Technology and Support Centre (TFZ)

Renewable Resources: Research - Financial Support - Knowledge Transfer

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The Technology and Support Centre (TFZ) is an institution of the Bavarian Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten).
It was founded in 2002 out of several ministerial institution doing basic research in the field of energetic use of biomass since 1973.

The main goals of the TFZ and its 65 staff members are the support of the agricultural production, the processing and utilization of renewable resources by applied research, the development and testing of products and methods, and the transfer of technlogy by demonstration and education. In addition the TFZ is responsible for financial support of projects in Bavaria.

Specific tasks are listed as the following:

• development of agricultural production technology including plant breeding for new raw material crops, which shall be used for both, energetic and non-energetic applications,
• conduction and evaluation of agriculture field trials and execution of model projects,
• continued development and testing of technology and methods for the provision of renewable solid and liquid biomass fuels and raw materials with particular focus on applications in rural areas,
• provide consulting services to the agricultural sector and to companies, politicians as well as administrators,
• demonstration of practical applications, including permanent and non-permanent exhibitions and regular training sessions,
• the granting of governmental subsidies for biomass-based raw material applications.

Applied research, development, testing and process evaluation at the TFZ is done in three different subject groups:

• Renewable resources crops and material flow (P)
• Solid biofuels (B)
• Liquid biofuels, lubricants and process materials (K)

In the area of research and financial support the TFZ is collaborating closely with the two partner organisations in the Centre of Excellence for Renewable Resources (Kompetenzzentrum für Nachwachsende Rohstoffe), the Science Centre Straubing and C.A.R.M.E.N. e. V.

Information about the Centre of Excellence for Renewable Resources (234 KB)  

Technologie- und Förderzentrum, TFZ
Schulgasse 18, 94315 Straubing
Tel.: 09421 300-210 • Fax: 09421 300-211