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AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference Programme 2014 Day 1- 12 May PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS- Free of Charge 09.00-12.30 Workshop 1 BiogasHeat – Increasing efficiency of biogas Organizer: Euroheat and Power Location: Stanhope Hotel Agenda: HERE Workshop 2 CO2 calculation methodology Organizer: AEBIOM- BioGrace II project Location: Renewable Energy House Workshop 3 Reducing Dependence on Russian Natural Gas with Bioenergy Organizer: World Bioenergy Association (WBA) Location: Renaissance Brussels Hotel Agenda: HERE PLENARY- EU BIOENERGY AND POLICY OVERVIEW 12.30 Registration 13.30 Conference Opening 14.00 Pellet market trends in the heat sector 15.30 Coffee Break 16.00 EU policy challenge ahead 18.30 End of Plenary 20.00 Networking Dinner Day 2- 13 May Parallel 1 Parallel 2 Parallel 3 Parallel 4 POLICY HEAT MARKETS FUTURE MARKETS B2B MEETINGS 09.00 Session I: Support schemes Session I: Briquettes, wood chips and wood logs markets Session I: Technical challenges for heating appliances B2B Meetings 10.30 Coffee break 11.00 Company profiles Session II: Member States with successful pellet market development Session II: Torrefaction B2B Meetings 11.15 Session II: Regulatory issues and strategic questions in the heat sector 12.30 Company profiles 12.45 Lunch and networking 14.15 Session III: Sustainability Session III: How to ensure a sustainable pellet supply Session III: Advanced biofuels B2B Meetings 16:00 End of Conference Day 3- 14 May PARALLEL VISITS 07.30- 18.30 Large Scale Plant Visits Visit to Delhez Bois- pellet plant Visit to Renogen Plant: operates two wood cogeneration plants providing heat to industrial partners including a pellet plant Visit to Saint-Vith: regional project with district heating using solid biomass Day 1- Pre-Conference Workshops- Free of Charge 12 May 09.00-12.30 Workshop 1: Biogas Heat – Increasing efficiency of biogas Organizer: Euroheat and Power Location: Stanhope Hotel Contact Person: Ingo Wagner, iw@euroheat.org Workshop 2: CO2 calculation methodology Organizer: AEBIOM- BioGrace II project Location: The Renewable Energy House Contact Person: Cristina Calderon, calderon@aebiom.org Workshop 3: Reducing Dependence on Russian Natural Gas with Bioenergy Organizer: World Bioenergy Association (WBA) Location: Renaissance Brussels Hotel Contact Person: Karin Haara, karin.haara@worldbioenergy.org Day 1- AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference 12 May 13.00-18.30 13.30-13.45 Conference Opening Chair: Gustav Melin, AEBIOM, President 13.30 Opening statement: the role of biomass within the 2030 climate and energy package Jasmin Battista, European Commission Member of Cabinet of Commissioner Günter Oettinger 14.00-15.00 Bioenergy market trends 14.00 European domestic market, trends and opportunities Christian Rakos, EPC President 14.20 Medium scale heat markets Arnold Dale, Ekman & Co 14.40 Towards a fossil free transport in 2050 Thomas B. Johansson, Lund University, The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics 15.30 Coffee break 16.00-18.30 EU policy challenges ahead 16.00 EU policy challenges ahead Fanny-Pomme Langue, AEBIOM Policy Director 16.20 Panel on competition for biomass Introduction to the topic by brief presentation of the study “wood material supply and demand for the EU wood processing industry” (INDUFOR study) Moderator: Jeremy Wall, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, Principal Administrator Fanny-Pomme Langue, AEBIOM Bernard de Galembert, Confederation of Pulp and Paper Industry (CEPI) Sini Eräjää, Birdlife, European Environmental Bureau Birger Solberg, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Pekka Pesonen, COPA-COGECA 18.30 End of Plenary 20.00 Evening walking networking dinner at the Lodge Restaurant Participants will have the opportunity to discuss further during a walking networking dinner. More than 100 persons are expected to attend and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere while continuing to network with the conference participants Day 2- AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference 13 May 09.00-16.00 PARALLEL 1 – POLICY 13 May 09.00-10.30 SESSION I: Support schemes Chair: Didzis Paleis, LATBIO 09.00 What have been/are the impacts and benefits of RES support schemes on the energy market Josche Muth, European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) 09.15 Guidelines on environmental and energy State aid 2014-2020 European Commission, DG Competition (tbc) 09.30 The impact of the renewable heating support scheme in UK Renewable Energy Association (tbc) 09.45 Panel: Does bioenergy need financial support? Moderator: Kjell Andersson, SVEBIO Didzis Paleis, LATBIO Josche Muth, European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) European Commission, DG Competition (tbc) 10.30 Coffee break 11.00-11.15 Highlight on company profiles 3 minutes/3 slides company profiles of sponsors 11.15-12.45 SESSION II: Regulatory issues and strategic questions in the heat sector Chair: Christian Rakos, EPC President 11.15 Role of bioheat sector to reach the Renewable Energy Directive targets Lukas Kranzl, The Vienna University of Technology (tbc) 11.30 Commission’s work on the heat sector: Update Eva Hoos, European Commission, DG Energy, Unit Energy Efficiency 11.45 Limit the emissions of combustion installations: Eco-design requirements and Directive on the limitation of emissions from medium combustion plants European Commission, DG Environment 12.00 How EU/National legislation is affecting the heat sector business? Alexander Weissinger, KWB 12.15 Debate/Questions 12.45 Lunch 14.15-16.00 SESSION III: Sustainability Chair: Fanny-Pomme Langue, AEBIOM 14.15 Biomass sustainability: EU update Giulio Volpi, European Commission, DG Energy 14.30 Ongoing work in the Netherlands regarding biomass sustainability Rob Cornelissen, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment in Netherlands, Sustainability Directorate 14.45 Development of voluntary initiatives: Sustainable Biomass Partnership Peter Wilson, SBP 15.00 Vision for a coherent sustainability framework for biomass Uwe Fritsche, IINAS 15.15 Panel: Bioenergy developments, a challenge for sustainable forest management? Introduction to the topic by a presentation on the EU Forest Strategy implementation Moderator: Maria Gafo, European Commission, DG Agriculture and Rural Development Michael Berger, PEFC International Efeca/CPET Canadian Forest Sector Representative (tbc) Anke Schulmeister, WWF Europe Aljoscha Requardt, Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF) PARALLEL 2- HEAT MARKETS 13 May 09.00-10.30 SESSION I: Briquettes, wood chips and wood logs markets Chair: Asko Ojaniemi, Benet 09.00 Market trends of energy wood chips market in Europe Jean-Francois Guillon, AFRIREN 09.20 International wood logs market development Rens Hartkamp, Biomass Consult 09.40 International wood briquettes market development Enrico Benetti, Di-Piu 10.00 Wood briquettes certification in Germany Jan Schlaffke, DEPI 10.20 Debate/Questions 10.30 Coffee break 11.00-12.30 SESSION II: Member States with successful pellet market development Chair: Gilles Gauthier, AEBIOM/EPC 11.00 Overview of the European pellet market Gilles Gauthier, EPC 11.15 French pellet market development Eric Vial, ProPellet France 11.30 Spanish pellet market development Marcos Martin, AVEBIOM 11.45 Greek pellet market development Nikolaos Mouses, BIOTEN GROUP 12.00 Debate /Questions 12.30 Highlight on company profiles 3 minutes/3 slides company profiles of sponsors 12.45 Lunch and networking 14.15-16.00 SESSION III: How to ensure a sustainable pellet supply? Chair: Arnold Dale, EKMAN & Co 14.15 Heating oil and pellets delivery to households: competition or synergy? Benoit Walckiers, TOTAL Belgium 14.30 How ports can facilitate the decentralised heat market Nicole Van Klaveren, Port of Rotterdam 14.45 How to address a scattered market? The case of Italy Annalisa Paniz, AIEL 15.00 Panel: Securing a stable market supply Moderator: Ludger Spohr, VIS NOVA Trading, EIPS, President Christian Rakos, EPC Benoit Walckiers, TOTAL Belgium Annalisa Paniz, AIEL Nicole Van Klaveren, Port of Rotterdam Seth Ginther, USIPA 16.00 End of AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference PARALLEL 3: FUTURE MARKETS 13 May 09.00-10.30 SESSION I: Technical challenges for heating appliances Chair: Rainer Janssen, WIP Renewable Energies/Renewable Heating and Cooling platform (RHC) 09:00 R&D and Innovation in Biomass Heating: Implementing the Biomass Strategic Research Priorities of the European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling Rainer Janssen, WIP Renewable Energies 09.15 Cost and Energy Efficient, Environmentally Friendly Micro and Small Scale CHP Walter Haslinger, Bioenergy2020+ 09:30 Technologies to reduce emissions in pellet stoves Marco Palazzetti, Palazzetti S.p.A. 09.45 Optimising Biomass Heating Units through the application of Information and Communication Technologies Edoardo Calia, Instituto Superiore Mario Boella Debate/Questions 10.30 Coffee break 11.00-12.30 SESSION II: Torrefaction Chair: Cristina Calderón, AEBIOM/IBTC 11.00 Status and expected next steps in torrefaction Michael Wild, IBTC President 11.15 Torrefaction: Replacing fossil carbon by sustainable biomass carbon Jan Brouwers, Torrcoal 11.30 Market perspective and applications for green waste torrefaction Erich Näf, HEIG-VD University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland 11.45 “The known" versus "the economical", what is the future of bio-coal following the wave of industrial wood pellets? Andy Piers, River Basin Energy 12.00 Round Table Discussions Moderator: Cristina Calderón, AEBIOM/IBTC Maarten Herrebrugh, Topell Energy Doris Thamer, Andritz Berry Meuleman, Vattenfall/ Asset Development/Engineering Thermal Netherlands 12.45 Lunch and networking 14.15-16.00 SESSION III: Advanced biofuels Chair: Jan Lindstedt, SEKAB, AEBIOM WG Advanced Biofuels Chairman 14.15 Impact of the ILUC discussions on the development of advanced biofuels Jan Lindstedt, SEKAB 14.30 Biogas potential from sludge from aquaculture industry. Preliminary results from the BIFFIO project Morten Berntsen, BiFFiO 15.00 Advanced biofuels for aviation Arjet Stevens, WWF – NL 15.15 Debate/Questions 16.00 End of AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference PARALLEL 4: B2B MEETINGS 13 May 09.00-16.00 B2B meetings Since identifying the right contacts in a large conference is not easy, arranging beforehand matchmaking meetings makes sense. Companies can upload their profile online and conference participants can ask for 20 minutes bilateral meetings, in parallel to the main conference. Only conference participants can attend free of charge the B2B meetings. To upload your profile and connect with other conference participants, please access: http://www.b2match.eu/aebiom2014. Day 3- Visits 14 May 07.30-18.30 The day after the conference, participants have the opportunity to visit several concrete bioenergy plants in Belgium, some of them being unique in Europe and potentially replicable in other countries. 07.30-18.30 Bioenergy Plant Visits 07.30 Departure from Renaissance Brussels Hotel 09.45 Visit to Delhez Bois 12.00 Lunch 12.30 Visit to RENOGEN 14.14 Visit to St. Vith 17.45 Drop off at Zaventem Brussels Airport 18.30 Drop off at Central Station Brussels *Limit of 60 participants only. First come, first served Conference Terms and Conditions Registration: By registering to the event, the participant is obliged to payment. The deadline for the payment of the registration fee is 01 May 2014. Cancellation: Cancellations (in writing only) are possible until 05 May 2014 and subject to a cancellation fee of 50 €. After 05 May 2014, even if you fail to attend the event, the complete event fee is still due. A substitute participant is accepted anytime. Programme: The programme is subject to change. Conference Organizer Your partner in EU affairs & networking The European Biomass Association is a nonprofit Brussels based international organization founded in 1990 whose mission is to develop the market for sustainable bioenergy, and to ensure favorable business conditions for its members. AEBIOM brings together 30 full members (national associations) and around 70 associated members (companies) from all over Europe, thus representing about 4000 indirect members including companies and.research.centers. www.aebiom.org Co-organizers of the AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference Media Partners ?Alkol ?ARGUS Media ?Bioenergy International ?Bioenergy Insight ?BIOenergie International ?Biofuels International ?Biomassa BR ?The Biomass Consultancy ?Biomass Energy ?Biomass Events ?Biomass Magazine ?CalorYFrio.com ?Canadian Biomass Magazine ?Diplomatic World ?Eco-Business ?EnAgri ?Energetica International ?EndsEurope ?Environmental Research Web ?ExpoClima ?FOEX ?Forest Bioenergy Review ?GoforWood.info ?Granulenergie ?Greek Innovation ?Journal Biomassa BR ?Latin America Renovable ?Natur Energy ?New Energy Magazine ?Pellets Magazine ?Renewable Energy REdatabase ?Renewable Energy Magazine ?Solarpraxis ?Ukrainian Biofuel Portal ?Wood Bioenergy ?World Oils Conference Non-Financial Supporters ?ABA- Austrian Biomass Association ?Abstraction Bio-Based Opportunities ?ADABE ?AEBIG- The Spanish Association for Biogas ?AIEL- Italian Agroforestry Energy Association ?ARBIO- Romanian Association of Biomass and Biogas ?AVEBIOM- The Spanish Bioenergy Association ?BBE- Germany BioEnergy Association ?BENET ?BioPlat- Spanish Biomass Technology Platform ?BTEC- The Biomass Thermal Energy Council ?CEWEP- Confederation of European.Waste-to-Energy.Plants.?COGEN Europe ?DI Bioenergi- The Danish Energy Industries Federation ?EBA- European Biogas Association ?EDORA- Fédération des énergies renouvelables ?EREC- The European Renewable Energy Council ?Euroheat & Power ?European Energy Innovation ?EUSTAFOR- European State Forest Association ?FEDARENE- European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and Environment ?IRBEA- Irish Bioenergy Association ?ITABIA- Italian Biomass Association ?LITBIOMA- Lithuanian Biomass Energy Association ?NGVA Europe ?Nobio ?ProPellets Austria ?RHC Platform- Renewable Heating & Cooling European Technology Platform ?SVEBIO- Swedish Bioenergy Association ?Tweed ?USIPA-U.S. Industrial Pellet Association ?ValBiom- Valorisation de la Biomasse ?WPAC-Wood Pellet Association of Canada ?WBA- World Bioenergy Association Registration Fees Registration and fees: Mandatory online registration on www.aebiom.org/conference Conference Fees: All prices excluding VAT 21% 350 € 2 Days Conference participation for AEBIOM Members 550 € 2 Days Conference participation 250 € Only 1st Day Conference participation (12 May) 400 € Only 2nd Day Conference participation (13 May) 70 € Networking Dinner & Entertainment 150 € Visits (14 May) Free B2B meetings 700 € Full Conference Package (AEBIOM Conference, Dinner, Visits, B2B meetings) Free Speaker Free EC & EP representatives & Press 10% Discount Early Bird Registration until 17 March 10% Discount Member of a non-financial supporter 10% Discount Second registration from same company/organization *You can register to the networking dinner, visits and B2B meetings only if attending the AEBIOM conference. **Registration is valid upon receipt of payment ***The discounts are non-cumulative Sponsors We would like to extend our thanks to all sponsors of the AEBIOM European Bioenergy Conference 2014. Their commitment to this event and their generous support continues to drive this industry forward. GOLD SPONSOR (position still open) SILVER SPONSOR BRONZE SPONSORS DINNER SPONSOR (position still open)