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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'>Prospects for commercial biomass gasification in Sub-Saharan Africa</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'>Dear Colleague,<br><br>The Bioenergy for Sustainable local energy services and Energy Access in Africa (BSEAA) programme, a constituent programme of the UK Department for International Development’s (DFID) Transforming Energy Access (TEA) programme invites you to a webinar on “Prospects for commercial biomass gasification in Sub-Saharan Africa” to be held on 03rd February, 2021 from 11.00 am–12 pm (GMT).<br><br>About the BSEAA programme:<br>BSEAA is a two year research programme with an objective to identify and support the development of innovative, commercial bioenergy pathways and technologies that will accelerate the successful production and use of bioenergy in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). BSEAA is targeted at bioenergy entrepreneurs (particularly technology and project developers), investors and policymakers, to catalyse action for bioenergy development in SSA.<br><br>About the webinar:<br>Researchers led by NIRAS-LTS set out to identify the optimal conditions under which biomass gasification can offer a competitive solution for heat and power generation, to analyse experiences with gasification in various regions of the world and to draw conclusions on the commercial potential for gasification in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This webinar aims to share key findings and insights generated from this research to guide practitioners, policy makers and investors make informed decisions regarding implementation of biomass based gasification in SSA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'>Time Feb 3, 2021 11:00 AM in <a href="javascript:;" title="Change Time Zone"><span style='color:#0E71EB;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>London</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F01pfZI5TMaR15JE8meDFA">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F01pfZI5TMaR15JE8meDFA</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:26.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'>Speakers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'><img border=0 width=300 height=300 style='width:3.125in;height:3.125in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D6F647.F9E4CA40" alt="photo of Harrie Knoef"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'>Harrie Knoef<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#747487'>Gasification Expert @Knoef Consultancy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'>Mr. Harrie Knoef has over 35 years’ experience in the field of biomass gasification, starting his career at the Biomass Technology Group (BTG). He has been working worldwide on biomass gasification, in several South-East Asian countries (including a two-year term in Indonesia), Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, India, Sri Lanka, several African countries and in Central America. Besides many articles, he has written two Handbooks on biomass gasification in which he presents an overview of biomass gasification technologies and their suppliers. This thorough and in depth practical experience has enabled Harrie to develop a unique understanding of the prospects and challenges in this renewable energy sector.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'><img border=0 width=200 height=212 style='width:2.0833in;height:2.2083in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D6F647.F9E4CA40" alt="Webinar logo"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#232333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>