofuels and 141 bio-based composites and fibres (multi-product...