AREVA is developing a concept of modular and compact power plants to target small-scale biomass resources and address untapped growth opportunities in Europe, South Asia and Latin America.

The company aims to combine innovative solutions to optimize small-scale power plant cost for its customers and to reduce construction time.

AREVA stated the new concept of biomass plant can also improve upstream technologies for multi-fuel acceptance and higher availability.

Various companies have already partnered for the project with AREVA, including SITA, and R&D centers the French CEA and the German Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

KIC InnoEnergy is part of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology fostering research and development activities in the field of sustainable energy.