{"id":725,"date":"2021-09-21T19:33:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T19:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/?p=725"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:38:39","slug":"la-sostenibilidad-de-la-biomasa-es-nuestra-mayor-fortaleza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/la-sostenibilidad-de-la-biomasa-es-nuestra-mayor-fortaleza\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab&quot;BIOMASS SUSTAINABILITY IS OUR GREATEST STRENGTH&quot;\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><span><span><span><strong><span><span>The \u201cPromoting Bioenergy\u201d award and the \u201cAwards for Innovation in Bioenergy and Renewable Gases\u201d recognize the importance of ensuring the sustainability of biomass and improving the efficiency of systems for its energy valorization.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><span><span><span>Following the official opening ceremony, presided over by <strong>The Honorable Mayor of Valladolid, \u00d3scar Puente Santiago<\/strong>, and held this Tuesday, September 21, respecting the relevant safety measures, Javier D\u00edaz, president of the Spanish Biomass Association (AVEBIOM), organizer of the event, has pointed out that <em>\u201cFor the bioenergy sector, the celebration of EXPOBIOMASA is fundamental, and this year even more so given the large number of standards and regulations being prepared at both European and national levels that substantially affect us, including those related to the sustainability of biomass.\u201d. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span><span><span><span>D\u00edaz has highlighted that sustainability<em> \u201cThis is a key issue that AVEBIOM has been working on for some time, since its guarantee is our greatest strength.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><span><span><span>The president of AVEBIOM has also stated that \u201c<em>The biomass being used in Spain is obtained in a completely sustainable way, as demonstrated by the results of the audits carried out on the companies ENCE and ENSO, the first in Europe to certify the sustainability of their biomass in the voluntary SURE scheme.\u201d.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>With the decision to keep the event on the scheduled dates, and thanks to the collaboration of Feria de Valladolid, AVEBIOM continues to promote the commercial activity of the bioenergy sector and professional relationships in a safe environment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>EXPOBIOMASA 2021 features 327 exhibiting companies, 76 of which are attending for the first time, from 15 countries. To ensure maximum professional attendance, this year&#039;s event will also include a digital version. <strong>LIVE.expobiomasa<\/strong> From September 27th to 30th.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span><span><span><strong><span>The sustainability of biomass is guaranteed. PEFC and FSC have received the &quot;Promoting Bioenergy&quot; award.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span><span><span><span>His Excellency Mr. Oscar Puente, Mayor of Valladolid, <\/span>handed it over <span>\u201cPromoting Bioenergy\u201d award\u201d<\/span> to Ms. Susana Dom\u00ednguez, president of FSC Spain, and <span>Mr. Francisco Javier Diaz Gonzalez, President of AVEBIOM, presented the award <\/span>to Ms. Ana Bel\u00e9n Noriega, Secretary General of PEFC Spain.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><span><span><span>The award, created by AVEBIOM in 2010, has this year recognized the irreplaceable work of the two international organizations, which in Spain have already certified the sustainable forest management of nearly 3 million hectares and the good work of 3,000 companies, fundamental to achieving a <\/span>Use of biomass for energy with maximum guarantees of sustainability.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZD7ygJHkxLE?start=8981\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>Ana Bel\u00e9n Noriega has indicated that <em>\u201cForest biomass requires robust mechanisms to ensure the sustainable origin and traceability of raw materials to the final consumer,\u201d,<\/em> He added that PEFC works with foresters, administration, companies and consumers to facilitate and make these guarantee tools accessible and also promotes the rational use and creation of a local and proximity economic fabric.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>Awareness of the need to ensure the sustainability of biomass for energy uses is growing in all spheres - society, business, politics - and is reflected in the implementation of regulations and systems to make this happen and be demonstrated. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>The European Renewable Energy Directive RED II, which will soon be transposed into Spanish law, will require many players in the bioenergy sector to demonstrate that they operate in accordance with sustainability requirements. AVEBIOM has become the &quot;national support body&quot; for the voluntary SURE scheme in Spain to help all our member companies demonstrate their compliance with these requirements.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span><span><span><strong><span>Innovations that are good for the economy and the environment. \u201cInnovation Awards 2021\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\"><span><span>In this competition, three innovative technological developments have been awarded for their commitment to achieving perfect biomass combustion and minimal emissions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><span><span><span>The 2021 Innovation Award was presented <\/span><span>by the Honorable Mr. Councillor for Development and Environment of<\/span><span><span> the Junta of Castile and Le\u00f3n,<\/span><\/span><span> Juan Carlos Su\u00e1rez-Qui\u00f1ones Fern\u00e1ndez, <\/span><span>to Xavier Mas, technical and R&amp;D director at Sugimat, for his biomass boiler <strong>self-cleaning rotary<\/strong> <strong>Horizon+. A team born after years of R&amp;D, capable of maintaining<\/strong> combustion efficiency by combating the formation of deposits inside, even when using complex solid fuels.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>The two runners-up, to <strong>Palazzetti system<\/strong> which allows the complete combustion of all unburned material in pellet equipment, and the technology <strong>ZeroFlame by \u00d6koFEN, which <\/strong>Certificates reducing particle emissions in pellet boilers to virtually negligible levels were presented by the Honorable Mr. Director of Renewable Energies of IDAE, V\u00edctor Marcos Morell and by Mr. Roberto Bravo, member of the Board of Directors of AVEBIOM, to Paolo Zulian, export manager area of Palazzetti, and Daniel Portela, manager of Okofen Calefaccion Con Pellets, SL, respectively.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>In January 2022, the Ecodesign Regulation, which affects domestic combustion heating equipment with a power output of less than 50 kW, will come into force. Its objective is to replace the current stock with more efficient systems that produce lower emissions. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span><span><span><span>In EXPOBIOMASA 2021, the main manufacturers of biomass stoves and boilers are showing that they more than comply with Ecodesign by making modern, clean and affordable technology available to consumers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span><span><span><strong><span>Awards for innovation in the renewable gas sector<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span>In its first edition, the Renewable Gas Show Innovation Award was given to the project <strong>Mixed Renewable Gas Unit (UMGNR) developed by the companies Naturgy, EnergyLab and EDAR Bens<\/strong>, It was presented by the Honorable Mr. Carlos Javier Fern\u00e1ndez Carriedo, Minister of Economy and Finance of the Regional Government of Castile and Le\u00f3n,<\/span><strong> <\/strong><span>Angela Rodriguez and David Meana, from the EnergyLab Technology Centre, and John Chamberlain, from Naturgy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>The UMGNR has increased knowledge of biomethane production processes in the WWTP sector and is now focused on expanding its technical scope to generate green hydrogen and syngas from the valorization of organic waste from different sectors such as wastewater, food or agriculture.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>Furthermore, Mr. Roman Monasterio, Vice President of AVEBIOM, presented the first runner-up prize to Luis Alberto Sebasti\u00e1n, technical director at Genia Global Energy, for his logistics, storage and renewable gas generation process from rice straw waste, while V\u00edctor Manuel Monsalvo, eco-efficiency director at FCC Aqualia, and his colleague Enrique Fern\u00e1ndez received the second runner-up prize from Mr. Luis Puchades, Vice President of AEBIG, for the biofactory developed at the Guijuelo WWTP.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZD7ygJHkxLE?start=9101\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El galard\u00f3n \u201cFomenta la Bioenerg\u00eda\u201d y los \u201cPremios a la Innovaci\u00f3n en Bioenerg\u00eda y Gases Renovables\u201d reconocen la trascendencia de asegurar la sostenibilidad de la biomasa y mejorar la eficiencia de los sistemas para su valorizaci\u00f3n energ\u00e9tica. Tras el acto de inauguraci\u00f3n oficial, presidido por el Excmo. Alcalde de Valladolid, \u00d3scar Puente Santiago, y celebrado [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"taxonomia_novedades":[66,73,67,68,69],"class_list":["post-725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualidad","taxonomia_novedades-avebiom","taxonomia_novedades-biogs","taxonomia_novedades-calderasestufasychimeneasdomsticas","taxonomia_novedades-calefaccinindustrialydistrictheating","taxonomia_novedades-maquinariayactividadforestal"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=725"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9584,"href":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725\/revisions\/9584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=725"},{"taxonomy":"taxonomia_novedades","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avebiom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomia_novedades?post=725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}