Advisory Board and Coordination Group

In addition to the already existing panels and their tasks, an Advisory Board (AB) and a Coordination Group (CG) were established, and took up their work in October 2017. The AB is expected to give advice and feedback to the activities of the platform. The Advisory Board consists of the technical experts appointed by Member States involved in relevant bioenergy issues as identified in the SET Plan priorities (one per Member State and EC Officials from DG RTD). Thus, the AB is the interface between the ETIP Bioenergy and the Member States. The role and composition of the AB are linked, to some extent, to the Member State component of the former European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative (EIBI). The current members of the AB are listed in the following table: 

The CG is formed by the chair of the SC and one representative from the Secretariat of the platform, two representatives of the AB from Member States and two representatives of the European Commission/DG RTD. The CG is in charge of coordinating the work between the SC and the AB. It is further responsible for organising the meetings of the AB, preparing the draft agendas for the AB and monitoring the implementation of the decisions agreed by the AB.