Conference Sustainable Biomass for European Energy
Day One – November 29th, 2010
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MORNING SESSION: AVAILABILITY OF BIOMASS
9:30 – 12:30
Chairmen
Yves SCHENKEL, Acting Deputy Director General, CRA–W – Walloon Agricultural Research Centre
Gerrit–Jan SCHAEFFER, Director Energy, VITO – The Flemish Institute for Technological Research
08:45 Registration and coffee
09:30 Welcome & introduction “Biomass, what is it and is it sustainable?” (Download PDF, 1003 KB)
Brian Meaney, Rapporteur for the Committee of the Regions – Green Party Councillor Ireland, Committee of the Regions
09:45 European situation on the use of solid biomass for energy overview of action plans of the 27 EU member states (Download PDF, 1408 KB)
European Commission
10:10 Worldwide potential of biomass for energy, issues concerning mobilisation, trade flows and logistics (Download PDF, 5890 KB)
Martin Junginger, Professor, Utrecht University – The Netherlands
10:35 Economic impact of bioenergy – monitoring of local value added chains (Download PDF, 1135 KB)
Thilo Seidenberger, Team Leader Department Bioenergysystems, DBFZ – The German Biomass Research Centre
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Competition of solid biomass demand from different sectors, different applications towards energy and materials production (Download PDF, 2038 KB)
Nathalie Devriendt, Expert in Bioenergy, Transition Energy and Environment, VITO – The Flemish Institute for Technological Research
11:50 How CEN Sustainability Standards assist economic operators in Europe (Download PDF, 130 KB)
Ortwin Constenoble, Secretary, CEN/TC 383
12:00 Panel debate
Veerle Dossche, EU Forest Coordinator, FERN
Filip De Jaeger, Secretary General, CEI–bois, the European Confederation of woodworking industries
Brian Meaney, EI/EA, rapporteur for Committee of the Regions
Martin Junginger, Professor, Utrecht University – The Netherlands
Thilo Seidenberger, Team Leader Department Bioenergysystems, DBFZ – The German Biomass Research Centre
Nathalie Devriendt, Expert in Bioenergy, Transition Energy and Environment, VITO – The Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Morten Thorøe, Secretary General, CEPF – the Confederation of European Forest Owners
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Minister Freya Van den Bossche, Flemish Minister of Energy (Download PDF, 48 KB)
AFTERNOON SESSION 1: OPTIMAL USE OF BIOMASS
13:45 – 16:30
Chairman
Yves Schenkel, Acting Deputy Director General, CRA–W – Walloon Agricultural Research Centre
13:45 Biomass for 2nd generation biofuels or for bio–electricity for electric vehicles? (Download PDF, 1088 KB)
Luc Pelkmans, Project Manager Bioenergy, VITO – The Flemish Institute for Technological Research
14:15 Biomass for heat: district heating & cogeneration (Download PDF, 1074 KB)
Birger Lauersen, Manager International Affairs, Danish District Heating Association (Dansk Fjernvarme)
14:45 Biogas: local CHP application, injection into the gas grid, or use in transport? (Download PDF, 754 KB)
Thierry Collado, Engineer in gas market purposes, CWaPE – Commission Wallonne pour l’Energie
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 Life Cycle Assessment : a key decision tool for biomass valorization (Download PDF, 781 KB)
Sandra Belboom, Teaching assistant – PhD student, ULG – The University of Liège
16:15 Questions & Answers
16:30 Gathering for final session
AFTERNOON SESSION 2: SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA FOR BIOMASS
13:45 – 16:30
Chairman
Gerrit–Jan SCHAEFFER, Director Energy, VITO – The Flemish Institute for Technological Research
13:45 Overview of relevant sustainability certification systems worldwide (Download PDF, 2822 KB)
Jinke Van Dam, Independent Consultant, Jinke van Dam Consultancy, Associate SQ Consult
country presentations
14:15 Dutch initiatives to assure sustainability (Download PDF, 3637 KB)
Ella Lammers, NL Agency
14:30 Sustainability criteria implemented for stationary bioenergy in Belgium
Olivier Squilbin, Regulatory policy and Promotion of renewable energy Director, CWaPE – Commission Wallonne pour l’Energie (Download PDF, 109 KB)
Jimmy Loodts, Operations Manager expert files renewable energy and CHP, VREG – The Flemish Regulation Entity for the Electricity and Gas market (Download PDF, 341 KB)
14:45 Building a ‘Sustainability Decree’ for biofuels in Germany
Matthias Nickel, Dr., Federal Office for Agriculture and Food - Cancelled
15:00 Biomass sustainability in the UK (Download PDF, 1184 KB)
Caroline Season, Senior Policy Adviser Bioenergy, DECC – Department of Energy & Climate Change
15:15 Coffee break
15:30 The upfront carbon debt of bioenergy (Download PDF, 669 KB)
Giuliana Zanchi, Joanneum Research
16:00 Panel debate “Do we need a European framework for sustainability criteria?”
Jean-Marc Jossart, Secretary General, AEBIOM – European Biomass Association
Eurelectric
Jinke Van Dam, Independent Consultant, Jinke van Dam Consultancy, Associate SQ Consult
Ella Lammers, NL Agency
Olivier Squilbin, Regulatory policy and Promotion of renewable energy Director, CWaPE – Commission Wallonne pour l’Energie
Jimmy Loodts, Operations Manager expert files renewable energy and CHP, VREG – The Flemish Regulation Entity for the Electricity and Gas market
Matthias Nickel, Dr., Federal Office for Agriculture and Food
Caroline Season, Senior Policy Adviser Bioenergy, DECC – Department of Energy & Climate Change
Giuliana Zanchi, Joanneum Research
16:30 Gathering for closing session
CLOSING SESSIONS
16:30 – 17:00
Synthesis of the presentations and questions in session 1
Yves Schenkel, Acting Deputy Director General, CRA-W – Walloon Agricultural Research Centre
Synthesis of the presentations and panel debate in session 2
Gerrit–Jan Schaeffer, Director Energy, VITO – The Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Minister Jean–Marc Nollet, Walloon Minister of Energy (Download PDF, 49 KB)
17:00 Reception
Excursions to Innovative Biomass Facilities
Day Two – November 30th, 2010
EXCURSION FLANDERS
8:30 – 17:00
Morning excursion
STORA ENSO LANGERBRUGGE
After two years of construction and investing 140 million euro, the second power plant of Stora Enso Langerbrugge is ready.
Both power plants together generate 100% of the need for steam and more than 50% of the need for electricity.
Per year, Stora Enso Langerbrugge will burn 240.000 ton of fuel, half of which is B–wood coming from collection centers and demolition sites. This B–wood is first reduced and metal and other impurities are removed in order to guarantee a good quality.
The other half is RDF, Refuse Derived Fuels. This material does not have any other useful purpose than to be burned. Normally this is dumped or burned in a normal incinerator. The power plant however has a bigger output than a classical incinerator. In order to meet emission requirements, the flue gas cleaning is according to the newest technologies.
It is not the objective of Stora Enso to process tons of waste but to generate energy.
www.storaenso.com
Afternoon excursion
BIO BASE EUROPE PILOT PLANT
Innovation & training for a sustainable biobased economy
Bio Base Europe is the first open innovation and education centre for the biobased economy in Europe. Flanders and The Netherlands have joined forces to build state–of–the–art research and training facilities.
The Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant is a flexible and diversified pilot plant that operates at ton scale. It is there to close the critical gap between scientific feasibility and industrial application of new biotechnological processes.
The Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant is a one–stop–shop that performs the entire value chain in a single plant, from the biomass green resource up to the final bioproduct. It focuses on second generation technologies converting agricultural waste products and non–food crops into biofuels, bioplastics and other bioproducts.
The Pilot Plant is situated in the port of Ghent in Belgium and is accessible for companies and research institutions throughout the world.
www.bbeu.org
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
More information about transport and meeting point will follow later.
EXCURSION WALLONIA
8:30 – 17:00
Morning excursion
BIOWANZE
An eco–friendly bioethanol production plant
BioWanze, a subsidiary company of CropEnergies AG, is the biggest bioethanol plant in Belgium. The bioethanol produced is intended for transport. Inaugurated in Decembre 2008, the production process used is one of the most innovative in Europe. Bioethanol is produced with sugar beets and cereals. The plant, with a production capacity of 300,000 m³, was built to be as eco–friendly as possible: by–products are used as solid biofuels in a CHP unit, making the site almost energetically self–sufficient; the CHP unit is a good example of advanced technology; the 125.000 m³ of bioethanol dedicated to the Belgian market are produced with raw materials coming from closed crops and carried by boats which are a low emissions mean of transport; the raw materials quality and sustainability are tested and certified.
www.biowanze.be
Afternoon excursion
ULG SART TILMAN CENTRAL CHP UNIT
Located in the Liège suburbs, the University of Liège Campus will soon produce 30 % of its electricity needs using biomass, with the help of a new CHP unit. A multi fuels boiler connected to two steam turbines (3,250 kWel – 7,000 kWth) have been added to the old heat production system (4 gas boilers wired in parallel). The biofuels boiler will mainly use wood pellets (16,000 T/y) stored in two tanks of 400 T capacity each. The heat will be supplied by means of a district heating grid to the buildings of the University Sart Tilman Campus and the Liège Hospital Centre. The heat produced will cover 70 % of the heat demand in this way. Newly built, you will be the first visitors of this innovative project!
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
More information about transport and meeting point will follow later.
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