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Chapter 3.2.1
Module:  3.
Novel bioproducts development and validation in an operational environment
Unit:  3.2.
Novel bioproducts development – strategies
Chapter:  3.2.1.
Introduction

The increasing human population, the expanding energy costs, the use of fossil fuels, and the concerns about the global climate change are mainstreaming the worldwide efforts towards transition to a sustainable, "green" bio-based economy. The transition is a complex process; it will require huge biomass feed-stocks and versatile technologies for their processing, operating in an eco-friendly manner to produce novel bio-based products.

The sustainability principles of economic development are grounded on strategies that outline the main pillars of the global policy towards a climate-neutral society by 2050. The sustainable fuels, energy, and products are in the focus of the international research and industrial development. There are regular policy updates on this development. However, Energy & Environment policies from a research and innovation perspective are among the leaders in the agenda.

The European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) has launched a Joint Programme on Bioenergy (JP) and corresponding Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) (more 3.2.1).

SRIA addresses, among others, the decarbonisation of the energy sector. An essential component of this sector is the sustainable production and processing of biomass, the bioenergy gaining and use, the production of bioproducts, and their public acceptance.

Thus, shaping the strategies for novel bioproducts development, the following important considerations are taken into account.