Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen

Head of Esbjerg Energy Section and Center for Bioenergy and Green Engineering Department of Energy Technology
Aalborg University – Esbjerg Campus, Denmark

Professor Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen is having 25 years of experience in the field of Biorefinery concepts and Biogas production – Anaerobic Digestion. He is having a strong research background in Biogas purification, optimal utilization of biomass resources and conversion technologies, Bioenergy and Renewable energy system integration. He supervised academic staff, governmental bodies, and experts in bioenergy systems and brought integrated solutions for core competencies in bioenergy technologies and biomass resource conversion to biogas or biofuels.
He is one of the driving forces behind the establishment of education and research programs in renewable energy on the AAU campus in Esbjerg. JBHN Implemented several international projects of Bioenergy Systems in regi of EU and UN projects. He worked as the Chairman of Danish Bioenergy Association (1995 – 1999), and Biogas Association board member 1999 – 2009. He engaged in research, development, fulfillment of biomass and bioenergy R & D projects and demonstrated programs with integrated agriculture, environment, and renewable energy systems solutions. Since 2008 with main focus on the areas of Biomass resource studies, Biomass pre-treatment platforms for 2nd and 3rd generation biorefinery production and Bioenergy and RES integration projects. He is currently working as a Head of Esbjerg Energy Section and Head of Center for Bioenergy and Green Engineering in the Department of Energy Technology at Aalborg University, Denmark.