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;

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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;

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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.

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).

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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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.