World Bioenergy 2012 launches Sustainable Bioenergy Day, dedicating 31 May to the development of a sustainable bioenergy market. Sustainable Bioenergy Day is a unique event, built around the coming global standard on Bioenergy ISO 13065 – Sustainability criteria for bioenergy. The event aims to highlight the various sustainable issues and development possibilities from all continents and for all stakeholders. 

The World Bioenergy Show Guide is now available. It includes the latest conference program, including the World Pellets and World Biorefinery, information about the exhibition, study visits, side events and much more. Download it here (pdf) or at the World Bioenergy website and begin planning your participation.

If you want it in print, please contact the Svebio office.

Welcome to read more about the different themes and sessions at the World Bioenergy conference.
To the conference programme.

Today it was announced that the Forestry Research Institution of Sweden, Skogforsk, will enter into a joint collaboration with Itasca Community College (ICC) in Grand Rapids, Minnesota to develop an applied research program focused on developing effective methods, systems and technology within the forest-based bioenergy supply chain in Minnesota.

From the left: Gustav Melin, President, Swedish Bioenergy Association, Tomas Kåberger, Chairperson of the World Bioenergy 2012 conference and Jakob Hirsmark, product manager at Elmia.

The traditional World Bioenergy tea view on 26 January in Stockholm was attended by 86 diplomats from 45 countries. The event gives an outlook on the development of the global renewable energy markets as well as a presentation of the World Bioenergy 2012 conference and exhibition.

Study visit 1 to Fortum, CHP ”Hässelbyverket”, 31 January is now fully booked. 

It is still possible to register for study visit 2. This tour will demonstrate a local heating system with an annual consumption of 350 tonnes pellets. 

More information about Pellets 2012 and registration.

We would like to welcome our member company Sveaskog as Silver sponsor of World Bioenergy 2012!

Svebio, the Swedish Bioenergy Association, and Russian Energy Agency (REA) have signed a cooperation agreement. The purpose of the agreement is to exchange experiences and cooperation concerning bioenergy, and open up channels for increased cooperation between Swedish and Russian actors. 

Svebio (The Swedish Bioenergy Association) has teamed up with The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota (BBAM) in the U.S. to jointly contribute to the increased use of bioenergy in the state.
- With Svebio’s 30-year experience of growth in Swedish bioenergy and with 300 member companies, we want to help create good examples of solutions in an economically and environmentally optimal solution that best leverages Minnesota's bioenergy resources and creates growth and jobs in the sector, says Svebio’s CEO Gustav Melin in a comment.

Within World Bioenergy 2012 you will be able to participate in several sessions focusing on different themes. The overall focus will be on applied and currently available technology, as well as efficient, sustainable, and economic solutions. Shortly: bioenergy solutions that work.
We are currently soliciting papers for World Bioenergy 2012.

Are you interested in presenting a paper orally or in poster format?

Download the Call for papers folder

Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is the World’s largest expo and conference dedicated to green building. The event is arranged by the U.S. Green Building Council, the organization behind the certification system LEED, together with the Canadian Green Building Council. Greenbuild is a great marketing occasion for almost any company in green construction, from architects and material suppliers to renewable technology companies.

For the first time in recent Swedish energy history, in 2009 the use of bioenergy was larger than use of electricity from nuclear power and hydropower combined, according to statistics from the Swedish Energy Authority and Statistics Sweden. Most of bioenergy was not electricity, and some might say the comparison is therefore unfair.