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Study Visit and Scale-Up Workshop @ BEST, Austria

September 23, 2025

Free

Aim of the study visit and workshop:

The Austrian facility BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH is pleased to host a study visit and scale-up workshop at its location in Wieselburg.

The event focusses on the implementation and piloting of thermochemical technologies (pyrolysis and gasification) for the valorization of local biomass, residues and wastes. The thermochemical treatment enables the production of energy as well as renewable carbon products (biochar, bio-oils and gases) for different applications such as agriculture, plastics production or metallurgy. Within a local biorefinery concept, a wide range of raw materials and residues, preferably at the end of cascading utilization concepts, can be used as feedstocks.

These concepts are to be tested, evaluated, piloted and demonstrated at the GreenCarbon Lab of BEST, whose heart consists of two pyrolysis units: a laboratory-scale rotary kiln pyrolysis reactor and a pilot-scale double auger pyrolysis unit. Research activities focus on the testing of new input materials and on the upscaling of the process to obtain GreenCarbon products (biochar, bio-oils and gases) with defined properties.

The event aims to connect regional, national and international stakeholders in the bioeconomy network. The morning session (which includes the scale-up workshop) will be followed by a study visit to GreenCarbon lab. Plenty of networking opportunities are provided within the coffee break, walking lunch and closing session. Moreover, the visit of the GreenCarbon Lab will be organized in smaller groups to facilitate the participants’ interactions.

Presentations:

BEST 02_Wopienka_BEST_company_presentation

BEST 03_Graefe_BEST_syngas_platform

BEST 04_Schwabl_GreenCarbonLab

BEST 05_Schwarz_Commissioning

BEST 06_Klauser_CircularEconomy

BEST 07_Mathis_Biochar_Architecture

BEST 08_Feilmayr_Biochar_Steel_industry

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Agenda

9:00-9:30 – Registration

9:30-9:45 – Introduction to “Pilots4U powered by CoPilot” Platform & Database

9:45-10:15 – Introduction to BEST and its GreenCarbon Lab and Syngas-Platform mission

10:15-11:00 – Pyrolysis plants for biochar production: Technology overview, integration and commissioning challenges

11:00-11:30 – Coffee break

11:30-12:30– Training Session: Market Opportunities – Best practice examples

12:30-13:15 – Walking lunch break

13:15-14:15 – Study visit: GreenCarbon Lab infrastructure

From 14:15 onwards – Closing remarks, feedback survey and open networking,

Target audience

All bioeconomy stakeholders, where possible with a focus on BioInnovators (Technology Owners).

Contact:

Manuel Schwabl, manuel.schwabl@best-research.eu
Elisa Carlon, elisa.carlon@best-research.eu

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  • BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies
  • Email manuel.schwabl@best-research.eu
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