Success and Visions for Bioenergy Salzburg, Austria 21 - 23 March 2007

Success and Visions for Bioenergy
A European workshop on success and visions in thermal processing for bioenergy, biofuels and bioproducts
Renaissance Hotel and Congress Centre Salzburg, Austria 21 - 23 March 2007

Bioenergy success stories
Following on from the achievements of the Expert Meeting in Strasbourg in 2002, this intensive two-day workshop will bring together European experts and industry leaders to share the secrets of success in the field of thermal processing of biomass and provide a vision for the European bioenergy industry.

Wednesday 21st March 2007
Reception
Thursday 21nd March 2007
Status and Vision Presentations
Poster Viewing
Success Stories: Industy Case Studies
Workshops, Workshop Banquet
Friday 23rd March 2007
Success Stories: Industy Case Studies
Poster Viewing
Workshops, Workshop Reporting

Scope
The workshop focuses on thermal processing technologies and products. Topics include:
• biofuels
• biomass pretreatment
• biorefineries
• combustion
• environment
• gasification
• heat and power
• hydrogen
• legislation
• policy
• pyrolysis
• renewable chemicals
• system analysis
• transport fuels

Papers, posters and proceedings
Papers and posters are invited on any topic within the scope of the conference. Accepted papers will be published in a book of proceedings. All participants will receive a copy of the proceedings and the book will be widely available for purchase and dissemination.

Please send the proposed title and author(s) details and a short abstract (250 words maximum) for the proposed paper and poster to Robert Fenton by 31 December 2006. Papers must be delivered within one week of the workshop in the correct format and on agreed topics. The editor's decision will be final.

Abstracts can be submitted online by clicking this link

Organisers
Tony Bridgwater - ThermalNet Co-ordinator and Pyrolysis Technology Co-ordinator, SUPERGEN Bioenergy Manager, IEA Bioenergy Pyrolysis Task Leader
Hermann Hofbauer - ThermalNet Gasification Technology Co-ordinator, RENET Scientific Co-ordinator
Sjaak van Loo - ThermalNet Combustion Technology Co-ordinator, IEA Bioenergy Combustion Task Leader
Robert Fenton - Secretariat

Contact
Robert Fenton
Bioenergy Research Group
Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
Tel: +44 121 204 3398
Fax: +44 121 204 3680
email: r.b.fenton@aston.ac.uk

Location
Nestled along the northern Alps in the heart of Austria, Salzburg is a baroque jewel. Salzburg is accessible directly by air from a few European cities, and has excellent rail connections to Munich and Vienna.

Supported by:
• Land Salzburg
• BMVIT Initiative e2050 (Bundesministerium für Verkehr Innovation und Technologie)
• ThermalNet
• IEA Bioenergy
• RENET Austria
• Bioenergy NoE
• SUPERGEN Bioenergy
• EUBIONET2

For more information - See attached .pdf leaflet

Please note that ThermalNet meetings are only open to members of the 25 countries in the European Union or members in the relevant IEA Bioenergy Tasks. Proof of residency or employment in a member country of EU may be required.