7.5 hours
Conference Aston
Free Tickets Available
Tue, 11 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 am to 05:00 pm (GMT+00:00)
Conference Aston
Aston Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom
We warmly invite you to the Supergen Bioenergy Hub Annual Assembly at in Birmingham on Tuesday 11 November 2025.
Join us for a full-day event bringing together stakeholders from academia, industry and policy to explore the latest developments and strategic directions in UK and global biomass and bioenergy.
Dr Paul Golby CBE FREng, Chair of the Board at the National Energy Systems Operator (NESO), will deliver a keynote speech on UK energy systems and the role of bioenergy.
We will also be sharing the findings from a new report published jointly with the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) examining the potential role for biomass as a long-duration store of energy.
Other presentations from our researchers and industry experts will explore the impact being made in:
A poster competition will highlight the work and achievements of our early career researcher community.
You will also have plenty of opportunity to connect and network with colleagues and new contacts.
The day will begin with registration from 9.30am and the first presentation at 10am. The event will close at 5pm.
09.30-10.00 Arrival and registration
10.00-10.30 Welcome, Supergen state of play, engagement strategy
Patricia Thornley, Catriona Heaton, Rebecca Fothergill, Freya Horsfield, Aston University
10.30-11.00 Net negative emissions and hydrogen
Mirjam Roeder, Aston University
Paul Willacy, Compact Syngas Solutions
Manosh Paul, University of Glasgow; Scott Banks, Aston University; Jun Li, Strathclyde University; Mirjam Roeder, Aston University
11.00-11.30 Keynote: Clean Power 2030 and beyond - the contribution of biofuels, Paul Golby, NESO
11.30-11.45 Coffee
11.45-12.15 Report launch: The potential role for biomass as a long-duration store of energy
Keelan Colechin, Cultivate
12.15-13.00 Resource availability and land use
Global Feedstock Assessment for SAF Production – Outlook to 2050, Cristiane Scaldifierri, Worley Consulting
Global indirect land use change, Jalil Yesufu, Aston University
Land use framework, Freya Horsfield, Aston University
13.00-14.00 Lunch and poster viewing
14.00-14.45 Low-carbon fuels
Context from the Department for Transport, Dharel Patel, Department for Transport
Sustainable aviation fuel, Spiros Siouris, University of Sheffield
Biofuels for industrial process heating, Rob Ireson, Glass Futures
Biofuels for off-grid heating, Ruoyang Yuan, University of Sheffield
14.45-15.00 Afternoon energiser - quiz
15.00-15.45 Digitalisation for the bio sector
Digitalisation of the bioenergy sector: Insights from industrial surveys and workshops
Benaissa Deckici, University of Surrey
Panel discussion: Opportunities for digitalisation in the bio sector
Ian Watson, University of Glasgow; Lauren Hilton, Future Biogas; David Payne, Zebra-EM
15.45-16.00 Coffee
16.00-16.45 Bioproducts – what can we get from biomass?
Parimala Shivaprasad, University of Nottingham
Jason Hallett, Imperial College London
Jesus Esteban Serrrano, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
16.45-17.00 Poster competition award and closing thoughts
Patricia Thornley, Aston University
17.00 Close
Info: Patricia Thornley, Catriona Heaton, Rebecca Fothergill, Freya Horsfield, Aston University
Info: Mirjam Roeder, Aston University
Paul Willacy, Compact Syngas Solutions
Manosh Paul, University of Glasgow; Scott Banks, Aston University; Jun Li, Strathclyde University; Mirjam Roeder, Aston University
Info: Clean Power 2030 and beyond - the contribution of biofuels
Info: Keelan Colechin, Cultivate
Info: Global Feedstock Assessment for SAF Production – Outlook to 2050, Cristiane Scaldifierri, Worley Consulting
Global indirect land use change, Jalil Yesufu, Aston University
Land use framework, Freya Horsfield, Aston University
Info: Context from the Department for Transport, Dharel Patel, Department for Transport
Sustainable aviation fuel, Spiros Siouris, University of Sheffield
Biofuels for industrial process heating, Rob Ireson, Glass Futures
Biofuels for off-grid heating, Ruoyang Yuan, University of Sheffield
Info: Digitalisation of the bioenergy sector: Insights from industrial surveys and workshops
Benaissa Deckici, University of Surrey
Panel discussion: Opportunities for digitalisation in the bio sector
Ian Watson, University of Glasgow; Lauren Hilton, Future Biogas; David Payne, Zebra-EM
Info: Parimala Shivaprasad, University of Nottingham
Jason Hallett, Imperial College London
Jesus Esteban Serrrano, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Info: Patricia Thornley, Aston University
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Tickets for Supergen Bioenergy Hub Annual Assembly 2025 can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| General Admission | Free |
