Venue: Høgskulen på Vestlandet, Campus Kronstad, Room D113 Schedule: 12:00-12:40 Informal lunch 12:40-12:45 Welcome, by Richard John Grant, HVL 12:45-13:10 Biofuels: The whys and whynots 4Norway, and the howmuch, Gunnar S Eskeland, NHH 13:10-13:35 The spark plug, Lars Magne Nerheim, HVL 13:35-14:00 Bio oil, Geir H. Ingeborgrud, Eco-1 14:00 Coffee break 14:30-14:55 Research perspectives on biofuels, Tanja Barth, UiB 14:55-15:20 The European strategy on biofuel, Tor Ivar Eikaas, Norges Forskningsråd (RCN) 15:20-15:45 Norwegian use of aviation biofuel, TBA, Avinor 15:45 Wrap up and closing comments