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 www.linneborn-prize.org

Congratulations to the Linneborn Prize 2024 Winner:
Professor Solange I. Mussatto

The Prize was delivered on Monday 24th June during the Opening Session

Solange I. Mussatto
Professor in Biobased Technologies and Sustainability
Group Leader, Biomass Conversion and Bioprocess Technology

Solange has over 25 years of research and project management experience in the area of biomass conversion. Her work consists in using chemical engineering and biotechnology tools to create innovative solutions that can accelerate the development of a bio‐economy with potential environmental, economic, and social benefits. She has been the coordinator of several research consortia and bilateral projects with industries and has shown excellence in the implementation of new technologies for efficient conversion of biomass to different products including biofuels, chemicals and food ingredients.
The importance of her research is highlighted in more than 150 full papers published in high quality peer‐reviewed journals, patents, several books and chapters, and many international awards. She has also been involved in many international research advisory panels and has given more than 50 plenary, keynote, and invited lectures at international conferences and universities around the world. Since 2017, she is involved in the IEA Bioenergy Task 42 on Biorefineries as country representative in Denmark. She shows dedication to promoting international cooperation in advancing biorefinery technologies.

 

The Awarded International Personalities
1994 – 2024

2024 | Solange I. Mussatto

32nd European Biomass Conference - Marseille

2023 | Suani T. Coelho

31st European Biomass Conference - Bologna

2022 | Ingwald Obernberger

30th European Biomass Conference - online

2021 | Juan Carrasco

29th European Biomass Conference - online

2019 | David Baxter

27th European Biomass Conference – Lisbon

2018 | Douglas C. Elliott

26th European Biomass Conference – Copenhagen

2017 | David Chiaramonti

25th European Biomass Conference – Stockholm

2016 | John (Jack) Saddler

24th European Biomass Conference – Amsterdam

2015 | Andrè Faaij

23rd European Biomass Conference – Vienna

2014 | Yuan Zhenhong

22nd European Biomass Conference – Hamburg

2013 | Wim Van Swaaij

Special Award – 21st European Biomass Conference – Copenhagen

2013 | Liisa Viikari

21st European Biomass Conference – Copenhagen

2012 | Hermann Hofbauer

20th European Biomass Conference – Milano

2011 | Kai Sipilä

19th European Biomass Conference – Berlin

2010 | Kyriakos Maniatis

18th European Biomass Conference – Lyon

2009 | Bryan M. Jenkins

17th European Biomass Conference – Hamburg

2008 | José Roberto Moreira

16th European Biomass Conference – Valencia

2007 | Tony Bridgwater

15th European Biomass Conference – Berlin

2005 | Wolfgang Palz

14th European Biomass Conference – Paris

2004 | Spyros Kyritsis

13th European Biomass Conference – Rome

2002 | Philippe Chartier

12th European Biomass Conference – Amsterdam

2000 | Ton Beenackers

11th European Biomass Conference – Seville

1998 | David Hall

10th European Biomass Conference – Wurzburg

1996 | Ralph Overend

9th European Bionergy Conference – Copenhagen

1994 | Giuliano Grassi

8th European Bioenergy Conference – Vienna