Working Group on Capacity Building meetings and activities 2022
14th Meeting of the GBEP Working Group on Capacity Building for Sustainable Bioenergy
Online, 21 November 2022
- Agenda
- Presentations
- Overview of the WGCB work in 2022 and plans for 2023, Maria Michela Morese, GBEP Secretariat
- “The use of the GBEP indicators used as a reference for biofuels production at low ILUC risk for European sustainable bioeconomy”, Marco Colangeli, FAO
- “Biomethane: short value chain - good practice from Sicily, Italy”, Edoardo Bonaccorsi, CEO Assoro Biometano, Italy
- “Advanced liquid biofuels for aviation and maritime sectors - from scenarios to reality”, David Chiaramonti, Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy
- "Energy Challenge Badge - Bioenergy Supplement", Constance Miler, GBEP Secretariat
- "Literature Review on the linkages between bioenergy and nutrition", Tomoko Kato, FAO and Constance Miller, GBEP Secretariat
- Co-Chairs Conclusions
- List of participants
- Online group photo
Webinar: Biomass for hydrogen - Facilitating the contribution to the sustainable energy transition
Activity as part of 'GBEP Activity Group 4 - Towards sustainable modern wood energy development'
Wednesday 2 November 2022, 14:00-15:15 CET (UTC+1)
This webinar presents recent research in the field of biohydrogen from both Europe and Brazil, whilst also providing perspectives on the use of biomass in integrated renewable fuel systems, such as Power-to-X. The discussion session delves into the sustainability criteria for the deployment of these technologies and necessary policy frameworks.
- Concept note and Agenda
- Presentations
- Perspectives for hydrogen from biomass in Brazil, Suani Coelho, University of São Paulo, Brazil
- European research frontiers in biohydrogen production, Franco Cotana, University of Perugia, Italy
- Considerations on biomass deployment in Power-to-X systems, Torsten Schwab, PtX-Hub, GIZ, Germany
- Recording
Webinar: Advanced liquid biofuels for net zero - How to ensure sustainable and responsible sourcing in supply chains?
Activity as part of 'GBEP Activity Group 8 - Advanced Liquid Biofuels'
Wednesday 26 October 2022, 15:00-16:15 CEST
The webinar is organized by the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP), in collaboration with the Markets and Trade Division (EST) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Biofuture Campaign.
The webinar introduces and explains the concepts of sustainable and responsible sourcing in global agricultural supply chains, and how this relates to the advanced biofuel sector. It explores the various challenges and opportunities for risk-based due diligence to improve the sustainability of the sector. The webinar includes a panel discussion that explores the needs of the sector in order to achieve better sustainable development outcomes.
- Concept note and Agenda
- Presentations
- From risk to development: responsible sourcing, global agricultural supply chains and risk-based due diligence, Tomislav Ivancic, EST Division, FAO
- Bringing together private and public for a harmonized sustainability governance, Gerard Ostheimer, Co-manager, CEM Biofuture Campaign
- Billion Ton Study Next, James J. Spaeth, U.S. Department of Energy
- The experience of ENI, Raffaella Matarazzo, ENI
- Recording
9th GBEP Bioenergy Week 2022
Activity as part of 'GBEP Activity Group 3 - Study Tour for Capacity Building and training'
Asunción, Paraguay, 26-29 September 2022
The 2022 Bioenergy Week enhanced learning from positive experiences on sustainable production and use of bioenergy. It highlighted various value chains, with a special focus on bioenergy's contribution to the sustainable energy transition, and provided to support the design and implementation of bioenergy policies in the Americas. Furthermore, it provided the opportunity to continue a dialogue with the private sector and other stakeholders on ways to improve mutual cooperation towards a more sustainable production and use of bioenergy. The 2022 Bioenergy Week consisted of a three full day conference (26-28 September 2022) and a field visit at the INPASA biofuels plant (29 September 2022).
- Agenda (EN | ES)
- Presentations
- Summary
- Recordings
- Photos (conference and field visit)
- Twitter FAO Paraguay
- Past Bioenergy Weeks
Webinar: Green jobs in biogas
Activity as part of 'GBEP Activity Group 7 - Biogas'
15:00-16:20 CEST, 1 June 2022
This webinar focuses on developing local biogas value chains for the creation of sustainable green jobs. Three case studies are presented – from Mexico, Kenya and Benin. The webinar will not only look in detail at these three diverse cases but the discussion session will also provide an opportunity for learning between regions.
- Agenda
- Recordings
- Presentations:
- Biogas for entrepreneurship and livelihood diversification in Latin America. Edwin Zelaya (ARQUEA, Mexico)
- Creating sustainable biodigester markets in sub-Saharan Africa. Florent Eveillé (GIZ Kenya)
Webinar: Exploring the bioenergy-nutrition nexus
Activities as part of the WGCB informal electronic group on 'Linkages between bioenergy and nutrition'
14:00-15:00 CEST, 30 May 2022
This webinar represents a joint effort between GBEP and FAO to explore the nexus between bioenergy and nutrition, and present opportunities where this nexus could be leveraged by both nutrition and bioenergy communities to improve nutrition security. The webinar will present a recent literature review that aimed to identify the various positive interlinkages between bioenergy and nutrition that have been explored in existing research, especially implications on food and nutrition security, and the impacts on agricultural land and soil quality, which could influence nutrient contents of food, and other aspects of health related to nutrition. An example of these concepts in action across bioenergy value chains is provided by a case study of small-scale gasification.
- Agenda
- Recording
- Presentations:
- Presentation of literature review on the linkages between bioenergy and nutrition. Constance Miller (FAO/GBEP)
- Case study - micro-gasification value chains to increase access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. Tiziana Pirelli (FAO/CREA)
- Download literature review here
- More information here
Webinar: Biohydrogen for the sustainable energy transition – developments, opportunities and challenges
Activity as part of 'GBEP Activity Group 4 - Towards modern wood energy development'
14:00-15:15 CEST, 18 May 2022
Hydrogen is seen as an attractive fuel option for transport and electricity generation as it is a clean energy carrier that can be produced from multiple sources, including biomass. Hydrogen produced using biological activity is called biohydrogen, which is primarily produced through three production processes: fermentation, biophotolysis and microbial electrolysis. Biohydrogen production, storage, distribution and use are extremely important research areas, with still many challenges to overcome for widespread commercialisation.
This webinar will introduce biohydrogen and its production as part of a biorefinery concept. It will then focus on the some specific pathways for biohydrogen production.
- Agenda
- Recording
- Presentations:
- Role of biohydrogen in the biorefinery. Abhijeet Borole (University of Tennessee)
- Biomass gasification for biohydrogen – research frontiers. Filomena Pinto (National Laboratory of Energy and Geology, Portugal)
- Beyond fossil fuel - Carbon-negative, baseload energy, hydrogen and biofuels for energy security and independence. David LeSaint and Francesco Minardi (EQTEC)
Side Event at the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE): Advanced liquid biofuels for net zero, the significance of sustainability
Activity as part of 'GBEP Activity Group 8 - Advanced Liquid Biofuels'
15:00-16:15 CEST, 9 May 2022
The side event looks at the inherent significance of sustainability in advanced biofuels’ production and use, and aims to share experiences in order to draw useful lessons for sustainable expansion of the sector to contribute to net-zero goals. The roundtable discussion will consider sustainability challenges for advanced biofuel value chains, how they can be overcome in future operations, and what can be done to clarify common misconceptions.
- Register here (Please note, this webinar is open to all registered EUBCE participants: Full, Student, PHD Student, and Visitors. Log in to the user area and select registration type)
- Agenda
- Recording here (for registered participants)
- Presentations