Financial & competing interests disclosure
The author is a member of the Bioenergy Australia Management Team, which guided the conference outline and direction. This is an honorary role receiving no financial assistance. The author is currently the National Team Leader for Australia on the IEA Bioenergy Task 30 Working Group (now Task 43) and facilitated the link between the IEA Bioenergy Task 30 and the Bioenergy Australia conference. He received no recompense for the conference summary or this article and he is now undertaking full-time study at the University of New England, Australia, whilst on leave from the Department of Industry & Investment, NSW, Australia. The author has no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.
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