Membership

Benefit of CZ Biom membership

• joint advocacy for legislation on biomass, biogas and biodegradable waste management,
• participation in collective advocacy and promotion of biomass use at professional and process level,
• joint action on negotiations on biomass support – feed-in tariffs, agricultural support, etc.
• the possibility of advertising on www.czbiom.cz and www.biom.cz and,
• discounts at CZ Biom events, joint booth space at exhibitions, excursions, seminars and conferences,
• expansion of professional and business contacts,
• a collaborative approach to market monitoring, certification and quality control,
• free mailing of the printed BIOM magazine,
• possibility of advertising in CZ Biom publications,
• newsletters on the activities of CZ Biom representatives and about the development of currently discussed issues
• and much more.

Membership of CZ Biom

CZ Biom is an association of various renewable energy and biomass companies, with a large number of agricultural cooperatives and manufacturers of various technologies and components.

Membership in CZ Biom is divided into legal and natural persons. Legal entities have the opportunity to benefit from the membership benefits to the full extent, taking into account the amount of the membership fee. Organisations that for some reason cannot be direct members (e.g. schools, multinational companies, etc.) can participate in CZ Biom activities in alternative ways, e.g. through sponsorship.

Logo “We are a member of CZ Biom” – our members can place the logo of the association on their website with the indication that they are members (downloadable in the members section)

The statutes of the association can be downloaded here.

Join us

Interested in CZ Biom membership? there are two ways to apply.

1) Complete the online application form:

Company logo

For placing your company logo on the CZ Biom website among other members, please send the logo in sufficient quality to sekretariat@biom.cz.

GDPR declaration

sekretariat@biom.cz

(In case of disagreement, CZ Biom will not be able to send you informative emails and all communication will have to be by correspondence!)   

2) Download the application form

legal person: PDF*, DOCX*

natural person: PDF*, DOCX*

Print and send the completed document:
a) the original with signature to the contact address of CZ Biom: Opletalova 7/918, Prague 1, 111 44

OR

b) scanned with signature to e-mail: sekretariat@biom.cz.

Once we receive your application, we will contact you about the next steps.
After submitting the application, after its approval by the CZ Biom Board and after paying the membership fee based on the received invoice, you will become a full member of CZ Biom.
CZ Biom members are included in the email newsletter, free BIOM magazine, discounted entry fees to CZ Biom events and active participation in the events within individual sections and the whole CZ Biom.

Membership fees

Membership in 2024:

Membership fees fall under the 0 % VAT rate. Membership fees are paid for the period of the calendar year (1.1-31.12.).

Contributions are paid by bank transfer to the account number 165328389/0800, variable symbol – invoice number for the membership fee.

Membership fees in the Biogas section:
base: 19.000 CZK + (33 CZK x 1 kW of installed electrical capacity of the biogas plant)

maximum membership fee according to the biogas plant power output: 80.000 CZK

Membership fees in the section Heat and electricity production from solid biomass:
base: 13.000 CZK + (20 CZK x 1 kW of installed electrical capacity of the heating plant)

Membership fees in the Composting and Bio-waste section:
basic: 2.600 CZK + 1.30 CZK per 1 t of treatment capacity

maximum membership fee: 40.000 CZK

Other:

• Biogas plant, heating plant, composting plant – according to performance
• Companies, holding companies operating 2 or more BPS – 80.000 CZK
• Companies, holding companies operating 2 or more heating plants – 155.000 CZK
• BIOMETHANE section – free for members of the Biogas section, others by agreement
• Consulting companies – 60.000 CZK
• Research institutes, non-profit organizations, cities and municipalities (non-biogas nor heating plant operators), natural persons (professional public) – 6.500 CZK
• Non-business individuals, lay persons – 600 CZK
• Pensioners, students (up to magister degree incl.) – 300 CZK

The statutes of the association can be downloaded here.

Failure to pay the membership fee by 30 June is grounds for termination of membership in CZ Biom.