The Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) was elaborated within the SAHYOG project , in close cooperation with representatives from leading research organizations and energy agencies from both India and Europe. Policy makers and industry leaders, such as Dutch Waste Management (DWM), from both continents were also consulted through several stakeholder workshops. In February in New Delhi and November in Brussels DWM presented some pilots and business concepts.
A recommendation survey was set-up and addressed to potential stakeholders. The conclusion from this survey allowed to refine the recommendations of the SRA and to design a roadmap for EU-India collaboration on research and development in the next years.
The SRA follows the whole value chain, from (a) biomass production to (b) conversion into bio-refineries and (c) utilisation in markets. For each part of the value chain the present status and strategic research needs for efficient collaboration between Europe and India in the specific domains are described. This work has resulted in a set of comprehensive research recommendations for the bio-based economy and further cooperation between India and Europe.
These research recommendations address the areas of biomass and bio-waste resources, their conversion technologies, and bio-refinery systems, as well as markets, products and policies.
With respect to biomass and bio-waste resources significant differences were identified between India and Europe. While the dominant resource in Europe is biomass from forestry, followed by domestic and industrial organic waste, sewage, and cereal residues, in India the most abundant and available feedstock are domestic and industrial organic and bio-degradable waste fractions, and cereal residues; this is due to India’s important agricultural sector.
Priority research areas for EU-India cooperation include the development of:
- uniform biomass resource databases,
- low input and intensified (biomass) production,
- harvesting and logistics (of residues),
- waste collection, separation and treatment, as well as
- sustainable algae production systems.
DWM will participate in the following Residues and wastes programs 2014-2020:
| - Survey and collection Survey of residues/wastes |
| - Set up of a survey to assess the amount and type of waste dumped at landfills. |
| - Assessment of the composition and the generation of MSW and the development of new routes for the valorisation of the organic fraction. |
| - Set up of a survey of the generation and available agricultural and processing by-products and wastes available for energy and biochemicals production. |
And the program of Improving collection and utilization of wastes |
| -Research to the better and maximum utilization of biowaste. |
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