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
To be announced
 

 

 

Austria

Member
Mr Hannes Bauer
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Radetzkystrasse 2
1030 WIEN
Email: hannes.bauer(at)bmk.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
Dr Thibaut Masy
Centre wallon de Recherches agronomiques
Bâtiment Francini
Chaussée de Namur 146
5030 Gembloux
Email: t.masy(at)cra.wallonie.be
Alternate Member
To be announced
 

 

 

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
Mr Oshada Mendis
Deputy Director, Clean Fuels Portfolio
Office of Energy Research & Development
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street, 14th floor
OTTAWA, Ontario K1A 0E4
Email: oshada.mendis(at)canada.ca
Alternate Member
Mr Andrew Klain
Senior Economist
Canadian Forest Service
Natural Resources Canada
580 rue Booth Street
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E4
Email: andrew.klain(at)NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca

 

 

China

Member
Dr Dongming Ren
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
Dr Kejun Dou
Senior Bioenergy Advisor
Rural Energy and Environment Agency (REEA)
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Room 502, Building 24, Maizidian Street,
Chaoyang District, Beijing
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 Bünger
Special Advisor
Danish Energy Agency –
Centre for Energy Administration
Carsten Nieburs Gade 43
1577 Copenhagen
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
Mr Jussi Mäkelä
Senior Advisor
Business Finland
Kelevantie 2
FI-33100 Tampere
Email: jussi.makela(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 Emilie Machefaux
Cheffe de service adjointe
Service Forêt, Alimentation et Bioéconomie
20 avenue du Grésillé
BP 90406
49004 ANGERS Cedex 01
Email: emilie.machefaux(at)ademe.fr
Alternate Member
Ms Aurélie Bichot
Ingénieure thématique biocarburants et produits biosourcés
ADEME
20 avenue du Grésillé
BP 90406
49004 ANGERS Cedex 01
Email: aurelie.bichot(at)ademe.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 Shri Sunil Kumar
Joint Secretary (Refinery)
Ministry of Petroleum & Nat. Gas
Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi – 110001
Email: jsr.png(at)nic.in
Alternate Member
Mr Asheesh Joshi
Director
Ministry of Petroleum & Nat. Gas
Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi – 110001
Email: asheeshjoshi.ias(at)ias.nic.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

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
Mr Jeroen Kruk
Coordinator renewable resources and fuels
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency
P.O. Box 8242
3503 RE Utrecht
Email: Jeroen.Kruk(at)rvo.nl

 

 

New Zealand

Member
Dr Paul Bennett
Science Leader Clean Technologies
Scion
Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park
Private Bag 3020
Rotorua
Email:Paul.Bennett(at)scionresearch.com
Alternate Member
Dr Florian Graichen
Scion
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: troisc@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

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 Sandra Hermle
Energy Research Specialist, Bioenergy
Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications DETEC
Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE
Renewable Energy
Pulverstrasse 13, 3063 Ittigen
Postal address:
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
Energy Research
BERN, CH – 3003
Email: sandra.hermle(at)bfe.admin.ch
Alternate Member
Ms Nathalie Bachmann
Energy Research Specialist
Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications DETEC
Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE
Renewable Energy
Pulverstrasse 13, 3063 Ittigen
Postal address:
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
Energy Research
BERN, CH – 3003
Email: nathalie.bachmann(at)bfe.admin.ch

 

 

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
Mr Jim Spaeth
Bioenergy Technologies Office
Demonstration & Market Transformation, Program Manager
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
15013 Denver West Parkway
Golden, CO 80401
Email: jim.spaeth(at)ee.doe.gov
Alternate Member
To be announced