The 28th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2020) will address current challenges and applications regarding biomass and bioeconomy. To be held in Marseille, the conference has been rescheduled due to Covid-19 to 6-9 July (from 27-30 April). Mindful of the Coronavirus outbreak, the rescheduling will enable us to ensure an optimal experience for everyone involved.
The potential of biomass for tackling climate change, ensuring food security, creating sustainable raw materials and diversifying energy resources is increasingly recognised. Energy produced from biomass accounted for 59 % of the EU’s renewable energy consumption and 10 % of all energy sources in 2016, according to a brief published by the European Commission’s Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy.
Some 96 % of the biomass used originates in Europe, playing a crucial role in the development of a local bioeconomy. The sustainable production as well as the efficient conversion of primary biomass and the mobilisation of residual biomass without negative environmental and societal impacts are seen as key in the transition towards a bio-based economy. Such a change also involves disruptive innovations that require interdisciplinary approaches and cooperation between different actors.
Addressing these issues, EUBCE 2020 is expected to bring together over 1 500 delegates and visitors from 80 countries. There will be over 800 plenary, oral and visual presentations with 79 conference and 8 industry-oriented sessions. The attendees will include scientists, researchers, engineers, technologists, consultants, policymakers, and representatives of utilities and financial institutions among others. Alongside the main conference, there will also be parallel events where participants will be able to showcase their work and disseminate ideas and solutions within the international biomass community.
A conference brochure states: “The 28th EUBCE will expand its portfolio from energy related biomass production and conversion of bio-based feedstock to other sectors of the economy and will now integrate the bioeconomy into its conference programme.” The complete conference programme is available here.
Some of the scientific topics that will be covered are: sustainable resources for decarbonising the economy; biomass technologies and conversion for bioenergy; biomass technologies and conversion to intermediate bioenergy carriers and products of the bioeconomy; bioenergy integration; and bioeconomy sustainability, impacts and policies. Industrial sessions will focus on issues such as key developments in integrated industrial process chains, successful strategies and policies for the industrialisation of renewable energy production, industrial power and heat processes and systems, deployment of biomass in energy systems and biorefining, and bioenergy and algal biorefinery.
The EUBCE is supported by several organisations like the European Commission, UNESCO, the European Biomass Industry Association and the World Council for Renewable Energy. The 4-day event offers a platform for the collection, exchange and dissemination of scientific and industrial know-how in the field of biomass. Its technical programme is coordinated by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.
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