International Investment Conference: SEE ENERGY- Connect & Supply III, 6-7 October 2021
Event announcement:
The third International Investment Conference with business meetings - SEE ENERGY Connect & Supply III 2021 will be held on 6th and 7th October, 2021 in Novi Sad, hotel "Sheraton".
This year, the already well-known meeting place of business leaders, investors, decision-makers, representatives of public institutions and state bodies will exchange opinions, knowledge and information on the latest technological achievements, innovations and solutions in the field of renewable energy sources focused on the environmental protection and water management.
The two-day conference will present the potential as well as financial and institutional support for investment projects through modern green energy production technologies.
Farm owners will have the opportunity to learn about ways to efficiently use and reduce costs in the collection of biomass through the logistics of harvesting residues, transport and storage, ensiling and cleaning.
The second day of the conference is dedicated to the production of thermal energy, but in a way that does not pollute the environment, as well as the topic of water management, water supply and wastewater treatment.
The organizer, National Biomass Association "SERBIO" will host representatives of companies and investors from Austria, Germany, Hungary and the region, to exchange experiences, examples of good practice and potential joint projects. The conference will be held, like the previous time, with the physical presence of those interested, following the virus protection measures that will be current at that time, as well as through the online version of the already accepted way of holding meetings and gatherings.
You can view the conference program at the following link.
For all additional information, suggestions as well as participation in the conference, you can contact the project manager, Jelena Bunčić, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SEE ENERGY- Connect & Supply II 2020
October 1-2, 2020, “Sheraton” , Novi Sad Republic of Serbia
National Biomass Association “SERBIO” is pleased to announce international investment conference
SEE ENERGY - Connect & Supply II 2020 which will be held in Novi Sad, Serbia organized by the National Association for Biomass - SERBIO, with the aim of getting familiar with the current business and legal policies as well as networking of domestic and international companies involved in the renewable energy sector.
‘SERBIO’ with partners GIZ DKTI and Ambero Consulting believe that influence of European companies on the development of the renewable energy sector in Serbia and SEE is of fundamental importance. Presence will encourage participants to direct the necessary attention to the significance of biomass, solar energy and EE in construction.
Date: October 01-02, 2020
Location: Hotel "SHERATON", Novi Sad
The most important circumstance for biomass cultivation is the amendments to the Law on Agricultural Land on the December 29th, 2015, which allows long-term lease of agricultural land for the purpose of raising energy efficient plantations and cultivation of biomass of industrial scale. The Ministry of Agriculture in Serbia will present the legal changes and clarify the lease procedure for the use of land for this purpose to the participants.
By adopting new legislation, which encourages the Ministry of Mining and Energy to generate electricity through RES, and through new feed-in tariffs, it creates a more favorable business environment for investment potential in the energy sector, as well as the supporting industries. Innovations in the efficient use of available resources of our region and the state, both agricultural biomass and wood residues, through the formation of new highly profitable resources on devastated land, make a big leap in the profitability of total production and create the potential of a new investment cycle.
Therefore, the aim of the SEE Energy II Conference is to connect reputable companies and international institutions in the renewable energy sector, to further stimulate the development of RES in the SEE region and to establish new business contacts between large companies, SMEs and local farmers.
The aim of the conference is to present the available incentives, credit lines and institutional assistance for the implementation of energy investment projects with an emphasis on the analysis of resources, biomass and its limiting factors.
The conference will welcome participants from companies from Serbia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, as well as representatives of state and provincial institutions, local self-government units, chambers of commerce, associations, investment and commercial banks, respecting further measures against COVID-19.
The focus of the conference will be on the following topics:
✔ Review of the situation in the renewable energy (biomass and solar) sector: new perspectives, development, realization and sustainability of energy projects;
✔ Innovations in the biomass business - new technologies and practical examples;
✔ Review of biomass potential in the region;
✔ Clean energy - environmental protection;
✔ Technology perspective - solar power generation;
✔ The importance of energy efficiency in construction;
✔ Economic environment: investments, legal frameworks, institutional and financial support;
✔ Energy Efficient in Construction;
Here, participants will get an overview of legal frameworks in Serbia and the
region of Southeast Europe, trends and future directions of development in the renewable energy sector.
If you are in need of any further assistance, please write to the manager of project Ms. Jelena Buncic at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
A detailed agenda of the conference is available here.
Please download registration form here.
In the organization of the Assembly of AP Vojvodina, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and the National Biomass Association SERBIO, more than 200 domestic and foreign participants, representatives of various levels of government, experts in the field of energy, producers, businessmen and users of biomass, discussed legal frameworks, green energy projects, examples of good practice in our country and European countries, about the potentials and possibilities for greater use of biomass and other renewable energy sources on a two-day International Conference „Biomass – Potential for Growth“ in Novi Sad.
On the first day of the conference, November 16th, the participants were greeted by the President of the Assembly of AP Vojvodina, Istvan Pastor, the deputy chairman of the Assembly of AP Vojvodina, Damir Zobenica, while the conference was opened by the Minister of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry in the Government of the Republic of Serbia Branislav Nedimović.
Minister Nedimovic said that biomass is a completely usual source of energy in the 21st century, but that there is not enough developed awareness in Serbia, adding that it will not be easy to disrupt the use of biomass and that all local-level functionaries must boldly enter that job.
In this regard, a special emphasis was put on the active role of the regions and local self-governments, which was confirmed at the conference by the presence of representatives from all 45 municipalities in Vojvodina.
In the introductory part of the conference devoted to market development, Heinz Kopetz, President of the World Association for the Exploitation of Energy from Biomass, and Peter Canciani, from the Central European Initiative CEI, also had their own speeches.
After introductory presentations and discussions dedicated to the development of the biomass market, the participants discussed the quality of biomass in the second part of the conference. In the second part, the president of the National Biomass Association SERBIO, Nataša Rubežić, adressed the participants and presented the basic initiators of public policy in favor of renewable energy sources, the advantages of using biomass, as well as its potentials primarily in Vojvodina.
Participants in the conference agree that it is necessary to work permanently on the energy transition towards self-sustainability, the development of renewable energy market and their increased use, with the aim of achieving energy security and independence and ensuring a healthier environment.
After the introductory and professional presentation of the first day of the conference, on the second day, November 17th, participants learned about examples of good practice in terms of resource generation and the use of biomass and other renewable energy sources in Vojvodina through study visits. They visited the heating plant in Sremska Mitrovica where they talked to the management about the way they work and produce energy from agrobiomass, i.e. from the sunflower husk.
After that, the conference participants visited the branch of the Institute for Lowland Forestry and Environment in Kac, near Novi Sad, where they visited the experimental fields and talked with the management about the creation and application of new technologies in forestry and agro-forestry systems, as well as the formation of new woody biomass resources in AP Vojvodina.
Dear Sir/Madam,
The National Biomass Association SERBIO, together with the Assembly of AP Vojvodina and the Assembly of European Regions, is organizing an international conference "Biomass – potential for growth", on November 16th and 17th, 2017 in Novi Sad.
We invite you to take part in a conference, on which one of the main objectives will be getting familiar with current business and legal frameworks, networking of domestic and international organizations and companies involved in the renewable energy sector.
In order to further stimulate the development of the biomass production and use sector in Serbia and the region, business environment analyses, examples of good practice by foreign companies and international institutions will be presented.
The conference will be held in the Great Hall of the building of the Assembly of Vojvodina on November 16th from 10 am to 4 pm. A study visit on November 17th will include a visit to the biomass heating plant in Sremska Mitrovica, a visit to an organic farm of beef with a built biogas plant in Čurug and a visit to the Institute for Lowland Forestry - the experimental area of Kać.
We sincerely hope that you will respond to our invitation and, together with representatives of state and provincial institutions, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Central European Initiative (CEI), the World Biomass Association (WBA), the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the German Development Bank (KfW), other representatives of international institutions and European regions, local self-government units, chambers of commerce and associations, participate in the exchange of experiences on the ways of producing and using biomass.
You can download the preliminary conference program and the registration form at http://www.skupstinavojvodine.gov.rs/Strana.aspx?s=biomasa2017
and for any questions you can contact us by phone: 021 487 4334 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
National Biomass Association SERBIO through cooperation with numerous partners in the country and abroad, such as the Faculty of Forestry in Belgrade, the Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, as well as the Department of Energy, Electronics and Telecommunications within the University of Novi Sad, then the European Biomass Association AEBIOM and the World Biomass Association WBA, biomass organizations from countries in the region, specifically Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc., formed specialized professional project teams that bring together professionals with extensive experience and knowledge of the market and the process of forming a raw material base, logistics, exploitation and production.
When we add to this list numerous experts in the field of wood and agricultural biomass and in general in the field of renewable energy sources, we can say that we have all the relevant factors of the biomass market in one place under the auspices of the National Biomass Association SERBIO.
It is this kind of cooperation that enables us to provide our members and other clients with the following:
In a word, we have provided a service through which all participants in the chain of production and consumption of energy from renewable sources can get all the necessary assistance, all the information and the best solutions for their needs - individuals and the needs of their companies and agricultural holdings.
To find more about services click here.
On April 28th, in cooperation with the company "Energy Net" from Kac, the National Biomass Association SERBIO held a working conference on the subject "Biomass in public facilities and district heating systems."
The workshop took place in Belgrade, in the premises of Energy Net, which is the regional leader in the field of heating, air conditioning, ventilation, installation and sanitary equipment.
In the focus of the working conference were the following topics:
The Deputy President of the association, Vojislav Milijić, presented the BIORES project, which is being implemented within the framework of the European program "Horizon 2020".
This year annual conference of heating plants in Serbia took place in Zlatibor mountine on May 27-30. This was an opportunity not only for heating plants but also for all the subjects in heating power production chain to present themselves.
BioRES project was presented throught info-pult of GIZ DKTI program in Serbia. Visitors had an opportunity to get relevant informations in terms of biomass supply to heating plants, but also to see a presentation and video materials about creating sustainable biomass supply chains.
The last conference of the BioRes project took place on May 11th in Brussels. The event was organized in a premise of the Bavarian representative office in EU, in an exclusive location close to the European Parliament.
BIORES decided to organize its final conference as a contribution to the current debate on the future energy mix in the EU. In this sense, the conference had the title "Visions of bioenergy - the transfer of local initiatives in Brussels". The main question of the whole event was: How can the experience gained in the BIORES project be usefully applied in the current political context in the EU?
It is important to remember that bioenergy is the most important source of renewable energy in Europe and will play a key role in the future energy mix of the European Union. The bulk of bioenergy in Europe comes from wood residues that occur and are used locally, and therefore the development of bioenergy sector depends on the willingness of local communities to use them sustainably. Local examples presented at this conference highlighted the possibility of transfering what is in the European Directive on renewable energy into practice.
The conference was divided into the following five thematic blocks:
Vojislav Milijić, vice president of SERBIO and manager of the BIORES project for Serbia held a presentation at the fifth thematic block. He presented the thesis why are logistic centers the response to the growing demand for wood biomass, both at local and regional level. He pointed out that logistic centers are not only dynamic, but at the same time simple and innovative, because they represent a healthy business model.
A large number of participants from all over Europe showed that bioenergy from wood is an important topic in countries that are not partners in the project. Participants from 28 countries showed a great need for information, knowledge sharing and active communication between people with experience in Europe and beyond. The conference was particularly instrumental in the exchange of knowledge between developed and less developed biomass markets, noting the obstacles and the common opportunities and chances.
National Biomass Association SERBIO
Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 6/6, 21 000, Novi Sad, Serbia
Phone: 021/382 35 33
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BioRES Project - Sustainable Regional Supply Chains for Woody Bioenergy has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research innovation programmer under grand agreement No 645994
The establishment of the National Biomass Association SERBIO was supported by: