Name: European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2020
Start: 2020-04-27T19:30-08:00
End: 2020-04-30T16:30-09:00
Location: Marseille Chanot Convention and Exhibition Centre

The EUBCE is the leading platform for the collection, exchange and dissemination of scientific and industrial know-how in the field of biomass.

The EUBCE combines one of the largest science and technology conferences with a high quality industry exhibition, attracting biomass professionals from around the globe.

The EUBCE is supported by European and international organizations such as the European Commission, UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Natural Sciences Sector, EUBIA – the European Biomass Industry Association, WCRE – the World Council for Renewable Energy and further organisations.

The Technical Programme is coordinated by the European Commission, Joint Research Centre.

The EUBCE provides:

A high-level Scientific Programme
Parallel events

and it attracts:

Participants from a wide-ranging background: researchers, engineers, technologists, standards organisations, policy and decision makers, financing institutions
Research & industrial exhibitors

Brief history and milestones

1980 Brighton

The 1st European Biomass Conference initiated by the European Commission, Directorate General for Research, Science and Education
“to bring together biomass experts from many countries, to provide a good picture of the most recent advances in research, development and application of biomass technologies for energy production”.

1996 Copenhagen

The First Biomass Technology Exhibition took place during the 9th European Biomass Conference.
Since then, the annual event has combined an international scientific conference with an industry exhibition held at different venues throughout Europe.

2000 Sevilla

The EUBCE hosted the 1st World Biomass Conference and Exhibition, jointly with the Biomass Conference of the Americas, with a strong collaboration between the European Commission and US DOE (Department of Energy) and Natural Resources Canada.

2004 Rome

The 13th EUBCE hosted the 2nd World Biomass Conference and Exhibition, jointly with the Biomass Conference of the Americas, in collaboration with US DOE (Department of Energy) and Natural Resources Canada.
The EUBCE is now established as one of the most important events for the biomass community worldwide in size, international acceptance and relevance.

Year	City	Conference General Chairman	Technical Programme Chairman
1980	Brighton	A. S. Strub, P. Chartier
1982	Berlin	A. S. Strub, P. Chartier, G. Schleser
1985	Venice	D. O. Hall W. Palz
1987	Orléans	Giuliano Grassi, J.-F. Molle
1989	Lisbon	Ghislain Gosse
1991	Athens	A. Collina
1992	Florence	H. Scheer
1994	Vienna	Philippe Chartier
1996	Copenhagen	Stefan Hultberg
1998	Würzburg	H. Kopetz	Philippe Chartier
2000	Seville	S. Kyritsis, R. Costello, E. Hogan, E. Millich, W. Palz	A. A. C. M. Beenackers
2002	Amsterdam	W. Palz	J. Spitzer
2004	Rome	W. P. M. van Swaaij, P. Grabowski, E. Hogan	T. Fjällström
2005	Paris	Lars Sjunnesson	Juan Carrasco
2007	Berlin	Kyriakos Maniatis
2008	Valencia	Jürgen Schmid
2009	Hamburg	Giovanni Federigo De Santi	Jean Francois Dallemand, Heinz Ossenbrink
2010	Lyon	Josef Spitzer	Jean Francois Dallemand, David Baxter, Heinz Ossenbrink
2011	Berlin	Martin Faulstich	Jean Francois Dallemand, David Baxter, Heinz Ossenbrink
2012	Milan	Bernd Krautkremer	Jean Francois Dallemand, David Baxter, Heinz Ossenbrink
2013	Copenhagen	Anders Eldrup	David Baxter
2014	Hamburg	Clemens Hoffmann	David Baxter
2015	Vienna	Ingwald Obernberger	David Baxter
2015	Shanghai (IBSCE)	Giovanni De Santi, Zhenhong Yuan	David Baxter
2016	Amsterdam	André P.C. Faaij	David Baxter
2017	Stockholm	Lena Ek, Henrik Ehrnrooth	Nicolae Scarlat
2017	Shanghai (IBSCE)	David Baxter
2018	Copenhagen	Michael Persson	Nicolae Scarlat
2019	Lisbon	Maria da Graça Carvalho	Nicolae Scarlat
2020	Marseille	Philippe Mauguin	Nicolae Scarlat