Bioenergy from Forest Conference

The Conference will focus on the factors affecting the future of the bioenergy and biobased modern technologies and business solutions. This will include logistic systems, management, total procurement chains, the effects of the energy markets, the influence of green marketing, international trade and other trends affecting forestry. The Call for Papers is open until 3rd March 2014.

Topics include:

TOPIC 1: Biomass Policies, Markets and Sustainability

TOPIC 2: Forest Biomass Resources and Production

TOPIC 3: Processes for Solid Fuels from Forest Biomass

TOPIC 4: Biomass Combustion and Power

TOPIC 5: Chemical Forest Biomass Conversion Products

• Synthesis gas production and biofuel production: Fundamental studies; Technology development; Gas cleaning and upgrading; By-product utilisation. Production of fuels (FT-diesel, aviation fuels, methane, etc.) and chemicals from syngas.
• Pyrolysis and other biomass liquefaction technologies: Production of liquid bioenergy carriers from solid biomass: Fundamentals and studies; Technology development; Process characterisation and modelling; Bio-crude-oil upgrading and utilisation (combustion tests, chemical extraction, gasification, etc.); By-product utilisation.
• Anaerobic digestion for biogas production: Characterisation and optimisation of anaerobic digestion; Plant and fermenter concepts; Anaerobic fermentation of innovative feedstocks; Biogas utilisation for power, CHP and poly-generation
• Production and supply of biomethane: Upgrading of methane rich gases (biologically and thermochemically produced) and biomethane grid injection.
• Oil-based biofuels: Innovative processes for the production of oil-based fuels (biodiesel, jet fuel, etc.) from oilseeds, algae, wastes, etc.
• Biorefineries: Integrated multi-product approaches; (Combined) production of fuels, chemicals and materials from biomass; Sugar fermentation to other chemicals than ethanol; Drop in fuels, bioplastics, hydrogen, etc.
• Bioethanol production and sugar release from lignocellulosic biomass: Lignocellulosic ethanol: Pre-treatment of lignocellulosic biomass, cellulose hydrolysis, C6 and C5 fermentation; Innovations in bioethanol production from starch / sugar plants.

TOPIC 6: Business Concepts and Demostration