Forest biomass

France

• ADEME — Agence de la transition écologiquePublic agencyFrench public agency for the ecological transition: studies, funding and data on renewable heat and waste.
• FranceAgriMerPublic agencyFrench public body for agricultural and sea products; publishes work on biomass resources.
• Agreste — statistique agricoleOfficial statisticsStatistics service of the French Ministry of Agriculture: areas, production and surveys.
• SDES — statistique publique de l'énergieOfficial statisticsStatistics service of the French Ministry for the Ecological Transition: energy balances, including renewables.
• IGN — Inventaire forestier nationalOfficial statisticsFrench national forest inventory: areas, growing stock, increment and removals.
• FCBA — institut technologiqueResearch and expertiseFrench technical institute for forestry, pulp, timber construction and furniture.
• CIBE — Comité interprofessionnel du bois-énergieTrade organisationAssociation of collective and industrial wood-energy stakeholders in France.
• Propellet FranceTrade organisationFrench national wood pellet association.
• INRAEResearch and expertiseFrench national research institute for agriculture, food and the environment.
• GIS Biomasse (ADEME, FranceAgriMer, IGN, INRAE)ObservatoryScientific interest group set up in 2024 by ADEME, FranceAgriMer, IGN and INRAE to support the French State on biomass resources and uses.
• ONRB — Observatoire national des ressources en biomasse (FranceAgriMer)ObservatoryObservatory run by FranceAgriMer since 2009 on agricultural, forest and waste biomass resources and their uses, at national and regional level; data available on the Visionet platform.
• OREGES — Observatoire régional de l'énergie, de la biomasse et des gaz à effet de serre (AREC Nouvelle-Aquitaine)ObservatoryRegional observatory run by AREC Nouvelle-Aquitaine, which notably tracks biomass energy production facilities.
• The Shift ProjectThink tankThink tank on decarbonising the economy; biomass is covered in its work on energy and agriculture.

Belgium

• ValbiomResearch and expertiseWalloon association supporting biomass valorisation projects.
• SPW ÉnergieGovernmentWalloon energy administration: policy, support schemes and regional statistics.
• VEKA — Vlaams Energie- en KlimaatagentschapGovernmentFlemish Energy and Climate Agency.
• ODE VlaanderenTrade organisationFlemish organisation of renewable energy stakeholders.
• StatbelOfficial statisticsStatistics Belgium.

Germany

• FNR — Fachagentur Nachwachsende RohstoffePublic agencyGerman agency for renewable resources: research programmes, data and publications.
• DBFZ — Deutsches BiomasseforschungszentrumResearch and expertiseGerman Biomass Research Centre: bioenergy and bioeconomy.
• Thünen-InstitutResearch and expertiseGerman federal research institute for rural areas, forestry and fisheries.
• UmweltbundesamtPublic agencyGerman Environment Agency: data on renewables and waste.
• BMLEH — ministère fédéral de l'AgricultureGovernmentGerman Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity.
• DestatisOfficial statisticsFederal Statistical Office of Germany.
• DEPV — Deutscher Energieholz- und Pellet-VerbandTrade organisationGerman wood energy and pellet association.
• C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V.Research and expertiseBavarian competence centre for renewable resources; publishes price indices.
• DBFZ — RessourcendatenbankObservatoryOpen DBFZ database on biomass potentials in Germany and the European Union, with time series and a programming interface.

Spain

• IDAEPublic agencySpanish Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving.
• MITECOGovernmentSpanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
• AVEBIOMTrade organisationSpanish Biomass Energy Association.
• CIEMATResearch and expertiseSpanish public research centre for energy, environment and technology.
• APPA RenovablesTrade organisationSpanish association of renewable energy companies.

Italy

• GSE — Gestore dei Servizi EnergeticiPublic agencyItalian public operator of renewable energy support schemes; publishes statistics.
• ENEAResearch and expertiseItalian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development.
• CREAResearch and expertiseItalian Council for Agricultural Research and Economics.
• AIEL — Associazione Italiana Energia dal LegnoTrade organisationItalian wood energy association.
• ISPRAPublic agencyItalian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research.
• MASE — ministère de l'Environnement et de la Sécurité énergétiqueGovernmentItalian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security.
• MASAF — ministère de l'AgricultureGovernmentItalian Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests.

United Kingdom

• DESNZ — Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroGovernmentUK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
• DefraGovernmentUK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
• Forest ResearchResearch and expertiseBritish forestry research body; publishes UK forestry statistics.
• Biomass ConnectResearch and expertiseUK demonstration and information platform for biomass crops.
• UKCEH — UK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyResearch and expertiseUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
• REA — Association for Renewable Energy and Clean TechnologyTrade organisationUK renewable energy and clean technology trade association.
• OfgemGovernmentUK energy regulator; administers several support schemes.

Europe

• EurostatOfficial statisticsStatistical office of the European Union: energy balances, agriculture and forestry data.
• JRC — Centre commun de rechercheResearch and expertiseScience service of the European Commission, including biomass work.
• Commission européenne — ÉnergieGovernmentEuropean Commission Directorate-General for Energy.
• Directive (UE) 2023/2413 — énergies renouvelablesOfficial textOfficial text of the revised Renewable Energy Directive, including biomass sustainability criteria.
• Agence européenne pour l'environnementPublic agencyEuropean Union agency for environmental information.
• Bioenergy EuropeTrade organisationEuropean bioenergy association; publishes annual statistical reports.
• IEA BioenergyResearch and expertiseTechnology collaboration programme of the International Energy Agency on bioenergy.
• Centre de connaissances sur la bioéconomie (Commission européenne)ObservatoryEuropean Commission knowledge centre: bioeconomy monitoring system and EU biomass flows tool.