5th Central European Biomass Conference

The Austrian Biomass Association, the Styrian Chamber of Agriculture and Bioenergy 2020+ GmbH will, in co-operation with Messe Graz, be hosting the 5th Central European Biomass Conference in Graz from 18 to 20 January 2017. The agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference 2015 in Paris gave the starting signal for a global energy transition. Investments that have previously gone into fossil energy are going to be increasingly redirected into renewable energies, of which in Europe bioenergy has the biggest significance. The prospects are excellent for Central Europe to profit from investments in infrastructure and system technology as well as from the positive effects of using bioenergy.

Bearing these happenings in mind, the organisers of the 5th Central European Biomass Conference are placing special emphasis on the sustainable provision of biomass and efficient use of bioenergy as well as its contribution to climate protection, energy transition and the bioeconomy. An overview of the latest political, economic and technological developments, focusing on raw material availability, logistics, conversion technologies, integration in the energy system, industrial application, environmental impact, market trends and political actions required for the expansion of renewable energies will be offered.