BIOM-ADRIA project aims at establishing an efficient cooperation between the Emilia-Romagna region of Serbia and Montenegro (the regions of Belgrade and Novi Sad, as well as the autonomous Vojvodina region, in general) on the specific subject of the use of biomasses as a primary source of energy. The project includes two aspects: an institutional framework that is oriented towards the exchange of good practices concerning energy policies, in particular biomasses; and a technical one aiming at analysing both the feasibility and the economic performance of a demonstrative pilot power plant (3-5 MW) for the use of biomasses through the direct combustion of the primary raw material. The BIOM-ADRIA project thus combines the analysis of the institutional and economic contexts of the participating regions with the purpose of ensuring favourable territorial energy policies, and the definition of a biomass-related framework embracing local actors and producing a favourable impact in terms of sustainability, employment and professional growth of local expertise. The partners of the project are: local authorities, R&D institutes and universities, as well as the Central European Initiative which guarantees the high-scale distribution of the results obtained, also thanks to its Energy Working Group.