Preface

Abstract

The International Conference on Biomass and Bioenergy (ICBB) 2024 was successfully held as a hybrid conference by the Surfactant and Bioenergy Research Center (SBRC)-IPB University, Indonesia in collaboration with the International Society of Biomass and Bioenergy (ISBB); Villanova University, USA; and Hiroshima University, Japan. ICBB 2024 was sponsored by the Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BPDP Sawit). The conference was also supported by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia, IPB University, Indonesian Association of Bioenergy Scientist and Technologist (IKABI), and Blockchain, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence Network (BRAIN) IPB University. ICBB 2024 with the theme of AI Innovation and Global Collaboration for Bioenergy in the Decarbonization Era was the 9^th international scientific conference on biomass and bioenergy hosted in Indonesia. This annual conference is conducted to discuss current global advancement in biomass and bioenergy fields.

The ICBB 2024 was held as the second ICBB hybrid conference on August 5-6, 2024. ICBB 2024 was organized by SBRC-IPB University and hosted at IPB International Convention Center, Bogor, Indonesia and online by Zoom Video Conference. To maintain the annual conference for scientists and students to disseminate and publish their research, as well as to facilitate the attendance of more international participants, the ICBB 2024 operation was continued as a hybrid conference.

ICBB 2024 main program consisted of a keynote and plenary sessions with eight speakers and three thematic parallel sessions. Seven prominent scientists in biomass and bioenergy sciences from 6 different countries successfully delivered their lectures, i.e., Andriah Feby Misna, S.T., M.T., M.Sc (Director of Various New Energy and Renewable Energy, Directorate General of New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia), Prof. Haruhiro Fujita (International Society of Biomass and Bioenergy, Japan), Prof. Yandra Arkeman (BRAIN IPB University, Indonesia), Dr. Emanuel Owoicho Abah (Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, FCT Abuja Nigeria), Dr. Yew Kwang Hooi (Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia), Dr. Jeremy Ayre (Murdoch University, Australia), Prof. Emre Burcu Özkaraova (Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey), and 40 parallel presentations were successfully organized. ICBB 2024 thematically discussed three key topics as follows:

1. Biomass Utilization and Bio-materials,

2. Bio-chemical, Bioenergy, and AI/IT technologies in Biomass/Bioenergy/Agriculture,

3. Environment, Economics, Policy, Management/Business related to Biomass or Bioenergy

List of Committees of the International Conference on Biomass and Bioenergy 2024 Steering Committee and Organizing Committee are available in this PDF.