Top Biomass industry decision-makers, Regulators and Researchers from over 30 countries will be convening in Rotterdam for the Biomass Power & Trade Summit on 11-12 March 2010.

While obtaining industry updates was one of their key reasons to participate, many participants revealed that they were also looking forward to exchange ideas and explore collaborations with the key stakeholders in the global Biomass industry including:

Over 8 hours of dedicated networking time has been woven into the Biomass & WtE program schedule, and networking highlights include the Port of Rotterdam’s reception on board their ship ‘Marco Polo’, the and the pre-conference registration and cocktail hosted by the Rotterdam Biomass Commodities Network.

With the registration deadline approaching, interested parties are strongly encouraged to confirm their participation for the Biomass Power & Trade conference before seats sell out.

>>Simply Click Here to Register<< On that note, sign up in teams of 3 or more to enjoy a special group discount.

Andreas Feige is married and has two kids. He received his degree in mechanical engineering at the RWTH in Aachen and the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London and worked ten years in several industry positions.

Before he became partner and vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton he was partner and director of Arthur D. Little and supported clients in implementing their growth and innovation strategies.

Since more than six years Andreas Feige is acting as a partner of the meó consulting team where his work is focused on renewables. He was intensively involved in developing solutions for safeguarding sustainability within biomass and bio fuel supply chains and is experienced in balancing regulative requirements and market aspirations.

His scope of work also includes comparative studies regarding the suitability of bio fuels for different power train options. Further on he was instrumental in various due diligence activities assessing the investment into bio fuel conversion plants.

Currently Andreas Feige is helping to establish the ISCC certification system as a leading standard for sustainable biomass and bio fuels.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
09:30  “Roundtable” Biomass Certification & Implications for Trade

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Ron van Erck works as policy officer on renewable energy in the European Commission since the beginning of 2009. Currently, he is responsible for elements of the implementation of the sustainability regime for biofuels; the definitions of biodiverse grasslands and recognition of voluntary sustainability schemes. Furthermore, Ron works on the implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive in the Energy Community (Western Balkans) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Before working for the Commission, Ron worked for the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands on the development of a new support scheme for renewable energy and on the negotiations for the new Renewable Energy Directive.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
09:30  “Roundtable” Biomass Certification & Implications for Trade

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Judy Libra worked as a chemical engineer in the petrochemical industry before getting her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering in cooperation with UCLA and the Technical University Berlin. After researching and lecturing in environmental management and wastewater treatment processes at the Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus as well as the TU Berlin (Habilitation in Environmental Process Engineering), she worked in the Department Water Protection at the German Federal Environmental Agency, before moving to the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) in 2009.

She is currently co-coordinator of the acatech project group Geo-Resource Water, which is developing recommendations for the sustainable management of water resources under the conditions of global change. The interactions between water and land use is the focus of one of its working groups.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
12:50  Environmental Challenges in Biochar Production & Soil/Water Applications

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Dr. Maria-Magdalena Titirici was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1977. She graduated in 1999 from the Department of Chemistry of Bucharest University. After, she conducted her PhD study (with Dr. Bo¨rje Sellergren) first at the University of Mainz and after on at the University of Dortmund in the field of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers.

In 2005 she joined Prof. Antonietti’s group as a postdoctoral research at the Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces. Currently Maria-Magdalena Titirici is currently leading the group of ”Functional Carbonaceous and Polymeric Materials” in the same research institute and her scientific interests include sustainable and green chemistry, carbon materials for energy storage and CO2 capture, photo-catalysis, molecular recognition and development of novel stationary phases for chromatography.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
12:25  Hydrothermal Carbonization- Economical Route towards Modern Materials Chemistry

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Martin Junginger is Assistant Professor at the Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University.

Martin has a background in chemistry and environmental science and obtained his PhD in 2005. He is coordinator of the IEA Bioenergy Task 40 on Sustainable International Bioenergy Trade (see www.bioenergytrade.org), and currently works amongst others on charting international trade in biomass and biofuels (with a special focus on wood pellets), and identifying barriers and opportunities for bioenergy trade.

He also has been working on sustainability criteria and certification systems for biomass and biofuels.

Martin has organized several workshops on biomass trade (in the Netherlands and abroad) and is frequently lecturing across the globe.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
13:10  Afternoon Chairman’s Remarks

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Dr. Kyoung S. Ro is a research environmental engineer for the USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) located at Florence, SC. He has BS in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from University of California at Berkeley and Los Angeles, respectively.

Before joining the USDA-ARS, Dr. Ro has worked as a faculty for 15 years for the Louisiana State University (LSU) and the City University of New York (CUNY). He is recognized as a national leader in municipal, military, and agricultural waste management. He has published more than 100 technical articles and reports, made numerous invited presentations in the U.S., Asia, and the Europe, participated in many USDOE, USDA, USEPA, and NSF workshops, and organized several international and national research symposia on wastes-to- bioenergy.

He is currently involved in research projects in using biochar made from municipal and agricultural wastes to improve soil fertility and reduce fugitive and greenhouse gas emissions.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
12:00  Biochar – Potential Commodity from Biomass Waste & Current R&D progress (Production & Application)

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Michael Wild, economist and engineer by education, is active in renewable energies for practically all of his 20+ years professional career.

Working as consultant in Austria he was involved in building energy advisory services in the mid 1980s and conducted consultancy in Energy Saving, Renewable Energies for Building and Heating sectors and from the late 80s started to implement biomass based district heating systems in rural communities in Austria.

With the fall of the iron curtain he started consulting decision makers in Hungary and Czechoslovakia which lead to his nomination as director of the EU Commissions Energy Centre in Slovakia from 93 to 99. Business to business projects in the energy sector, many of those in the renewable field. In parallel consulting World Bank and IFC to their Energy projects in this geographical area.

Gaining the experience that Biomass projects fail almost never for technical or financial reasons but mostly on the insufficient security of biomass supply he started as early as 1997 to build first simple “information turntables” for biomass trading which lead in 1999 to the establishment of ABEX, the first web based trading platform for Biomasses.

Seeing still insufficient move on the biomass market he lead ABEX and its successor EBES AG into regional/interregional large scale trading of biomasses implementing the first transcontinental supply schemes from Asia to Europe.

Today he is developing EBES step by step into an integrated bioenergy supply company.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
11:35  Torrefaction – Accelerated Carbonised Biomass, the Optimal CO2 Neutral Substitute for Coal

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Gerhard Muggen is Managing Director and shareholder of BTG Bioliquids BV (BTG-BTL). As managing director he is responsible for the strategy of BTG-BTL and the world wide marketing and sales.

Gerhard has been working for Stork Thermeq for 8 years as sales manager and the last four years as Vice President Marketing and Sales.

Before that he worked for Wartsila Diesel and Holec in the Netherlands.

In the last job he was responsible for the international marketing and sales department and directly involved in the marketing and sales in China, India and Russia. Gerhard was also responsible for organizing and initiating new developments and marketing new technologies.

Besides his activities for BTG-BTL Gerhard gives lectures about export, business development and innovation and is Gerhard president of the Fenedex Export Manager Award in the Netherlands.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
11:05  Pre-Treatment Biomass Using Pyrolysis Technologies

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Since 2009, Jinke has been appointed as senior researcher at the Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation of Utrecht University. She finished her PhD thesis last year on the topic ’sustainability of bioenergy chains: the result is in the details’. Key research areas include certification, impact assessment and bioenergy feasibility studies on the potential, economics and sustainability performance. Before working as a Senior Researcher, Jinke worked e.g. as Programme Manager in Vietnam on sustainable forest management and as Interim Executive Secretary for the Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS).

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
09:30  “Roundtable” Biomass Certification & Implications for Trade

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Albert de Haan began his career as a trader in banknotes and bullion at ABN bank in 1974, 1975 – 1980 forward trader at ABN Rotterdam.

1980 – 1985 forward trader at Slavenburg s bank became head of dealingroom in 1983 after name was changed into Credit Lyonnais Bank Nederland.

1985 – 2004 deputy head dealing room Mees & Hope Rotterdam.
In 1992 appointed European Head FX and short term intrest rates at Mees & Hope. After merger to MeesPierson Global Head Sales and Marketing Global Financial Markets MeesPierson since 1994. Fortis Head of business development Global Financial markets responsible for starting Energy trading desk in Amsterdam in 2000. 2001 member Advisory Board FinEdge BV Rotterdam. Currency overlay models initiated for Fortis Asset management with Shell Pension Fund and Global Markets Brussels.(Robert Meyer)Since 2003 responsible for Fortis Carbon Banking Venture.

September 2004 – August 2008 co – founder of European Climate Exchange and Commercial Director of ECX.ECX and its parent Chicago Climate Exchange were bought by LSE AIM listed Climate Exchange Ltd in September 2006.(code CLE)In August 2007 I started Carbon Rooster and Carbon Rooster Advisory Services to offer advisory services in the range of carbon project and via Carbon Rooster invested in several sustainable energy projects.

August 2008 – present started to work full time for Carbon Rooster after leaving ECX . Incidently have joint projects with Climate Exchange PLC (www.climateexchange.com) who also owns IFEX ECX and CCX.

Recently Albert has advised:

• Dutch ministry of Economic Affairs re auctions.
• United Group (www.united-itrust.com) on energy projects in Eastern Europe.
• Hong Kong stock exchange re CER futures contract. Click here for the pdf
• Several private companies for PPA – ERPA – project funding.
• Chaired ETS-auction workshop organised by IFIEC Europe in Brussels. Oct 09 – Unesco MAB advisory contract was signed in September 09 – part-time consultancy on forestry and other eco diversity projects. CRAS aims to improve economics of Unesco MAB projects.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
09:05  Carbon Markets and Impact on Biomass Power Generation

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Jaap Koppejan is Director of Procede Biomass BV, a contract R&D company involved in development and market introduction of bioenergy technologies, however with a clear focus on biomass combustion. He coordinates the IEA Bioenergy Task on Biomass Combustion and Cofiring in which 14 countries exchange key R&D results in this area. Jaap is also founder of Bio Forte, a renewable energy service company using advanced biomass combustion technologies to sell heat and eventually power. The focus of this company is on innovative biomass combustion technologies and fuels, such as reed canary grass.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 3 – Friday, March 12
08:30  Main Challenges & Opportunities in Biomass Cofiring in Pulverized Coal Power Plants

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Sipke Veer has over 10 years of experience in trading financial products on Euronext (Amsterdam, Paris, Bruxelles) and Borsa Italiana (Milano). He has been active as market maker and proprietary trader in stocks, bonds, futures and options for trading firms in Amsterdam. Also experienced in risk-and project management within financial institutions. Working as product manager at APX-ENDEX since january 2008, responsible for product development in general and, more specific, set-up of wood pellet index.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
15:50  Development of Exchange-Traded, Standardized Biomass Products

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Fabio Azevedo Marques Flores worked for Private Equity firms ING Barings BPEP Partners and Angra Partners. His expertise includes M&A deals, private equity investments and corporate turnarounds.

Co-founder of Biotimber Biomass Brazil, a forest manager company focused on developing energy eucalyptus forests to attend European power plants with woodchips, a solid renewable fuel.

Mr. Flores holds a Bachelor degree in business administration at FGV and specialization degree in corporate finance also at FGV. Mr. Flores speaks Portuguese, English and Spanish

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
14:55  Export Potential of Solid Biomass from Brazil

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Douglas Bradley is President of Climate Change Solutions, a consulting firm focused on development of renewable biomass and opportunities in climate change, with clients in Europe, the US and Canada.

Since taking over as President of the Canadian Bioenergy Association in June 2007 he has led two Canadian missions to Scandinavia, delivered CanBio’s largest ever annual bioenergy conferences, and has re-focused the organization on project development. At World Bioenergy 2008 in Sweden he was appointed to the Board of Directors on the World Bioenergy Association.

Prior to running his own business he spent 10 years running strategic planning for a $ billion forest products company. He has an Honours degree in Mathematics from Queens University and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
14:30  Bio-Trade Equity Fund – The Vehicle Needed for Biomass Trade

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Fu, Youhong is a Chinese environmentalist. After successfully operating the pharmaceutical company for 20 years, he dedicated himself to the new energy industry in China with real passion. Beijing Shengchang Bioenergy S&T Co. Ltd,a well-known biomass energy enterprise founded by him in 2006, specializes in the production of biomass pellets fuel and the manufacture of biomass industrial boilers.

Mr. Fu is also the consultant of Ministry of Finance of P. R. China and the consultant of National Development and Reform Commission. Moreover, he is one of the Director of the International Energy Conservation Environmental Protection Association Council.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
14:05  China’s Biomass Pellets Market Outlook

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Arnold Dale is the Vice President of Bioenergy with Ekman of Gothenburg.

A founding member of the Latvian Biomass Association. Previously worked for Latgran as Sales and Marketing Director. Special field of interest is energy crops. With 600 hectares of Reed Canary grass and American Switchgrass planted in Latvia.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
13:15  Export Potential of Biomass from the Baltic Region (with Focus on Latvia)

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Guido Rivolta is Partner of Ambienta Sgr S.p.A. Mr Rivolta has extensive experience in the automotive and environmental sectors. He was General Manager of Pirelli Ambiente Eco Technology (Pirelli group) from 1997 to 2007. The Company, is active, in Italy and abroad, in the clean technology sector. The turnover in 2006 was more than €70m. The Company has developed, produces and sells:

1. an alternative fuel – branded with the name “Gecam – the white diesel”; a diesel/water emulsion that reduces by 40% the particulate emissions from diesel engines.
2. a diesel particulate filter system DPF that, installed as retrofit on heavy duty vehicles, reduces the particulate emissions by over 95%. During this experience he acquired a deep knowledge in analysing technologies to reduce pollution from engines, heating and power plants.

He has analysed all alternative fuels (bio-diesel, bio-ethanol, vegetable oils, etc) and all types of energy conversion devices (fuel cell, micro turbines, hybrid drivelines, etc).

Prior to this he worked for McKinsey as a consultant for a year and for a decade in the automotive sector. He worked for Piaggio as engines plant manager and for the clutches division of Valeo in England and in France.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
11:30  Financing Requirement for Biopower Value Chain, Funding Options & Risk Management Issues on Sustainability

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Peter – Paul Schouwenberg has a legal and business administration background and currently working as manager Biomass for Nidera Handelscompagnie BV in Rotterdam. Within Nidera he is responsible for de mid- en long term sourcing/trading of Biomass and raw materials for Biomass production facilities.

Until a year ago Vice-President Biofuels & Development within Essent Trading International SA in Geneva, and for more than 10 years responsible for the sourcing, trading and development of biomass (solids and liquids) on a global scale. Due to his leadership Essent became one of the authorities in the biomass market. He developed furthermore an unique track and trace system, which can be used worldwide in the discussions regarding the sustainability of biomass.

Furthermore he was one of the initiators of the standard Gafta (trading) contract for Biomass and the introduction of a forward curve for woodpellets. He was also involved in the development of several new (bio)fuels for the production of sustainable green electricity.

The most important one, a worldwide primeur, was the development of a fair-trade coffeehuskpellet in Brazil. For this project he received the SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America’s) Sustainability Award.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
11:05  Nidera – Pooling for Success: Pooling Production & Conversion Capacity Strategy for Growth

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

University degrees in Forestry and Business Economics. Have worked in various types of international projects in forestry, business organization, and in the last 30 years in bio-energy. Longer project engagements in Thailand, the Philippines, Russia, the USA, Canada, and Bolivia. In the 1990´s engaged in building and leading a research group, SIMS, at the SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences). At present working with international bio-energy projects in the private sector. Swedish representative in IEA Task 40.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
10:45  Bio-Energy  – The Avenue Towards Energy Sustainability. The Swedish Case.

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Ben Goh is a Biomass Fuel Developer within E.ON’s Climate & Renewables business; this entails establishing and managing sustainable fuel supply for existing and planned biomass projects, such as the 44 MWe wood-fuelled Steven’s Croft Power Station. Interests include:

• Socio-environmental impacts of biomass production and use
• Bioenergy conversion technologies
• Bioenergy infrastructure and logistics
• Biomass resource identification and assessment

Ben has worked in the power industry for 7 years. His previous role was as a biomass consultant within E.ON’s technical consultancy arm, E.ON Engineering, where he headed up their internal R&D programmes as well as providing operational support to their generation assets.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
10:20  A Power Generator’s Role in International Biomass Trade

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Education

• 1984-1989 PhD in Mechanical Engineering UCL -1989
• 1979-1984 Engineer in Applied Mathematics UCL -1984

Professional record

• 1989 – Todate: Laborelec’s Senior Expert and Technology Manager “Chemistry, Thermodynamics and Combustion Technologies
• 1989-1996 : Project Engineer in thermo-hydraulics for thermal and nuclear power plants
• 1997-1999 : Project Engineer Biomass Combustion and Gasification
• 1999- now : Head of Electrabel Competence Centre for Biomass and Waste
• 2005 : Senior expert Sustainable Process Technologies
• 2009 : Chief Technologist Biomass & Carbon Capture
• 1984 – 1989 Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium): Researcher within the Unit of Applied Mechanics, Department of Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
09:25  Large-Scale Usage of Solid Biomass for Power Generation in Belgium

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

Andreas Pilzecker studied agricultural economics at the Universities of Munich-Weihenstephan (Germany), Brussels (Belgium) and Göttingen (Germany). Work as a research assistant on international commodity markets, as an economist in an international grain trading company, in general logistics, and as a consultant on farm management.

He joined the European Commission as a policy analyst in 2005. Current work on bioenergy including aspects of availability, sustainability, food-fuel competition, and supporting policies.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
08:40  EU’s Sustainability Requirement of Biomass for Use in Power and Energy Sector

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André P.C. Faaij (1969) is appointed as Professor ‘Energy System Analysis’ at the Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development (Faculty of Science) of the Utrecht University.

He has a background in chemistry and environmental sciences and holds a Ph.D. on energy production from biomass and wastes. He is a member of a variety of expert groups in bio-energy and energy policy, research and strategic planning.

He works as an advisor for governments, the EC, IEA, the UN system, GEF, OECD, WEF, the energy sector & industry, strategic consultancy, NGO’s, etc. He is Task Leader of Task 40 under the Bio-energy Agreement of the International Energy Agency on ‘Sustainable International Bioenergy Trade’ and, in the same framework, acted as national representative in several other tasks. He is an advisor to the UN Biofuels Initiative and FAO’s bioenergy activities, supported by the G8 Global Bio-energy Partnership.

In 2008, he joined the IPCC team as Convening Lead Author to draft the Special Report on Renewable Energy, the new Global Energy Assessment (GEA) and he became member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Alternative Energies.

Biomass Trade & Power 2010 Rotterdam Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, March 11
08:30  Chairman’s Welcome and Remarks

BIOMASS TRADE & POWER 2010 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.

A recent editorial in Sustainable Business.com reported the findings of a recent survey by New Energy Finance, which revealed that the European Emissions Trading Scheme is starting to change the way European power companies make investment decisions, a short 5 years after its introduction. An important trend is the shift of resources towards cleaner power generation technologies.

New Energy Finance sought responses from over 13 companies, who account for over 50% of Europe’s Power Sector CO2 emissions.  Respondents all indicated that carbon prices are being fully integrated into their investment decisions in the European Power sectors, with most running several future price scenarios.

Specifically the EU ETS is having a clear impact on the build-rate of biomass co-firing capacity.

Although carbon prices alone are insufficient to justify an immediate shift to lower CO2 emitting technologies, fuel prices, power prices and direct government support for renewables are also having an impact on attitudes among European power producers.

Only 8.5% of the energy consumed in Europe comes from renewable sources, and Bio power generation is expected to play a vital role in achieving the 20% share of renewable energies by 2020.

Despite the huge growth potential in the industry, the industry is not without its own set of challenges, key amongst them feedstock supply.

The success of the Biomass to power industry depends, to a large degree, on the quantity and quality of biomass available, and on the industry’s ability to cost-effectively transport, handle and utilize biomass for energy production.

The upcoming Biomass Power & Trade summit examines the growth of the BioEnergy industry in Europe, and its impact on Biomass trade around the world. The Conference, supported by the IEA BioEnergy Task 40 group and the Port of Rotterdam, meets in Rotterdam on 11-12 Mar 2010.

The conference has invited a panel of Biomass Power producers, Biomass producers, Traders, Key European regulators and technology experts to discuss the EU’s pending BioEnergy mandates, sustainability issues, certification, global biomass trade, and upcoming technologies.

Speakers include key representatives of:

• DG TREN, European Commission
• Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development , European Commission
• IEA BioEnergy Task 40
• Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development — Utrecht University
• Nidera Handelscompagnie BV
• Essent
• Procede Biomass BV
• Laborelec-Sustainable Process Technologies
• E.ON Energy Trading AG
• Canadian Biomass Association
• Latgran Ltd
• Willmott Forests
• Beijing Shengchang Bioenergy S&T Co., Ltd.
• Climate Change Solutions
• Biotimber Biomass Brazil
• Max-Planck-Institut fur Kolloid- und Grenzflaechenforschung
• German Academy of Science & Engineering
• P.T Godwin Austen International
• APX-ENDEX
• European BioEnergy Services
• Méo Consulting Team
• Ebes AG
• First Bioenergy FBIO AB
• BTG Bioliquids BV
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)- Agricultural Research Service
• Renewable Fuels Agency
• Port of Rotterdam (also supporting organization, and networking reception host)

>>Click here to find out what the above mentioned companies & more are sharing at the Biomass Power & Trade Summit!<<

Biomass Power & Trade is now accepting registrations to participate as delegates. Interested parties are invited to submit their registrations via online form by >>Clicking here<<.

Those keen on exploring sponsorship and media partnership packages can write to Ms. Reema at reema@cmtsp.com.sg with their enquiries and proposals.

Global demand for Biomass is rapidly growing especially in Europe, where EU 2020’s target for renewable energy, is a major driver for this growth. The Biomass Trade & Power conference, which meets in Rotterdam on 11-12 March 2010, analyzes latest developments in BioEnergy, tackles issues hampering the establishment of a biomass trading platform, and discusses the future of a real commodity market for biomass.

Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS- 2 February 2010 /Press Release/ — Global demand for Biomass (Agricultural and Forestry Residues, Energy Crops and Wood Pellets) is rapidly growing especially in Europe, where EU 2020’s target for renewable energy (20% in gross energy consumption), is driving this growth.

The Biomass Trade & Power conference, which meets in Rotterdam on 11-12 March 2010 analyzes latest developments in BioEnergy, tackles issues hampering the establishment of a biomass-trading platform, and discusses the future of a real commodity market for biomass. The IEA Task Force 40 and the Port of Rotterdam are supporting the conference and sending representatives to speak.

The conference will present updates on EU’s Sustainability Requirement of Biomass for Use in Power and Energy Sector, as well as their Biomass Certification standards with insights from the European Commission’s Directorate-General, Agriculture and Rural Development and Directorate-General for Transport and Energy.

Also on the agenda are a series of sessions offering a Biomass Exporters’ Perspective, where attendees will be able to assess the global biomass pellets supply outlook. Experts from Latgran Ltd, Beijing Shengchang BioEnergy S&T Co., Ltd. Climate Change Solutions and other leading Biomass Exporters will provide updates on supplies from China, Australia, Brazil, Malaysia, the Baltic Region and Canada.

In addition to the above, the conference has also lined up a showcase of biomass pre-treatment technologies, with inisights from BTG Bioliquids BV and Ebes AG on Torrefaction and Pyrolysis. The conference is also highlighting Bio-char, with representatives of the USDA, the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, and the German Academy of Science & Engineering discussing the potential applications of Biochar as an alternative for carbon sequestration, a solution for soil enhancement and a replacement for coal in power plants.

Other sessions on agenda will include an evaluation on EU’s demand for heat and power production, and biomass producers, importers, trade and power companies stakeholders’ perspectives on the commoditization of biomass.

A Special highlight at Biomass Trade & Power conference is a tour on board the 25-meter long vessel, the “Nievue Maze”, to explore the Rotterdam Port’s wood pellet terminal and view first-hand, all the latest developments undertaken by the Port of Rotterdam, to increase their Biomass handling capabilities. The Port of Rotterdam is also hosting a networking cocktail on board their ship.

Those seeking more information on participation and sponsorship & media exchange opportunities at the Biomass Trade & Power conference should visit www.cmtevents.com/?ev=100306 immediately.

BTG-BTL has plans to build a pyrolysis plant at Hengelo’s AkzoNobel site. The letter of intent was signed at the end of September by AkzoNobel Industrial Chemicals, Empyro and BTG Bioliquids. In the new plant wood will be converted to oil. The plant will also deliver steam to AkzoNobel and generate electricity for delivery to the public grid.

Largest pyrolysis plant in Europe

The Empyro plant, owned by the shareholders Tree Power and BTG Bioliquids, will “convert 5 metric tons of dry wood into oil, steam and electricity, per hour”. This conversion takes place on a commercial scale and uses a technique, owned by BTG Bioliquids. This technique has already proven itself in Malaysia, where a plant uses residual products of a palm oil plant.

The new pyrolysis installation will be the largest in Europe and building it will require an investment of approximately 13 million Euros. A substantial part of the investment will be covered by an European subsidy because it is a pilot project. The installation will be built on a piece of land of 1 hectare and will be 20 meters high.

It is expected that the construction can start in the second quarter of 2010.

Source: http://www.btgworld.com/news.php#top , 10^th October 2009

For more information on pyrolysis, join Mr. Gerhard Muggen, Managing Director of BTG Bioliquids BV. as he presents his paper on Pre-Treatment Biomass Using Pyrolysis Technologies at the Biomass Trade & Power conference, 11- 12 March 2010 held in Rotterdam.

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) identified key policies and practices that would contribute to increased biomass utilization throughout the world.”

The paper distinguishes ‘bad’ biomass from ‘good’ biomass and ‘better’ biomass.  Warning that biomass could be ‘bad’ without safeguards, it notes the threat of GHG emissions and loss of biodiversity from land use change, food insecurity, overuse of water, and mismanagement of soil if the increased use of biomass is left unchecked.

Getting to ‘better’ and even ‘good’ is not just a matter of increased investment. Although biomass currently provides 75 percent of all renewable energy and approximately 13 percent of global energy supply, the paper finds that all countries are significantly underusing their domestic potential of sustainable bioenergy and international trade of bioenergy is only in its early stage of development.  The paper provides a roadmap to better utilization of sustainable biomass includes specific milestones for the near-term, medium-term, and longer-term.

Source from http://www.biomassintel.com/iea-report-warns-against-bad-biomass/ posted by Mackinnon Lawrence on Wednesday, 20 January 2010.

Get more insights from IEA Bioenergy Task 40 at the Biomass Trade & Power as they will be supporting this event on 11- 12 March 2010 in Rotterdam.

Europe is leading rapid growth in the wood biomass energy sector with demand for wood pellets seen growing at 8 to 10 per cent annually in coming years, according to Wood Resources Quarterly.

Wood pellets are made mainly from wood waste – bark, sawdust and wood chips – from forestry operations. Compressing wood waste into pellets creates a more efficient-burning fuel than wood chips. Wood biomass fuel is seen as a valuable source of renewable energy and, if produced sustainably, offers a climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels.

The wood biomass industry in Europe is seeing the benefits of the EU’s target to produce 20 per cent of power needs from renewable energy by 2020. It’s being led by increasing demand for pellets and investment in pellet production in Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Britain, the WRQ reports.

Sweden alone used almost two million tonnes in 2008, 20 per cent of world demand, producing almost 1.6 million tons at home and importing the balance from Canada and elsewhere in Europe. The number of pellet-producing plants in Europe has reached 450 and is expected to increase significantly over the next few years.

The industry is also benefiting from investment inspired by government green stimulus measures. The pellet market is growing in the United States where a federal tax credit of up to $1500 is currently offered on the purchase and installation of high-efficiency stoves and heaters, including wood or pellet-burning units.”

Source: http://www.carbonpositive.net Thursday, 5 November 2009.

For more information on wood pellets, join Mr. Spike Veer, Business Analyst of Endex, as he presents his paper on Wood Pellets’ Market Outlook, Pricing Trends & Benchmarking at the Biomass Trade & Power conference, 11- 12 March 2010 held in Rotterdam.

The IEA BioEnergy Task 40 & the Port of Rotterdam are supporting the Biomass Trade summit on 11-12 March 2010 in Rotterdam.

Biomass Trade unites current and future producers of biomass-derived power, fuels and chemicals, energy crop growers, municipal leaders, utility executives, technology providers, equipment manufacturers, project developers, investors and policy makers to discuss and debate the Rise of this new Bio-Commodity.

The Biomass Trade conference will provide insights on:

• EU’s pending BioEnergy mandates
• Perspective and resolutions on sustainability and certification
• Biomass power generation growth in Europe
• Opportunities and barriers to global biomass trade network
• Identify gaps between technologies & capital investments

… plus much more…

Biomass Trade also provides opportunities for future and existing biofuels and biomass industry stakeholders to network other industry suppliers and technology providers, as well as utility executives, researchers, policy makers, investors and project developers.

In short, Biomass Trade is designed to help biomass industry stakeholders identify and evaluate future trends in Biomass trade. Tap into the revenue generating potential that Biomass Trade can provide.

Start the journey at the Biomass Trade summit in Rotterdam! Mark 11-12 March 2010 in your calendars.

Those keen on participation, media partnerships, exhibition space and / or sponsorship packages can submit enquiries and proposals to Ms. Hafizah Adam at hafizah@cmtsp.com.sg

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced recently, that it would provide up to $200m (£122m) in loans for the construction of waste-to-energy plants in China.

The proposed scheme marks a major chapter in China’s race to turn 30 per cent of rubbish into power by 2030.

The credit financing will be provided to a Hong Kong-based waste treatment project developer, to build power plants fuelled by municipal rubbish in second-tier Chinese cities. The credit line will comprise two $100m loans, disbursed by commercial banks, with ADB as the lender of record. Each loan has a maturity of up to 10 years.

The treatment of solid waste is a serious environmental challenge in China, the ADB noted in their statement, with the nation generating about 140m tonnes per year with a growth rate of about 10 per cent annually.

“Waste-to-energy processing with clean technology is the most effective method of treating municipal solid waste since it slashes waste volumes by 90 per cent and eliminates methane gas emissions from the waste treatment process,”
~ ADB investment specialist Hisaka Kimura.

China has a target of increasing the amount of municipal rubbish used in waste-fuelled power stations to 30 per cent by 2030, up from one per cent in 2002.

Find out more about China’s emerging Waste-to-Energy industry at the upcoming Biomass & WtE summit, where you will get to hear from China’s Energy and Environmental Development Research Center (EED) and Shanghai Pucheng Thermal Power Energy Co., Ltd. on Waste-to-Energy project developments in China.

>>Click here to confirm your participation for Biomass & WtE summit, on 28-29 October in Shanghai!<<

The World Bank and its private investment arm International Finance Corp (IFC) announced plans to provide US$700m in loan financing to help fund renewable power and energy efficiency projects. The IFC will contribute $400m, while the World Bank will commit $300m through its $5.2bn Clean Technology Fund, which provides financing for carbon reduction initiatives in developing nations.

The average interest rate for the loans will range from 0.25 to 1.75 per cent, with repayment periods of 20 to 30 years. Terms for the financing, which will be disbursed through Thai banks, will be released to loan applicants later this month.

According to IFC and World Bank estimates, it will cost $4.6bn to develop Thailand’s renewable energy sector over the next two years, with private sector investments accounting for about 85 per cent of the total, or $3.9bn.

Thailand last year drafted a $440m renewable energy development plan that sets an alternative power target of 20 per cent of by 2022. The scheme calls for a drop in annual oil imports by $10.6bn and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 29 million tonnes per year.

Officials are counting on the increased use of alternative energy, such as biomass, ethanol and biogas, as a means of achieving the targets. Fossil fuels currently account for 85 per cent of the country’s energy needs.

Biomass energy in Thailand has traditional, small-scale applications in households and rural industries. The Thai Government also launched a project, through the Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO), to encourage Small Power Producers or SPPs to generate electricity from biomass feedstocks including rice husk, sugar cane, corn leaves, tapioca, palm shell and woodchips.

These SPPs then sell the generated electricity to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). As small and medium sized businesses, these Biomass power producers stand to reap benefits from the World Bank fund.

One such power producer is A.T. BIOPOWER, who has a 22 MW rice-husk power project in the Pitchit province in Thailand. In operation in May 2006, the power plant relies on agricultural wastes (rice husks) generated by the farming activities prevalent in the province.

A.T BIOPOWER was also the first company in Thailand to qualify for CDM and earn extra income from selling carbon credits.

A.T BIOPOWER’s CEO, Natee Sithiprasasana will be sharing insights at the upcoming Biomass & WtE summit, which convenes in Shanghai on 28-29 October 2009. His session entitled, “Rice Husk Power Plant, An Operators Experience” will touch on:

• Securing supply of rice husk storage & handling
• Technologies & environmental benefits
• Incentive for SPP to sell electricity to the grid
• Monitoring project for CDM – compliance

To find out more about Thailand’s emerging Biomass to power industry, and how small power producers are tapping on Thailand’s vast agricultural waste resources, come to Biomass & WtEsummit to pose your questions to Natee Sithiprasasana and other Thai Biomass power producers who will be participating in the summit.

>>CLICK HERE<< to submit your registrations for Biomass & WtE now!

Globally, India is in the fourth position in generating power through biomass and with a huge potential, is poised to become a world leader in biomass energy production.

India can generate as much as 16,000MW of biomass power, according to the Biomass Resource Atlas of India, an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) project to map biomass potential in the country, but only about 700 MW is on stream now.

The upcoming capacity expansion opportunities in India’s growing Biomass to Power sector will be a key area of focus at the upcoming Biomass & WtE (Waste to Energy) conference in Shanghai on 28-29 October.

In fact, a key player in India’s upcoming Biomass to Power sector will be presenting insights at the conference. Anil Lala, Corporate Director at AllGreen Energy India Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of Singapore-based AllGreen Energy Pte., Ltd, will be sharing an update on All Green’s ambitious 10 Biomass-to-energy projects development plan.

AllGreen plans to raise US$100 Million to set up ten 6.5MW biomass-to-energy projects across India over three years. The first three, projected to go on-stream by March 2010, will be in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh.

India has an installed power capacity of 147,000MW and experiences a 15% shortfall during peak hours, between 7pm and 10pm, according to the Central Electricity Authority, which advises the Union government on power policies. While AllGreen’s 6.5MW power plants may seem paltry in the larger scheme of things, biomass is touted to have the potential to light up rural India, and Biomass to energy has tremendous potential in this agrarian country.

Biomass & WtE also features insights from GN Murthy, Deputy General Manager – New Initiatives, ITC Limited – Agri Business Division the Biomass feedstock supplier for AllGreen’s project. Touching on, “Ensuring Stable Biomass Supply & Quality for AllGreen’s Mega Project”, Mr. Murthy will share on key challenges in delivering the 40,000-50,000 tones of biomass/annum needed by each of the ten planned 6.5 MW Power plants.

Beyond the central government, Indian states are also taking an active role in promoting Biomass to energy and inviting private investment. In June 2009, the State owned Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) announced the allocation of 31 decentralized Biomass Power Projects with aggregate capacity of 338 MW to private developers.

At Biomass & WtE we’ve invited Shirish Garud, Fellow & Area Convenor, Renewable Energy Technology Applications & Coordinator, REEEP South Asia Secretariat  to share a private investor’s perspective on “Promoting Bio-Energy from Agricultural Biomass & Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)” in India.

The REEEP South Asia Regional Secretariat was established in 2005 under the AEI (Asian Energy Institute) to create a link between energy services and income generation, using innovative financing as a catalyst, and support Private Pro-poor Small-scale renewable energy Investments in South Asia.

Biomass & WtE offers a cohesive update on upcoming opportunities in India’s Biomass to energy sector in India. Those keen on participating should >>CLICK HERE<< or email jaime@cmtsp.com.sg for more information.

In Shanghai’s Yuqiao Industrial Zone, one of China’s biggest waste-to-energy power generators is processing 1,100tonnes of rubbish generated by Shanghai residents every day, and converting it into power.

The Pudong Yuqiao Waste to Energy (WtE) Plant established in 2003, was the first waste-to-energy project in Shanghai, and a landmark achievement in managing waste in China’s second largest city.

At Biomass & WtE, we are offering 50 Conference Participants a unique opportunity to tour the Pudong Yuqiao Waste to Energy (WtE) Plant in our BONUS Site Visit on 29th October 2009.

The delegation will depart from Sofitel Shanghai Jin Jiang Oriental Pudong (conference venue) at 2PM and return at 5PM.

The Site Visit option is open to conference delegates only, and due to space limitations seats will be allocated on a “first-come-first-served” basis.

If you want to join the visit to the Pudong Yuqiao Waste to Energy (WtE) Plant,  >>CLICK HERE<<  to confirm your participation at Biomass & WtE summit now, and check the box to register for the Site Visit!

The global market for thermal and biological waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies was worth $19.9 billion in 2008. According to projections, the sector will be worth $26.2 billion in the next five years. And the industry has now set its sights on China for new project developments and investments.

China represents a brand new frontier for the waste-to-energy sector.  Beijing has earmarked 350 billion Yuan (S$75 billion) this year for clean water and waste management on top of a 1 Trillion Yuan allocated under its 11th 5-year plan, which runs to 2010. China is also the world’s largest producer of municipal solid waste. In 2004, China surpassed the United States as the world’s largest producer of municipal solid waste at about 190 million tonnes a year. By 2030, the World Bank estimates that will have more than doubled to at least 480 million tones.

Companies like China Everbright is already in tie-up talks with waste-to-energy company Covanta Holdings, while Waste Management Inc , the largest trash hauler in the United States, announced plans to bid for refuse-fired power plants in the mainland.

In fact, the country’s largest planned waste-to-energy power plant, the Bao’an Waste-to-Energy Plant in Shenzen, will have a daily production capacity of 4,200 tons. Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin have also begun construction of large incineration projects, according to state media reports.

CMT’s Biomass & Waste-to-Energy conference, to be held on 28-29 October in Shanghai explores these exciting new developments in the waste-to-energy industry , with focus on emerging technologies, upcoming projects around the world, feedstock issues, financing and logistics challenges across the Biomass & Waste-to-Energy value chain with a particular focus on the upcoming industry in China.

Key highlights of the program will include power generation from agricultural biomass, energy recovery from municipal solid waste or WtE (Waste to Energy), securing feedstock with biomass and dedicated energy crops, biomass processing, cellulosic ethanol and biotechnologies converting biomass to fuels and chemicals.

Beyond these, the program will feature intensive panel discussions, spot-on analysis of key industry trends and informative project sharing sessions by the world’s top Biomass players. As part of the Biomass & WtE program, the conference plans to offer two concurrent tracks, to cover Waste to Energy & Cellulosic Ethanol Biotechnologies.

Biomass & WtE is part of the BiomassWorld series of conferences, which has seen participation from over 300 key executives from leading bio-energy companies’ biomass project operators and developers, bio-refinery executives, bio-power executives, biodiesel executives, feedstock developers, policy makers, waste management experts and top players from over 40 countries.

Biomass & WtE will provide an excellent platform for companies to ‘be seen’ and promote their organization and their interests to the industry’s most influential players and investors who will be at the conference.

If you want more information on participation, sponsorship or media exchange opportunities at Biomass & WtE, contact Ms. Jaime Ng, Promotions Manager at +65 6346 9145 or email at jaime@cmtsp.com.sg