RESCoop Handbook
Summary:This handbook helps to decide what type of investment scheme is best for a RESCoop project. It is important to decide in several aspects that will be the base of the business model of the project, such as governance, technology, size of the project, etc. Based on those general aspects, you can study the different financing tools available depending on the regulation in place in your country. It is important to know that investment is largely regulated in certain countries depending on the selected activity and the nature of the final organisation (cooperative, association, etc.). Therefore, information on the legal framework of project financing in your country early in the setting up of your project planning will need to be gathered.
Main objective:The RESCoop Handbook aims to help the user locating and stablishing the financing option for their initiative.
End user:Public authorities, NGOs, Cooperaties / RESCoops, Research centers / Universities
BioEnergy Association: Best practice guideline for life cycle analysis of heat plant projects
Summary:Excell spreadsheet which includes a financial analysis and LCOE cost. O&M and capital costs shall be known to have a realistic result. Very intuitive and easy to use. Includes a detailed guide on how to use.
Main objective:Practice guideline for life cycle analysis of heat plant projects. Financial model that provides the methodology and tools for calculating the LCOE from a range of fuel and technology options. It is a companion for the BANZ technical guide: Best practice guideline for life cycle analysis of heat plant projects.
End user:Biomass management companies, ESCOs, Cooperatives / RESCoops, End users, Investors, Public authorities
SUCELLOG
Summary:SUCELLOG concept is based on the exploitation of the excellent opportunities that agro-industries have to become solid biofuel producers with reduced investment.
Main objective:SUCELLOG aims to widespread the participation of the agrarian sector in the sustainable supply of solid biofuels in Europe. SUCELLOG action focuses in an almost unexploited logistic concept: the implementation of agro-industry logistic centres in the agro-industry as a complement to their usual activity evidencing the large synergy existing between the agro- economy and the bio-economy. Agro-industry facilities can be utilised in the idle periods to handle and pre-treat biomass feedstocks (mainly from agricultural residues) to produce quality solid biomass to be introduced into the market.
End user:Biomass owners, Biomass management companies, ESCOs, Cooperatives / RESCoops, Research Centers / Universities