Executive Committee
Australia
| Member Professor Mark Brown Director of the Forest Industries Research Centre Forest Industries Research Centre (ML16) Locked Bag 4 University of the Sunshine Coast Maroochydore DC Queensland 4558 |
Email: mbrown2(at)usc.edu.au |
| Alternate Member Dr Cathryn O’Sullivan Senior Research Scientist, Climate Smart Agriculture Group, Sustainability Program CSIRO Agriculture and Food |
Email: cathryn.osullivan(at)csiro.au |
Austria
| Member Mr Hannes Bauer Federal Ministry of Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure Radetzkystrasse 2 1030 WIEN |
Email: hannes.bauer(at)bmimi.gv.at |
| Alternate Member Mrs Dipl-Ing Dina Bacovsky BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies Inffeldgasse 21b A 8010 GRAZ |
Email: dina.bacovsky(at)best-research.eu |
Belgium
| Member Professor Roland Verhé Professor Emeritus Ghent University Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health Coupure Links 653 B-9000 Gent |
Email: roland.verhe(at)ugent.be |
| Alternate Member Dr Pieter Nachtergaele Postdoctoral Researcher Ghent University Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Department of Green Chemistry and Technology Coupure Links 653 B-9000 Gent |
Email: pieter.nachtergaele(at)ugent.be
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Brazil
| Member Mr Marlon Arraes Jardim Leal Director of Biofuels Department Ministry of Mines and Energy Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco U, 9º Andar 70 065-900 – BRASILIA – DF |
Email: bio(at)mme.gov.br |
| Alternate Member Ms Laís de Souza Garcia Head of the Renewable Energy Division Ministry of External Relations Esplanada dos Ministérios – Bloco H 70 170-900 – BRASILIA – DF |
Email: der(at)itamaraty.gov.br |
Canada
| Member Ms Allison Simmonds Science and Technology Advisor 580 Booth St. Ottawa, Ontario K1A0E8 |
Email: allison.Simmonds(at)nrcan-rncan.gc.ca |
| Alternate Member To be announced |
China
| Member Dr Ren Dongming Director of the Renewable Energy Center, ERI B1418, Guohong Mansion, Jia No. 11 Muxidi Beili Xicheng District, Beijing 100038 |
Email: rendm(at)eri.org.cn |
| Alternate Member Mr Dou Kejun Vice Chair Professional Committee on Energy Resources China Society of Natural Resources 11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District Beijing, 100101 |
Email: dkj81(at)126.com |
Denmark
| Member Ms Ane Katharina Paarup Meyer Special Advisor Danish Energy Agency – Centre for Energy Administration Niels Bohrs Vej 8D 6700 Esbjerg |
Email: akpm(at)ens.dk |
| Alternate Member Mr Jan E. Bünger Specialist consultant Carsten Niebuhrs Gade 43 1577 København V |
Email: jbu(at)ens.dk |
European Commission
| Member Ms Maria Georgiadou Senior Expert European Commission, Directorate-General for Research & Innovation Unit Clean Energy Transition Rue Champ de Mars 21, 1050 Brussels, CDMA 03/003 BELGIUM |
Email: maria.georgiadou(at)ec.europa.eu |
| Alternate Member Ms Biljana Kulisic Policy Officer European Commission Directorate-General for Energy Unit Decarbonisation and Sustainability of Energy Sources Rue de Mot 24, B-1040 BRUSSELS, DM 24 6/047 BELGIUM |
Email: biljana.kulisic(at)ec.europa.eu |
Finland
|
Member Ms Karin Wikman |
Email: karin.wikman(at)businessfinland.fi |
| Alternate Member Mr Ilkka Hiltunen VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ruukinmestarintie 2 02044 VTT Espoo |
Email: ilkka.hiltunen(at)vtt.fi |
France
| Member Ms Aurélie BICHOT Bio-based products and biofuel engineer ADEME 20 avenue du Grésillé BP 90406 – 49004 Angers cedex 01 – France |
Email: aurelie.bichot(at)ademe.fr |
| Alternate Member Ms Julie LHOMME-MAUBLANC Strategic Marketing Manager IFP Energies nouvelles 1 et 4 avenue de Bois-Préau – 92852 Rueil Malmaison Cedex – France |
Email: julie.lhomme-maublanc(at)ifpen.fr |
Germany
| Member Mr Birger Kerckow Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR) Hofplatz 1 18276 Gülzow |
Email: B.Kerckow(at)fnr.de |
| Alternate Member Dr Tilman Schachtsiek Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) Markgrafenstraße 58 10117 Berlin |
Email: tilman.schachtsiek(at)bmel.bund.de |
India
| Member Mr. Rohit Mathur Joint Secretary Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 110001 Phone: +91 11 2338 0025 |
Email: rohit.mathur(at)nic.in |
| Alternate Member Mr. Deepak Srivastava Director Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 110001 Phone: +91 11 2338 9459 |
Email: directorm1-png(at)gov.in |
Ireland
| Member Mr Luis Gay-Tarazona Programme Manager, Bioenergy Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland 3 Park Place Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2 |
Email: luis.gaytarazona(at)seai.ie |
| Alternate Member Mr Owenroe Lemass Senior Bioenergy Specialist, Heat Decarbonisation, SEAI 3 Park Place Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2 |
Email: Owenroe.Lemass(at)seai.ie |
Italy
| Member Mr Luca Benedetti Head – Energy Studies and Statistics Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) Viale Maresciallo Pilsudski, 92 00197 ROME |
Email: luca.benedetti(at)gse.it |
| Alternate Member To be announced |
Japan
| Member Mr Takahisa Yano Director Biomass Group New Energy Technology Dept. NEDO Muza Kawasaki Central Tower 15F 1310 Ohmiyacho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, KANAGAWA 212-8554 |
Email: yanotkh(at)nedo.go.jp |
| Alternate Member Mr Junichi Yoshida Technical Researcher New Energy Technology Dept. NEDO Muza Kawasaki Central Tower 15F 1310 Ohmiyacho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, KANAGAWA 212-8554 |
Email: yoshidajni01(at)nedo.go.jp
|
Korea, Republic of
| Member Dr Jeong Hwan Bae Professor School of Economics College of Business Administration Chonnam National University |
Email: jhbae(at)jnu.ac.kr |
| Alternate Member Mr Dongho Shin Project Manager International Climate Cooperation Division Korea Energy Agency |
Email: shho(at).energy.or.kr |
Netherlands
| Member Mr Bas Heukels Policymaker Sustainable Bioresources Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy P.O. Box 20401, 2500 EK The Hague |
Email: b.heukels(at)minezk.nl |
| Alternate Member Ms Sofie Boom Advisor Renewable Energy The Netherlands Enterprise Agency P.O. Box 8242 3503 RE Utrecht |
Email: sofie.boom(at)rvo.nl |
New Zealand
| Member Dr Paul Bennett Science Leader Clean Technologies New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park Private Bag 3020 Rotorua |
Email:Paul.Bennett(at)scionresearch.com |
| Alternate Member Dr Florian Graichen New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park Private Bag 3020 Rotorua |
Email: Florian.Graichen(at)scionresearch.com |
Norway
| Member Mr Per Arne Karlsen The Research Council of Norway Department for Energy Research Postboks 564, 1327 Lysaker |
Email: pak(at)rcn.no |
| Alternate Member Mr Trond Bratsberg ENOVA P.O. Box 5700 Torgarden N-7437 Trondheim |
Email: trond.bratsberg(at)enova.no |
South Africa
| Member Dr Karen Surridge Programme Manager Renewables South African National Energy Development Institute Block C, Upper Grayston Office Park 152 Ann Crescent, Strathavon SANDTON, 2146 |
Email: karenst(at)sanedi.org.za |
| Alternate member Prof Cristina Trois Professor in Environmental Engineering South African Research Chair in Waste and Climate Change (SARCHI) School of Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Email: cristinatrois(at)sun.ac.za |
Spain
| Member Dr Carlos Alberto Fernández López Head of Bioenergy and Waste Department Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) C/ Madera, 8 – Madrid 28004 |
Email: carlosfer(at)idae.es |
| Alternate member Dr Francisco José Domínguez Pérez Bioenergy and Waste Department Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) C/ Madera, 8 – Madrid 28004 |
Email: fdominguez(at)idae.es |
Sweden
| Member Ms Anna Malmström Swedish Energy agency Department for Research, Innovation and Commercialisation SE-631 04 ESKILSTUNA |
Email: anna.malmstrom(at)energimyndigheten.se |
| Alternate Member Dr Göran Berndes Chalmers University of Technology Department of Energy and Environment, Physical Resource Theory SE-412 96 GÖTEBORG, Sweden |
Email: goran.berndes(at)chalmers.se |
Switzerland
| Member Dr Vanessa Burg Energy research and Cleantech section Swiss Federal Office of Energy 3003 Bern |
vanessa.burg(at)bfe.admin.ch |
| Alternate Member Dr Sandra Hermle on behalf of Swiss Federal Office of Energy 3003 Bern |
United Kingdom
| Member Mr Peter Coleman Head of Bioenergy & Land Use Science Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Science & Innovation for Energy & Climate Directorate 3 Whitehall Place London, SW1A 2JP |
Email: Peter.Coleman(at)energysecurity.gov.uk |
| Alternate Member Dr Zoe M Harris Senior Lecturer in Environment and Sustainability Centre for Environment and Sustainability University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH |
Email: z.harris(at)surrey.ac.uk |
USA
| Member To be announced |
| Alternate Member Mr. Daniel B. Fishman Technology Manager U.S. Department of Energy 15013 Denver West Parkway Golden CO 80401 |
Email: daniel.fishman(at)ee.doe.gov |

