Seminar: Green Biorefineries for protein – bioenergy and biomaterials

In this international seminar the results from the Interreg-project Green Valleys will be presented. In the project Danish and Swedish partners have developed new technology and system concepts for green biorefineries. The seminar involves researchers and representatives from the EU commission, Danish Ministry of Environment, and the Swedish Energy Agency. The seminar ends with a discussion of policy actions for accelerated implementation of biorefinery systems in Denmark and Sweden.​

The agriculture sector needs to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to climate change while contributing to improved food and energy security. Green biorefineries – producing high-quality protein, bioenergy, and other biobased products from grass-clover biomass – receive increasing interest as an option that can deliver towards all these objectives.

As grass-clover cultivation in areas dominated by annual crops often results in carbon sequestration into soils, the climate benefits from substituting fossil fuels, soy-based feed and other GHG-intensive products are further enhanced. In addition, the grass-clover cultivation results in important co-benefits, such as reduced need for pesticides and fertilizers and improved biodiversity in agriculture.