The 10th Bioenergy Week was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 24 to 27 October 2023, and was especially focused on the Asia-Pacific region, where bioenergy is a key component for meeting soaring energy demand while achieving net-zero targets.
Since 2013, the GBEP Bioenergy Weeks have gathered bioenergy experts, decision-makers and private sector representatives to discuss current trends, best practices and challenges in the bioenergy sector, and promote knowledge exchange.
The event was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the context of the Global Bioenergy Partnership, hosted by the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) of Thailand’s Ministry of Energy, with the contribution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the financial support of the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, U.S. Grains Council and the World Bioenergy Association.
About 120 participants from more than 30 countries and international organizations engaged in expert presentations, panel discussions and networking moments. Scientists and representatives from the public and private sectors shared insights on regional research and case studies related to solid, liquid and gaseous biofuels.
The GBEP Youth Award was awarded to Rakesh Godara, from the Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-energy, Delhi, India. Mr Godara was invited to the conference and presented his research on ‘’Design and development of a smart hybrid anaerobic digester’’.
The 2023 GBEP Bioenergy Week aimed at better understanding how to foster sustainable bioenergy deployment and contribute to achieving the global climate pledges and the Sustainable Development Goals. As with previous Bioenergy Weeks, this edition promises to result in concrete bilateral and multilateral collaboration.
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Germany is among the 23 partner countries of GBEP with the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) in the lead; FNR, as an agency of the BMEL, is part of GBEP’s German delegation.
FNR contact person: Lena Huck
