Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia

The Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia (CluBE) is a non-profit company established among local actors and stakeholders of the Region of Western Macedonia in Greece. The mission of CluBE is to enhance collaboration and increase regional knowledge by promoting innovation and synergies between regional stakeholders in the fields of bioeconomy and environment.

CluBE is developing R&D and business activities in the fields of bioeconomy, bioenergy and environment, in order to reinforce green, smart and circular economy in the region and the neighbouring areas, namely through:

• Energetic exploitation of biomass for household and industrial use, and especially for district heating systems for small, medium or large cities.

• Mobilisation of regional biomass supply chains.

• Development of the green hydrogen economy.

• Increase of the share of biofuels in the energy mix of transportation fuels.

• Co-firing biomass with lignite in existing power stations and/or future heating plants.

• Optimisation of heating systems.

• Improvement of energy efficiency for households, public and private buildings.

• Promote the concepts of smart cities and villages.

• Support of the entrepreneurship in the field of circular bioeconomy.

After being legally established in February 2014 as a not-for-profit company, the cluster currently includes more than 70 quintuple helix members from:

• Public sector

• R&D

• Environment

• Entrepreneurship

• Social and Environmental entrepreneurship

• Supporting institutions