Wolfgang Palz
World Council Renewable Energies, Brussels, Belgium
The
European Linneborn Prize was established in 1994 for outstanding
contribution to the development of energy from biomass.
Joannes Linneborn lived 1899-1991. He was a pioneer in modern
biomass utilisation. In his non-professional life his interest
covered a wide range of activities from agriculture, energy
and transport.
His credo was a necessity to integrate all human activities
in his natural cycle of life.
The Linneborn Prize has been awarded for the seventh time
during the Opening Session on Monday the 17th of October.
Ed Hogan
Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The
Board of Directors of EUBIA (European Biomass Industry
Association) has presented for the third time the EUBIA
Exhibitor
Award for the advancement of Biomass Industry. The prize
is aimed to award an industry representative who, in the
opinion of the Selection Committee, has made an outstanding
contribution to the advancement of the Biomass industry
and its market. The winner has been announced during the
Closing Ceremony on Friday the 14th of May.
Winners: Topic:
Pyrolysis I
2A.5.10 “Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass Model Components
of other Mixtures”;
C. Kohler. G. Mauriel, M. Ferrer, J. Lédí
Laboratoire du Génie Chimique, CNRS in Nancy, France
Topic: Pyrolysis II
2A VI.12 “Kinetics and Swelling of Black Liquor Droplets
during Pyrolysis”;
J. Wintoko, S. Heyne, T. Richards
Chalmers University of Technology, Goeteborg, Sweden
Topic: Miscellaneous Thermo-Chemical Conversions
2A VII.22 “Design, Engineering, Construction and First
Results of a Pressurised Bubbling Fluidised Bed Process
Research Unit for the Gasification of Biomass”;
R. Zweiler, W. Moser, R. Rauch, H. Hofbauer
Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
Topic: Experience, Characterisation and Optimisation of
Biomass Combustion Processes, Equipments and Plants
2B VI.3 “Alkali Chlorine Deposition – Problem-Solving
with the Aid of Simultaneous Measurements with Impactors,
FTIR and Deposit Probes”;
P. Vainikka, R. Tailape, A. Aho, H. Vesala
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Topic: Experience, Characterisation and Optimisation of
Biomass Combustion Processes, Equipments and Plants
2B VI.9 “Agglomeration Tendency using Alternative
Bed Materials and Different Minerals in Natural Sand durino
Combustion of Biomass”;
S. De Geyter, M. Oehmann, A. Nordin, D. Bostroem
Energy Technology and Thermal Process Chemistry, Umeå
University, Sweden
Topic: Technical Aspects
V3 II.9 “Results of the State founded Project ‘Biogas
Powered Micro-Gas-Turbine’”;
B. Krautkremer, J. Mueller
Institut fuer Solare Energieversorgungstechnik – ISET,
Hanau, Germany
The
European Linneborn Prize was established in 1994 for outstanding
contribution to the development of energy from biomass.
Joannes Linneborn lived 1899-1991. He was a pioneer in modern
biomass utilisation. In his non-professional life his interest
covered a wide range of activities from agriculture, energy
and 
transport.
His credo was a necessity to integrate all human activities
in his natural cycle of life. 
The
Board of Directors of EUBIA (European Biomass Industry
Association) has presented for the third time the EUBIA
Exhibitor
Award for the advancement of Biomass Industry. The prize
is aimed to award an industry representative who, in the
opinion of the Selection Committee, has made an outstanding
contribution to the advancement of the Biomass industry
and its market. The winner has been announced during the
Closing Ceremony on Friday the 14th of May.
Topic:
Pyrolysis I