The centre will help Norway to double its use of bioenergy based on domestic raw materials by 2020. CenBio researchers will develop effective, environmentally sound ways of improving forest harvesting, utilising more waste for energy purposes, producing biofuels of adequate quality, and raising efficiency. Essential to this end will be educating and training the next generation of bioenergy researchers and industry players.

Host institution: Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)

Research partners: SINTEF, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Bioforsk, Norsk institutt for skog og landskap,

User partners: Akershus Energi AS, Norges Skogeierforbund, Agder Energi AS, NTE Holding AS, Hafslund ASA, Statkraft Varme AS, Norske Skogindustrier ASA, Norsk Protein AS, Avfall Norge, Norges Bondelag, Oslo Kommune Energigjenvinningsetaten, Vattenfall AB, Energos AS, Cambi AS, Jøtul AS, BioNordic AS, Granit Kleber AS