Free Webinar: Solar-driven Pyrolysis of Biomass: Insights, Experiences and Challenges

Date: 26 June 2025, Time: 13:00-15:00 CET, Location: Online

Discover how concentrated solar power and biomass pyrolysis are shaping the future of renewable materials production and energy generation!

The EU-funded research project PYSOLO (PYrolysis of biomass by concentrated SOLar pOwer) is developing a groundbreaking process that uses concentrated solar power to convert biomass into valuable products such as bio-oil, biochar, and pyrogas. The goal: combining defossilisation with decarbonisation in order to maximise output while minimising CO_₂ emissions.

In a free webinar for students and early-career scientists on 26 June 2025 (13:00-15:00 CET), five experts from the project will provide insights into their current work and latest results.

Agenda:

• Marco Binotti (Project coordinator, Politecnico di Milano): Introduction to PYSOLO
• Giacomo Lombardi (RE-CORD) & José Manuel López (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)): Pyrolysis technologies
• Martina Neises (German Aerospace Center (DLR) – Institute for Future Fuels): Concentrating Solar Technologies for Biomass Treatment
• José Manuel López (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)): From Pyrolysis to Analysis: Techniques for Understanding the Products
• Erico Kutchartt (Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC)): Assessing agricultural and forest biomass to supply pyrolysis plants in Southern Europe using Earth observation data.

After each presentation there will be a 5-minutes-Q&A session and a panel discussion at the end of the webinar. This webinar is especially designed for students and early-career researchers in the fields of:

• Renewable Energy
• Chemical and Process Engineering
• Environmental Sciences
• Bioeconomy

And all interested supporters of the project.
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yl9hEhscTxywcY1fX0LAyw
Learn more about PYSOLO:  https://pysolo.eu

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