EUROPEAN BIOMASS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Their core work

EUBIA is a Brussels-based industry association representing the European biomass sector, working to advance the commercial use of biomass for energy, materials, and bio-based products. They contribute sector-wide knowledge on biomass value chains — from agricultural waste valorization and biorefinery processes to biomass gasification and bio-based nanomaterials. In H2020 projects, they typically handle dissemination, standardization, stakeholder coordination, and market analysis, bridging the gap between research consortia and the broader biomass industry. Their role is to ensure project outputs reach industry and inform policy, rather than conducting laboratory research themselves.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In the early period (2016–2019), EUBIA focused squarely on agricultural and wood waste streams — turning farm residues into bioenergy, biofertilisers, and biocompounds, and demonstrating algae-based wastewater treatment. From 2018 onward, the emphasis shifted toward circular economy thinking, citizen engagement, and higher-value bio-based products including nanomaterials and biopolymers. The trajectory is clear: from traditional biomass-to-energy toward advanced bio-based materials and community-driven standardization efforts.

EUBIA is moving upstream from biomass combustion toward high-value bio-based materials and standardization, positioning itself as a connector for the emerging European bioeconomy community.

How they like to work

EUBIA participates exclusively as a partner, never as coordinator — consistent with their role as an industry association that adds sector expertise and dissemination capacity rather than leading technical research. They work in large consortia (124 unique partners across 6 projects), indicating they are comfortable in big multi-partner Innovation Actions and Research & Innovation Actions. Their broad partner network and consistent funding (~EUR 150K–178K per project) suggest they are a reliable, low-risk consortium member valued for their industry reach and communication channels.

EUBIA has collaborated with 124 unique partners across 23 countries, giving them one of the broader networks you'd expect from a Brussels-based industry association. Their partnerships span nearly all of the EU and associated countries, with no single geographic concentration.

What sets them apart

As a biomass industry association based in Brussels, EUBIA offers something most research partners cannot: direct access to the European biomass industry and its commercial actors. They are not a research lab — their value lies in disseminating project results to industry, facilitating standardization, and connecting technical consortia with the market. For any project that needs to demonstrate real-world industry uptake of biomass-related innovations, EUBIA is a natural fit.

Highlights from their portfolio

• VALUEWASTE
  Largest funding (EUR 178K) and broadest scope — combined circular economy, social innovation, and citizen engagement around urban biowaste, marking EUBIA's shift toward bioeconomy.
• BLAZE
  Technically ambitious gasifier-fuel cell integration for small-to-medium CHP, representing EUBIA's deepest involvement in advanced bioenergy conversion technology.
• BIOMAC
  Most recent project (2021-2025) and a clear pivot toward bio-based nanomaterials, standardization, and open community building — signals EUBIA's future direction.