DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH
Budget
€19,796,927
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
5
1.85 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Established in 2008 in Leipzig as a non-profit limited liability company, the DBFZ has undergone a dynamic development. In just a few years it has established itself within the national and international research landscape as a research institution focusing on the biomass use for energy provision and integrated bioeconomy concepts. The DBFZ's mission is to conduct wide-ranging, application-, sustainability- and technology-oriented research aimed at the efficient integration of biomass resources into the current and future energy system and into the bioeconomic system of the future, and to provide scientific support to the related developments. The target groups for the R&D activities and scientifically based services of the DBFZ are all the relevant players in the scientific research, industrial and political spheres linked to the bioenergy and integrated bioeconomy. DBFZ actively supports the energy transition (“Energiewende”) in Germany. https://www.dbfz.de/en
EU Legislative Interests
EU Commission, DG Research & Innovation, Bioeconomy; European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA): ICAO CAEP Working Group 5 - Aviation Fuels (ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization). European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) Bioenergy: WG1 Biomass availability, WG4 Policy and Sustainability; Taskforce Biomethan European Energy Research Alliance (EERA), EERA Bioenergy, Members in Subprogramme 1: Sustainable production of biomass, Subprogramme 2: Thermochemical platform, Subprogramme 4: Stationary bioenergy; Subprogramme 5: Sustainability/Techno-economic analysis/Public acceptance // transversal Joint Programme (tJP) „Digitisation for Energy“ (DfE) // Temporary Working Groups: Innovation Hubs; Resilience and Preparedness IEA Bioenergy, Members and/or National Task Leaders in Task 37 "Energy from Biogas", 39 "Biofuels to Decarbonize Transport", 40 "Deployment of biobased value chains", 42 "Biorefining in a Circular Economy", 44 "Flexible Bioenergy and System Integration" and 45 "Climate and sustainability effects of bioenergy within the broader bioeconomy"; European Standards Committee (CEN): Chairman CEN/TC 454: Working Group 7 Algae test methods; EN/TC 408/WG 1 "Injection and fuel specification" European Biogas Association (EBA): Members in WG "Transport"; WG "Sustainability";
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
https://www.dbfz.de/forschung/fe-netzwerke
Organisation Members
keine
Additional Information
The DBFZ is financed by an institutional grant from the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL) as well by projects grants to research contracts acquired through competitions.Revenues according to the 2024 financial statements: BMEL financing shortfall: 10.929.322 million; implementation of research projects: 7.292.523 million; research contracts: 1.394.253 million.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.