Agenda | 24 September 2026

08:30 

Registration

09:00

Known Unknowns: Weather Patterns, Thermodynamics, and the Future of European Drying
Dr. Istvan Dunkl | Leipzig University, Germany

09:45

Coffee Break

SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE BASE

THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION I

Prof. Dr. Volker Lenz | DBFZ, Germany

10:15

Regional-scale modelling of miscanthus phytomanagement in contaminated marginal lands under biostimulants application: above-ground biomass production and Nickel uptake
Pietro Peroni | University of Bologna, Italy

Development and testing of a mesophilic aerobic biofilm process for treating process water from the hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of sewage sludge
Tommy Ender | University of Rostock, Germany

10:45

Pretreatment of Residual Biomass for Activated Carbon Production in Wastewater Treatment
Antonia Deutscher | University of Kassel, Germany

Utilization of lignocellulose-rich substrates for biogas and fiber, or cellulose extraction using innovative processes
Fabian Orth | University of Hohenheim, Germany

11:15

Real Data Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Sugar Beet Cultivation – A Case Study for Central Germany
Sophia Bothe | University of Göttingen / DBFZ, Germany

Towards Data-Efficient Trained Modelling for Biomass Upgrading: A Reduced-Order Model for Hydrodeoxygenation Continuous Reactors
Fabrizio Del Frari | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

11:45

The Climate Impact of Biogenic Carbon in Life Cycle Assessment: A new Framework and Application 
Stefan Füchsl | Hochschule Weihenstephan / TUM Campus Straubing, Germany

Aspen plus simulation of a Biogas-Driven hybrid HAT-PEMFC and Heat Pump systems for Building heating applications
Duaa Allahseh | DBFZ / University of Rostock, Germany

12:15

Lunch break

13:15

BIOREFINERIES, BIOECONOMY & BIOFUELS

THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION II

Prof Dr Andrea Kruse | University of Hohenheim, Germany
Prof Dr Nicolaus Dahmen | KIT, Germany

Prof Dr Volker Lenz | DBFZ, Germany

13:45

The SynergyFuels Plant - Material and Energetic Assessment of a Novel Biorefinery Concept
Marc Schenker | Technical University of Munich, Germany

Techno-Economic Assessment of Waste Wood-to-Liquid Process Routes Combining Biomass Conversion with a Liquid Metal Bath Reactor and Methanol Synthesis
Stefanie Mörth | Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria 

14:15

Heatpipe-cooled catalytic methanation as a pathway for flexible biogas plant operation
Susanna Ströhmberg | Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

14:45

Unraveling the economic Hot-Spots along the Furandicarbox-ylic acid (FDCA) value chain
Philipp Konnerth | University of Hohenheim, Germany

Comparative physicochemical and thermogravimetric characterisation of three RDF blends: identifying an optimal feedstock for gasification 
Isaac Mensah | University of Rostock, Germany

15:15

Scale-Up of a Two-Stage Anaerobic Digestion System: Challenges and Economics
Maria Isabella Lima Garção | University of Hohenheim, Germany

Development of a two-step continuous process for reductive catalytic fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass into aromatic compounds
Ben He | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany 

15:45

Award Ceremony
Prof Dr mont. Michael Nelles | DBFZ, Germany
Birger Kerckow | Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V., Germany

16:05

Closing Remarks
Prof Dr mont. Michael Nelles | DBFZ, Germany

16:15

End of the conference