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2021
The BC-SMART Low Carbon Fuels Consortium and IEA Bioenergy Task 39 held a joint, virtual webinar entitled, “Decarbonizing the trucking sector using low carbon-intensive fuels“, on 22 November, 8.30-10:00 AM, PST (5.30-7.00PM CET).
We were fortunate to have speakers/panel members representing organisations (e.g. OECD, REG, City of Vancouver, ST2) who are at the forefront of this area, with Dave Schick, from the Canadian Fuels Association (CFA) acting as moderator. You can find more information about the webinar and the panellists in the flyer (click here).
Presentations Slides:
Dr. Jack Saddler- Introduction
Pierpaolo Cazzola: Opportunities to decarbonise road freight
Evan Dacey: Green Fleet Plan – City of Vancouver
Don O’Connor: Decarbonizing the Trucking Sector
Webinar Recording:
The recording of the webinar can be watched Here
Advanced Biofuels Conference 2021: The Swedish Bioenergy Association (SVEBIO) welcomes participants, online and on-site, to the 7th Advanced Biofuels Conference on 21-23 September, 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden.
2020
Virtual Panel Discussion: “BC-SMART Biofuels Consortium/IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Panel Discussion- Decarbonising the Marine Sector: Progress and Aspirations
The BC-SMART Biofuels Consortium and IEA Bioenergy Task 39 co-sponsored a free, “virtual”, panel discussion on 4 December, 2020 led by global leaders of the marine sector, which included ports, shipping and logistics, sustainable fuel production, and renewable fuel policy frameworks. During these unprecedented times, when the world is hoping for an effective post-COVID-19 economic recovery, the panel members were asked to discuss the progress and future aspirations of a global, more sustainable, marine sector.
The virtual panel discussion was held via Zoom on December 3rd, 2020 from 8:30-10:00 PST (11.30 – 14.00 EST, 17.30 – 19.00 Central European Time). The list of panel members and their short bios are summarized in the flyer.
The recording of the webinar can be watched Here
The panel discussion minutes can be downloaded here
Virtual Panel Discussion: “Crystal ball gazing: how do we decarbonise long distance transport during/after COVID-19″
The BC-SMART Biofuels Consortium and IEA Bioenergy Task 39 co-sponsored a free, virtual”, panel discussion involving senior representatives of Canada’s oil refining, aviation, marine, rail/trucking and feedstock sectors.
The virtual panel discussion was held via Zoom, on Tuesday, 7:30-9:00 PST (10.30- noon EST), 30 June 2020. The list of panel members and their short bios are summarized in the flyer (click here).
The presentation slides can be downloaded here.
The recording of the webinar can be watched here.
Sao Paulo, Brazil- April 2019
In 2020, IEA Bioenergy Task 39 plans to hold its first business meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil in conjunction with The Brazilian Bioenergy Science and Technology Conference being held on March 30th– April 1st 2020.
2019
Stockholm, Sweden- September 2019
IEA Bioenergy Task 39 is holding its second business meeting of 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden on September 16-17 in conjunction with Sweden’s 2019 Advanced Biofuels Conference being held 17-19 September.
Ispra Italy- May 2019
Joint European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Task 39 workshop
The joint European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Task 39 workshop was held on May 16-17 at JRC in Ispra, Italy. The theme of workshop was “Biofuels Sustainability – Focus on Lifecycle Analysis”. In addition to Task 39’s country members, many representatives of the biofuels industry participated including UPM, Neste, ISCC, REG, LBST, IFPEN, ENI, and Topsoe. The rationale of the workshop was to scope and discuss with top experts on future work items for the Task 39’s LCA model comparison work in the past three years. The previous work showed that LCA models function properly and it is possible to harmonize them with differences due primarily to different system boundaries, different allocation approaches and different assumptions that have been used to adapt to regional situations and to fill in data gaps. The workshop discussions were not limited to LCA and a broader view of biofuels sustainability, co-processing, development in the 14C method for tracking the bio-component in fuels, uncertainty in LCA, availability of sustainable feedstock, and uptake of drop-in biofuels were also discussed.
2012
Vienna, Austria- November 2012
IEA Bioenergy Conference, 13-15 November 2012
“Colleagues from IEA Bioenergy Task 39 were well represented at the IEA Bioenergy “end-of-triennium” conference that was held in Vienna, 13-15 Nov, 2012.
The seven presentations in this file cover some of Task 39’s contributions to the meeting. We are fortunate to have excellent industry representation within our Task and the information within the talks indicated the excellent progress that is being made in moving forward in the commercialization of advanced biofuels. Please contact the authors of each of the presentations if you require any further information”. Contributions for the whole conference are available here.
Presentations
- Chemtex, Stefania Pescarolo
- Andritz, Thomas Pschorn
- Borregaard, Gisle Johansen
- UPM Kymene, Sari Monnonen
- Abengoa, Carmen Millan
- VBBC, Markus Lehr
- CRI, Celeste McLeod
2009
Vancouver, Canada- August 2009
Biofuels & Bioenergy: A Changing Climate (Aug. 23-26, 2009)
Welcome Session
Jack Saddler
Plenary Session – Overview Session (Chair: George Weyerhaeuser Jr.)
Ralph Sims
Viviana Coelho
Miles Drake
Claus Fuglsang
Pierre Meulien
Download .zip archive of presentations
Plennary Session – Government Strategies (Chair: Josef Spitzer)
Jacques Beaudry-Losique
Kees Kwant
Jim Snetsinger
Download .zip archive of presentations
Plenary Session – Industry Perspective (Co-chairs: Jim McMillan and Janice Larson)
George Weyerhaeuser Jr.
Claes-Inge Isacson
Hideo Kawabata
Tony Sidwell
Download .zip archive of presentations
Plenary Session – Global Perspective (Co-chairs: Hosny El-Lakany and Adam Brown)
Werner Kurz
Stefan Bringezu
Luis Antonio Carrillo
Anselm Eisentraut
Tiina Vähänen
Don O’Connor
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Parallel Sesion 1 | Parallel Sesion 2 | Parallel Sesion 3 | |
Monday, PM, 24th August | Crops & Sustainable Forestry for Bioenergy (Co-Chairs: Brendan George & Tat Smith) Brendan George Peter Ralevic Blas Mola-Yudego Darren Allen Anthony Anyia Jim Richardson Tim Young Jaconette Mirck Timo TahvanainenDownload .zip archive of presentations:Part 1 | Part 2 |
Bioenergy Options: Upgrading Biogas, SWM and District Heating (Co-Chairs: Arthur Wellinger & Emmanuel Ackom) Pat Howes Judith Bates Timo Gerlagh Jürgen Vehlow Matt Babicki Arthur Wellinger Anneli Petersson Serge Guiot Rudolf Braun Taraneh Sowlati Matt CarrDownload .zip archive of presentations |
Policy Considerations on Liquid Biofuels (Co-Chairs: Warren Mabee & Les Edye) John Benemann David Baxter W.H. (Emile) van Zyl Tom Granström Paul Grabowski Axel Munack Kishari Sooriya Arachchilage Blaine Kennedy Francisco GirioDownload .zip archive of presentations |
Tuesday AM, 25th August | Global Perspective – GHG Balance & Sustainable Trade (Co-Chairs: Don O’Connor & Kees Kwant) Mark Laser Peter-Paul Schouwenberg Bo Hektor Kees Kwant Peter Flynn Anand Tripathy Leif Gustavsson Jon McKechnie Douglas Bradley Margaret GruberDownload .zip archive of presentations |
Direct Combustion & Thermochemical Conversion (Co-Chairs: Ed Hogan & Jaap Koppejan) Michael Jackson Stephanie Trottier Dejan Sparica Martha Salcudean John Olver Jaap Koppejan Kelly Cantwell Jane Todd Larry Baxter Sudhager ManiDownload .zip archive of presentations |
Progress in the Commercialization of Liquid Biofuels (Co-Chairs: Tony Sidwell & Manfred Wöergetter) Chris Somerville Alex Berlin Niclas Bentsen Adam Gagnon David Humbird Lew Christopher Robert Jost Erin Powell Barbara Illman Les EdyeDownload .zip archive of presentations |
Tuesday PM, 25th August | Socio-economic Drivers in Bioenergy Systems (Co-Chairs: Bill White & Terry McIntyre) Jyrki Raitila Bill White Ivan Pržulj Ian Thomson Warren Mabee Terry McIntyre Stephen Salter & Jim Savage Paul Adams Shahab Sokhansanj Elizabeth CushionDownload .zip archive of presentations: Part 1 | Part 2 |
Bioenergy Systems Analysis & Biorefineries (Co-Chairs: Henning Jørgensen & Bob Ingratta) Gisle Johansen Gerfried Jungmeier Mark Downing Douglas Singbeil Peter Lübeck Lauri Sikanen Giuseppe Mazza Gurminder Minhas Gerry KutneyDownload .zip archive of presentations |
Technological Advancements in Liquid Biofuels (Co-Chairs: Lisbeth Olsson & W.H. (Emile) van Zyl) Lisbeth Olsson Vince Martin Adrian Tsang Bernard Prior Michael Paice John Ruffell Kecheng Li Emma Master David LevinDownload .zip archive of presentations: Part 1 | Part 2 |
2008
Vienna, Austria- September 2008
Transport Biofuels Research in Austria
- Wecome (Bohme)
- IEA Bioenergy (Spitzer)
- Biofuels R&D (Zillner)
- Task Force ‘Renewable Energy’ (Wurm)
- The European Biofuels Technology Program (Dorda)
- Biofuels related activities in the EU (Heinze)
- Forest-based sector technology platform (Greimel)
- Biofuel production potentials in Europe (Fischer)
- Innovative biofuels feedstock (Mittelbach)
- Biomass, bio-energy and terrestrial ecosystems (Haberl)
- Negotiation status of the EU directives on renewables (Bach)
- Biofuels – relation with GHGs in agriculture and forestry (Bird/Woess)
- LCA of biofuels (Jungmeier)
- Micro-algae as a future energy source (Fruehwirth)
- 2nd-generation ethanol (Jaeger)
- Bioethanol and biogas co-generation (Giovannini)
- Biomimetic pretreatment (Fackler)
- Combined biogas and ethanol production (Friedl)
- Biogas upgrading (Harasek)
- Low pressure catalytic conversion (Giannakopoulou)
- BioFIT & BioSNG RD&D (Rauch)
- Application of bioethanol blends (Urbanek)
- Market potentials of alternative vehicles (Kloess)
- Long-term bioenergy scenarios (Kranzl)
- Eyes on the track (Konighofer)
- IEA Bioenergy
- Task 33 Highlights
- Task 34 Highlights
- Task 37 Highlights
- Task 38 Highlights
- Task 39 Highlights
- Task 40 Highlights
- Task 42 Highlights
Cork, Ireland- September 2008
IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Session
- Biofuels in Ireland (Buckley)
- Biofuels in the USA (Foust)
- Biofuels in Germany (Munack)
- Biofuels in Australia (Edye)
- Abengoa Bioenergy (Gomez)
- Inbicon: Second-generation bioethanol (Persson)
- Biorefinery development – USA (McMillan)
- The Farmer’s view of biofuels in Ireland (Conway)
- Role of plant biotechnology in biofuels (Spillane)
- Biomethane – an optimal transport fuel? (Murphy)
- Ethanol from sugar beet in England (Sidwell)
2006
Vancouver, Canada – August 2006
Biofuels and Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities- August 27-30 2006
A multitaskk IEA Bioenergy Conference, entitled “Biofuels and Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities” was jointly organized by IEA Bioenergy Tasks 29, 31, and 39, and hosted by the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia. Meeting sponsors included IEA Bioenergy, Natural Resources Canada, the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, and the BC Ministry of Forests and Range. The conference brought together more than 130 experts from seventeen countries around the world, plus an additional group of local colleagues. Participants from North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa brought unique perspectives and helped catalogue the technical and political challenges facing the biofuels and bioenergy sectors.