Chairman’s Introduction:
Peter Boisen, Chairman, European Natural Gas Vehicle Association

Case Study: Biogas/Biomethane as a Vehicle Fuel

• Technology and infrastructure
• Customer development
• Environmental advantages and the economy
• Potential market andproduction (Sweden, Europe)
• Future developments

Case Study: Biomethane as Business

• Biogas for vehicles
• Biogas for CHP

Case Study:  CHP Bioenergy Park

• Supporting and developing a more modern, more energy efficient CHP infrastructure

Prady Iyyanki, General Manager, GE’s Jenbacher Gas Engine Business & Dr Balthasar Schramm, Chairman of the Board, Nawaro BioEnergie AG

The Business Case for Biomethane

Economic Viability and Market Development - Finance, Regulation, Tax issues, Fiscal Incentives and Subsidies

• Encouraging biogas market growth: regulatory drivers, tax issues, fiscal incentives and subsidies
• How do incentives drive change?
• What are the challenges of financing biogas projects?
• Cost and economics

Michael Koettner, CEO, Internationales Biogas und Bioenergie Kompetenzzentrum (IBBK)
Roland Nilsson, Business Development, E.ON Gas Sweden
Bruno Mattheeuws, Biogas-E

Networking Refreshment Break

Upgrading Biogas into a Transport Fuel

• Biogas production and upgrading
• Water scrubber technology and PSA technology (pressure swing absorption) – economic and technical issues

Owe Jonsson, Project Manager R&D, Swedish Gas Centre

Commercial Case Studies: Biomethane for Sustainable Transportation

Each speaker will give a short 5-10 minute case study, followed by an interactive discussion session

Trevor Fletcher, Managing Director, Hardstaff Group
Pierre Hirtzberger, Project Manager, Lille Metropole
Carl Lilliehook, Managing Director, Svensk Biogas
Edward Jobson, Environmental Manager, Volvo Buses

The Future Role of Biogas as a Transport Fuel
Each panellist will give a short overview, followed by an interactive discussion session

• Vehicle availability and cost, fuel supply issues, fuel duty rebates, vehicle and infrastructure grants
• What are the costs of biogas for transport applications?
• Is biogas economically viable as the future transport fuel? 
• Fuel quality and supply issues
• Biomethane refuelling, distribution and infrastructure issues

Moderator:    
Christopher Maltin, Chairman, Organic Power Ltd

Panellists:  
Guy Hitchcock, Director, Sustainable Transport Solutions and NSCA
John Boesel, President and CEO, CALSTART
Stephan Ramesohl, Co-Director, Research Group I ‘Future Energy and Mobility Structures’, Wupperthal Institute for Climate Environment Energy

Networking Lunch Break

Commercial Production of Biogas for CHP

• Feedstocks for anaerobic digestion
• Energy crops
• Commercial case studies

Biogas as part of a National Gas Grid Mix

• Market barriers and how to overcome them
• Costing biogas production
• The value chain – need for greater level of integration between municipal authority, waste management organisations and transport operations

Each panellist will give a short overview, followed by an interactive discussion session

Panellists:          
Alfons Schulte-Schulze Berndt, Managing Director, CarboTech
Anders Lewald, Head of Division, Swedish Energy Authority
Johan Bergmair, Profactor
Dr Claudius da Costa Gomez, Managing Director, German Biogas Association

Resource Availability and Production Technology

Technological Overview of Biogas Production from Energy Crops and Biowaste

• Potential
• Innovative digester technologies
• Efficient biogas utilisation technologies
• Future framework conditions and basic investment figures

Michael Koettner, CEO, Internationales Biogas und Bioenergie Kompetenzzentrum (IBBK)

Optimising Plant and Energy Utilisation

• An example of a 500 kW biogas plant
• Optimising engineering
• Optimising construction
• Optimising start-up phase
• Optimising operation

Ludwig Dinkloh, Head of International Business, Schmack Biogas AG

New Technology in the Biogas Area: Advanced Anaerobic Digestion Technology

• How is the market for anaerobic digestion likely to grow in the future compared to other waste management technologies?

Luca Zullo, Technical Director, Cargill Emission Reduction Services

Biomass Gasification and Biomethanation Technology

• Thermal gasification of biofuels – 2nd generation biogas
• Opportunities for SNG and bio-SNG

Speaker to be announced