General information about the project (UA   ENG)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Biofuel Feedstocks in Ukraine (UA   ENG)

Press-release:Ukrainian rape seed producers at risk to lose access to EU biofuels market (UA   ENG)

Handbook for Producers and Traders "Sustainable Biomass Production and Certification for the EU biofuels Market" (UA   ENG)

Materials from workshops:

Workshop “Sustainability Certification of Biomass: Experience of Ukraine and Developments of the EU Biofuels Policy”, Kyiv, 3rd of July, 2013   

• Johanna Binder, "GIZ experience in sustainable bioenergy projects" (UA   ENG)
• Yuliya Ogarenko, "Project “Supporting sustainable biomass production and trade in Ukraine”: What have we done and what have we learnt?" (UA   ENG)
• Bogdan Silenkov, "International sustainability certification of biomass" (RUS   ENG)
• Olexandr Liutiy, "Challenges to certification of liquid biofuels in Ukraine" (UA)
• Gyevorg Gabriyelyan, "Preliminary results from the public and expert consultation under the NL Agency project "Implementation of sustainability assessment for wood biomass projects in Ukraine" (UA)
• Mykola Kobets, "Ukrainian National Renewable Energy Action Plan" (UA)
• Carlo Hamelinck, "EU demand for sustainable biofuels" (UA   ENG)

Study tour to Germany on sustainable production and certification of biofuels, 17-23 March 2013

Programme of the study tour

• Mr. Daniel Taras, GIZ; “Introduction to GIZ” (DEU)
• Ms. Johanna Binder, GIZ; “Presentation of the GIZ project on sustainable biomass” (DEU)
• Dr. Andrej Stanev, FNR; “Renewables and bioenergy sector in Germany: perspectives for German-Ukrainian cooperation” (RU)
• Mr. Peter Behm, GUTcert; “Biomass certification from a Certification Body’s perspective” (RU)
• Mr. Leonid Dvorkin, Afnor; “Joint experience of GURcert/AFNOR on biomass certification under REDcert” (RU)
• Mr. Stefan Majer, DBFZ, "Carbon footprint basics – an overview of GHG methodologies and regulatory requirements (focus on RED)" (UA   ENG)
• Mr. Stefan Schandera, DBFZ, "Cooperation with Ukraine" (RU)
• Mr. Peter Jürgens, REDcert GmbH; “Gesellschaft zur Zertifizierung nachhaltiger Biomasse mbH REDcert” (DEU)
• Prof. Uwe Lahl, Technical University Darmstadt; “Indirect Land Use Change: discussion about biofuels, the actual legal controversy in Brussels and possible effects for the bioenergy sector in the Ukraine” (ENG)
• Mr. Andreas Feige, ISCC; “Presentation of the ISCC system and experiences on biomass certification from a certification scheme’s perspective” (ENG)
• Dr. Matthias Nickel, BLE; “Germany’s implementation of the RED, BLE oversight and Nabisy system” (DEU)
• Dr. Markus Rarbach, CLARIANT; “Presentation of technological processes at Clariant” (ENG)

A list materials according to § 7 Abs. 1 36 of the Order on the implementation of the Federal Law on protection of the environment (UA   DEU)

Study tour report (UA   ENG)

Workshop "Measurement and management of greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture - from biofuels to food industry", Kyiv,26.10.12

• Martina Gaebler "Carbon Footprinting of international value chains – current trends" (UA   ENG)
• Emma Keller "Carbon accounting and good agricultural management: Unilever and the Cool Farming Institute" (UA   ENG)
• Olexandra Zhygalova "Carbon accounting and management strategy of Danone" (RU   ENG)
• Stefan Majer "Carbon footprint basics – an overview of GHG methodologies and regulatory requirements (focus on RED)" (UA   ENG)
• Victoria Junquera "The GHG Tool of the Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels (RSB)" (UA   ENG)
• Volodymyr Kramar "Calculation of GHG emissions in biomass for energy projects – experience of SEC Biomass" (RU   ENG)

Workshop Report "Measuring and Managing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agriculture – from the biofuels to the food industry", Kyiv, 26.10.2012   (UA   ENG)

Workshop "Accessing the EU Biofuels Market: Practical Recommendations for Sustainability Certification for Ukrainian Biomass Producers and Traders", Odessa, 9.07.2012

• Resolving Responsibilities, clarifying criteria: Sustainability certification under the EU Renewable Energies Directive, Martina Gaebler (UA   ENG)
• Is Ukraine ready to comply with the EU sustainability requirements for biomass? Yuliya Ogarenko, Oleg Nivievskyj (UA   ENG)
• ISCC: International Sustainability and Carbon Certification, Oksana Galushko (RUS)
• Necessary conditions for the supply of raw materials and products to Europe for the purpose of bioenergetics, Alexey Zyukov (RUS)

Workshop Report "Accessing the EU Biofuels Market: Practical Recommendations for Sustainability Certification for Ukrainian Biomass Producers and Traders", Odessa, 9.07.2012 (UA   ENG)

Presentations from the Workshop: "Accessing the EU Biofuels Market: Sustainability Certification as a business opportunity?", Lviv, 31.05.2012:   

• Resolving Responsibilities, clarifying criteria: Sustainability certification under the EU Renewable Energies Directive, Martina Gaebler (UA   ENG)
• Export Markets for Sustainable Crops, Bastian Supper (UA   ENG)
• Is Ukraine ready to comply with the EU sustainability requirements for biomass? Yuliya Ogarenko, Oleg Nivievskyj (UA   ENG)
• Ablauf einer ISCC-Zertifizierung in einem Landwirtschaftsbetrieb der Ukraine, Rainer Friedel (RU   DEU)
• Landkom International, Litviniva (UA   ENG)

Workshop Report "Accessing the EU Biofuels Market: Sustainability Certification as a business opportunity?", Lviv, 31.05.2012 (UA   ENG)

Presentations from the Workshop "Accessing the EU Biofuels Market: How to Meet the EU Sustainability Criteria for Biomass", Kyiv, 23.02.2012:

• Is Ukraine ready to comply with the EU sustainability requirements for biomass? Dr Oleg Nivievskyi, Yuliya Ogarenko (UA   ENG) 
• Resolving Responsibilities, clarifying criteria: Sustainability certification under the EU Renewable Energies Directive, Martina Gaebler (UA   ENG) 
• BioGrace: voluntary scheme for calculating actual GHG values, Kees Kwant (UA   ENG) 
• The EU Framework for Biofuel and its relevance for Ukraine, Gabriel Blanc (ENG) 

Workshop Report "Accessing the EU Biofuels Market: How to Meet the EU Sustainability Criteria for Biomass", Kyiv, 23.02.2012 (UA   ENG)