A day full of science, exchange and inspiration. A review in numbers:

• 130 participants
• 10 presentations by BEST researchers
• 2 keynotes
• 2 industrial perspectives
• 32 posters
• and plenty of in-depth scientific exchange

Thank you to our keynote speakers:

• Tobias Pröll (BOKU University) for his keynote “Energy System Perspectives for Net Zero”
• Tobias Stern (Universität Graz) for his keynote “Future Conditions for Circular Economy, Forest Biomass Use and Technologies”

We would also like to thank:

• Michael Reisenbichler-Sommerhofer (Sonnenspeicher Süd) for his presentation "Toward a decarbonized district heating system in Graz with the world's largest seasonal heat storage"
• Matthias Müller-Hagedorn (BASF) his presentation "Increasing recycled or biogenic content in base chemicals via syngas from waste"

(Univ. Prof. Werner Fuchs (BOKU) and Dina Bacovsky, BEST)

A special thank you goes to Werner Fuchs, Chair of our Strategy Board, for his presentation "Electro-fermentation as advanced tool for targeted bioproduction of green fuels and chemicals"

(Univ. Prof. Tobias Pröll, BOKU)

We are delighted that so many national and international participants made their way to our conference!

Find here the presentations and posters for download:

(Paper Award: Miriam Huber, BEST)

2026-10-27