Finnish professor wins top bioenergy prize

Renewable Energy Focus.com
08 June 2011

The Johannes Linneborn Prize for Achievement in Biomass Development has been awarded to Professor Kai Sipilä
By Isabella Kaminski

Professor Sipilä, Vice-President of strategic energy research at the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), won the prize for his leadership in the development of biomass conversion technologies and for promoting biomass as a sustainable energy source within Finland.

The Johannes Linneborn Prize for Achievement in Biomass Development, which was established in 1994 for outstanding contributions to the development of energy from biomass, was awarded during the 19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition in Berlin.

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