European conference on biomass for energy, environment, agriculture and industry
- Biomass energy from residues and waste;
- Biomass crops (soil biomass, oils and alcohols);
- Biomass thermal conversion for electricity, heat and steam;
- Biomass for transport systems;
- Biomass in municipalities;
- Biomass for electric networks;
- Policy issues including energy, agricultural, regional, RTD and demonstration policies;
- Biomass in the third world;
- Economic competitivity and social implications, job creation potential;
- Environment;
- Cooperation.
The three days of the conference will comprise:
- Full sessions with oral presentations of papers on major subjects of interest plus poster sessions to cover all aspects of production, processing, utilization and economics;
- Workshops;
- Excursions (6-7 October);
- Opening and closing sessions with speeches on policy and adoption of a conference summary;
- Press conference on the results of the sessions;
- Exhibition on biomass crops, their production, treatment, conversion and utilization.
This important European event is followed by the 2nd European Electricity Forum (6 October) and a half-day European Commission "pre-EUREKA" meeting (7 October) on industrial technology bottlenecks related to electricity production from biomass and wastes. The latter will define industrially oriented, cooperative RTD projects in the bio-electricity sector which could effectively be organized and supported under either EUREKA or the EC's Framework Programme. This half-day meeting is independent, but is well coordinated with the European Biomass Conference.
Those interested in submitting papers for oral or poster presentation at this conference should contact:
ADME
Attn. Dr. Ph. Chartier
Conference Chairman
27 rue Louis Vicat
F-75015 Paris
Fax +33-1-46455236
For information on the Commission's activities in the field of biomass for energy, contact:
European Commission
DG XII/F
Attn. Mr. Giuliano Grassi
Tel. +32-2-2956801; Fax +32-2-2960621