EUBCE 2016

European Biomass Conference and Exhibition News No. 42


	Parallel Events and Workshops

	Moderated Visual Sessions (NEW for 2016)

	EUBCE 2016 Exhibition

EUBCE 2016 Parallel Events and Workshops (status as of 28.4.2016)

Jointly presented with major international organisations, and in addition to the Conference Programme, the EUBCE 2016 Parallel Events and Workshops offer a deep insight into specific topics along the most recent technologies market and business trends and address the global decision makers from industry, research, finance and politics.

These additional half-day-sessions are open to all registered conference participants of the EUBCE 2016.

Parallel events

EU support for bioenergy demonstration projects: current state and developments Organiser: European Commission, DG JRC, DG Clima Monday 6 June 2016, 13:30 - 15:15 The session will provide an overview of the current state and developments of bioenergy and advanced biofuels projects currently ongoing under the frame of the European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative (EIBI) and the EU framework programmes for Research & Innovation (FP7, H2020) and under different funding instruments such as NER 300, the BESTF ERANET programme. Experiences from projects will be shared with the audience and a panel will discuss challenges and opportunities identified. View the agenda
International Cooperation for Sustainable Biomass and Bioenergy Organisers: ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, RE-CORD, EUBIA Monday 6 June 2016, 15.00-18.30 This forum will explore the role of international cooperation in promoting the use of sustainable biomass for development projects. The focus will be on small and medium scale applications for the production of energy and fuels. The first session will present the main financing programs developed by international institutions and some concrete examples of their application. The second part will present the main policies and programs available in different regions of the world. A final moderated roundtable open to the audience will discuss how to promote research and cooperation in bioenergy for sustainable development.
NEW! Holland day - Biomass Connect Organiser: Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) Wednesday 8 June 2016 , 09:00 - 16:30 During the 24th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE) in RAI Amsterdam a national day will be organized by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) on Wednesday June 8, 2016: Biomass Connect. Biomass Connect is the event where ’bio-energetics’ from across Europe meet each other, have discussions, share experiences and seek cooperation. A new element 'Matchmaking' is added to the program to increase network possibilities by establishing contacts with relevant partners of international companies. This event connects the world of biomass where research, development and practice are put at stage. The morning program starts with various excursions in the surroundings of Amsterdam. In addition, various Dutch companies will present their innovations focused on biomass at the Holland Pavilion where the day will be concluded with a networking reception. View the agenda
Mobilisation of forest bioenergy: Green dream or reality? Organisers: IEA Bioenergy Task 43, Research Centre on Renewable Materials, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Thursday 9 June 2016, 09:00 - 12:00 It is expected that the share of modern bioenergy in the future global energy mix, notably from forest biomass, will increase significantly. Countries with mature forestry sectors from the boreal and temperate biomes will play an important role in the mobilisation of forest biomass. Organised by IEA Bioenergy Task 43 and the SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub in this event a number of challenges, key opportunities and innovative solutions for forest bioenergy mobilisation will be discussed by experts from academia, government and industry.

Workshops

NEW! Sustainable oil palm, sugar cane and other agri-residues as biobased feedstocks Organisers: Wageningen UR, Enki Energy B.V., Biomass Research, AgriQuest Monday 6 June 2016, 13:30 - 17:00 Recent initiatives have been implemented in an Embassy-lead Dutch-Colombian collaborative programme to develop economic and sustainable biomass supply chains. Recognizing the opportunities and finding innovative solutions to valorise the current biomass potential is the main objective of this programme. A number of projects in this programme have led to new and innovative insight, models, processes or products regarding the valorisation of biomass. These ideas and their implementation not only pertain to Colombia, but are valid and applicable in many regions where large amounts of Biomass could become available, i.e. the larger part of Latin America, West and East Africa, south-East Asia. This workshop will present the results of the projects within the framework of the Dutch-Colombian co-operation. View the agenda
NEW! Sustainability of forest bioenergy: technological, climate and economic perspectives of the bioeconomy transition Organiser: CenBio, Norwegian Bioenergy Innovation Centre Tuesday 7 June 2016, 13:30 - 17:00 Phasing off fossil fuels is mandatory to achieve ambitious climate change mitigation. Forest resources can be managed to enhance the transition to a bioeconomy. The workshop present and discuss research in the field of technology improvements, integrated value chain analysis, climate change impacts and policy instruments for enabling a sustainable and cost-efficient bioeconomy.
The world needs more land use change Organiser: IEA Bioenergy Tuesday 7 June 2016, 13:30 - 17:00 This workshop highlights bioenergy as an opportunity to integrate new biomass production into landscapes to mitigate land use impacts and improve resource use efficiency and sustainability. Participants are invited to share experiences and views on how biomass production can be localised, designed and managed to support both provisioning and regulating ecosystem services to meet future demand for food, energy and materials, as well as nature conservation needs. View the agenda
Long-Term Prospects for Advanced Liquid Biofuels Organiser: IRENA and ETA-Florence Renewable Energies Tuesday 7 June 2016, 16:00 - 18:00 This workshop will present the technology status and market prospects for production of advanced liquid biofuels, drawing upon perspectives of leaders in energy project finance, biofuel industry and the aviation industry for which advanced liquid biofuels will be vital to provide a sustainable long-term fuel supply. Panelists will discuss the key challenges to expanding the advanced biofuels market and how to meet them. View the agenda
Efficient and intelligent biomass supply chains – enablers of sustainable competitiveness Organiser: CLIC Wednesday 8 June 2016, 13:30 - 16:45 This workshop discusses different aspects of radically improved biomass supply chains, including quality management enabled by measurements and forecast methods, simulation and optimization of logistics, role of storages and sustainability. View the agenda
Advanced Biorefineries: Simulation, Process Integration, Value Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment Organiser: University of Surrey Wednesday 8 June 2016, 13:30 - 16:45 This workshop offers hands-on experience in the tools for process simulation and integration and economic and life cycle assessments taking advanced biorefinery examples from comprehensive seminal major textbook: Biorefineries and Chemical Processes: Design, Integration and Sustainability Analysis of Wiley, 2014. View the agenda
Introduction to the biogas package: software for biogas research Organiser: University of Southern Denmark Wednesday 8 June 2016, 13:30 - 17:00 The biogas package provides free, open-source tools for easy, accurate, and reproducible processing of biogas data and prediction of biogas production. Workshop participants will be taught how to use this software for common tasks, including standardisation of measured gas volume, calculation of BMP, and prediction of methane production. View the agenda
S2Biom - delivery of sustainable supply of non-food biomass to support a resource-efficient Bioeconomy in Europe: Outcomes and outlook for the future Organiser: S2Biom Project Thursday 9 June 2016, 09:00 - 15:15 The workshop will present the first results of S2Biom. S2Biom supports the sustainable delivery of non-food biomass feedstock at local, regional and pan-European level through developing strategies and roadmaps that will be informed by a "computerised and easy to use" toolset with updated harmonised datasets at local, regional, national and pan-European level for EU28 and beyond. View the agenda

Moderated Visual Sessions (NEW for 2016)

This year, the visual sessions will be moderated by dedicated chairpersons. Each moderated visual session will be guided by chairpersons leading delegates through the poster area and stopping at each poster of their corresponding topic. Chairpersons will gather and guide the audience from poster to poster, and invite the authors to summarise their posters for a short allocated time in order to draw attention to specific achievements and to stimulate discussions afterwards. Chairpersons also can function as a bridge between authors of different posters, who often are not able to review other posters at the same session because they are committed to standing by their own poster during the visual session.

EUBCE 2016 Exhibition

Building on the success of the previous editions, the 24th EUBCE Exhibition, running parallel to the event, is once again the ideal platform to keep in touch with the latest market developments and technology trends while networking in an international business context.

The exhibition includes the following top-players companies and organizations