An Energy from Waste and Biomass one-day event is taking place on 11 March 2009 during National Science and Engineering Week.

Companies or organisations involved in this area of technology are being sought to sponsor a student to attend the event free of charge, as a way of encouraging young people to engage with science and engineering. If any companies are interested in sponsoring a student in this way, at a cost of only £100, then please get in touch with Dawn Bonfield as soon as possible.

This one-day conference will take a broad brush look at the area of energy from waste and biomass, and will explain what the waste sources are and where they originate, the political and legislative drivers which force this technology along, what factors determine whether to produce energy or to recycle the material, the conversion technologies and their technical limitations, and where this technology is heading in the future.

The day will focus specifically on incineration, gasification, pyrolysis, CHP, anaerobic digestion, cellulosic biofuels, energy from algae, biological and microbial fuel cells, and energy harvesting, and any materials issues critical to future success will be identified.

The event is aimed at the following groups: researchers and providers of energy from waste technologies, biomass producers and agriculturalists, waste product producers (including the packaging sector), local authorities, environmental service providers, planners, government staff, and members of the general public who wish to find out more about this important topic.

The event is organised by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).