Hosted by the Chinese National Energy Administration, and supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture, Sino-US Advanced Biofuels Forum was held in Beijing on May 26-27, 2010. The Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), director general WANG Lisheng, deputy director general PENG Hui and assistant director general LV Xuefeng attend the Forum. Dr. Lv, on behalf of the QIBEBT, delivers a presentation at the Forum with the title 'Research on Advanced Biofuels in QIBEBT’.

Dr. Lv firstly gives a brief introduction about mission, research layout, personnel and international cooperation of the QIBEBT. And then focuses on the research on advanced biofuels in the Institute, including pretreatment and saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass, consolidated bio-processing technology to prepare cellulosic ethanol and butanol, microalgae biodiesel, novel biofuels from genetically engineered cyanobacteria, sustainable aviation biofuels, as well as cooperation with research institutions and companies of the United States.

The participation of the QIBEBT’s delegation extends the possibility of potential cooperation with the counterparts of the US and China’s governmental administrations, research organizations and enterprises.