The general objective of the project is to develop and promote the energetic use of biomass for electricity generation through the development of technological solutions, methodologies and tools that can be transferred to the various players in the bioenergy sector and that also provide elements for the characterization of this renewable resource and the environmental sustainability of the supply chains based on it.
The environmental and plant engineering aspects considered in the activities carried out in the reference period were:

• the use of the Test Facility Loop (a device that simulates emissions from combustion processes through the metrologically controlled addition of specific compounds) for intercomparison tests (with national and international stakeholders) on consolidated measurement methods (process parameters) and on an innovative method (validation of the ¹⁴C method for the determination of biogenic CO₂ in emissions from plants powered by hybrid fuels);
•the applicability of the OBAMA Code (Optimized BAlance Method Applications), as a tool that can be used for the quantification of the biogenic fraction of energy produced by hybrid plants, through the creation of a Demo version (4.0.1); • the construction of a pilot plant for biogas-to-biomethane upgrading and its installation at a biogas production plant using anaerobic digestion;
• the performance of experimental field tests for the validation of the aforementioned technology; laboratory tests to identify new sorbents with better performance by varying the morphology of the support and the type of amine phase (as part of the related European project ASC2 (Amine-impregnated Alumina Solid Sorbent for CO2 Capture); 
• validation of the corrosion monitoring system, considering two types of probes, for on-line measurement in a waste-to-energy plant; 
• the technical contribution to the activities of national (UNI, CTI, CIG) and international (ISO, CEN) standardization bodies on topics of interest to the project (emissions, waste, products and by-products for energy use, biomethane).

The activities listed above, which are summarized in this Report, are illustrated in detail in 5 distinct Deliverables, as reported in Chapter 8.