Institution of Biorefinery Engineers, Scientists and Technologists

BIOCAF is a project funded by Spain's i-Coop programme to develop an integrated biorefinery based on hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass (coffe wastes and others) lead by Dr Jose Luis Pinilla of the Instituto de Carboquimica (CSIC) at Zaragoza, Spain together with Dr Alexander Gomez (Colombia) and Dr Pedro Arcelus and Elias Martinez (Mexico). Dr Gomez, Arcelus and Martinez will be visiting the Instituto de Carboquimica from 10 to 22 June 2019 to kick off collaboration.

UK-India workshop on Energy for Economic Development and Welfare was held from 23-27 October 2017 at The Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun. The workshop was funded by the British Council and the Royal Society of Chemistry through the Newton-Bhabha Fund, which is aimed at promoting collaboration between the UK and India in scientific research and innovation sectors. The workshop brought together 40 selected early career researchers from top UK and Indian research institutes and ind...

Workshop Title: Energy for Economic Development and Welfare: Promoting International Collaboration, Innovation and Sustainability

UK Coordinator: Dr Jhuma Sadhukhan

India Coordinator: Dr Thallada Bhaskar

Discipline: Engineering & Science (Energy focus)

Dates & Venue: 23-27 October, 2017, Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun, India

The programme, ‘Researcher Links’ funded by British Council and Royal ...

IBEST International Bioenergy and Biorefinery Forum on 13 March

You are warmly invited to attend the University of Surrey and IBEST International Bioenergy and Biorefinery Forum on 13 March, chaired by Professor Sai Gu, Head of Chemical and Process Engineering. We are holding an industrial exhibition free of charge on the day. In addition, there are a limited number of travel and subsistence grants available for eminent speakers. This is a unique opportunity to exhibit your organisation...

On September 26-29 2016, the National Laboratory Astana hosted a 3-days workshop entitled Low-Carbon Energy Future: Efficient Management of Resources at Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan. The workshop was funded under the Newton – Al-Farabi Partnership Programme. The workshop brought together early career researchers from the UK and Kazakh...

On September 26-29 2016, the National Laboratory Astana hosted a 3-days workshop entitled Low-Carbon Energy Future: Efficient Management of Resources at Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan. The workshop was funded under the British Councils Newton – Al-Farabi Partnership Programme that brought together early career researchers from the UK and Kazakhstan...

IChemE Sustainability Special Interest Group's webinar will take place on 13 September at 09:00 BST. Professor Richard Murphy from the Centre for Environment and Sustainability, University of Surrey, UK, will talk on 'Life Cycle Assessment of Bioenergy Systems'.

The webinar is aimed at engineers, students and decision-makers who are curious about the potential of bioenergy and in understanding how we can gain insight and evidence on the 'sustainability' possibilities of th...

UK Malaysia workshop highlights available now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcH-KU6VaB4

BiobasedWorld, 15-16 February 2017 in Cologne, Germany is the opportunity to showcase your expertise in bioeconomy. It's the debut of this premier trade show for the bioeconomy and your opportunity to stay ahead of your competition. The bioeconomy doesn't follow traditional value chains and it's the business of pioneers. Give yourself a push and be one of them.

The closing date for exhibition space at BiobasedWorld is drawing closer: September 15. Reserve your space now to secure a prim...