The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) is an international NGO and non-profit association that represents the

bioenergy Biomass is plant-based material used as a fuel for heat or electricity production. It can be in the form of wood, wood residues, energy crops, agricultural residues, and waste from industry, farms, and households. Some people use the terms biom ...

sector globally. The organisation works to promote the use of sustainable bioenergy which includes

Biomass Biomass is plant-based material used as a fuel for heat or electricity production. It can be in the form of wood, wood residues, energy crops, agricultural residues, and waste from industry, farms, and households. Some people use the terms bi ...

Biofuels Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels, such as oil. According to the United States Energy Information Administration (E ...

and

Biogas Biogas is a mixture of gases, primarily consisting of methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste and food waste. It is a ...

. The WBA's mission statement is to 'promote the use of sustainable bioenergy, globally'. The secretariat of WBA is in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

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History

The World Bioenergy Association was founded in 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden as a non-profit NGO to support a wide range of actors across the bioenergy industry, including governments, scientists and companies.

Partners

Since 2009 the WBA has been a member of the

International Renewable Energy Alliance International Renewable Energy Alliance (REN Alliance) is a formal partnership entered into on 4 June 2004 by five non-profit international renewable energy organisations: * International Hydropower Association (IHA), * International Solar Energ ...

(REN Alliance) which is made up of 5 international organisations representing the Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Hydro and Bioenergy industries. The WBA is also represented on the steering committee of

REN21 REN21 (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century) is a think tank and a multistakeholder governance group which is focused on renewable energy policy. REN21's goal is to facilitate policy development, knowledge exchange, and joint act ...

Presidents

* 2008-2012: Kent Nyström (1948-2012), * 2012-2016: Dr. Heinz Kopetz, * 2016-2020: Remigijus Lapinskas (b. 1968), * Since 2020: Christian Rakos (b. 1959), Dr Christian Rakos elected President of the World Bioenergy Association
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External links

*{{official website, http://www.worldbioenergy.org/ Environmental organizations based in Sweden Bioenergy organizations Organizations based in Stockholm Environmental organizations established in 2008 International nongovernmental organizations

History

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Presidents

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