News : The 26^th symposium »Utilization of renewable raw materials-Biomass to Power and Heat« in Zittau

On 06. and 07. July 2023 the 26^th sym­po­sium »Uti­liza­tion of rene­wa­ble resour­ces – Bio­mass to Power and Heat« took place in Zit­tau. The pro­gram com­mit­tee, with repre­sen­ta­ti­ves from public insti­tu­ti­ons, rese­arch insti­tu­tes and uni­ver­si­ties in Sax­ony, Thu­rin­gia and Bran­den­burg, addres­sed the fol­lo­wing ques­ti­ons, among others:

Does wood as a raw mate­rial fit in with muni­ci­pal hea­ting plan­ning? Can the use of bio­mass for energy be envi­ron­men­tally com­pa­ti­ble and sus­tainable? What are the chal­lenges and oppor­tu­ni­ties of swit­ching from fos­sil fuels to bio­mass in energy supply?

An energy sup­ply that meets demand is the pre­re­qui­site for any eco­no­mic sys­tem. Envi­ron­men­tal com­pa­ti­bi­lity and eco­no­mic effi­ci­ency of the energy sup­ply must be given. With the moder­niza­tion of the energy sup­ply, green­house gas emis­si­ons and the con­sump­tion of fos­sil resour­ces are to be redu­ced. In this con­text, bio­en­ergy will play an incre­asingly important role due to its broad range of appli­ca­ti­ons, its cli­mate fri­end­li­ness and, above all, its good sto­rage capacity.