3rd International Conference on Biomass Utilization and Sustainable Energy 2023 (ICoBiomasSE 2023)

Topics

SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS RESOURCES FOR DECARBONISING THE ECONOMY

T01

• Biomass potentials and biomass production system
• Novel crops and energy grasses
• Biomass residues to products and food
• Algae and aquatic biomass production systems
  Crops from marginal land
• Postharvest technology for biomass storage system
• Phyto-remediation solutions for contaminated lands

BIOMASS CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR BIOENERGY

T02

• Production and supply of solid fuels and intermediates
• Oil-based and renewable hydrocarbon biofuels
• Biofuels (biogasoline, renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel) from
  lipids
• Cellulosic biofuel production
• Biomass to electricity generation
• Biomass chipping, pelletising, briquetting
• Production and characterisation of solid fuels from biomass
  feedstocks
• Advanced combustion systems
• Artificial intelligence in biomass conversion
• Anaerobic digestion for biogas and biomethane production
• Advanced plant and fermenter concepts

BIOMASS CONVERSION TO INTERMEDIATES AND PRODUCTS

T03

• Biomass to Advanced Biomaterials
• Production of thermally treated solid fuels and products
• Production of bio-based chemicals and materials
• Hydrothermal processing of biomass
• Value-added compounds extraction
• Biomass for Wastewater Treatment
• Energy balance and techno-economic analysis.

• Hydrotreating, Biological sugar upgrading, biocatalytic processes,
  FT-liquids / Biomass to Liquids (BtL), Hydrothermal processing. Hydrotreated
  Vegetable Oil (HVO) / Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA);

• Biorefineries

BIOECONOMY SUSTAINABILITY, IMPACTS AND POLICIES

T04

• National and international sustainability standards
• Competition and risk mitigation of the increased use of biomass
• Bioenergy, food security and local, traditional use of biomass
• Impacts on land, agricultural intensification, water and air
  emissions from biomass production and conversion;
• Land use and land governance;
• ​Life Cycle Assessment.
• Climate impacts and GHG performance​​​
• Biomass utilisation concepts for bioenergy and biobased products
• Strategies for the integration of bioenergy into a bio-based economy. ​
• Approaches for efficient management of natural resources (land and
  water)

BIOENERGY INTEGRATION

T05

• Strategies for biomass integrated into energy systems
• National strategies for the integration of bioenergy and high share
  of renewables
• Integrated bioenergy planning
• Concepts and approaches for flexible bioenergy integration
• Renewable energy communities and buildings
• Bioenergy and off-grid systems
• Bioenergy in integrated systems
• Sustainable bioenergy solutions for local communities
• Bioenergy in rural electrification concepts
• Hydrogen production, storage and use;
• e-fuel production and use.
• Market uptake initiatives and policies;
• Initiatives for decarbonisation of the economy;
• Challenges of scale-up and market implementation of new technologies;
• Risk assessment of financing;
• Biomass trade, contracting and logistics;
• Innovative business models.
• R&D strategies for international cooperation;
• Partnerships programmes for supply security.