The IEF expert Sergey Agibalov. took part in the international congress «BIOENERGY-2006» on November 22. The purpose of participation in the Congress was to get acquainted with the latest achievements in the field of bioenergy, discuss the prospects for developing this direction in Russia and European countries. In the opinion of the congress participants, Russian bioenergy is just emerging at the moment, but it has a very large growth potential. Improving the energy efficiency of the economy and modernizing technologies in agriculture can have a positive effect on of this direction development.