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Bioenergy Community of Practice

The Bioenergy Community of Practice (BioE CoP) was launched in 2016 as a space to exchange experiences, build capacity and collaborate among people, organizations and countries, with the aim of promoting the development of policies and business models for the sustainable development of bioenergy in Latin America and the Caribbean. . During these years, topics such as policies and investments in bioelectricity; policies and market development for biogas projects; bioenergy and climate action; challenges for the development of bioenergy, how to integrate bioenergy into public policies, among others, have been addressed.

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Activities and themes

Past and planned activities include: online exchange and training sessions, face-to-face workshops, bilateral exchanges, organization of webinars, coordination of technical assistance to member organizations, dissemination of information to CoP members on relevant initiatives and tools, and development of knowledge products.

Although the Community of Practice has a broad focus on different forms of bioenergy, each year the learning activities are organized around a specific theme, which is selected based on the interests expressed by the CoP members.

The themes during the first three years have been:

Please see below a list of our online and face-to-face activities.

Participants

The CoP currently has active members from 14 Latin American countries: : Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay. Since its creation, the CoP has addressed issues such as bioelectricity policies and investments, policies and market development for biogas projects, bioenergy and climate action, bioenergy development challenges, how to integrate bioenergy into public policies, among others.

Recent activities

2024

Sesiones de capacitación a los miembros de la CdP.

Capacitación 1. Sesión de fortalecimiento de capacidades sobre modelos de negocio (30 de abril, 2024).

Sesiones de intercambio entre los miembros de la CdP.

Session 1. Avances y perspectivas de  los biocombustibles líquidos para la descarbonización del sector transporte en Latinoamérica (13 de febrero, 2024).

Session 2. Potencial contribución del biometano a la descarbonización del transporte (28 de mayo, 2024).

Session 3. Resultados de las Asistencias Técnicas  Misiones Argentina y Colombia (25 de junio, 2024).

Session 4. Proyectos sostenibles de Bioenergía a través de mecanismos de créditos de carbono – Caso Atmosfair (24 de septiembre, 2024)

Webinar: “Modelos de negocio para la viabilidad financiera de proyectos de biogás”

En el repositorio:

Sesión de intercambio: Potencial contribución del biometano a la descarbonización del transporte (28 de mayo, 2024)

Bioenergy Challenge LAC 2023

The purpose of this initiative was to contribute to strengthening the capacities of organizations promoting bioenergy projects to structure business models that make investments financially viable, prepare bankable project proposals and approach potential sources of financing.

Get to know the Biogas projects map

See the map of Bioenergy projects that we have made with members of the Bioenergy CoP, if you want to collaborate in providing information on other projects, you can access this form or contact the coordinator.

2023

Experience sharing session
The potential of organic waste for bioenergy and composting projects: The Reciclo Orgánicos Case

Capacity building session
Experiences and opportunities for biogas and methane projects to obtain incentives through carbon credits.

2022

OECD Regional Workshop
Mobilization of financing and investments for bioenergy projects in LAC.

On-line presentation
Carbon markets: basics, opportunities and challenges for bioenergy projects

Results of technical assistance to institutions of the Community of Practice on Bioenergy

Exchange of experiences in the development of biogas projects in the agricultural and agroindustrial sector in Latin America.

Online presentation
The potential of hydrogen production and use

2021

On-line presentation
"Analysis of barriers to biogas investment in Colombia".

This report presents the results and recommendations of the Study of Barriers to Biogas Investments in Colombia, developed in the framework of the Bioenergy Community of Practice by the LEDS LAC Regional Platform Secretariat and the LEDS GP Energy Working Group, with support from the LEDS GP Climate Helpdesk. The methodology used takes into account the experiences of biogas project developers and other stakeholders to identify the most important barriers to biogas investments and the most appropriate policy measures to address them.

Brief Report: Technical-economic analysis of alternatives for digestate management and fertilizer production.

This brief presents the main results of the technical assistance provided by a team from the Institute of Agricultural and Soil Engineering of the Universidad Austral de Chile to Agrogeneradora, Sociedad Anónima, a subsidiary of Grupo Central Agrícola (Guatemala), as part of the Climate Helpdesk support of the Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP).

This technical assistance has been managed by the Secretariat of the Regional Platform for Low Emission and Development Strategies (LEDS LAC), within the framework of the Bioenergy Community of Practice (Bio-E CoP).

On-line presentation
The GBEP Sustainability Indicators for Bioenergy in Paraguay. Methodology, results and policy recommendations.

  • GBEP Sustainability Indicators on Bioenergy - 1st edition (2011); available here.
  • Report "Sustainability of forest biomass for energy and ethanol from corn and sugarcane in Paraguay"; available here.
  • More information on GBEP and the measurement of indicators in other countries can be found on the web page: www.globalbioenergy.org

On-line presentation
Integrating bioenergy into national energy and climate policy: The Honduran experience

On-line presentation
Inter-institutional coordination for the sustainable development of bioenergy: The case of Ecuador

2020

On-line presentation
Biomethane in Argentina: potential, progress and policy challenges

On-line presentation
Making bioenergy sustainable

Discussion Workshop: The contribution of bioenergy to the decarbonization of transport

On-line presentation
Residential energy transition strategy in Chile: Sustainable alternatives to firewood.

On-line presentation
PROBIOMASA: Progress and lessons learned from the development of bioenergy in Argentina

Online presentation
The potential and challenges of bioenergy development: lessons from Brazil

Online presentation
Clean Energy ESB: reducing emissions and promoting sustainable development through biocarbon sequestration

2019

Online presentation
Global Methane Hub activities and resources for the biogas industry

Organized in collaboration with CAF Development Bank of Latin America and other partners.

Expert dialogue on bioenergy and climate ambition at COP 25

Organized in collaboration with CAF Development Bank of Latin America and other partners.

2018 - Policy and market environment for sustainable biogas investments.

2017 - Reducing the risk of bioelectricity investments.

2016 - Bioelectricity policy

Private Archive

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Contact

Aida Lorenzo

Community of Practice Coordinator

📩 bioenergia@ledslac.org