CALL FOR PAPERS Venice 2024 – 10th International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste --- November 25-27, 2024 --- Venice, Italy NEW DEADLINE September 13, 2024

June 05, 2024

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The production of energy from alternative sources and its impact on climate change are among the main strategic tools implicated in the sustainable development of society, particularly in this period where geopolitics and dependence on energy have become such an important issue.

Numerous types of biomass and wastes contribute towards the production of energy and reduction in the use of fossil fuels by means of biological, chemical and thermal processes. Existing biomass and waste to energy technologies are currently undergoing rapid development. Despite growing interest in use of these technologies, however, implementation in many countries remains limited.

The aim of the Venice Symposium is to focus on advances made in the application of technologies for energy recovery from biomass and waste and to encourage discussion in these fields.

The Symposium is organised by IWWG–International Waste Working Group with the scientific involvement of the Universities of Hamburg (DE), Kyoto (JP), Padova (IT), Queensland (AU), Rostock (DE), Tongji (CN), Zhejiang (CN) and Sultan Qaboos University (OM).

The programme of the previous edition included more than 160 scientific presentations organised in 3 parallel tracks of oral sessions, workshops and poster sessions, as well as daily social events and plentiful networking opportunities.

Papers should focus on one of the conference topics and be prepared using the paper template provided. Papers must be submitted in MS WORD format (.docx) using the online submission form. Proposals should be submitted in the form of full papers or short papers (at least 3-4 pages).
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: ~~19th July 2024~~ NEW Deadline: September 13, 2024

Papers may be submitted for oral or poster presentation.
The official language of the Symposium is English. In addition, the Symposium will arrange a session held entirely in Italian to facilitate the participation of local delegates. Italian authors may freely submit papers for inclusion in both English and Italian sessions.

Papers will be selected following evaluation by an international panel of experts. Final destination (oral/poster) will be established according to the following criteria: request by the author, topic relevance, characteristics of the paper (highly specific, preliminary results, case study) and number of papers received on the same topic.

Acceptance of papers will be notified to the corresponding author by 26th July 2024. Authors who fail to receive notification of acceptance/rejection of their paper should contact the Organising Secretariat at info@venicesymposium.it

Please note that acceptance of your paper does not imply automatic registration in the conference. Presenting authors should register online and pay their entrance fee within 15 days of receipt of acceptance notification. Only one presenting author may register for each paper. Co-authors should register by selecting the participant option.
Each speaker may deliver up to two presentations during the conference.

Authors presenting their work in an oral session will be requested to submit their PowerPoint presentations no later than 18th November 2024, while authors scheduled for poster presentation should submit the PDF file of their posters by 15th November 2024.

All papers presented at the conference will be published in a dedicated digital volume of Symposium proceedings. Additionally, a substantial number of leading papers will be selected for possible publication in special thematic issues on renowned international journals. Read more on our partner journals > READ MORE

Alternative energy from waste and biomass
List of Topics

1. FEEDSTOCKS
Amounts, quality, properties, monitoring, source segregation, sorting and collecting systems, energy potential evaluation, etc.

Municipal Solid Waste (Putrescible Organic Fractions, Paper and cardboard, Plastics, Food waste, Unsorted waste, Gardening, etc.)
Special waste (Tyres, Automotive Shredded Residues, High calorific C&D waste, Residues from Circular Economy)
Healthcare waste
Organic Industrial and hazardous waste
Residual oils (Lubricants, Cooking oils, Concentrated oils form bilge waters, etc.)
Sludges (Sewage sludge, Kraft mill pulp sludge, etc.)
Waste biomass (Agriculture and horticultural residues, Manure, wastes from Beverage and Food industries, Winery industries waste, Meet and Fish industries, etc.)
Harvested Biomass (Wood from forests, agriculture crops, by-products from wood and agriculture, algae, seaweeds, vegetable oils, etc.)
Others (Insects, larvae, etc.)

2. CONVERSION PROCESSES
Features, operation, technologies, efficiencies, emissions control, residues management, siting of plants, decentralisation, appropriate solutions for Developing Countries, etc.

Mechanical treatment (Shredding, Sorting, Pelletising, etc.)
Anaerobic digestion (hydrolysis, acidogenic fermentation, biohydrogen production, acetogenesis, methanogenesis)
Biodrying for Solid Recovered Fuels (SRF) production
Biorefinery unit operations (Distillation, Transesterification, Fermentation, Hydrogenation, etc.)
Microbial fuel cell
Chemical Treatment (conversion of plastics to fuels, Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC), Hydrogenation, etc.)
Thermochemical treatment (Combustion, Pyrolysis, Gasification, etc.)
Low temperature thermochemical processes (Torrefaction, Hydrothermal Liquefaction, Hydrothermal Carbonization)
Integrated conversion processes

3. ENERGY OUTPUTS
Quality, purification, handling, storage, transport features, quality and energy valorisation

Liquid fuels: ethanol, biodiesel, methanol, vegetable oil, pyrolysis oil, tars etc.
Gaseous fuels: biogas (CH₄ and CO₂), producer gas (CO, H₂, CH₄, CO₂ , H₂), syngas (CO, H₂), substitute natural gas (CH₄)
Solid fuels: charcoal, torrefied biomass, RDF/SRF, etc.
Heat (steam production, district utilisation, industrial use, etc.)
Electricity (On site production, Electrofuels from renewable sources, etc.)
Mobility fuels (gasoline, diesel, maritime fuels, SAF-sustainable aviation fuels)

4. POLICIES, STRATEGIES, REGULATIONS
Regional, National and international approaches, EU Strategies and directives, role of research, etc.

Legal and administrative liabilities
Role of alternative energy generation in Circular Economy strategies
End of waste issues for alternative energy generation and use

5. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Role of alternative energy from waste and biomass

CO₂capture Storage Utilisation
CO₂ credits
Carbon balance
Reduction of GHG
Energy saving etc.

6. ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Virtuous relationships between economy, scientific research and technologies, case studies etc.

Capital and operational costs,
Revenues, taxation and excise duties
Financing opportunities
Sales e-trading, business analytics
Economic Perspectives in Developing countries

7. DECISION TOOLS
Sustainability achievement, cost-benefit assessment, alternative scenarios, evaluation grid, etc.

Environmental impact assessment
Sustainability achievement
Material and substance flow analysis
Energy flow analysis,
LCA-Life cycle analysis
Risk assessment, etc.

8. COMMUNICATION: WASTE TO ENERGY AND SOCIETY
Role of communication, How to communicate, Public involvement, etc.

Public perception in different national contexts
Waste to energy in the media
Waste to energy and social movements/ Local oppositions
Communication tools
Information campaigns
Mediation and consensus/ Education/ Case studies

9. OTHER RELEVANT ISSUES
Problems definition, Critical aspects, Solutions, Case studies, etc.

Digitalization and automation (AI-Artificial Intelligence), ML-Machine Learning, IoT -Internet of Things, Big Data, cloud and edge computing, robotic process automation, logistics, etc.)
Architecture of biomass/waste-to-energy plants (volumetric footprint as a design tool for functional land planning, designing criteria, etc.)
Ecotoxicological aspects and health issues (Occupational health, Emissions and human exposure, Epidemiological studies, etc.)
Environmental impacts (emissions, odours, etc.) READ MORE

NEW CALL FOR PAPERS:
Additional hot topics

Thanks to the precious insights from the Symposium Chairs, VENICE 2024 will address attention to the following open questions and/or controversial issues, interesting for additional paper submissions, workshop proposals and focus sessions:

Role of Waste-to-Energy in decarbonisation and in Net Zero transition: opportunities, strategies (carbon capture, sequestration/utilisation...), carbon taxes, carbon emissions from thermal and biological conversion plants
Is incineration dangerous to health? Should we take care more about particle emissions?
Energy recovery from disposable hygiene products (e.g., adult and baby diapers): challenges and opportunities
Waste valorisation and management from end-of-life renewable energy units and infrastructures (solar, wind, etc.)
Treatment and utilization of incineration residues. Read more >>>
Residues from recycling of textile and plastic waste: incineration or landfilling?
Rethinking waste and resource policies to better feed into the Waste to Energy landscape
Are the opportunities offered by fuels (e.g. SAF - Sustainable Aviation Fuels) representing a structural change for the WtE Industry?
Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) and market trends: technical and economical pros and cons of RDF production compared to direct burning of waste
The relationship between energy from waste and Circular Economy
Fate and risks posed by electronic cigarettes (vapes) and batteries in WtE facilities (fires in bunkers, etc.)
How far are we with strategies and technologies based on hydrogen generation?
How is Artificial Intelligence influencing the WtE field?

Therefore, we're delighted to re-open the Call for Papers and extend the deadline for submitting contributions addressing the above listed hot topics, as well as all the previously listed subjects, no later than 13th September 2024. READ MORE