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SteamBio [1]

SteamBio is an industry-research partnership supported by the EC Horizon 2020 Programme and SPIRE public private partnership, launched on 1st February 2015. SteamBio will demonstrate in fields and forests an innovative mobile superheated steam process. This process will convert agro-forestry residues into stable feedstock for biochemical and bioenergy uses. SteamBio involves the development of decentralised business models to enable widespread flexible deployment in rural areas across Europe. The successful project will create local jobs and generate local wealth. It will also contribute significantly to the sustainability of supply chains for energy and chemicals.

Format: 

Project

Year: 

2015

URL: 

http://www.steambio.eu/ [2]

Source: 

Spire2030

Type of evidence: 

  • Studies/reports [3]
  • Projects/project reports [4]

Sectors: 

  • Agriculture/food/forestry/bioenergy [5]
  • Services [6]
  • The economy as a whole [7]

Expected changes of economic processes: 

  • Efficient use of resources [8]
  • More recycling and use of recycled materials [9]
  • Utilisation of renewable energy sources [10]
  • Product as a service [11]
  • Shift in consumption patterns [12]

Indirect effects on the economy: 

  • Impact on value chains [13]
  • Change in consumption patterns [14]

Environmental impacts: 

  • Use of resources [15]
  • Landscape [16]

Economic impacts: 

  • Investment [17]
  • Employment [18]
  • Economic structure [19]

Social impacts: 

  • Employment chances (regional) [20]

Time frame for impacts to materialize: 

  • Short term (up to 2 years) [21]

Enabling factors: 

  • Technological development and cost of technologies [22]
  • Business models and collaboration between companies in the value chain [23]
  • Environmental awareness of consumers [24]

Administrative level: 

  • National [25]
  • Regional/local [26]
  • Industry [27]

Method of valuation: 

  • Qualitative assessment [28]

Excel ID: 

i00213

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Links
[1] https://circular-impacts.eu/library/1412
[2] http://www.steambio.eu/
[3] https://circular-impacts.eu/type-evidence/studiesreports
[4] https://circular-impacts.eu/type-evidence/projectsproject-reports
[5] https://circular-impacts.eu/sectors/agriculturefoodforestrybioenergy
[6] https://circular-impacts.eu/sectors/services
[7] https://circular-impacts.eu/sectors/economy-whole
[8] https://circular-impacts.eu/expected-changes-economic-processes/efficient-use-resources
[9] https://circular-impacts.eu/expected-changes-economic-processes/more-recycling-and-use-recycled-materials
[10] https://circular-impacts.eu/expected-changes-economic-processes/utilisation-renewable-energy-sources
[11] https://circular-impacts.eu/expected-changes-economic-processes/product-service
[12] https://circular-impacts.eu/expected-changes-economic-processes/shift-consumption-patterns
[13] https://circular-impacts.eu/indirect-effects-economy/impact-value-chains
[14] https://circular-impacts.eu/indirect-effects-economy/change-consumption-patterns
[15] https://circular-impacts.eu/environmental-impacts/use-resources
[16] https://circular-impacts.eu/environmental-impacts/landscape
[17] https://circular-impacts.eu/economic-impacts/investment
[18] https://circular-impacts.eu/economic-impacts/employment
[19] https://circular-impacts.eu/economic-impacts/economic-structure
[20] https://circular-impacts.eu/social-impacts/employment-chances-regional
[21] https://circular-impacts.eu/time-frame-impacts-materialize/short-term-2-years
[22] https://circular-impacts.eu/enabling-factors/technological-development-and-cost-technologies
[23] https://circular-impacts.eu/enabling-factors/business-models-and-collaboration-between-companies-value-chain
[24] https://circular-impacts.eu/enabling-factors/environmental-awareness-consumers
[25] https://circular-impacts.eu/administrative-level/national
[26] https://circular-impacts.eu/administrative-level/regionallocal
[27] https://circular-impacts.eu/administrative-level/industry
[28] https://circular-impacts.eu/method-valuation/qualitative-assessment