On Jan. 21st, 2013, the annual workshop of the project “Key Technology Research and Demonstration of Vehicle Bio-fuels’ Preparation, Upgrading and delivering” was held in Beijing.

This project is composed of three sub-projects, which are “Research and Engineering Demonstration of Biomass Fuel purification, upgrading and delivering” undertaken by Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, CAS; “Bio-pretreatment Technology and Equipment Development of Biomass Raw Materials” undertaken by Nanjing Industrial University; and “New Technology and Equipment Development of High-concentration Anaerobic Bacteria Fermentation” undertaken by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering.

The workshop was chaired by Prof. Yongming Sun from Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, CAS. After introducing the project background and summarizing the progresses and main achievements, Prof. Sun proposed that in 2013 the three undertaking units shall, on the basis of summarizing previous research activities and achievements, try their best to put the technology in actual engineering application so as to test its feasibility, practicality and progressiveness, thus assuring the successful promotion of the project.

Researchers in charge of the three sub-projects all delivered a report on their research progress, for which valuable opinions and suggestions were proposed by the experts present at the workshop. After heated discussion, working plan for next stage was finally formed.