Resources assessment and feedstock mobilisation D2.2.

The first step to promote bio-based value chains is connected to the biomass assessment to identify potential biomass resources and side-streams or by-productsthat can be exploited for different bio-applications. The performance of the biomass assessment contributes to facilitate the assessment of the suitability of utilizing biomass for bio-based commodities. The outcomes obtained will support better-informed choices regarding the potential region that could be candidate to establish and replicate the bio-based business models developed in the pilot regions and the keys for success identified in each case.The deliverable D2.2 summarizes all the information collected from the pilots to evaluate the potential of the feedstocks targeted in the pilot regions and BIOEAST regionto produce different bio-products such as the bioplastics, vegan protein, bio-stimulants, etc. The document describes the process to design the data collection jointly with WP3, to carry out the compilation and the assessment of the data gathered, additional request of information when needed and performance of the potential assessment.Based on the outcomes of the assessment, the regions with the highest potential to replicate the Spanish pilot business model are in Spain, France, Belgium, Germany,Poland, Sweden, Netherlands, and Romania. Considering that the share of rejected material that could be valorised to extract starch is significantly higher when potatoesare processed to ready prepared products, countries where this kind of agro-industries are relevant could have a better chance to replicate the business model, Belgium forinstance. The regions with the highest potential to replicate the Danish pilot business model are located mainly in France, Denmark, Sweden, central regions in Spain and easterncountries such as Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria.The regions with the highest potential to replicate the business model developed by the Italian pilot focusing on sunflower are located mainly in Spain, France, and easterncountries such as Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria while the business model focusing on safflower cake shows a relevant potential to be replicated in Belgium,Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. The biomass assessment in this case was performed at NUT0 level due to the production data availability constraints at NUT2 level. In the BIOEAST region, the most relevant crops have been identified (wheat, barley, and maize) and potential side streams and residues assessed, considering that the business models developed by the BRILIAN pilot cases could be adapted. Additionally, keys for success highlighted in each pilot could also provide valuable inputs although the feedstocks are different (straw from wheat and barley and stalk and cob from maize).These feedstocks have a very wide distribution in the European territory too and all three can be found in practically all BIOEAST region.