Agenda | 23 September 2026

9^th Doctoral Colloquium BIOENERGY AND BIOBASED PRODUCTS
23-24 September 2026| DBFZ in Leipzig (Germany)

Time	Topic
08:30	Registration
09:30	Welcome address Prof. Dr. mont. Michael Nelles \| DBFZ, Germany
09:40	Welcome by EERA Bioenergy Myrsini Christou \| EERA Bioenergy & Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving, Greece
09:55	Statements by the Programme Committee members
10:15	Postersession \| Poster speed presentation incl. Coffee break & Poster Exhibition
12:45	Lunch
	BIOENERGY SYSTEM ANALYSIS	BIOCHEMICAL CONVERSION & BIOTECHNOLOGY
13:45	When carbon counts differ: The complexities of biogenic carbon accounting in BECCUS and why accounting choices matter Czaneil Gomez \| Aston University, United Kingdom	Enzymatic combined pre-treatment of secondary sludge for improved anaerobic digestion Felix Gumpert \| University of Rostock, Germany
14:15	Life-Cycle GHG of SAF in Real Flights: Empirical WTW Accounting and Reconciliation with TIM, ICEC, ATP-DEC and DEFRA Yuri Erofeev \| SQUAKE GmbH, Leipzig University / DBFZ, Germany	Discrete Corrective Disturbance: An Event-Triggered Excitation Strategy For Robust State Estimation In Biogas Production Processes Daniel Oche \| Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
14:45	Low-carbon Aviation Transition: The Cross-sectoral Role of Biomass Availability in Global Energy Systems Maria de Oliveira Laurin \| Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden	From Surplus Electricity to Biomethane: Commissioning of a Pilot-Scale Biological Methanation System for Biogas Upgrading Anika Laux \| Research Institute for Water Management and Climate Future at RWTH Aachen University, Germany
15:15	Optimising the supply of straw: Straw supply costs under different mobilisation rates. Tom Karras \| University of Leipzig / DBFZ, Germany	Force Yield 2 - An advanced microbial platform for high-yield production of biochemicals from agricultural sidestreams Marvin Höninger \| University of Stuttgart, Germany
15:45	Group Picture & Break
16:15	Get in touch Session During the network-evening participants will have the opportunity to network along key topics and put their questions to the professors attending the event. We will announce the topics of the session at the beginning of the event and you will be able to register for your favourite topic.
17:15	DBFZ Tours Various Locations, Prior registration needed
18:15	Dinner & Networking
22:00	End of the first day