Strategic process supporting capacity building - confererce (BIOCLUS final conference) is organised in Brussels in Committee of Region in October 2nd, 2012 at 10-17. It is targeted to the research policy-makers, regional developers and biomass experts especially. It introduces the achievements of experiences of research cluster cooperation. It introduces strategic research agenda process to focus biomass related research activities and the facilitation road-map - joint action plans. The programme is following and available here.

Please go and have a look at interesting publication of EU: "New Practical Guide to EU Funding Opportunities for Research and Innovation"

The 2012 edition of the traditional Central Finland Energy Day took place on 30th Jan 2012, in Jyväskylä. The main theme for the 2012 energy day was "From research to business - Sustainable use of biomass in energy production and industry". The event introduced a wide array of high profiled speakers, such as the VTT’s President and CEO Erkki KM Leppävuori and the CEO Tomi Yli-Kyyny from Vapo Ltd, the largest bioenergy producer of the Baltic sea region.

International workshop and study tour in Jyväskylä

 The share of agrobiomass in European energy production is expected to grow in the next few years and this will necessitate the development of a range of new technical solutions for handling and combustion The challenges and research needs associated with the combustion and handling of agrobiomass were recently discussed and debated at an international workshop arranged in Jyväskylä on 29 November 2011 by BIOCLUS project. The programme also includes study tour to biomass CHP plants, sawmill, small-scale boiler manufacturers and small-scale boiler testing and pellet production.