The Asian Biohydrogen and Bioprocesses Symposiums (ABBS) is an annual conference around Asia economies and has been successfully held for seventeen consecutive years. This event is held in turns in Asia Pacific countries and was last held in Indonesia ten years ago. In 2023, the 18th ABBS symposium will be held in hybrid format at Solo, Central Java, Indonesia from 21 to 25 November 2023, with theme “New and Renewable Energy for Green Planet”.

The 18th “ABBS 2023” is jointly organized by the National Research and Innovation Agency of The Republic of Indonesia (BRIN), the Sebelas Maret University (UNS Solo Indonesia), the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation-Research Center for Advanced Biohydrogen Technology (APEC-ACABT) and the World BioHyLinks (WBHL), and will be held in conjunction with “International Young Entrepreneurs Competition (APEC YES Challenge 2023)” and “International Annual Meeting of Members of APEC Research Center for Advanced Biohydrogen Technology (APEC – ACABT 2023)”.

The International Annual Meeting of Members of APEC Research Center for Advanced Biohydrogen Technology “APEC – ACABT” will promote economic growth, trade and investment opportunities, as well as social progress and innovation capacity building, so as to build a platform for APEC economies. The APEC-ACABT Meeting will be held on 21 November 2023.

The ABBS 2023 is aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of sustainable and competitive circular bioeconomy solutions through technological innovation and creativity. ABBS 2023 – The 18th Asian Biohydrogen dan Bioprocesses Symposium will be held from 22 to 24 November 2023.

The International Young Entrepreneurs Competition “APEC YES Challenge” 2023 will convey creative-applicative research ideas that will be or have already been carried out by prioritizing research applications and their economic value. The “APEC YES Challenge” event will be held from 24 to 25 November, 2023.