Sustainable large scale power generation from biomass

Brussels, Belgium, 12-13 February 2009

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Day One 12 February 2009

09.10

Biomass - A Key Component for Renewable Policy in the EU

• The directive on the promotion of renewable energy sources
• The need for sustainability criteria
• Intermediate targets
• Outlook

Claude Turmes, Member of the European Parliament, The Greens, Luxembourg

Biomass for Electricity – The Latest Market Trends in Europe

• Biomass for electricity market development
• Pellets, a new large energy commodity?
• EU legislation as one of the driving forces
• Future outlook

Jean-Marc Jossart, Secretary General, European Biomass Association (AEBIOM), Belgium

Biomass Potentials in Power Supply

• What are the latest trends in biomass markets and technologies?
• Competitive, reliable and sustainable electricity supply
• Risks and outlook

Uwe R. Fritsch, Head Energy & Climate Division, Oeko-Institute, Germany

Bio Power Generation – A Utility’s Perspective

• Strategies in Europe
• Market activities and incentives
• Case studies

Holger Gassner, Head of Markets and Political Affairs, RWE Innogy, Germany

Q&A session

Currently only 8.5% of the energy consumed in Europe comes from renewable sources. This panel discussion will look at how the 20% share of renewable energies can be achieved and what role bio poer generation plays in reaching the target. It will look at what Europe can learn from policies in other countries around the world.

• What are the latest EU policy developments?
• EU policies compared to international policies
• Policy developments that support/constrain the growth of the sector
• The need for intermediate targets
• Tax measures, fiscal policies, subsidies
• What are the penalties for non compliance and how are they enforced?

Gregory Manuel, Special Advisor to the Secretary for Alternative Energy, US Department of State, USA
Michael Herr, Project Director, German Energy Agency, Germany
Michael Duggan, Head, Renewables Obligations Team, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR), UK
Holger Gassner, Head of Markets and Political Affairs, RWE Innogy, Germany
Kyriakos Maniatis, DG TREN, European Commission, Belgium*

Chairperson: André Pereira, Director, The Biofuel Observatory, France

Financing and Investing in Biomass Power Plants

This session will address the finance and investment trends in large scale biomass power generation. It will show the financing challenges, risks and costs associated with bio power generation. The impact the second ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme) trading period will have on bio power generation and how companies can benefit from it will be discussed. It will look at how companies can profit from CDM and JI projects on an international basis.

Financing Waste-to-Energy Plants – A Utility’s Perspective

• Identifying the main financing aspects
• From the preliminary project analysis to the financial close
• Market risks
• Financing trends

Marcus Jentsch, Group Head of Investors Relations, MVV Energie, Germany

The North American and European Bio Power Investment Market

• Investment market developments in North America and Europe
• How does the financial crisis effect investments?
• What can be learnt?
• Outlook

Thomas Meth, General Manager, Intrinergy, Germany

Global Investment trends in Biomass and Waste-to-Energy

• Why invest in biomass and waste?
• Investment overview of the past 5 years
• Impact of the credit crunch
• Capital flows and financing trends in the sector

Irmgard Herold, Analyst, New Energy Finance, UK

A Global and Integrated Perspective about Land Use and Biomass

• The involvement of stakeholders in the biomass value chain
• A global and integrated model for land and biomass availability
• The issues to materialize the mobilization of biomass
• The opportunities along the biomass value chain

Nicolas Denis, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company, Belgium

Production of Woody Biomass (Salix) on Farmland

• How to grow Salix
• Production potential, yield levels, sites for plantations, countries
• Relationship between suppliers and heat/power stations
• Environmental aspects on growing Salix

Stig Larsson, Project Coordinator, Lantmännen Agroenergi AB, Sweden

Biomass Sourcing Concept for 1 Million Bone Dry Tons

• The biomass sourcing concept for the BTL plant in northeast Germany
• Biomass logistics
• Supply curve calculation and preferred biomass portfolio
• Medium term and long term biomass sourcing strategy

Michael Deutmeyer, Managing Director Biomass, Choren Biomass, Germany

This panel discussion will look at how to ensure the availability of sustainable feedstocks for biomass power generation. It will identify how a sustainable biomass supply chain can be established. Resources that are available and feasible for large scale bio power production will be shown.

• The need for sustainability criteria
• Short rotation forestry as a renewable energy resource
• Risks associated with intensive farming
• Food vs. fuel
• Is there sufficient biomass available on a sustainable basis?
• How can by-products be integrated into the feedstock portfolio?
• Present and future sources of biomass

Dr. Jan Henke, Deputy, méo Consulting, Germany
Paul Romijn, Business Portfolio Developer, Essent, The Netherlands
Nicolas Denis, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company, Belgium
Mia Nordström, Power Consultant, Vattenfall, Sweden

17.10

Co-firing is the sector with the largest growth potential and is the most cost effective method for large scale power generation from biomass. It will look at technical challenges as well as at the most efficient ways to co-fire.

Case Study: Co-firing with Lignin

• Co-firing experiences with the pulp paper industry’s black liquer
• Technical challenges
• Co-firing and CHP
• Outlook

Eva-Katrin Lindman, Head of Research & Development, Fortum Varme, Finland

Co-firing Challenges – A Utility’s Perspective

• What are the challenges of new co-firing materials?
• How to integrate new suppliers
• Assessment methods

Alf Malmgren, Combustion Engineer, RWE npower, UK

Co-firing in the Czech Republic

• The latest co-firing developments in the Czech Republic
• The co-firing situation in other Eastern European states
• Where do investments come from?
• Market potentials

Fabien Hillairet, Renewable Energy Investments, CEZ, Czech Republic

Due to their small size, dedicated biomass power plants are more expensive than co-firing plants. This session will look at commercial dedicated biomass plants and how they are made economically feasible. International case studies will show the latest advances in technologies. It will show how efficient dedicated biomass CHP plants are and will look at the environmental and economic benefits of CHP plants.

The 100MW Biomass Power Plant

• Construction considerations
• Logistics and feedstocks
• Technical challenges
• Increased production efficiency

John Seed, Managing Director, Helius Energy, UK

Biomass for Thermal Uses – A Practical View

• Introduction to the technology
• Development of the location and business conditions
• How to finance
• Market barriers and opportunities

Heinz Jordan, Project Development, Seeger Engineering, Germany

CHP Plants in The Netherlands

• Environmental and economic benefits of CHP plants
• Efficiency issues
• Technology developments

Paul Romijn, Business Portfolio Developer, Essent, The Netherlands

Fluidized Bed Combustion for Large Scale Power Generation from Biomass

• The world's largest biomass-fired fluidized bed boilers
• References for large scale power production
• High-efficiency combustion with low emissions

This session will look into current market conditions for biomass gasification. It will show the current status of commercial plant implementations and the latest technology developments. With growing landfills all around the world waste-to-energy has become one of the booming sectors in bio power generation. Despite recycling and waste reduction schemes waste-to-energy is seen as the most viable large scale alternative to landfills.

Biogas Technology Innovations

• What are the latest technology developments?
• Where is R&D heading?
• What are the challenges?
• Latest trends in design and full-scale applications

Tico Cohen, Team Leader Biogas, Ecofys, Netherlands

Biogas Production and Biomass Integration for Biorefineries.

• Biomass potentials for Biogas AD & Thermal gasification
• Biogas in Europe year 2020, what goals to fulfill
• Biogas innovations;  R&D&D, case examples
• Biorefineries and Green Engineering in few headlines

Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen, Head of Centre for Bioenergy, Aalborg University Esbjerg & University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Waste In – (Mega) Watt Out

• Overview of the waste-to-energy plants industry
• The RES directive – what does it mean for waste-to-energy?
• Energy efficiency
• Outlook

Dr. Ella Stengler, Director, Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP), Belgium

New technologies are constantly being developed to improve power production efficiency from biomass. The final session will examine developments in technology and in the marketplace which will drive efficiency and increase output.

Short to Medium Term R&D Challenges for Electricity Generation from Biomass

• Cheap and challenging biomass
• What is “Next Generation Biowaste”?
• Outlook

Lars Sørum, Research Scientist, Sintef, Norway

Q&A session

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