This two day workshop served as an information exchange between stake holders, decision makers and leading scientists from industry, government and funding organizations as well as lobby groups, standardization organizations and research institutes.
Topics discussed at the meeting included biofuels policy in Europe and North America, raw materials and sustainability, and 2nd generation conversion technologies. Activities of other networks on biofuels were also displayed in a separate session.
A panel discussion summed-up different views on biofuels and provided suggestions on future efforts. The third day of the workshop was a study tour to the following institutions:
TU Bergakademie Freiberg;
Siemens Gasification Test Center
CHOREN´s FTdiesel production plant in Freiberg.
The workshop was supported by the German Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection through the Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR).
For more information on the Dresden workshop, please contact Dina Bacovsky (dina.bacovsky@bioenergy2020.eu).