Biofuels East Launch Event

March 24, 2009

Fostering collaboration between academia and industry.

Queens’ College, Cambridge, 24 March 2009

An opportunity to examine the performance and sustainability of biofuels, learn about the advanced technologies being developed in the East of England and find out how to access funding for collaborative projects.

We will be launching Biofuels East at Queens’ College on the above date and we would appreciate your help in promoting our Launch Event through the channels available to you.

The event is aimed at academic and industrial researchers working on the development of biofuels as well as those whose activities are impacted by developments in this field.

An amazing selection of experts from academia, industry, government bodies and funding agencies will cover the following topics:

- The sustainability of biofuels and the rationale for advanced generation technologies

- Biodiesel, bio-alcohols, biomethane and jet fuels: developments and challenges faced by the industry

- Cutting edge research in land crops, algae feedstocks, lignocellulosic fuels and waste derived fuels

- Collaboration between academia and industry: challenges, case studies and ways forward

- Funding opportunities for collaborative projects between academia and industry

This free event is being co-hosted by Renewables East, Bioscience for Business and the Natural Environment Research Council. By attending the event delegates will gain a privileged understating of how these partners wish to engage with the biofuels community and how to access the resources of Biofuels East.

To register your interest in attending the Biofuels East Launch Event, contact:
Bianca Forte at Renewables East: biancaforte@renewableseast.org.uk or 01733 294523.