The conference is dedicated to promoting bioeconomy in the midst of conventional energy resources. Conference tracks include biomass derivatives and products, bioenergy processes, bioenergy and sustainability as well as biofuels for industry and transportation. Abstract submission opens on the 15th of June 2021. All accepted abstracts will be published in an electronic book of abstracts. Full papers will be published in a conference proceedings and selected full papers that meet publishing requirements will be published in a special issue of Biofuels, Biorefining and Bioproducts (Guest Editors: Prof. Thokozani Majozi and Prof. Shu Zhang).