Conference Schedule

3rd Biomass Trade & Power
22-24 Feb 2012 – Brussels

Day 1 – 22 Feb 2012 – Wednesday

Pre-Conference Site Visit
(1300 – 1830 hrs.)

Rodenhuize Power Station, a 180MW biomass fuelled plant, located in Ghent, Belgium. Rodenhuize 4 was originally developed as a coal-fired power plant. The plant was modified in 2005 and 2008 to enable generation of electricity from both coal and biomass.

The plant was converted from a coal-fired unit called Rodenhuize 4 into a 100% biomass unit. Opened in September 2011, the converted unit can generate enough electricity to power 320,000 homes. An investment of €125m was made into the project. The plant will reduce about 1.2 million tons (mt) of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

Day 2 – 23 Feb 2012 – Thursday

08:00 Registration & Coffee

09:00 Chairman’s Welcome & Remarks

09:10 Global Growth in Biomass Based Power Generation & Trade/Demand Updates
a) UK
Speaker: Dr Mairi J. Black
Drax Power

b) Italy

c) Poland
Speaker: Mr. Piotr M. Nowak, Manager – Foreign Solid Fuels Trading Department
Weglokoks S.A.

d) Progress on Initiative Wood Pellets Buyers’ Initiative on Sustainability & Specifications for Industrial Wood Pellets
Speaker: Dr. Yves Ryckmans, Chief Technology Officer Biomass
Electrabel – Laborelec

10:40 Discussion followed by Networking Coffee

11:20 Meeting Korea’s RPS 2012 – Outlook of Biomass to Power
Speaker: Michael Paik, General Counsel & SVP, International Projects,
EnerOne

11:45 Current Situation in India on Renewable Biomass Power Generation
Speaker: Shanmugan Pattu, Director,
Cetex Energy Generation Co Pvt Ltd

12:10 Insights of Global Trade Flow (Limiting Factors, Cost Structures, etc)
Speaker: Prof. Andre Faaij, Task Leader, IEA Bioenergy Task 40
University of Utrecht

12:40 Discussion followed by Networking Lunch

Biomass as Commodity – Market Developments

14:00 Efforts of the European Pellet Council & Progress on Industrial Adoption of ENplus Pellet Certification Scheme
Speaker: Mr. Peter Rechberger, General Manager, European Pellet Council
AEBIOM – European Biomass Association

14:25 Latest on Sustainability Criterias for Solid Biomass & iLUC
Speaker: Dr. Marieke Harteveld, Consultant Bioenergy & Biobased Economy
Ecofys Netherlands BV

14:50 Market Pricing of Wood Pellets (& Benchmarking) & Emergence of Feedstock Segmentation (Wood Pellets, Wood Chips, Torrefied Pellets & Non-Woody Biomass)

15:20 Discussion followed by Networking Tea

15:50 Torrefied Pellets Production Value Chain
Speaker: Mr. Robin Post van der Burg, Director, Business Development
Topell Energy BV

16:15 Shipping Cost & Handling of Biomass: Cost & Environmental Impacts

16:50 Is Biomass-Fuelled CHP Taking Off? (with Focus on Large Scale Biomass-Fired CHP, & Implications on Biomass Requirement)

17:15 Operational Experience in Converting Coal-Fired to Dedicated Biomass Power Plant (e.g. Biomass Quality & Ash Handling, etc)

17:50 Discussion followed by End of Day 1

Day 3 – 24 Feb 2012 – Friday

09:00 Chairman’s Welcome & Remarks

09:05 Africa’s Biomass Focus – on On-Going Projects, Infrastructure, Investment & Trade
Speakers:

Mr. Jonas Wilde,
Vattenfall AB

Mr. Rob Prange, Managing Director
Dutch Energy Solutions

Rob Verheem, Deputy Director,
NCEA

10:15 Discussion followed by Networking Coffee

10:50 Update of Vyborgskaya Cellulose Pellet Plant & Distinction Between Working with an Agent & Trader
Speaker: Mr. Johan Granath, Head of Bioenergy
Ekman & Co AB

11:15 Torrefied Biomass/Pellets – Finally it is Happening
- Case Study on the Technology
- Experience in Shipping/Handling
- Quantification of the Markets
Speaker: Mr. Michael Wild, Principal
Wild & Partners KG

11:40 Bioenergy Development in Central Europe & Supply Chain of Biomass Pellets (Woody and Agricultural Residues)
Speaker: Mr. Patrick de Jamblinne, CEO
Tuzetka (2ZK)

12:05 Energy Economics & Palm Biomass for Power Generation & Availability
Speaker: Joseph Lim, Managing Director,
Global Green Synergy Sdn Bhd

12:30 Strategic & Technology Considerations for Biomass from Suppliers’ & Buyers’ Perspectives
Speaker: Sam Kang, CFO & COO,
Georgia Biomass, LLC