Energy from Organic Materials (Biomass)

Martin Kaltschmitt did his PhD as well as his Habilitation in the field of renewable energies at Stuttgart University / Germany. After a research stay at King's College in London and at the University of California at Berkeley he became the managing director of the Leipzig Institute for Energy non-profit research company. In 2006 he has been promoted to a full professor at Hamburg University of Technology where he is heading the Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics. Between 2008 and 2010 he was in parallel the scientific managing director of the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). He published more than 20 books and more than 210 articles in scientific magazines; the textbook about Renewable Energies and about Energy from Biomass is available in the 5th and 3rd edition, respectively. He gave also more than 500 presentation on scientific conferences and seminars within the field of renewable energy and especially bioenergy.

• Algae: A New Biomass Resource.- Anaerobic Fermentation of Organic Material, Biological Processes and their Control Parameters.- Bio-Gtl Processes.- Bioenergy within Global Energy Systems.- Current and Future Contribution.- Bioenergy: Role in Balancing the Electricity Grid and as Energy Storage.- Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass.- Bioethanol from Starch: The US Experience.- Bioethanol from Sugar and Starch.- Bioethanol from Sugar: The Brazilian Experience.- Biofuels: A Technical, Economic and Environmental Comparison.- Biofuels: Upgraded New Solids.- Biogas Production and Energy Cropping.- Biogas Substrates from Municipalities and Industries.- Biogas for Energy Provision from Agricultural Feedstock, Hi-Tech Applications.- Biogas for Energy Provision from Organic Waste, Hi-tech Applications.- Biomass Combustion for Electricity Generation.- Biomass Energy Heat Provision for Cooking and Heating in Developing Countries.- Biomass Energy Heat Provision in Modern Large-Scale Systems.-   Biomass Energy Heat Provision in Modern Small-Scale Systems.- Biomass Energy Small-Scale Combined Heat and Power Systems.- Biomass Gasification for Electricity and Fuels, Large Scale.- Biomass Gasification for Rural Electrification, Small Scale.- Biomass Production, Biological Basics.- Biomass Provision and Use, Sustainability Aspects.- Biomass Resources, Worldwide.-   Biomass as Renewable Source of Energy, Possible Conversion Routes.- Biomass to Liquid (BtL).- Biomethane in Transportation Sector.- Biorefinery Approach  Biosynthetic Natural Gas (Bio-SNG).- Co-combustion of Solid Biofuels in Coal-Fired Power Plants.- Conversion Pathways towards Transportation Fuels: Identification and Comparison.- Emissions from solid biofuel combustion, Pollutant formationand control options.- Hydrothermal Conversion of Biomass.-   Innovative Options for Energy Provision.- Lignocellulosic Energy Grasses for Combustion, Production, and Provision.- Liquid Fuels from Vegetable Oil.- Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels Derived from Alcohols.- Plant Oil Fuels Combined Heat and Power (CHP).- Pyrolysis of Solid Biomass: Basics, Processes and Products.- Renewable Energy from Biomass, Introduction.- Short Rotation Coppice: Status and Prospects.- Solid Biofuels, Fuels, and Their Characteristics.- Thermochemical Conversion of Solid Biofuels: Processes and Techniques.-   Transportation Biofuels via the Pyrolysis Pathway: Status and Prospects.- Wood from Forests: Trees and Production Schemes.- World Markets for Sugar and Starch, Status and Prospects.- World Markets for Vegetable Oils: Status and Prospects.- World Markets for Wood: Status and Prospects.