• Biomass potentials and biomass production system

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• Novel crops and energy grasses

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• Biomass residues to products and food

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• Algae and aquatic biomass production systems

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• Crops from marginal land

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• Postharvest technology for biomass storage system

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• Phyto-remediation solutions for contaminated lands

Production and supply of solid fuels and intermediates

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Oil-based and renewable hydrocarbon biofuels

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Biofuels (biogasoline, renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel) from lipids 

 

Cellulosic biofuel production

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Biomass to electricity generation

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Biomass chipping, pelletising, briquetting

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Production and characterisation of solid fuels from biomass feedstocks

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Advanced combustion systems

 

Artificial intelligence in biomass conversion

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Anaerobic digestion for biogas and biomethane production

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Advanced plant and fermenter concepts

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Biomass to Advanced Biomaterials

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Production of thermally treated solid fuels and products

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Production of bio-based chemicals and materials

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Hydrothermal processing of biomass

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Value-added compounds extraction

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Biomass for Wastewater Treatment

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Energy balance and techno-economic analysis.

 

Hydrotreating, Biological sugar upgrading, biocatalytic processes, FT-liquids /

 

Biomass to Liquids (BtL), Hydrothermal processing. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) / Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA);

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Biorefineries

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• National and international sustainability standards

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• Competition and risk mitigation of the increased use of biomass

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• Bioenergy, food security and local, traditional use of biomass

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• Impacts on land, agricultural intensification, water and air emissions from biomass production and conversion;

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• Land use and land governance;

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• ​Life Cycle Assessment.

 

• Climate impacts and GHG performance​​

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• Biomass utilisation concepts for bioenergy and biobased products

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• Strategies for the integration of bioenergy into a bio-based economy.

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• Approaches for efficient management of natural resources (land and water)

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• Strategies for biomass integrated into energy systems

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• National strategies for the integration of bioenergy and high share of renewables

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• Integrated bioenergy planning

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• Concepts and approaches for flexible bioenergy integration

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• Renewable energy communities and buildings

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• Bioenergy and off-grid systems

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• Bioenergy in integrated systems

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• Sustainable bioenergy solutions for local communities

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• Bioenergy in rural electrification concepts

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• Hydrogen production, storage and use;

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• e-fuel production and use.

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• Market uptake initiatives and policies;

• Initiatives for decarbonisation of the economy;

 

• Challenges of scale-up and market implementation of new technologies;

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• Risk assessment of financing;

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• Biomass trade, contracting and logistics;

• Innovative business models.

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• R&D strategies for international cooperation;

• Partnerships programmes for supply security.