Day 1 | TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
09:00 CEST
12:45 CEST
Opening Session
Scientific Opening
Political Opening
Moderated Policy Panel
12:30 CEST
13:45 CEST
Networking Lunch
13:45 CEST
14:45 CEST
AP.1
Realising sustainable value chain
14:45 CEST
15:00 CEST
Break
15:00 CEST
16:00 CEST
1AO.1
Forest biomass resources: management, mobility and techno-economic assessments
4AO.2
Advanced technologies for biomass combustion: enhancing efficiency and fuel flexibility
6AO.3
Bioprocess innovations for biomass valorization
IAO.1
Advanced biofuels - Aviation
2AV.1
Sustainability assessments of biomass and bioenergy and social perspectives
5AV.2
Innovation in advanced processes for biofuels production: materials, mechanisms, and performances (part 1)
16:00 CEST
16:15 CEST
Break
16:15 CEST
17:15 CEST
1AO.4
Residues from agriculture and forestry: resource mapping and availabilities
4AO.5
Gasification processes for polygeneration and including biochar and classification model
6AO.6
Processes and technologies for biochemical and biomaterials production
IAO.2
Advanced biofuels - Shipping
2AV.3
Circular bioeconomy and environmental performance: innovations and assessments
5AV.4
Innovation in advanced processes for biofuels production: materials, mechanisms, and performances (part 2)
17:15 CEST
17:30 CEST
Break
17:30 CEST
18:30 CEST
1AO.7
Low ILUC strategies to improve the sustainability of industrial crops production
4AO.8
Integrated gasification, gas cleaning and upgrading demonstration
6AO.9
Biomaterials with specific properties
IAO.3
Practice and experience with sustainabiltiy assessment and certification with biofuels (NL)
2AV.5
Life cycle insights for a circular bioeconomy: technologies, waste valorisation, and policy
3AV.6
Biomass integration
18:30 CEST
20:00 CEST
EUBCE Welcome reception
Day 2 | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
09:00 CEST
10:00 CEST
1BO.1
Feedstock potentials, biomass supply and demand
5BO.2
Integrated biogenic feedstocks into traditional refineries
6BO.3
Platforms for bio-based chemicals and polymers - Processes and applications
IBO.1
Sustainable biomass production and carbon management for industrial applications
2BV.1
Carbon accounting for the bioeconomy
6BV.2
Biomass conversion into bio-based chemicals and high-value compounds
10:00 CEST
10:15 CEST
Break
10:15 CEST
11:15 CEST
BP.1
Sustainable bio-based value chains
11:15 CEST
11:30 CEST
Break
11:30 CEST
12:45 CEST
1BO.4
Integrated agricultural management practices - A contribution to sustainability
6BO.5
Biomass valorization for materials and soil health
2BO.6
Optimal biomass use
IBO.2
Sustainable management of waste streams and process residues for industrial applications
5BV.3
Modeling, fundamental and applied pyrolysis
1BV.4
Biomass supply from agriculture, forestry, and sustainable cropping systems
12:45 CEST
13:45 CEST
Networking Lunch
13:45 CEST
14:45 CEST
BP.2
Bio-energy integration
14:45 CEST
15:00 CEST
Break
15:00 CEST
16:00 CEST
1BO.7
Assessments of biomass potentials from sustainable cropping systems
6BO.8
Biochar and carbon-based materials
2BO.9
Carbon accounting and optimal biomass use
IBO.3
Thermochemical biomass conversion
4BV.5
Gasification, gas cleaning, upgrading, catalyst performance and modeling on component and system level
5BV.6
Biogenic hydrogen
16:00 CEST
16:15 CEST
Break
16:15 CEST
17:15 CEST
1BO.10
Advanced processes for waste and residue conversion into sustainable fuels and materials
6BO.11
Platforms for bio-based chemicals and polymers - Process developments
3BO.12
Biomass systems integration
IBO.4
Industrial biomethane production
2BV.7
Biomass strategies and policies
4BV.8
Biomass and waste combustion as sustainable strategy for decarbonization
17:15 CEST
17:30 CEST
Break
17:30 CEST
18:30 CEST
4BO.13
Fundamental studies of key aspects of gasification and cleaning/upgrading for syngas generation
5BO.14
Advances in upgrading for high-quality drop-in biofuels
3BO.15
Integrated biorefineries processes
IBO.5
EU-China sustainable transport fuels for shipping
2BV.9
Advanced optimization and digitalization of bioenergy and bioeconomy systems for sustainable resource utilization
6BV.10
Platforms for bio-based chemicals and polymers - Basic research and various application concepts
19:30 CEST
23:30 CEST
EUBCE Dinner
Day 3 | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
09:00 CEST
10:00 CEST
5CO.1
Systems-level design and optimization of integrated biorefineries for advanced biofuels
2CO.2
Methods, tools and frameworks for sustainability assessment in the bioeconmy
3CO.3
Assessing integrated biorefineries concepts
ICO.1
Sustainability framework for biobased chemical (NL)
4CV.1
Biogas and biomethane production
1CV.2
Biomass supply and value chains for energy and products
10:00 CEST
10:15 CEST
Break
10:15 CEST
11:15 CEST
CP.1
Advances in innovative biomaterial production processes
11:15 CEST
11:30 CEST
Break
11:30 CEST
12:45 CEST
1CO.4
Algae and aquatic biomass production systems
2CO.5
From sustainability assessments to social dimensions of biomass and bioenergy
6CO.6
Bioprocesses and biopolymers
ICO.2
Production of biomaterials, bioproducts & biochemicals in industry
5CV.3
Hydrothermal processing
3CV.4
Processes and concepts
12:45 CEST
13:45 CEST
Networking Lunch
13:45 CEST
14:45 CEST
CP.2
Biomass applications in industry
14:45 CEST
15:00 CEST
Break
15:00 CEST
16:00 CEST
5CO.7
Applied and fundamental pyrolysis
2CO.8
Advancing sustainable bioprocesses: life cycle and techno-economic perspectives
3CO.9
Resource efficient biomass use assessment approaches
ICO.3
CBE JU Forest feedstock for biobased chemicals & materials
4CV.5
Biomass pre-treatment and production of intermediates
6CV.6
Biomass conversion into bio-based chemicals and high-value compounds
16:00 CEST
16:15 CEST
Break
16:15 CEST
17:15 CEST
5CO.10
Application of pyrolysis products
2CO.11
Sustainability frontiers in the bioeconomy: methods, gaps and global perspectives
4CO.12
Biogas - Synergies and optimisation
ICO.4
CBE-JU Agri-food waste production for functional ingredients
6CV.7
Biopolymers and bioplastics
3CV.8
New uses and better valorization of different biomass sources. Market transition towards a biobased future
17:15 CEST
17:30 CEST
Break
17:30 CEST
18:30 CEST
5CO.13
Carbon feedstock availability, synthetic fuels and biofuels production
2CO.14
Integrated biocarbon and bioenergy systems analysis
4CO.15
Biomethane potential and technologies
ICO.5
Markets for biobased products (NL)
6CV.9
Carbon-based materials and applications
2CV.10
Biofuels and GHG implications
Day 4 | FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
09:00 CEST
10:00 CEST
4DO.1
Biomass pre-treatment for innovative application pathways
2DO.2
Nature and forest dynamics in the bioeconomy: risks, practices and global perspectives
5DO.3
Hydrothermal carbonisation
IDO.1
Advanced biofuels - Road & heavy-duty transport
5DV.1
Fuel production from biomass and hydrogen
1DV.2
Algae and aquatic biomass production systems
10:00 CEST
10:15 CEST
Break
10:15 CEST
11:15 CEST
DP.1
Frontiers in converting green molecules to advanced fuels: thermochemical pathways and hybrid systems
11:15 CEST
11:30 CEST
Break
11:30 CEST
12:45 CEST
4DO.4
Innovative biomass pretreatment technologies
2DO.5
BECCS technologies and forest carbon dynamics
5DO.6
Biogas and hydrogen conversion to fuels
IDO.2
India Session
IDV.3
Industrial session
1DV.4
Sustainable integrated agricultural management practices - Prospects of a sustainable production of biomass
12:45 CEST
13:45 CEST
Networking Lunch
13:45 CEST
14:45 CEST
3DO.7
Biomass implementation in markets
2DO.8
Climate impact of methane and carbon reduction strategies
5DO.9
Hydrothermal processing
IDO.3
4DV.5
Biomass pre-treatment and production of intermediates
1DV.6
Valorization of organic waste streams and residues into energy and materials
14:45 CEST
15:00 CEST
Break
15:00 CEST
16:00 CEST
DP.2
Novel processes for enhancing biomass conversion to bioenergy
16:00 CEST
16:15 CEST
Break
16:15 CEST
17:15 CEST
Closing Session
Highlights of the Conference / Poster Awards Student Awards / Farewell