Bavaria
At A Glance

Area: 70.550 km²

Total population: 13.003.252

Bioeconomy maturity: Very high

Bioeconomy strategy: Under development

Main feedstock: Agricultural residues, forest residues, feedstock from forest-based industries, water waste treatment and sludge, CO₂

POWER4BIO partner: Chemie Cluster Bayern (CCB)

Contact person for Bavaria: Laura Kühn

Bioeconomy Strategy

Since 2012, the term “bioeconomy” is adopted and playing an important role in Bavarian policies

2015: Bavaria became the first German state that established a Bioeconomy Council for the initiative “Bioeconomy for Bavaria!”

The Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy is currently elaborating an official Bavarian bioeconomy strategy on behalf of the Bavarian government

The Bavarian strategy on bioeconomy will be compliant to the National Research Strategy Bioeconomy 2030 (2010) and the National Policy Strategy on Bioeconomy (2015)

National Research Strategy Bioeconomy 2030

National Policy Strategy on Bioeconomy

Main Targets Of The Region Regarding Bioeconomy

Support the bioeconomy with a favorable political framework

Realize the transformation to a sustainable post-fossil economy

Respecting the main socio-economic goals: climate protection, biodiversity, resource efficiency and sustained prosperity

Making bioeconomy a driver of Bavaria’s development

Sufficient food and renewable resources for industrial and energetic use

Sustainable use and production of biologic raw materials as well as their residual and waste materials

Main Stakeholders
In The Region

Stakeholders involved in the current regional Bioeconomy strategy

POLITICS

In Bavaria, four ministries share the competency in bioeconomy-related subjects:

Bavarian State Ministry for Nutrition, Agriculture and Forestry (StMELF)

Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy and Technology (StMWi)

Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts (StMWK)

Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection (StMUV)

BIOECONOMY COUNCIL OF BAVARIA

As an independent advisory body, the Bioeconomy Council of Bavaria makes recommendations on how the expansion of the bioeconomy can contribute to sustainable development at regional and supraregional level.

CLUSTERS

The most important Bavarian cluster organizations, related to bioeconomy are:

Chemie-Cluster Bayern GmbH

Cluster Energietechnik – Bayern Innovativ GmbH

Cluster Neue Werkstoffe – Bayern Innovativ GmbH

Cluster Biotechnologie – BioM GmbH

Cluster-Initiative Forst und Holz in Bayern GmbH

Trägerverein Umwelttechnologie-Cluster Bayern e.V.

COMPETENCE CENTER FOR RENEWABLE RESOURCES

The Competence Center for Renewable Resources (KoNaRo) in Straubing consists of the following institutions:

Technische Universität München – Campus Straubing

Technologie- und Förderzentrum

C.A.R.M.E.N. – Coordination Center for Renewable Resources, Renewable Energies and sustainable Use of Resources

Important Stakeholders

Strategy development should be carried out under participation of relevant social groups, including economic, consumer and environmental associations, civil society associations (NGOs) and representatives of the scientific community.

Available Biomass Sources
At Regional Level

Wood
Cereals – the two most important: wheat, winter barley
Livestock: cows, pigs, hens, sheep
Biogas plants
Bio waste

Further Information

BIOECONOMY COUNCIL OF BAVARIA

RECOMMENDATIONS TO FORSTER BIOECONOMY IN BAVARIA

POWER4BIO Regions – Overview

All Regions Participating In POWER4BIO

Ten regions from nine different countries are participating in POWER4BIO, five of which coming from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and five from Western and Southern Europe (WSE).