The EU-Japan Small-Scale Biomass Gasification Seminar jointly organized by the Japan Institute of Energy and the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, with the support of the University of Bozen, was held on 16 January in Hiroshima. The seminar was hosted by the 14th Conference of Biomass Science and attracted around 120 participants.

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