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A THERMIE PROGRAMME ACTION

Combustion and Gasification of Agricultural Biomass - Technologies and Applications

European Commission Directorate-General for Energy (DG XVII)

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THERMIE (1990 - 1994)
This is an important European Community programme designed to promote the greater use of European energy technology. Its aim is to assist the European Union in achieving its fundamental objectives: x improving the enrgy supply prospects of the European Union; x reducing

JOULE THERMIE (1995 - 1998)
The first THERMIE Programme for the demonstration and promotion of new, clean and efficient technologies in the fields of rational use of energy, renewable enrgies, solid fuels and hydrocarbons, came to an end in December 1994. In January 1995, the programme was renewed as part of the new NonNuclear Energy Programme, better known as JOULE-THERMIE, within the European Community’s Fourth Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration. As prescribed in the Treaty on European Union, this programme brings together for the first time the research and development aspects of JOULE (managed by the DirectorateGeneral for Science, Research and Development, DG XII), with the demonstration and promotion activities of THERMIE (managed by the Directorate-General for Energy, DG XVII). A budget of 532 MECU has been allocated to the THERMIE component for the period 1995-1998.

environmental pollution by decreasing emissions, particularly those of CO2, SO2 and NOx; above all small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);

x strengthening the competitive position of European industry,

x promoting

the transfer of technology to Third Countries;

x strengthening

economic and social cohesion within the European Union.

The majority of the funds of the THERMIE Programme are devoted to financial support of projects which aim to apply new and innovative energy technologies for the production, conversion and use of energy in the