EUBCE 201523rd European BiomassConference and Exhibition

POST EVENT REPORTMesse Wien Congress & Exhibition Centre

VIENNA, AUSTRIA01 - 04 JUNE 2015

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EUBCE 2015THE WORLD OF BIOMASS MET IN VIENNA

IMAGES FROM MONDAY OPENING

Ingwald Obernberger, Conference General Chairman welcomes EUBCE participants

Vladimír Šucha, European Commission, Director-General DG-JRC, addresses conference delegates at EUBCE 2015 Political Opening

Scientific Opening Speakers Conference Delegates listen to the opening session

Visitors wait in line for registration Welcome Reception

Conference Session Attendees meet in the Networking Areas

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EUBCE 2015 Key Facts

Conference• 1,394 participants from 76 countries• 803 Presentations and Further Activities • 2560 Authors and Co-authors from 82 countries

Parallel Events• 3 EUBCE Parallel Events + 7 Workshops

Exhibition• 43 Exhibitors from 15 countries(source: EUBCE 2015 Results)

EUBCE Opening Speakers and Panelists

Vladimír ŠUCHADirector General European Commission - DG JRC

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER Member European Parliament

Günter LIEBEL Director General, Department Environment and Climate, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria

Theodor ZILLNER Deputy Head, Department of Energy and Environmental Technologies, Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, AUSTRIA

Giovanni DE SANTI Director European Commission,DG JRCInstitute for Energy and Transport - IET

Josef PLANK President, Austrian Biomass Association OBMV, AUSTRIA

Paolo FRANKL Head of the Renewable Energy Division, International Energy Agency FRANCE

Georg HOFMEISTER KWB - Kraft und Wärme aus Biomasse GmbH, Forschung und Entwicklung, AUSTRIA

Freddy TENGBERG Project Director & Site Manager, Göteborg Energi AB, GoBiGas, SWEDEN

Marko JANHUNEN Vice President, Stakeholder Relations, UPM Biorefining, FINLAND

Alexander ZSCHOCKESenior Manager Aviation Biofuels, Lufthansa Group GERMANY

Morteza FESHARAKI CEOHERZ Energietechnik, AUSTRIA

David DE JAGERIEA-RETD, THE NETHERLANDS

Bernd KRAUTKREMER Head of Bioenergy System Technology Fraunhofer IWES, GERMANY

Prof. Dr. Ingwald OBERNBERGER, Conference General ChairmanManaging DirectorBIOS Bioenergiesysteme GmbH and head of the working group “Energetic Biomass Utilization”, Institute for Process and Particle Engineering, Graz University of Technology, AUSTRIA.

Dr. DAVID BAXTERTechnical Programme Chairman European Commission, JRC, Clean Energies Unit, THE NETHERLANDS

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The EUBCE Melting Pot of the Global Biomass Science, Business and Industry

Participants CountriesAlbania - Argentina - Australia - Austria - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia - Canada - Chile - Colombia - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic

Denmark - Egypt - Estonia - Ethiopia - Finland - France - Germany - Ghana - Greece Hong Kong - Hungary - India - Indonesia - Iran - Ireland - Israel - Italy - Japan - Jordan Kenya - Korea - Kyrgyz Republic - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malaysia - Mauritius Mexico - Nepal - Netherlands - New Zealand Nigeria - Norway - P.R. China - Pakistan Paraguay - Philippines - Poland - Portugal - Qatar Romania - Russian Federation - Rwanda Serbia - Singapore - Slovak Republic - Slovenia Republic - South Africa - Spain - Sweden Switzerland - Taiwan - Thailand - Tunisia - Turkey - Ukraine - United Arab Emirates -

United Kingdom - USA - Vietnam

2015 2014Asia 13% 13%North America 5% 6%South America 2% 1%EU 74% 72%Non-EU 1% 3%Africa 2% 2%Middle East 2% 2%Oceania 1% 1%

Participants by Region

Official Delegations

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Participants by activities

Educational Sector / University / Research Organisation / Laboratory / Research & Development 55%Policy / Financial / Associations / Governamental Organisations / Chamber of Industry and Commerce 6%Engineering / Energy Consulting / Architectural Consulting / Building / Urban Planning 6%Distributor / Supplier / Assembler / Supply Chain 4%Equipment Manufacturer / Technology Provider 4%Grid / Network / Electricity / Utility / Energy Companies 1%Others 24%

Decision Making Power

Final authority 16%Recommend / Influence 50%No direct decision influence 34%

66% of the Biomass professionals visiting the EUBCE indicate that they have final authority or are recommenders / influencers for purchasing and procurement.

Participants by profileTechnical 48%Executives / Managers 26%Financial 1%Marketing & Sales 2%Other 23%

Participants by sectorBiofuels for transport + biofuels 13%Biomass feedstock 8%Biomass production 8%Biorefineries 6%Biogasandbiomethane 6%Gasification 5%Power 5%Energy crops 4%Wastemanagement 5%Heating and cooling 4%Integrated energy system 4%

Chemicals 4%Bioliquids 3%Algae production systems 2%Bioenergy trade 2%Short rotation forestry 2%Energy storage 2%Bio-fertilizers 2%Bio-plastics 2%Biomass heating & cooling 1%Biopower 1%Others 11%

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Participants feedback• 69% of attendees considered the event good or very good

• 75% of attendees participated because the EUBCE was recommended by their colleagues or business partners or participated in a previous edition

• 90% of attendees were satisfied with the quality of presentations

• 91% of attendees were satisfied with the range of topics covered

• 84% of attendees were satisfied with the programme structure

• 80% of attendees learnt more about a new topics

• 82% of attendees met expectation of advanced learning in the expertise area

• 83% of attendees received updates about main trends in the industry

• 81% of attendees confirmed that the content has relevance to participants job

• 18% of attendees from Austria

• 11% of attendees from Germany

• 7% of attendees from The Netherlands

• 4% of attendees from P.R. China** Partecipation from Asia has increased of 30%

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The main reasons to attend the conference part of the EUBCE(participants opinion, source: online questionnaire)

1. Receiving updates on the main trends in the industry

2. Advanced learning in own area of expertise

3. Learning about a sector or a topic that is new

4. Meeting with peers and business partners

5. Delivering a presentation at one of the sessions

What convinced to attend the conference(participants opinion, source: online questionnaire)

The broad scope of the general programme 27%The programme of one specific topic or session 17%This is a conference from science to industry to science 16%The opportunity to be published in the conference proceedings 12%The high-level panel debates 9%The other delegates attending 8%The list of speakers 8%Other 3%

Conference TestimonialsDr Calliope Panoutsou, Research, Imperial College London“Excellent organisation and structure, great opportunities for networking & getting up to date information on the major research issues and industrial progress for biomass, bioenergy, biofuels and bioeconomy. ”.

Svetlana Proskurina, Research, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland“It was amazing place and I met a lot useful people for my research work. Many thanks to conference!”

Janis Rizhikovs, Research, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry“Good conference, especially B2B matchmaking was great and helpful for making of contacts for future.”

George Philippidis, Research, University of South Florida“Very informative display of research and technology in terrestrial and aquatic biomass from around the world.”

Andrew Kon, Research, Singapore Polytechnic“Memorable for me as an Asian participant.”

Dr Marion Carrier, Research, UDT-UdeC “Rich in informations with the attendance of notorious speakers. Annual check point of the progress made on bio-mass conversion for a more sustainable future.”

Sanette Marx, Research, North-West University “You have to attend this conference to ensure that your research is relevant to industry and the wider scientific community.”

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• 100% of exhibitors considered the event good

• 75% of exhibitors rated the quality of visitors good or excellent

• 100% of exhibitors was satisfied with the number of visitors

• 75% of exhibitors considered the networking opportunities good or excellent

• 100% of exhibitors made valuable contact

• 75% of exhibitors are likely or very likely to exhibit again in 2016

• 62,5% rate the return of investment good and similar to other event

Exhibitors feedback

Supergen Bioenergy Hub, UKThis year’s conference has been fantastic for us, many more visitors to our stand than previous years, huge interest in our research outputs and many colleagues expressing interest in future collaborations.

Bioprocess Control, Sweden“Very well organized conference with interesting presentations and a good micture of attendees from industry, acdemy and policy. We are looking forward to participating in the next EUBCE.”.

China University of Petroleum, Beijing“The biomass market in China is still developing, this conference gave us access to the newest biomass technolo-gies in Europe. At the exhibition we found several interesting projects from all over the world to collaborate with. This event provides and excellent platform for knowledge exchange at international level.”.

Haiqi New Energy, China“I will definitely participate again in the EUBCE next year..”

Rainbow Pellets and Briquettes, Malaysia“We are very satisfied with the arrangements of the organizer, looking forward to see the 24 EUBCE”.

Exhibition Testimonials

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Methodology and data sourcesThe post event report for EUBCE 2015 is based on an online survey, as well as the registration datas of the 43 exhibitors and 1,394 participants (including visitors). The survey was performed directly after the event in the form of an anonymous online questionnaire prepared by the organizers (rounding differences possible).

EUBCE CONTACTSabrina PalloniT: +39 055 5002280 ext. 222E: sabrina.palloni@etaflorence.it

Media LibraryOn-line selection of event photographs and Highlights of the Conference are available on our website www.eubce.com

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