European Biomass Conference program available

Apr. 7, 2010 – The conference program for the 18th European
Biomass Conference and Exhibition is now available. The event takes place on May 3-7, 2010, in
Lyon, France. A total of 872 abstracts have been received and reviewed by the
international Conference Scientific Committee, made up of more than 100
representatives from research and industry. The resulting program includes more
than 800 plenary, oral, and visual presentations. In May, participants from
more than 70 countries are expected to attend the world's largest specialized
biomass conference in Lyon. Each of the five conference days offers a
wide-ranging variety of presentations from all areas of biomass.

The
conference program covers the topics: biomass resources; biomass conversion to
heat, electricity, and bioproducts; fuels from biomass; industrial
demonstration and market implementation; and policies and ensuring
sustainability. Each topic will be discussed in depth, from various viewpoints,
by lecturers with broad professional backgrounds.

Prof.
Josef Spitzer, conference general chairman, remarks: “Oral and visual
presentations in the conference sessions will be supplemented by topical
workshops and policy debates outlining the bioenergy options and their
contribution to meeting the world’s future energy demand”. He adds that
participants will have the opportunity to see practical applications of
bioenergy systems at the exhibition.

The
conference program is available at: www.conference-biomass.com.