Eva Fridman

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Regional Co-Operation a Path Towards Success
and remember in BioFuel Region we co-operate!
Eva Fridman www.biofuelregion.se
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49 300 km2 forest area 1600 km2 agricultural
area 500 700 people 22 municipalities 3
universities 700 km to Stockholm Industries
related to forestry and mining
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A Joint Vision To move from oil towards a
future with energy from forests
Yearly annual forest growth 100 million m3
200TWh
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One solution is not enough!
The Biorefine tree !
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Academia Industry Community
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Vision and goals

• BioFuel Region a world-leading region in
  sustainable transport based on biofuels and
  bioproducts from renewable rawmaterials.
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• Therefore we focus upon
• being in the forefront of societal change
• industrial and regional development
• increasing availability of renewable
  rawmaterials.

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Our Values

• Our motivation is climate change and the
  necessity to rapidly develop and introduce
  sustainable solutions for the oil dependent
  transport sector.
• We create conditions that enables people and
  organizations to engage and contribute to the
  development and the use of renewable biofuels for
  transport.
• We co-operate and act as an arena for exchange of
  knowledge and development.
• We carry out our tasks conscientiously and are
  mindful to the multitude of possible solutions
  needed to change to a sustainable transport
  system.
• We have a comprehensive overview and strive
  towards sustainable development.

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We work together with dialogue and PROCESS
! This results in DECLARATIONS OF INTENT
and concrete PROJECTS!
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Regional Cooperation a path towards success

• We already have...
• An attractive region with vast resources with
  great potential for increased biomass production
• Experience and knowledge to manage and use the
  resources
• Test and demonstration plants
• System perspective for a sustainable development

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Summing up

• The pessimist sees a problem in every
  possibility, the optimist sees a possibility in
  every problem!
• To change a system requires engagement of the
  whole society interdependency !
• Co-operation is key! Everyone has a role !