Past events
25
Feb
2019
Student Camp Biorefineries and Biobased Industrial Products
Linz, Austria
Currently the industrial utilization of raw materials from agriculture, forestry, landscape conservation, and organic waste management for large-scale converting industry and chemical industry is still in its beginnings. The concept of a biorefinery is analogous to a petroleum refinery where a feedstock, crude oil, is converted to fuels, chemical products, and energy. In the case […]
07
Jan
2019
Fifth Latin American Congress on Biorefineries
Concepción, Chile
Biorefineries are an alternative to the processing of oil and its derivatives. Their development offers new alternatives for the use of forest, agricultural and algal biomass. This in turn provides exciting opportunities to generate differentiated products with a low ecological footprint and widespread market acceptance. After years of scientific and technological research, industrial applications are […]
06
Nov
2018
ABLC Global 2018
Hotel Nikko, San Francisco
ABLC Global is a connected series of 17 conferences and forums on the most important issues in the Bioeconomy right now.
23
Oct
2018
8th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference NWBC 23 October 2018
Scandic Marina Congress Center in Helsinki, Finland
CALL FOR PAPERS The contributions are expected to address scientific discovery, product and process technology developments and innovations in the value chains for Nordic wood biorefineries. More specifically the topics of the call for papers are: Policies Markets Sustainability Wood and side-stream conversion technologies Chemical and material products from wood components Technical and economic feasibility […]
02
Sep
2018
Zelcor Summerschool: “Zero waste biorefineries: technical advances and sustainability assessment”
Wageningen International Congress Centre (WICC) Wageningen, The Netherlands
The 1st Summer School on waste biorefineries in the context of bioeconomy, with a focus on valorization of recalcitrant side streams. A panel of specialists in the biorefinery field will provide an up-to-date state-of-the-art overview based on the latest advances in terms of scientific knowledge, techno-economical developments and life cycle assessment methodologies. Download flyer
30
May
2018
14th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries
Het Pand, Ghent, Belgium
The 14th edition will take place in Ghent, Belgium on 30-31 May and 1 June and will cover the following topics: Biobased materials Bioenergy Biorefineries Circular economy Downstream processing Pretreatment and transformation of lignocellulosics Sustainability Valorization of biomass waste streams More information on the website
11
Oct
2017
Workshops Invitation: Sustainable BioEconomy Value Chains and Clusters in Regions Across Canada
Vancouver/Edmonton/Halifax/Montréal
Successful implementation of the BioEconomy will strengthen Canada’s forest products and agricultural sectors while responding to several national priorities such as employment, clean technology development, and radical GHG emissions reduction. At the same time there have been a number of recent government announcements that will potentially catalyze and accelerate implementation of Canada’s BioEconomy. Workshops are […]
16
May
2017
Interactive workshop – The role of industrial biorefineries in a low-carbon economy
The Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Gothenburg, Sweden Workshop organized by the Technology Collaboration Programmes IEA Bioenergy and IEA IETS, and hosted by Chalmers University of Technology and the Swedish Energy Agency Introduction/background The transformation to a low carbon-economy requires a change in the whole system. An important contribution will be required from industry in terms […]