Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Time: 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Session code ICO.3
Innovative production of bioproducts and biochemicals for industrial applications (1)
Accelerated Development of Biorefineries
Short Introductive summary
Mission Integrated BIorefineries developed programmatic collaboration trough consultation with industry in different countries around the world. The results of the consultation and way forward to realise the collaboration will be presented.
Presenter
Kees KWANT
Netherlands Enterprise Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, RVO
Presenter's biography
Kees W. Kwant has a background in Fluid Dynamics and Technology Development from the Technical University Twente. He worked at industry DSM to develop fermentation processes and was programme manager of the national solar energy programme of the Netherlands. He has extensive experience in developing and implementation of bioenergy in the Netherlands and abroad, develop sustainability and chaired the working group on the GHG calculation methodology. At present he is Liaison Biobased Economy and the linking pin between research and implementation in the framework of the Biobased and Renewable Energy Programs of RVO in the Netherlands. He participates in the EU programs: BESTF and member of the advisory board of ETIP. He is Executive member for the Netherlands in the IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme, and Past Chair.www.ieabioenergy.com Winner of the Dutch Bioenergy price 2009 of the Platform Bioenergy.
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Co-authors:
A. Klain, NRCan, Montreal, CANADA
C Miles, BBSRC-UKRI, Swindon, UNITED KINGDOM
Session reference: ICO.3.1