Bioenergy for Sustainable Development in Africa

Part I: Biomass Production and Use  

1. Keynote Introduction: Traditional and Improved Use of Biomass for Energy in Africa

2. Biomass Potential in Arid and Semi-arid Regions in Botswana

3. Jatropha - A Promising Crop for Africa's Biofuel Production?

4. Small-scale Production of Jatropha in Zambia and Its implications for Rural Development and National Biofuel Policies

5. Economic Evaluation of Sweet Sorghum in Biofuel Production as a Multi-purpose Crop: The Case of Zambia  

Part II: Biomass Technologies and Markets  

6. Keynote Introduction: Biomass Technologies and Markets in Africa

7. Sustainable Charcoal and Firewood Production and Use in Africa

8. Bioethanol Potential and Production in Africa: Sweet Sorghum as a Complementary Feedstock

9. Biodiesel Production in Africa

10. Biogas Production in Africa

11. New Conversion Technologies For Liquid biofuels Production in Africa

12. Modern use of solid biomass in Africa: Prospects for Utilisation of Agro-waste Resources in Nigeria

13. International Trade of Biofuels: Current Trends and the Potential Role of Africa  

Part III: Biomass Policies  

14. Keynote Introduction: Overview on Bioenergy Policies in Africa

15. Biofuel Policies in Tanzania

16. Biofuel Policy in South Africa: A Critical Analysis

17. Promoting Biofuels in West Africa: An Engine For Development

18. Strategies For a Sustainable Pan-African Biofuels Policy  

Part IV: Sustainability of Biomass Production and Use  

19. Keynote Introduction: Sustainability Considerations for Biofuels Production in Africa

20. Environmental Impacts of Biofuel Production in Africa

21. Potential Impacts of Biofuel Development on Biodiversity in Chobe District, Botswana

22. Water Implications of Biofuel Development in Semi-arid Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Studies of Four Countries

23. Implications of Climate Change on Sustainable Biofuel Production in Africa

24. Bioenergy and

Rainer Janssen graduated in Physics (Dr. rer.nat.) at the Technical University of Munich, Walter Schottky Institute, Germany and performed studies at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is Head of the Biomass Department at WIP Renewable Energies and Senior Expert in the Biomass field. He is involved in the production, distribution and market penetration of bioenergy (solid biomass, biogas) and biofuels for transport (e.g. bioethanol, biodiesel, vegetable oil) with special emphasis on the development of supportive framework conditions and policy regulations in the EU, Latin America, Africa and other emerging economies.

Since 2000, Dr. Janssen is involved in the coordination of a variety of international and European projects. Recent projects include the FP7 project Global-Bio-Pact focussing on socio-economic impacts of biomass and bioproducts on a global level, the FP7 project BioTop on biofuels assessment on technical opportunities and research needs for Latin America, and the international competence platform COMPETE (FP6) on the sustainable use of energy crops and agro-forestry systems in Africa.

In recent years, Dr. Janssen was invited expert in the field of bioenergy for the European Commission (DG RTD, DG TREN), IEA (International Energy Agengy) Bioenergy, and the GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit). Since 2009, Dr. Janssen is member of working group 4 on "Sustainability" of the European Biofuels Technology Platform and member of working group 4 on "Market & Policies Development" within the Biomass Panel of the European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling.

  Dominik Rutz graduated in Environmental Science (Dipl.-Ing.) and Consumer Science (M.Sc.) at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, and the Institut National d'Horticulture, France. He is Senior Expert at WIP Renewable Energies and his main field of experience includes market support and international cooperation on bioenergy in developing