Newswise — BBI International and the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) anticipate nearly 700 attendees at the first International Biomass '08 Conference & Trade Show April 15"17, 2008, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The conference aims to facilitate the advancement of near-term and commercial-scale manufacturing of biomass-based power, fuels, and chemicals. Attendees will learn and share information on biorefining technologies for the production of biopower, bioproducts, biochemicals, biofuels, intermediate products, and coproducts.
"The biomass industry is poised for heavy investment in near-term, commercial-scale biomass projects," said Mike Bryan, CEO, BBI International. "Countries around the world are seeking new sources of power and products from renewable resources.
The International Biomass '08 Conference & Trade Show is being developed through a partnership between BBI International, a global leader in the biofuels industry, and the EERC, one of the world's leading developers of cleaner, more efficient energy and environmental technologies.
"As the technical program advisor for this conference, the EERC is drawing on more than 100 years of combined technical expertise in the area of biomass utilization and renewable energy," said EERC Director Gerald Groenewold. "In partnership with BBI International and our technical committee members, we have compiled a world-class technical program which will offer extremely practical, market-oriented subject matter."
The International Biomass '08 Conference & Trade Show will feature an international panel that will cover opportunities and challenges of biomass utilization around the world; technical workshops on new technologies, government policies, feedstocks, and financing; a sold-out world-class trade show with more than 90 exhibiting companies; and industry tours of the District Energy St. Paul Combined Heat and Power Plant and the Minnesota Renewable Energy Research and Demonstration Center.
Registration is open and includes an all-access pass to the general sessions, technical workshops, and trade show. Registration fees also include all conference materials and meals. Technical tours will be offered on Tuesday, April 15, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.biomassconference.com.
BBI International is a leader in the biofuels and biomass industry, providing client-based services in three groups: Project Development, Conferences & Events and Media. BBI International operates more than 12 conferences annually worldwide, offers consulting services for ethanol, biodiesel, and biomass projects and publishes Ethanol Producer Magazine, Biodiesel Magazine, Biomass Magazine, Distillers Grains Quarterly, Biofuels Canada and Biofuels Australasia. For more information, please visit www.bbibiofuels.com.
The EERC is a research, development, demonstration, and commercialization facility recognized as one of the world's leading developers of cleaner, more efficient energy technologies as well as environmental technologies to protect and clean our air, water, and soil. The EERC is a high-tech, nonprofit division of the University of North Dakota. The EERC currently employs over 300 people and is aggressively expanding its staff. For more information, visit www.undeerc.org.
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