The 18th European Biomass Conference (3 - 7 May 2010) and Exhibition (3 - 6 May 2010) will be held at the Cité Internationale - Centre de Congrès in Lyon, France.
Dear friends, colleagues and members of the global bioenergy community,
Bioenergy has established a firm position in the global strategies to combat climate change. This position is based on the relative advantages bioenergy has compared to other renewable sources of energy, which are determined by geographical, industrial and socio-economic criteria. To be successful in the energy market, renewable energy has to be competitive with other energy sources offered today. In the efforts to achieve competitiveness, renewable energy options are mainly faced with technological and economic challenges. In addition to these general challenges, bioenergy is confronted with questions related to its feedstock: The competition with other biomass uses (energy vs. food, feed and fibre), as well as the requirement of sustainable biomass production, have begun to dominate the discussions on future energy systems. The issue of sustainable production is – of course – not limited to biomass for energy production... [more]
