Soaring fuel prices and an increase in energy demand make power generation from biomass more economically competitive than ever before. Currently only 8.5% of the energy consumed in Europe comes from renewable sources. Bio power generation will therefore play a vital role in achieving the 20% share of renewable energies by 2020 and is an industry with huge growth potential.The 2nd annual BioPower Generation conference will provide an excellent platform for companies to learn about the latest trends and international developments in biomass power generation. Claude Turmes, Member of the European Parliament, The Greens will open the proceedings. He is joined on the speaking panel by leading utilities who are pioneering the use of bio power, including MVV Energie, RWE Innogy, Vattenfall, Fortum Värme, RWE npower, Helius Energy and Essent.