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EUROPEAN CONFERENCE on BIOREFINERY RESEARCH 19 and 20 October 2006 A major conference on biorefinery research
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVESBiorefineries use renewable raw materials to produce energy together with a wide range of everyday commodities in an economic manner. Decreasing our dependency on fossil fuels reserves and boosting rural development, biorefineries are seen as a very promising route to meeting our aims for sustained prosperity and preserving the environment. This conference organised by the European Commission with support of the Finnish Presidency aims to present the industrial perspectives of current and future biorefineries and to identify opportunities for and synergies among the European stakeholders. The conference will provide a forum for a technical review of the state of the art for biomass fractionation and conversion technologies. Furthermore, RTD success stories will be described and analysed, and the existing European technology platforms on biofuels, forest-based sector, plants for the future and white biotechnology will be presented. A particular emphasis will be placed on the EU and national policies contributing to the use of renewable raw materials. The potential of the various biorefinery concepts will be put in the context of market conditions and the possible financing mechanisms will be examined. Programme Event photos PROCEEDINGS19 OCTOBER 2006 9:00 Opening : Policy and strategy supporting the development of a bio-based economy
11:15 European Technology Platforms
14:00 Breakout sessions. Biorefinery research and technological development. Breakout session 1 – Biomass Feedstock and Production Chairpersons: Piero Venturi, European Commission, DG Research Rapporteur Calliope Panoutsou, Imperial College London
Breakout session 2 – Advances in biochemical conversion Chairpersons: Ciaran Mangan, European Commission, DG Research Rapporteur: Jim Coombs, CPL
Breakout session 3 – Advances on thermochemical conversion Chairpersons: Maria Fernandez, European Commission, DG Research Rapporteur: Kai Sipilä, VTT Processes
Breakout session 4 – Techno-economic and environmental analysis Chairpersons: Jeroen Schuppers, European Commission, DG Research Rapporteur: Finn Rexen
20 OCTOBER 2006 9:00 Biorefinery political outlook
09:40 Building biorefineries. Industrial views and perspectives Chairpersons: Raffaele Liberali, European Commission, DG Research Anne Brunila, Finnish Forest Industries Federation
14:00 Plenary Round Table: The way forward – Conference Conclusions Chairperson: Melvyn Askew, CSL
15:30 Closing: European 7th Framework Programme for Research
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