Bio : Yann Rogaume is Professor at the University of Lorraine and teaches at ENSTIB, Technical Engineering School on Wood. He is also Head of LERMAB (Research Lab on Wood Valorization). 

For more than 30 years, he has been developing work on the energy recovery of biomass and waste via different routes and on different scales, with a strong link to industry. Its work is focused on reducing pollutant emissions (particularly from domestic heating) and developing innovative, efficient and environmentally-friendly processes.

Description intervention : Although the use of wood as a source of energy is ancient and traditional, it has been called into question for many years now, using arguments such as deforestation, pollution, loss of biodiversity, and so on. In response to these challenges, the wood energy industry has been in upheaval for over 10 years, and has proposed a high number of innovations. Work on domestic appliances has led to a drastic reduction in pollutant emissions, which are now extremely low, even in terms of particulate matter. Collective and industrial appliances are now increasingly fueled by waste fuels and equipped with highly advanced flue gas treatment systems. Innovations are also underway to replace fossil energy vectors with bio-resources, while respecting sources and meeting tomorrow's needs. One example is the production of methane or kerosene from wood waste using new technologies.