European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

🚀 # EUBCE2026 Final Day!
Today marks the fourth and final day of the 34thEuropean Biomass Conference and Exhibition, and we are closing out an incredible week with a packed agenda of cutting-edge research, global perspectives, and market-ready innovations.

Here is a snapshot of what’s happening this morning:
🔬 Key Oral & Visual Sessions:
Next-Gen Tech: Hydrothermal carbonisation, innovative biomass pretreatment, and technologies.
Future Fuels: and conversion, plus fuel production from .
Ecosystems & Markets: algae and aquatic biomass production systems, alongside nature and forest dynamics in the bioeconomy.

🎤 Plenary Highlight: A deep dive into the cutting-edge innovations driving the next generation of liquid hashtagbiofuels and hashtagrenewablefuel intermediates.

🌍 Global Spotlight: India's ha’htagBioenergy Strides and new opportunities for global investors.

🗺️ 4 Parallel Events focusing on the Global South & Circular Economy:
🔹 Biomass residue valorization, latest trends, policies, and market deployment across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
🔹Ultra-high Resource Efficiency in integrated Biomass & Power-to-methanol Plants.
🔹Circular business models for olive mill residues.
🔹Innovative bio-waste valorisation solutions supporting soil restoration and circular nutrient management.

🤝 It has been a week of intense collaboration, groundbreaking science, and inspiring networking. Let's mak’ this final day count!

👇 Are you attending any of these final sessions? Let us know your biggest takeaway from this year’s conference

✨ Honoring excellence and celebrating collaboration at the Mauritshuis Museum!
Coordinated by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, EUBCE2026 Committee members have done monumental work behind the scenes to reinforce our position as one the world’s leading biomass conferences.

To celebrate these precious efforts, yesterday evening the Committee came together for a spectacular evening at the historic Mauritshuis Museum in the heart of The Hague.

Surrounded by world-famous Golden Age masterpieces—including Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring and Rembrandt’s The Anatomy Lesson—our experts enjoyed an evening of networking amidst silk wall hangings, magnificent chandeliers, and world-class art.

Thank you to every committee member for your superlative work and dedication to shaping the future of !

A beautiful evening of art, music, and connection. ✨

Yesterday evening, participants gathered at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag for this year’s Conference Dinner.

Participants had the chance to exclusively view the Mondrian & De Stijl exhibition, and enjoy a dynamic networking dinner, completed with live jazz in a spectacular courtyard setting.

Our sincere thanks to EcoEngineers for their precious sponsorship of this wonderful evening.

Have a look at the other pictures taken of this evening on our Flickr account: https://lnkd.in/dcmJEK-m

is continuing this afternoon at the World Forum The Hague with a comprehensive agenda of oral presentations, visual sessions, and high-level stakeholder parallel events across the and value chain. Other pics from the event ;)

🍸 Yesterday evening concluded with a vibrant Welcome Reception right inside the exhibition, a perfect opportunity to connect, share toasts, and celebrate the opening of this year’s conference.

We were honored to host insightful opening speeches from:
Rogier van Tooren,Head of International Financing and Emerging Markets, International Enterprise Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
Nicolae Scarlat, EUBCE Technical Programme Chair, European Commission, Joint Research Centre,
Kees Kwant, Conference General Chair, Former Netherlands Enterprise Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Netherlands

📸 Take a look at some of the pictures from last evening!

🔽 Download the pictures of the event from our Flickr profile: https://lnkd.in/dcmJEK-m

Good morning from ! 👋

Today’s programme is fully in motion. We started the morning with a dynamic mix of oral and visual sessions, leading straight into Plenary Session BP1: Sustainable Bio-based Value Chains.
🔗 Stay updated and follow the live programme here: https://lnkd.in/dkYHH_Xg

Following the high-level roundtable on Sustainable Aviation Fuels at in The Hague, a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was officially signed between the Shanghai Science and Technology Exchange Center () and the European Biomass Industry Association (EUBIA). 🤝🌱

To accelerate global green innovation, the collaboration focuses on advancing joint research, talent exchange, and technology transfer between Shanghai and Europe. Key areas of focus include developing sustainable aviation and shipping fuels, implementing bioenergy carbon capture ( ), and scaling the high-value utilization of waste.

In the picture: Yuanyuan Zhou, Deputy Director of Sstec and Angela Grassi, Secretary General, EUBIA.

✈️ On 18 May 2026, EUBCE 2026 hosted a closed-door roundtable at the World Forum The Hague, convening global leaders from government, finance, and industry to map out actionable strategies for ( ) deployment.

The discussion focused heavily on moving from policy design to ex*****on.

Here are the core outcomes:
🪴 Feedstock Diversity & Energy Security: Utilizing local, diverse feedstocks stabilizes jet fuel security and minimizes price volatility. Leveraging existing refining capacity offers a vital short-term bridge while longer-term, advanced SAF pathways mature.
📈 Balancing Supply & Demand Policies: Success requires a dual approach. Demand policies create market certainty to de-risk projects, while supply policies provide cash-flow visibility—crucial for attracting investors and funding future innovation.
💲 Closing the Cost Gap: SAF’s primary hurdle remains its cost spread against conventional jet fuel. To lower the cost of capital, we must blend public financing with fiscal incentives and price-guaranteed offtake agreements, while leaning on the energy industry’s leadership to scale private funding.
🌏 A special regional spotlight also delved into emerging production and supply chain opportunities within the Philippine Biofuels and SAF Industry.

🤝 Thank you to all of our international participants for driving these crucial, forward-looking insights!

Ready for 4 days of deep research, breakthrough insights, and global networking in the , , and sectors?

We are officially looking forward to welcoming the global community to The Hague this week for the 34th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition — ! 🌍

Today marks the official opening, bringing together leaders from science, industry, and policy to shape the future of hashtag .

🎤 Opening Plenary Session: "Applications of Science in Industry" This session highlights how scientific excellence translates into industrial innovation to deploy solutions worldwide.
Chairs: Nicolae Scarlat (EUBCE Technical Programme Chair, European Commission JRC) & Christian Thiel (Head of Energy Efficiency and Renewables Unit, European Commission JRC).

Featured Speakers: Glaucia Souza (USP - Universidade de São Paulo), Maria Georgiadou (European Commission, DG RTD, Directorate General for Research), and Urszula Szalkowska (EcoEngineers).

📑 Special Briefing: Sustainable Aviation Fuels (hashtag ) - Following the opening, Kyriakos Maniatis (EUBCE Industry Track & SAF Roundtable Coordinator) will present the key outcomes and strategic recommendations from yesterday’s high-level SAF Roundtable.

🔗 Explore the full Opening Session Programme: https://lnkd.in/gHvUuHbf