This report presents the outcome of Task 4.2 in the POWER4BIO project. The aim of this this report is to give an overview of public policies and regulations for the bio-based economy (BBE) with special attention to policy integration over different scales (from EU, national to regional) and across different policy domains (environmental, sustainable development policy, energy, bioeconomy policy, etc.). First it presents what type of policies can regulate and stimulate the development of a bioeconomy in a direction that is environmentally and economically sustainable. For this overview it is first explained how we can define the bioeconomy sector by presenting a bioeconomy system overview. This overview then provides an ordering mechanism to explain the different types of policies that can regulate and stimulate the bioeconomy in a region directly or indirectly.
Business models can be a perfect tool to meet the challenges in highlighting the competitiveness and sustainability potential of bio-based solutions, and facilitating primary producers to benefit from the opportunities offered by bioeconomy. In this work six concrete bio-based good practices that have succeeded in progressing from early ideas to products on the market were analysed. These examples pose new insights that can be used by a wide range of experts and stakeholders for the analysis of benefits and challenges of value chains in the bio-based economy sectors. It is concluded that the traditional Business Model Canvas needs to be extended with additional factors related to sustainability and business ecosystem. In order to establish a practical framework promoting economic viability of bio-based business cases, the importance is highlighted for adjusting the exclusive focus on Technology Readiness Levels by introducing levels reflecting business or market readiness.
Database webtool: Edit module and user module of the database Field: Box in database webtool to enter information of solutions Solutions factsheet: The information of each solution which is included in the database and which can be viewed and also printed in PDF format by end-users.Biomaterials: Means 'bio-based materials', based on recently harvested plant feedstock. The same holds for 'biochemicals' and 'bioenergy'. This does not necessarily mean that the materials are biodegradable.
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