IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme

These are the first round of Confirmed Speakers and Moderators for the upcoming BBEST-IEA Bioenergy Conference. We have representatives from 19 countries so far. Registration and abstract submission is open. For more info: https://lnkd.in/d2j7GeAq #bioenergy, #biofuels, #energytransition, #bioeconomy

Join us at BBEST! Abstract submission is still open, to complement the wonderful program already secured.

📢 The World Bioenergy Association is thrilled to announce that our next General Assembly (GA) will take place in São Paulo, Brazil, on October 22, 2024. 🌎 The WBA General Assembly is open to all WBA members and offers a unique opportunity to discuss the latest developments in bioenergy technologies, policies, finance, and markets worldwide. The WBA Secretariat will provide updates on the association's activities, and members can offer feedback and help plan for the upcoming months. 👥 Non-members interested in participating are welcome to join as observers. Your input is valuable! Plus, you'll have the chance to attend the BBEST IEA Bioenergy event from October 22-26, which includes fantastic site visits. 👉 Interested in joining us? Please fill out this participation form to let us know how you will be participating: https://lnkd.in/djg4-wXJ 🔗 For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/dbfCEEqp #WBA #Bioenergy #GeneralAssembly #SaoPaulo2024 #BBEST #IEABioenergy #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #GlobalEvent IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme

🌫 ⬇ The potential of bioenergy to make a flexible contribution to the energy system is key for the achievement of global emission reduction ambitions and the functioning of the low-carbon energy system and economy. Opportunities to provide flexibility from biobased value chains go beyond the power sector and short-term flexibility, as typically suggested in the literature. Flexible bioenergy has a unique supply-chain character as it can provide flexibility in different dimensions: in inputs as feedstock and intermediates flexibility; in outputs as flexibility through bioenergy carriers and products; and operational flexibility in terms of time and space. Read more on the paper published in the Journal Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining (BioFPR), developed in the frame of IEA Bioenergy Task 44 (flexible bioenergy and system integration) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/duvDpiwH

 🗣 Call for Applications – Position of IEA Bioenergy Technical Coordinator   📣 The IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme (IEA Bioenergy TCP) is seeking applications for the position of Technical Coordinator of the IEA Bioenergy TCP. 🚀 The contract would commence on the 1st January 2025 and the period for the service is fifteen months, with the possibility of extension, subject to satisfactory performance and approval by the Executive Committee.   ✍ The closing date for submission of applications to [email protected] is the 6th September 2024

The circular bioeconomy: a driver for system integration Check out this new open-access paper published in the Journal Energy, Sustainability and Society authored by members of IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme. The authors pose the pertinent question of what it takes to integrate multifaceted sectors into a new era of holistic systems thinking and planning. This paradigm shift facilitates the incorporation of varied resource inflows and product outflows, duly considering residues, by-products, and circular flows intrinsic to the circular bioeconomy. For New Zealand this means that the global imperative to transition away from fossil fuels and petrochemicals to sustainable biobased alternatives is a huge opportunity. Scion is adding world-leading science and technology expertise, linked to an emerging biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector to New Zealand's natural competitive advantage around growing sustainable biomass. Altogether, this means New Zealand has a globally unique value proposition. A generational opportunity to create new levels of prosperity from this transformation. At Scion, we see this as doubly exciting as it would result in a mosaic of existing and new high-value economic activity across our regional, rural and Māori communities thereby increasing their resilience. #circularbioeconomy #bioeconomy #circulareconomy #science #technology #innovation #biotechnology #cleantechnology #manufacturing #forestry #economy #greengrowth #bioenergy #biomaterials #bioproducts #biorefinery #climatechange #carbonemissions #designthinking #systemsthinking

🚀 Existing and emerging circular bioeconomy practices can serve as prime examples of system integration. These practices facilitate the interconnection of complex biomass supply chain networks with other networks encompassing feedstock-independent renewable power, hydrogen, CO2, water, and other biotic, abiotic, and intangible resources. 💡 On the one hand, this network of networks introduces heightened systemic risks for potential cascading failures; on the other hand, it offers opportunities for efficiency enhancements while maintaining reliability. Elevating the prominence of these connectors will empower policymakers to steer the amplification of synergies and mitigation of tradeoffs among systems, sectors, and goals. 🔎 Read the full paper by IEA Bioenergy Task 40 (deployment) and Task 44 (flexibility and system integration) on the circular bioeconomy. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dgi6jja5

📃 A group of international organizations – including UN organizations FAO, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), UNECE: Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6) and UNIDO, as well as International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) , IEA Bioenergy, Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) and the CEM Biofuture Platform – unite to call for responsible and sustainable implementation of bioenergy systems which is key to achieve climate goals and support global development. 👉 The statement outlines that sustainable bioenergy can make a crucial contribution to climate change mitigation, inclusive and just energy transitions, energy security and rural development, improved farmer incomes and job creation. 🗣 Dina Bacovsky, Chair of IEA Bioenergy: “We are happy to be part of this initiative, recognizing that sustainable bioenergy has many benefits. Bioenergy represents more than half of the renewable energy supply today. Sustainable bioenergy, which can be combined with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), is a crucial means to keep global warming below 1.5 °C by the end of the century.” Read the statement on our website 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dy2GJ8Fk

🗣 IEA Bioenergy’s Technical Coordinator Luc Pelkmans participated in a round table on #biofuels and agriculture, organized by PubAffairs - EU Debates, News & Opinions on 22 May. The highlights of the event are available here 🔗  https://lnkd.in/d45Vj-WF   Some of his central messages: 🛫 🚢 Biofuels are one of the primary options for the transition away from fossil fuels in transport. In the coming decades, fleets will still very much rely on fuels, particularly long-haul transport; biofuels can provide an immediate replacement of fossil fuels for those fleets. Overall, the transition in transport should include complementary solutions: electrification, renewable fuels, reducing energy demand and fostering energy efficiency. 🌱Advanced biofuels will be very valuable to support as they open up the feedstock base to different kinds of residues and lignocellulose materials. However, these should not serve to substitute current conventional / crop-based biofuels which comply with sustainability criteria; the primary aim should be to replace more fossil fuels. ❗ Except for innovation support or market entry incentives, the distinction between first-generation and second-generation / advanced biofuels is not really relevant. Biofuels should be evaluated on their performance in terms of greenhouse gas emission savings compared to fossil fuels, as well as potential impacts on biodiversity, (indirect) land use, and food production.

As in many other parts of the society, AI and digital tools have also an impact on the waste and energy sector. The facilities SITE ZERO (Svensk Plaståtervinning) in Sweden and AMP ONE (AMP) in the USA are two examples of how the use of advanced sorting technologies can bring the waste and energy sector closer to #circularity by recovering materials that otherwise would be incinerated. Find out more about these two facilities in our IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme Task 36 report below: https://lnkd.in/dedKp2kp Thanks to those who contributed to this report: Linnea Granström (Svensk Plaståtervinning), Michael Becidan (SINTEF Energy Research), Carling Spelhaug and @Carsson Potter (AMP), IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.