BioPart — a new project with UABIO participation

We are pleased to announce a new project ‘Biogas Partnership: co-creating a pathway to boost biogas solutions in the Baltic Sea Region’, in which our team is involved. The project is aimed at the developing a network between Swedish, Polish and Ukrainian academia and private sector. It is funded by the Swedish Institute.

The main goal of the project is to create new knowledge and practices corresponded to biogas solutions implementation, including biomethane production. This is a pathway to replacing natural gas in the Baltic Sea Region and valorising the digestate for use as a biofertiliser. This valuable resource will contribute to soil remediation, especially in the post-war period.

The BioPart project has already held its first meeting in Poland, as well as a productive workshop. We share the details and results of these events.

Kick-off meeting

The kick-off meeting, held on 21st November 2024 at the Polish Biomethane Organisation in Warsaw, brought together all key partners (to align on goals, roles, responsibilities and next steps) from:

• Linköping University (Sweden);
• Poznan University of Life Sciences (Poland);
• Polish Biomethane Organization;
• Sumy State University (Ukraine);
• Bioenergy Association of Ukraine.

Meeting results:

• Clear Objectives Set: The project goals and key deliverables have been defined, ensuring every
  partner is on the same page about what success looks like.
• Roles and Responsibilities Defined: Each partner’s specific tasks and contributions were outlined, paving the way for smooth collaboration.
• Timeline: set the main stages and deadlines for the project.
• Risk Management Plan: We identified potential risks and developed strategies to address them,
  ensuring we stay on track throughout the project.
• Open Communication Channels: We emphasized the importance of transparency and agreed on regular check-ins to maintain seamless communication.

First workshop of the project

The event took place on November 22, 2024 in Warsaw. Around 30 participants from academia, non-governmental organizations, and various stakeholders, companies from biogas sector, municipalities gathered for the event. The workshop focused on exploring the national potential of biogas and biomethane production in the partner countries — Sweden, Poland, and Ukraine.

The main goal was to identify opportunities for cross-country collaboration and to pave the way for the expansion of biogas solutions across the Baltic Sea Region.

Presentations by the speakers provided valuable insights into both the current and future potential of biogas and biomethane production in each country.

• Poland. At the first session, representatives of the Polish Biomethane Organisation (PBO) and the Poznan University of Life Sciences (PULS) outlined Poland’s national potential in biogas and biomethane production.
• Sweden. Representatives of Linköping University (LiU) provided an overview of the country’s biogas potential and presented the Nordic Biogas Model and activities of Biogas Solutions Research Center (BSRC).
• Ukraine. Yurii Matveev, member of the UABIO Supervisory Board, and Georgii Geletukha, Head of the Board of UABIO, presented the national potential of biogas and biomethane production in Ukraine.

Participants established cooperation and productive interaction, expanding knowledge and skills on how to increase implementation of biogas solutions to realise existing national potential.

We are pleased to have been involved in the project and look forward to more fruitful discussions in our next workshop. We will talk about the project’s progress in the future. Follow our updates.