Renewable fuels and bioenergy Implementation Working Group

The Renewable fuels and bioenergy Implementation Working Group (IWG), or IWG 8, focuses on bioenergy and renewable fuels for sustainable transport.  

Sustainable bioenergy is key to: 

• reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the EU energy mix 
• decreasing fossil fuel dependence  
• building a circular economy.  

The IWG8 monitors the progress made on the targets set in its implementation plan. This is done in cooperation with SET Plan countries, industry, academia and the EU institutions.  

The IWG8 is supported by the SET4BIO, an EU financed coordination and support action project. The European Technology Innovation Platform (ETIP) Bioenergy and European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) Bioenergy also support IWG8 activities. 

The IWG 8’s targets and objectives include: 

• improving the production performance of advanced biofuels and other renewable liquid and gaseous fuels  
• addressing GHG performance and cost. 

The IWG8 comprises representatives of the following countries: 

Other members include industry representatives, e.g. Clariant, UPM, BTG, SKYNRG, ENI, NESTE and representatives from ETIP Bioenergy, EERA Bioenergy, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen JU, Energy Technologies Europe, Hydrogen Europe, EUA, VTT, RISE, Fraunhofer Umsicht, FNR, DTU, WIP and LNEG. 

The IWG 8 is currently adapting its work to comply with the strengthened ambitions in the EU Green Deal.  

The SET4BIO project has many ongoing activities such as managing a funding and financing roadmap, an innovation challenge and the mapping of national bioenergy projects. 

More information available on www.set4bio.eu 

www.set4bio.eu 

www.etipbioenergy.eu 

Timo Ritonummi, Chair IWG 8 

Patrik Klintbom, Coordinator SET4BIO, Chair ETIP Bioenergy