"Accelerating the energy transition" - this is the central topic of this year's ETG Congress on 25/26 May 2023 in Kassel, Germany. The aim is to critically discuss the current status of the energy transition and, above all, ways and means of accelerating it. The DBFZ will also be contributing a Lecture entitled "A 2-stage optimisation approach to ensure security of supply in rural cellular energy structures with solid biomass-based (hybrid) system" (25.5.2023, 17:20, Session on sector coupling and electromobility). ...

The 6th Doctoral Colloquium BIOENERGY will take place at the HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Göttingen from 18 to 19 September 2023. This successful series of events is supported by an international scientific advisory board consisting of 46 renowned bioenergy scientists from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Norway. The aim is to invite the knowledge and decision makers of tomorrow to present their scientific results, methods and findings. The Doctoral Colloquium BIOENERGY promotes international networking, deepens the exchange of knowledge between researchers and uses synergies and excellence in research more efficiently and innovatively. ...

The National Network "Bioeconomy in Practice", a platform for the engagement of key players in the German bioeconomy, invites to a showcase "Hemp to composite materials" in Mausitz (near Zwenkau / Leipzig) on 11 October 2023 to present the company FUSE, which produces sustainable composite products from hemp fibres and has the potential to replace synthetic glass and carbon fibres in these products. The company has already received several awards for its innovative products. During an excursion that starts in Mausitz and goes from there to Schkopau and Leipzig, participants can get to know the entire production chain of FUSE products: starting from a regional hemp cultivation area to see the roasting processes and visit harvesting and processing machines, all the way to the final composite product, the innovative and sustainable value-added process will be presented. The event is free of charge and English-speaking ...