Organized by:

• Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Scientific Engineering Centre “BIOMASS”

Topics

1. Biomass resources: Availability and cost of resources; technical and logistical issues; environmental impact. Production, pretreatment, supply and logistics of feedstock from conventional agriculture, forestry, , animal residues, processing industry and biodegradable fraction of MSW streams. Research on energy crops.
2. Research and development of bioenergy technologies: Combustion, gasification, pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, extraction and utilization of landfill gas, co-combustion of biomass with traditional fuels. Production of liquid biofuels (biodiesel, bioethanol).
3. Demonstration and market implementation of biomass-to-energy technologies.
4. Strategy and policy issues: International, national, regional and local policies and strategies. Sustainability criteria and certification issues.
5. Economic and environmental issues of bioenergy technologies: Financing of bioenergy projects, socio-economic impact, reduction of CO₂ emission.

Deadline for receipt of abstracts: 31 July 2012

Contact:

Scientific Secretary - Tetiana Zheliezna

Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, NAS of Ukraine
2a, Zhelyabov str., 03057, Kyiv
Ukraine

Tel./Fax: +(38 044) 453 28 56, 456 94 62

Е-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

More details: http://biomass.kiev.ua/en/en/conferences/conf2012

Forum ECOSMART is the first business event in one of the most attractive investment areas, segment of clean (environmental) technologies

Key business event of solid biofuel industry, biomass and biogas usage in Ukraine

official web-site: www.biofuel-ua.com

The main objective of the Forum: development of the biofuel industry in Ukraine by creating a powerful information and communication business country desk. Providing the companies with the effective guidance for the purpose of giving the opportunities and gaining competitive advantage in the biofuel market, for diversification of business and waste disposal, as well as for  obtaining any tax benefits prescribed by the law.

Conference CISOLAR 2012, "Solar Energy in East Europe and CIS" - the most important place of meeting for players of the solar energy market, whose activity is connected with the work and development projects in emerging markets in Eastern Europe and CIS countries. In continuation of the success of the forum REF-2011, which for the last several years, has been the unquestionable leader among the business grounds in the field of renewable energy in the CIS, a specialized conference dedicated to the solar energy market in order to gather industry leaders and highlight the prospects and regional characteristics of solar energy projects in Eastern Europe and the CIS.