On March 10, 2010, a conference was held with regard to "Asian Biomass Energy Promotion Activity in 2009" at Otemachi Sankei Plaza (Tokyo). The conference was accompanied with an information exchange party, and the participant surpassed 90 people.

Anterior half of conference, presentation and discussions were made as regards biomass energy in Asia-related "policy"," model project", "study cooperation", "personnel training project" and "an information dispatch". The main reporters in this session were Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), The Institute of Energy Economics Japan (IEE Japan) ,New Energy Foundation (NEF) and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).

In the latter half, three presentations were made by foreign invited researchers from Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand who conducted joint research in accordance with “ Asia Biomass Energy Researchers Invitation Program” operated NEF. Finally, presentation and discussions were made as regards “ Overview of energy situations in Indonesia”, “Government Policy on Biofuel” and “Expectation/Activities/Acknowledgement for Asia Energy Researchers Invitation Program by NEF “ by Dr. Ir. Soni Solistia Wirawan, who is the head of Institute for Engineering and Technology System Design at Agency for Assessment and　Application of Technology (BPPT) Indonesia.

In information exchange party, certificate ceremony of “ Asia Biomass Energy Researchers Invitation Program” was held. Completion certificate was handed each five invited researchers from Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand by Mr. Kondo who is Chairman of New Energy Foundation. Completion certificate will be sent later to nineteen invited researchers who already went back to own country.

Photo : Presentation “Vision of Asia Biomass” by Mr. Ishibashi (Agency for Natural Resources and Energy)

Photo : Presentation by invited researchers of “ Asia Biomass Energy Researchers Invitation Program”

Photo : Dr. Soni

Photo: Invited researcher from Asia with certificate (The third from the left is Mr. Kondo: Chairman of NEF)