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Registration & Coffee |
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| 9.00 |
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Chairman's Opening Remarks |
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John Twitchen, Managing Director, Sauce Consultancy.
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| 9.10 |
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FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS CONVERSION |
- The increased need for alternative fuels
- Alternative biomass feedstocks
- The technologies that are making it happen
Ausilio Bauen, Director, E4tech & Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College London.
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| 9.50 |
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UNDERSTANDING THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND BTL |
- The BTL chain : technologies involved
- Outlining the benefits of process integration
- Looking to the future
Graham Rice, External Relations & Development Manager, INEOS Bio.
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| 10.30 |
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Morning Coffee |
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| 11.00 |
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BIOGAS OPPORTUNITIES |
- Biogas production
- Biogas cleaning
- Utilising biogas as a biofuel
- European case studies
Dieter Korz, International Sales Director, Ros Roca Envirotec.
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| 11.40 |
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COMPRESSED BIOMETHANE FUEL POTENTIAL (CBM) |
- Making biomethane from biogas (technologies, capex, opex)
- Injecting biomethane into the gas grid (technology, capex, opex)
- Making compressed biomethane vehicle fuel
- Vehicles on sale in UK that can be fuelled by CBM and CO2 and air quality advantages
- Successful applications in UK and Europe
John Baldwin, Managing Director, CNG Services.
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| 12.20 |
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Networking Lunch |
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| 1.50 |
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BIOGAS FUEL POTENTIAL |
- Why biogas?
- General benefits and challenges
- Successful applications
Oliver Vigano, Business Development Manager, Schmack Biogas.
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| 2.30 |
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IMPORTANCE OF THE BIOGAS SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES |
- Economical and ecological impact assessments
- Sustainable input materials
- Biogas options
Heinz Kopetz, President, European Biomass Association (AEBIOM).
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| 3.10 |
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R&D POLICIES UPDATE ON PYROLYSIS & GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES |
- Consumption of resources
- Energy balance
- Greenhouse gas emissions
Anne-Claire Lucquin , B-XTL Chain , IFP.
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| 3.50 |
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Chairman’s Closing Remarks Followed by Afternoon Tea |
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John Twitchen, Managing Director, Sauce Consultancy.
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| 4.20 |
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Close of Day 1 |
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