Biogas-technologies for regenerative energy supply in Eastern Europe

The paper is to present the biogas demonstration project "REGENERATE", which is carried out within the EU-programme INCO-COPERNICUS. This project aims at the provision of clean and efficient energy technologies to countries of Eastern Europe (CCE/NIS) by utilisation of indigenous resources from agricultural waste. The general objective of the project is to contribute to a re-orientation of energy policy in Eastern Europe by introduction, demonstration and dissemination of efficient technologies / methods for regenerative energy supply. For this purpose biogas demonstration plants for anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste are installed in the partner countries, connected with dissemination of results and support for the implementation of national biogas-programmes.