Strasbourg, France; September/October 2002.
Proceedings are available from CPL Press,
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This
Expert Meeting was organized by the PyNe and GasNet networks to assist
the European Commission, particularly DG TREN, to formulate a strategy
for the research, development and demonstration of advanced thermal
processes for realization of renewable energy from biomass.
The
presentations included overviews of the European Commission and US
policies and programmes; status reports on the major thermal conversion
technologies of pyrolysis and gasification as applied to biomass and
waste, together with an overview of commercial requirements for
successful translation of research and development into commercial
practice; and a series of 11 case studies from major industrial players
that provided authoritative examples of how industry is developing and
implementing these advanced conversion technologies and in particular
the range of problems that were encountered and how they were addressed. The
overviews and case studies gave a sound basis for the six workshops
that followed, each led by a chairman and supported by a panel. Each
workshop presented their conclusions and recommendations at the wrap-up
session at the conclusion of the meeting, and provided a report with
conclusions and recommendations all of which are included at the end of
this book.
These
proceedings provide a comprehensive set of papers on pyrolysis and
gasification of biomass and waste from fundamental research through to
commercial plants all of which were presented as posters, case studies
or overviews during the meeting. The R&D
community in particular used the occasion to demonstrate their active
involvement in contributing efficient and environmentally science and
technology to underpin the industrial realizations that will follow as
the European policies for renewable energy and particularly bio-energy
become implemented.
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