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Press Release 29 June 2009
Opening of Europe's prime event for the world's Biomass specialists:
- Opening Speech by Giovanni Federigo De Santi, European Commission
- Contributions by Speakers from All Over the World
- Promoting Biomass in the EU and the Role of Biomass in the Renewable Energy Directive
Hamburg, 29 June 2009 – The 17th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, the most important event in the Biomass sector opened its doors today at the CCH – Congress Center Hamburg, Germany, for specialists and industry representatives in the biomass sector from all over the world.
Pressemitteilung 29. Juni 2009
Eröffnung der wichtigsten Europäischen Biomasse-Fachveranstaltung
- Eröffnung durch Giovanni Federigo De Santi, Europäische Kommission
- Vorträge von Sprechern aus der ganzen Welt
- Die Zukunft der Biomasse in der EU und ihre Rolle bei den Erneuerbaren Energien
Hamburg, 29. Juni 2009 – Die 17. Europäische Biomasse Konferenz und Ausstellung, die wichtigste europäische Veranstaltung im Bereich Biomasse, wurde heute im CCH – Congress Center in Hamburg eröffnet. Während der Veranstaltung wird das ganze Spektrum an weltweiten Themen im Bereich Biomasse präsentiert.
Opening Session Panelists
Welcome by the General Chairman
Giovanni Federigo De Santi
Director of the Institute for Energy, European Commission
Directorate General Joint Research Centre
Address from the Secretary of State at the German Federal Ministry for the Environment
Michael Müller
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Biomass has come to be one of the most important energy providers throughout Germany and other European countries and is likely to stay this way for a medium term...read more...
Overview of the US Biofuels effort
Valri Lightner
Program Manager for Bioenergy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
The U.S. Department of Energy is actively pursuing the Obama Administration’s aggressive initiatives to build a diverse mix of clean, domestic energy sources to meet national climate and security goals...read more...
Fabrizio Barbaso, European Commission, Deputy Director General for Energy and Transport, will give an opening speech about “Promoting Biomass in the EU and the Role of Biomass in the Renewable Energy Directive”.
The introduction will be on RES-E Directive of 2001 and Biofuels Directive of 2003 and EU Biomass Action Plan of 2005. read more...
Address from the European Commission
Jos Delbeke
European Commission, Deputy Director General for Environment
Russian Research & Development in bioenergy sector
Sergey Mazurenko
Head of Federal Agency for Science and Innovations, Russia
Russia is known to be rich in bioenergy resources. However, Russia’s energy balance is dominated by fossils both for its transport needs and power/heat generation...read more...
The Brazilian biomass challenge - how the biomass sector in Brazil developed and where it targeting to
Josè Moreira
Director CENBIO - Brazilian National Biomass Reference Centre, Brazil
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