The Inaugural Bioenergy Finance Forum from Green Power Conferences
Following the success of the 7th Annual
World Biofuels Markets Finance and Investment Conference and the 8th International
Biopower Generation Conference in Rotterdam this year, Green Power Conferences welcomed 70+ bioenergy industry professionals to the inaugural Bioenergy Finance Forum.
This one day bioenergy finance conference focused on financing mid-range (1-100MW) biomass power, waste-to-energy, cogeneration and anaerobic digestion biogas plants with 23 leading industry speakers discussing hot topics such as risk mitigation, feedstock supply contracts and off-take agreements as well as demonstrating a number of financial case studies and participating in an investor panel. Speakers came from all over to Europe to discuss these pertinent issues as did the delegation.
Keynote Address:
Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP,
Secretary of State,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, presented the keynote address, on behalf of his department’s work with the world's first Green Investment Bank, in which he discussed the industrial strategy that had been set out in the weeks prior to the conference and how renewable energy was a critical part of it. He also outlined how waste is a priority sector for the Green Investment Bank and that funds were already being committed.
“A top quality and intimate event with many leading banks, funds and project developers in one room, and with government represented at one of its highest levels by Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP.”
Stirling Habbitts,
ING Bank
"A well-tailored conference with a highly qualified audience at a venue where it was possible to connect easily with other participants"
Per Regnarsson,
Clean World Capital
Speakers for 2012 included:
- Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP,
Secretary of State,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Stephen Hill,
Partner,
Eversheds
- Sue Milton, Senior Director, Energy, Structured Finance, RBS Corporate & Institutional Banking
- Mark Henderson, Investment Director, Cleantech & Renewables, LDC
- Peter Dickson, Technical Director, BNP Paribas Clean Energy Partners
- Stuart Hayward-Higham,
Technical Director,
SITA
- Olivier Fricot,
Director, Project and Infrastructure Finance,
Investec
- Helen Wade,
Project Director, Alternative Investments Development,
Bilfinger Berger Project Investments
Click here to see the full speaker line up for 2012
Why Bioenergy Finance Forum?
The biomass and waste to energy power generation sector is expected to grow rapidly in the coming decade. Biomass power, the generation of both electricity and heat from biomass resources, is one of the only base load renewable energy sources with widespread availability of fuel resources. Biomass feedstocks currently supply approximately 14% of global primary energy (Source: IEA) and could sustainably be produced in much higher quantities.
Traditional biomass (firewood, charcoal, manure and crop residues) are still the main source of energy for 2-3 billion people worldwide. As global energy demand is increasing with rising quality of standards and population increases, many countries are turning to biomass resources as fuel for commercial-scale electricity production especially given its ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
According to a new report from Pike Research, “worldwide biomass power generation capacity could grow to 86 gigawatts (GW) by 2021, from 58 GW in 2011. That represents a required total investment of $104 billion from 2008 to 2021. Under a more aggressive growth scenario, capacity could reach 115 GW ($135bn).”
In the UK alone, there is a little over 1660MWe of installed bioenergy capacity but there are nearly 3500MWe of bioenergy capacity in various stages of planning, and getting this additional capacity built will be important to the UK meeting it's renewable energy targets.
As part of the World Biofuels Markets Global Series, Bioenergy Finance Forum offered:
- 9 focused sessions on finance, policy and projects
- 1 full day of extensive networking opportunities
- 23+ presentations from senior level decision makers
Key Reasons People Attended Bioenergy Finance Forum:
- Unique: This is the only congress that looks at bioenergy financing at every step of the process, all the way from project creation to aggregation.
- Discover the latest updates from leading financiers and project developers around the opportunities within the bioenergy market and learn about recent key project activity and developments
- Proven: Green Power Conferences has an 8 year track record in producing high-quality bioenergy events. 2012 alone played host to the 7th Annual World Biofuels Markets and the 8th International Biopower Generation Conference which attracted over 1500 delegates.
- Benefit from one full day of networking opportunities with senior-level investment and business decision makers and the who’s who of the finance and bioenergy communities
- Commercial: Find out who the key players are and what is happening in the bioenergy markets
- Strategic: Discover how bioenergy financing structures and strategies are expected to evolve
- International perspective: Hear from and network with International bioenergy and finance communities
Key topics at Bioenergy Finance Forum 2012 included:
- Bioenergy Finance Overview
- Risk Mitigation
- Project Valuation
- Venture Finance
- European Policies
- Feedstock Supply Contracts & Off-take Agreements
- Planning Perspectives and Processes
- Project Case Studies
View the full Bioenergy Finance Forum 2012 agenda
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If you are interested in information about Bioenergy Finance Forum 2012 or in getting involved with Bioenergy Finance Forum in 2013, as a speaker, sponsor, partner or delegate or have any questions, please contact the Event Director on the details below.
Hannah Yates
Bioenergy Finance Forum Event Director
Green Power Conferences
T: +44 (0)203 384 6216
E:
hannah.yates@greenpowerconferences.com
Twitter:
@hannahgpc
LinkedIn:
Hannah Yates
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