Building a Green Energy and Logistics Belt

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Danube

Date of latest update: 2023-11-06

Description

Description (EN):

The Danube region offers a great potential for green energy in the form of biomass. The main objective of ENERGY BARGE is to exploit this potential in a sustainable way, considering the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC, thereby increasing energy security and efficiency in the Danube countries. The project will bring together key actors along the entire value chain, biomass companies and Danube ports as well as relevant public authorities and policy stakeholders. A unique feature of the ENERGY BARGE project is its cross-sectoral approach: whenever possible at least one partner from the bioenergy industry and one from the Danube logistics sector are included per country. The project will map value chains and facilitate the market uptake of biomass, support better connected transport systems for green logistics and provide practical solutions and policy guidelines. A stepwise development of the ENERGY BARGE strategy in collaboration of national/regional policy makers with local stakeholders, involving residents is foreseen in the project, in order to support transition from the national to transnational level and to transfer know-how from technically and scientifically well-developed areas to less structured regions. As main outputs the project will deliver a transnational learning tools and events on biomass availability and value chains (biomass and bioenergy atlas and a best practice value chain integration IST tool), business workshops, an innovative information platform on biomass logistics along the Danube as well as pre-feasibility studies, pilot actions and pilot investments in inland ports. Transnational policy recommendations on how to improve energy security will ensure the sustainability of project results. The project in particular contributes to the implementation of the action plans elaborated in Priority Area (PA) 2 “Energy” and PA 1a “Inland Waterways” of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR).

Achievements (EN):

Facilitating the modal shift away from road transport towards more energy efficient means of transportation is one of the central issues the EU faces in creating a more climate-friendly future. Regarding the transport of bioenergy products, ENERGY BARGE delivered important contributions to facilitate the modal shift towards inland waterway transport. During the past 30 months, the main achievements included the creation of the Modal Shift Platform, the realisation of a series of B2B networking events and the implementation of five pre-feasibility studies for future investments in Danube ports, as well as two pilot investments in the Port of Vienna and MAHART Freeport of Budapest. With this successful track record, the project now comes to an end. Project Conclusion: The Danube is more than a river – it is a lifeline, transport axis, economic and innovation area and link between cultures. Over the past 2.5 years, the consortium of the ENERGY BARGE project, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), concentrated on opportunities and limits to foster the utilisation of bioenergy in the Danube region. A specific focus was laid on cross-sectoral interfaces between port sites, inland waterway transport and stakeholders from the bioenergy sector to jointly increase the share of environmentally friendly biomass transports on the Danube. The project consortium developed a set of tools that inform private and public actors along the supply chains and across country borders, give them practical guidance for business development and bring them together. Eventually, the entire Danube region shall profit from the more widespread and sustainable utilisation of its transnational, yet domestic biomass. During the latest project period, the ENERGY BARGE Modal Shift Platform for green bioenergy logistics (www.energy-barge.eu) was set up. The platform provides information on national and transnational biomass and bioenergy markets in the Danube region, incl. biomass import and export flows. Further, it provides practical guidance on the transport, handling and storage of biomass and informs how Danube ports can become biomass and bioenergy hubs. The platform enables the user to find new partners along bioenergy value and supply chains and to discover suitable logistics service providers such as shipping companies, forwarding companies as well as port and terminal operators. Several workshops and business-to-business (B2B) meetings for the use of synergies between the biomass/bioenergy sector and the Danube logistics sector were an essential element of the project. Matchmaking sessions were part of the events, which offered a favourable framework for strengthening the Danube as a logistics axis for biobased cargo. Positive feedback on the B2B events was received. Piet Hendrix of Dutch Anglo Superior Shipping from the Netherlands said: “I have learned many interesting things and made new contacts – a great format.” Botond Szalma of Plimsoll Zrt – Fluvius Kft noted: “This is a good event format and opportunity to get in contact with new clients.” In total, more than 400 participants were brought together during the workshops and B2B meetings that were organised in seven countries. This number confirms the need for neutral cooperation platforms in the field of Danube logistics to initiate new inland waterway transports and to promote a modal shift towards the Danube waterway. Thus, the project partners will foster B2B meetings in the future and extend this proven concept to other cargo groups together with international partners. Five Danube ports (MAHART-Freeport Budapest, Port of Straubing-Sand, Port of Vienna, Port of Vukovar, Slovak Shipping and Ports JSC) are part of the project consortium. In the frame of the ENERGY BARGE project, the ports elaborated feasibility studies to become biomass hubs as part of a transnational network along the Danube. Each port defined specific investment projects taking into consideration market, technology and financial aspects. The MAHART-Freeport and the Port of Vienna invested into small-scale pilots to demonstrate the effectiveness of biomass handling equipment. All pilot actions serve as best practice examples for other port locations in order to transfer them into hubs for processing, handling and storage of biomass for energy production in the Danube region.

Website: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/

Expected Results (EN): Intensity of cooperation of key actors in the programme area in order to contribute to energy security and energy efficiency (survey based composite indicator)

Expected Outputs (EN):

ENERGY BARGE will foster transnational cooperation and synergies between key actors of the bioenergy and the Danube logistics industry in order to support the sustainable use of biomass for energy production. The number of business-to-business meetings between key actors from both sectors will allow conclusions on the contributions of the project results to the programme result indicator. The project results will cover a large geographical scope (DE, AT, SK, HU, HR, RO, BG) which will facilitate transnational cooperation. The joint implementation of pilot actions will intensify the cooperation between the ENERGY BARGE consortium and regional stakeholders. The pilots in dedicated ports will develop these locations further as nodes in a transnational network for biomass supply. Project activities and results will be aligned with the requirements of key actors in the Danube region via Advisory Group meetings and User Fora reaching a minimum of 400 stakeholders from the bioenergy sector. ENERGY BARGE will especially aim at offering practical guidance to the defined Target Groups in order to equip them with the know-how to develop additional operational biomass supply chains and sustain them on a long-term basis. The project will initiate a mutual learning process which will create a common understanding and basis for decision-making among transnational expert and stakeholders for the implementation of measures required to let the Green Energy and Logistics Belt become reality.

Thematic information

Renewable energy Energy efficiency

Specific Objective: Improve energy security and energy efficiency (short title). Contribute to the energy security and energy efficiency of the region by supporting the development of joint regional storage and distribution solutions and strategies for increasing energy efficiency and renewable energy usage

Thematic Objective: (07) promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures by:

Investment Priority: (07e) improving energy efficiency and security of supply through the development of smart energy distribution, storage and transmission systems and through the integration of distributed generation from renewable sources

Partners (15)

Lead Partner: Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V.

Address: Ortsteil Guelzow, Hofplatz 1, 18276 OT Guelzow-Pruezen, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://international.fnr.de

Total budget: EUR 370 403.13

ERDF budget: EUR 314 842.66

MAHART-Szabadkikötő Zrt

Name: MAHART-Szabadkikötő Zrt

Address: Weiss Manfréd út 5-7, 1211 Budapest, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.mahartfreeport.hu/index.php

Total budget: EUR 265 195.00

ERDF budget: EUR 225 415.75

Wiener Hafen und Lager Ausbau- und Vermögensverwaltung, GmbH & Co KG

Name: Wiener Hafen und Lager Ausbau- und Vermögensverwaltung, GmbH & Co KG

Address: Seitenhafenstrasse 15, 1023 Wien, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.hafenwien.com

Total budget: EUR 252 310.00

ERDF budget: EUR 214 463.50

Asociația Română Biomasă și Biogaz

Name: Asociația Română Biomasă și Biogaz

Address: Calea Victoriei 155, Building D1, Section 8, Mezzanine, Office 14, District 1 Bucharest, Romania

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.arbio.ro

Total budget: EUR 158 584.75

ERDF budget: EUR 134 797.04

via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH

Name: via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH

Address: Donau-City-Strasse 1, 1220 Vienna, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.viadonau.org

Total budget: EUR 152 351.00

ERDF budget: EUR 129 498.35

SLOVENSKÁ PLAVBA A PRÍSTAVY a.s.

Name: SLOVENSKÁ PLAVBA A PRÍSTAVY a.s.

Address: Horárska 12, 815 24 Bratislava, Slovakia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.spap.sk

Total budget: EUR 139 437.50

ERDF budget: EUR 118 521.88

International Centre of Applied Research and Sustainable

Name: International Centre of Applied Research and Sustainable

Address: Jamnickeho 19, 84104 Bratislava, Slovakia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.icarst.org

Total budget: EUR 137 662.50

ERDF budget: EUR 117 013.12

BioCampus Straubing GmbH

Name: BioCampus Straubing GmbH

Address: Europaring 4, 94315 Straubing, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://straubing-sand.de/biocampus/

Total budget: EUR 128 906.00

ERDF budget: EUR 109 570.10

Technische Hochschule Deggendorf

Name: Technische Hochschule Deggendorf

Address: Technische Hochschule Deggendorf - Technologie Campus Freyung, Grafenauerstr. 22, 94469 Deggendorf, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.th-deg.de

Total budget: EUR 128 904.00

ERDF budget: EUR 109 568.40

Javna ustanova lučka uprava Vukovar

Name: Javna ustanova lučka uprava Vukovar

Address: Parobrodarska 5, 32000 Vukovar, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.port-authority-vukovar.hr

Total budget: EUR 120 533.20

ERDF budget: EUR 102 453.22

Технологичен център София

Name: Технологичен център София

Address: Magnaurskashkola 11, 3/312, 1784 Sofia,, Bulgaria

Legal status: private

Website: http://technologycenter.bg

Total budget: EUR 117 842.50

ERDF budget: EUR 100 166.12

Međunarodni centar za održivi razvoj energetike, voda i okoliša

Name: Međunarodni centar za održivi razvoj energetike, voda i okoliša

Address: Ivana Lucica 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Legal status: private

Website: http://sdewes.org/

Total budget: EUR 115 618.13

ERDF budget: EUR 98 275.41

Bioenergy2020+ GmbH

Name: Bioenergy2020+ GmbH

Address: Inffeldgasse 21b, 8010 Graz, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.bioenergy2020.eu

Total budget: EUR 98 789.54

ERDF budget: EUR 83 971.11

Nemzeti Agrárkutatási és Innovációs Központ

Name: Nemzeti Agrárkutatási és Innovációs Központ

Address: Szent-Györgyi Albert u. 4, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.naik.hu

Total budget: EUR 78 707.40

ERDF budget: EUR 66 901.29

Federatia Proprietarilor de paduri si pasuni din Romania

Name: Federatia Proprietarilor de paduri si pasuni din Romania

Address: Calea lui Traian 819, Călimăneşti JUD. Valcea, Romania

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.nostrasilva.ro

Total budget: EUR 58 275.00

ERDF budget: EUR 49 533.75

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Summary

Project name (EN): Building a Green Energy and Logistics Belt

Project acronym: DTP1-175-3.2 ENERGY BARGE

Project start date: 2017-01-01

Project end date: 2019-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 323 519.65

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 974 991.70

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 85.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 974 991.70.

Documents

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Reports

ENERGY BARGE Modal Shift Platform

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/energy-barge

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Evidence Document

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/energy-barge

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Danube transnational biomass and bioenergy atlas - factsheet

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/energy-barge

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Danube transnational biomass and bioenergy atlas

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/energy-barge

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2018-06-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

ENERGY BARGE_Transnational energy security strategy

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/energy-barge

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-06-01

Languages: en

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ENERGY BARGE_Transnational policy recommendations

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/energy-barge

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Danube

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2023-09-22

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1 582 / 1 582 (100%)

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Building a Green Energy and Logistics Belt

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