{"id":10389,"date":"2020-01-13T10:17:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T08:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bioenergia.fi\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T11:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:02:37","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bioenergia.fi\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:4%;--awb-padding-bottom:4%;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(51,51,51,0.1) 0%,rgba(51,51,51,0.1) 100%),url(https:\/\/www.bioenergia.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bioenergia4.jpg);;--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1185.6px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;max-width:175px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>The Bioenergy Association of Finland<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:50px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1185.6px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong>The Bioenergy Association represents the interests of the bioenergy sector in Finland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the EU and Finland progress towards carbon neutrality, the Bioenergy Association aims to develop the bioenergy sector in a way that provides Finland with the world\u2019s best conditions to produce sustainable and even carbon-negative products based on biomass. <span data-contrast=\"none\">Its goal is high added value, circular economy, and the export of industrial products and services.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Bioenergy is captured from side streams. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The association strengthens energy self-sufficiency, energy supply security, employment, and regional economies. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">It promotes the production, utilization, and improvement of biodiversity of biomass in the sector. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Additionally, it fosters for biogenic carbon capture, utilization, and storage. Through these measures, the association improves the acceptability of bioenergy and biomass utilization.<\/span> The<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77653603 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77653603 BCX0\">The Bioenergy Association of Finland is a member of <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW77653603 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/bioenergyeurope.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW77653603 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77653603 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Bioenergy Europe<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77653603 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77653603 BCX0\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW77653603 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/smy.fi\/en\/front-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW77653603 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77653603 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Finnish Forest Association<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77653603 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77653603 BCX0\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW77653603 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/peatlands.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW77653603 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77653603 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">International Peatland Society and WEC Finland<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77653603 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77653603 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;--awb-align-self:center;--awb-width:100%;\" data-autoplay=\"1\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s_hpVupM1eo?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0&amp;mute=1\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; 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