The Centre of Excellence for Biomass Utilization (COEBU), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) in  conjunction with Global Trends in Engineering, Science & Technology (GTEST) 2024 is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 4th International Conference on Biomass Utilization and Sustainable Energy 2024 (ICoBiomasSE 2024) on 2-3 September 2024 with the theme of “Nurturing Sustainability through Net Zero Emissions, Circular Economy, and Academia-Industry Collaboration”.  The physical conference will held at Bertam Resort and Water Park, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia and will follow strict standard operating procedure to ensure a safe conference.  Participants who cannot come to Pulau Pinang may explore the online option (info to be available soon).

 

The aim is to provide a platform to professionals, researchers, academicians and industries to share and generate interest in cutting-edge applications, challenges and issues in the area of biomass utilization and sustainable energy. The theme of the conference this year has been chosen in view of the current revolution and rapid developments in the field of biomass innovation towards sustainable development. Three special keynote speakers will be invited to share their ideas of the current trend in these emerging and important topics.

 

COEBU was established in 2015 under the School of Bioprocess Engineering, UniMAP. The purpose of this centre is to focus on research involving the utilization of biomass, since it is located in Perlis, where the main agricultural crops are paddy, sugarcane, mango farms and teakwood among others. The establishment is in line with the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020), Strategy 4 which is to pursue green growth for sustainability and resilience. This centre of excellence is well planned in the interest to enhance research culture in combining chemical engineering, agriculture, bioprocessing, biosystems and others to convert waste to wealth.