Friday 22 May | 9:15 - 13:15 | Room South America

Biomass residue valorization in the Global South.
Latest trends in biomass conversion, policies and market deployment in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Countries in the Global South have large amounts of biomass residues that largely remain unutilized. While most economies currently heavily depend on fossil energy (oil, coal), renewable (bio)energy options still are in early development stages. Large numbers of poor households rely on biomass (wood, charcoal) for cooking and heating with detrimental effects on health and landscapes. Meanwhile, underfertilization practices deprive agricultural soils from essential crop nutrients and soil organic matter thus reducing crop yields that are threatened by climate change.

Action is needed to develop chains that convert unutilized biomass streams into energy, ensuring valuable nutrients and residues are used to boost food production and soil health. Projects and initiatives presented in this event use principles of the food and energy nexus to develop practical options for biomass valorization that boost energy and crop output at household and regional levels. Strategies are needed to boost market development and upscaling of existing initiatives, linking them to global value chains in order to ensure long-term offtake and sustainable incomes.

This event provides a state-of-the-art inventory of research and innovative practices on biomass valorisation in Africa, Asia and Latin America, presenting examples from research projects, commercial initiatives and development programs. It aims to bring together key decision-makers from research, industry, stakeholders, and policymakers, inviting them to lay out new strategies and policies for innovation and market deployment.

Conference or visitor pass registration is mandatory.
Please note that this programme may be subject to alteration and the organisers reserve the right to do so without giving prior notice.

 

 

Agenda

Session 1
Linking circular bioeconomy to regenerative agriculture: integrating energy and food in Africa

09:15
Welcome Opening
Hans Langeveld

09:15 – 09:30
Valorisation of organic fertilisers for energy and food in the African Biodigester Component
Dennis Barbian, Netherlands Enterprise Agency

09:30 – 09:45
Valorisation of biowaste in Southern Ethiopia for the production of biogas and biobriquettes and its environmental impact
Lu Feng, NIBIO

09:45 – 10:00
How to mobilise palm oil residues for energy and biobased applications: examples from Latin America and Asia
Wolter Elbersen, Wageningen University and Research

10:00 – 10:10
Coffee break

10:10 – 10:25
Biochar in climate-smart agriculture: Large-scale implementation in Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia
Gerard Cornelissen, NIBIO

10:25 – 10:40
Generating biochar from biomass residues: impacts on compost, soil and plant
Keiji Jindo, Wageningen University and Research

10:40 – 10:45
Break

10:45 – 11:10
Panel discussion

11:10 – 11:10
Conclusion
Hans Langeveld, Biomass Research

Session 2
Realising the bioenergy potential through innovative strategies for market deployment in the Global South

11:15 – 11:20
L. Brummelhuis
Welcome 

11:20 – 11:35
Untapped benefits: biogas and organic fertiliser potential in the Global South
Hans Langeveld, Biomass Research

11:35 – 11:50
From Waste To Value: Ghana’s Journey Towards a Circular Future
T. Bauer, TU Delft

11:50 – 12:05
Europe – Brazil collaboration program on integrated syngas and power-to-X production
Berend Vreugdenhil, TNO

12:05 – 12:15
Coffee break

12:15 – 12:30
Hydrothermal Liquefaction as a Pathway to Renewable Fuels: Insights from Guatemala and Namibia
Luis Cutz, TU Delft

12:30 – 12:45
Investments in Global South value chains
F. Mischler,  GIZ

12:45 – 12:50
Break

12:50 – 13:15
Panel discussion

13:15
Conclusion

Organisers

Conference or visitor pass registration is mandatory.
Please note that this programme may be subject to alteration and the organisers reserve the right to do so without giving prior notice.