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Spring School: 2nd Generation Biofuels, March 2021 – online

By Minna Kurkela / VTT

Spring School on 2nd Generation Biofuels on 17 – 18 March 2021.

To download the agenda click here and to download the flyer click here!

More information: https://dlr.expert/spring-school-biofuels/

Program

Wednesday, 17th March 2021 (CET)

08:30 – 09:00 Welcome reception
09:00 – 09:30 Introduction and Greetings
André Thess, DLR
09:30 – 09:45 Baden-Württemberg’s political view on biofuels
Helmfried Meinel, UM BW
09:45 – 10:15 EU R&I policy on biofuels, renewable fuels and bioenergy
Maria Georgiadou, EC
10:15 – 10:45 Project proposal evaluation from an evaluator’s point of view
Robbie Venderbosch, BTG
10:45 – 10:55 Break
10:55 – 11:10 Request for proposals  & project idea in ABC-Salt
Erik Heeres, RUG
11:10 – 11:25 Request for proposals  & project idea in COMSYN
Johanna Kihlman, VTT
11:25 – 11:55 Lecture on setting up a successful EU project on biofuels research (I/III)

  • Starting points for a project

Fabienne Brutin, Ayming

11:55 – 12:55 Lunch
12:55 – 13:55 Hands-on workshop on EU project creation (I/III)

  • Short introduction
  • Project concept invention
  • Value chain definition

Participant groups

13:55 – 14:05 Break
14:05 – 15:05 Hands-on workshop on EU project creation (I/III)

  • Expected impacts identification
  • Presentation preparation

Participant groups

15:05 – 15:15 Break
15:15 – 16:15 EU project presentation (I/II)
Participant groups
16:15 – 16:30 Conclusion of the day

Thursday, 18th March 2021 (CET)

08:30 – 09:00 Welcome reception
09:00 – 09:15 Ambition, Consortia and Impacts in ABC-Salt
Erik Heeres, RUG
09:15 – 09:30 Ambition, Consortia and Impacts in COMSYN
Johanna Kihlman, VTT
09:30 – 10:00 Lecture on setting up a successful EU project on biofuels research (II/III)

  • Ambition
  • Consortia
  • Impacts

Fabienne Brutin, Ayming

10:00 – 10:10 Break
10:10 – 12:10 Hands-on workshop on EU project creation (II/III)

  • Ambition definition
  • Value Chain & Consortia completion
  • Impacts development
  • Presentation preparation

Participant groups

12:10 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 13:15 Work programme and risk management in ABC-Salt
Erik Heeres, RUG
13:15 – 13:30 Work programme and risk management in COMSYN
Johanna Kihlman, VTT
13:30 – 14:00 Lecture on setting up a successful EU project on biofuels research (III/III)

  • Work programme rules (tasks, outputs)
  • Risks management

Fabienne Brutin, Ayming

14:00 – 14:10 Break
14:10 – 15:10 Hands-on workshop on EU project creation (III/III)

  • Work programme
  • Risks management
  • Presentation preparation

Participant groups

15:10 – 15:20 Break
15:20 – 16:20 EU project presentation (II/II)
Participant groups
16:20 – 16:40 Break
16:40 – 17:10 Feedback on EU project presentation
Participant groups
14:45 – 15:00 Award ceremony & Conclusion of the day

Legend:

Introduction and general overview on biofuels
ABC-Salt’s and COMSYN’s successful EU project proposals
Consecutive lectures on setting up an EU project
Hands-on group work creating an EU project proposal

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