Congratulations to the Linneborn Prize 2022 Winner: Prof. Ingwald Obernberger
The Prize was delivered on Monday 9th May during the Opening Session
Prof. Ingwald Obernberger
Prof. Univ. -Doz. Dipl.- Ing. Dr. Ingwald Obernberger
University of Graz Austria
and Director of BIOS BIOENERGYSYSTEME GmbH Graz Austria
The prize is awarded to Ingwald Obernberger for his consistent excellence for over 30 years in pioneering research, development and management of implementation and promotion of bioenergy via modern and environmentally safe thermochemical conversion processes: combustion, gasification and pyrolysis. An important focus was among others on fundamental studies, development and innovations of close-to-zero emission biomass combustion on different scales. All the key challenges to reach this ideal were extensively treated in his work like economics, feedstock characterization, ashes and their useful applications, particles and dust, NOx, CO, advanced modeling, advanced process control etc.. He successfully combined his knowledge on these areas from his ongoing industrial experience with fundamental insights and creative ideas from his continuous academic activities. This approach was also successfully followed in his many other developments such as small and medium scale combined heat and power generation and their integration in other systems of modern sustainable energy generation.
European Linneborn Prize for Outstanding merits in Biomass
The European Linneborn Prize for Outstanding Merits in biomass is being awarded on the occasion of the EUBCE Conference. This prize was established by the European Commission in 1994 to honor scientific, technical or managerial merit in the development of energy from biomass.
For more information please visit https://www.linneborn-prize.org/
Wim P.M. van Swaaij introduces Linneborn Prize
The Awarded International Personalities | 1994 - 2021

2021 | Juan Carrasco
29th European Biomass Conference

2019 | David Baxter
27th European Biomass Conference – Lisbon

2018 | Prof. Douglas C. Elliott
26th European Biomass Conference – Copenhagen

2017 | Prof. David Chiaramonti
25th European Biomass Conference – Stockholm

2016 | Prof. John (Jack) Saddler
24th European Biomass Conference – Amsterdam

2015 | Prof. Dr. Andrè Faaij
23rd European Biomass Conference – Vienna

2014 | Dr. Yuan Zhenhong
22nd European Biomass Conference – Hamburg

2013 | Wim Van Swaaij
Special Award – 21st European Biomass Conference – Copenhagen

2013 | Prof. Liisa Viikari
21st European Biomass Conference – Copenhagen

2012 | Dr. Hermann Hofbauer
20th European Biomass Conference – Milano

2011 | Prof. Kai Sipilä
19th European Biomass Conference – Berlin

2010 | Dr. Kyriakos Maniatis
18th European Biomass Conference – Lyon

2009 | Prof. Bryan M. Jenkins
17th European Biomass Conference – Hamburg

2008 | José Roberto Moreira
16th European Biomass Conference – Valencia

2007 | Prof. Tony Bridgwater
15th European Biomass Conference – Berlin

2005 | Dr. Wolfgang Palz
14th European Biomass Conference – Paris

2004 | Prof. Spyros Kyritsis
13th European Biomass Conference – Rome

2002 | Prof. Philippe Chartier
12th European Biomass Conference – Amsterdam

2000 | Prof. Ton Beenackers
11th European Biomass Conference – Seville

1998 | David Hall
10th European Biomass Conference – Wurzburg

1996 | Prof. Ralph Overend
9th European Bionergy Conference – Copenhagen

1994 | Dr. Giuliano Grassi
8th European Bioenergy Conference – Vienna