Past event: European Biomass to Power Conference

Optimal Strategies & Technologies to Advance Biomass to Power

Our Annual European Biomass to Power summit will be taking place in Krakow, Poland, on 10-11 April 2013. The two day conference will once again bring together senior executives and experts from power producers, regulatory bodies, raw material providers and researchers as well as other influential stakeholders  to the biomass & bioenergy industry to examine strategies & technologies to advance biomass to power.

The conference will have a heavy focus on case study examples  of biomass power generation projects from leading biomass, co-firing plant owners as well as  EPC contractors focusing on feasibility, planning, financing and technological developments.


Key Topics

  • Global Biomass Market Developments
  • Policy & Legislative Implications on Growth
  • Financing of Biomass Power Projects
  • Raw Material Availability & Sustainability
  • Biomass Handling & Storage Challenges
  • Operator Case Studies: Biomass Power Generation
  • EPC Case Studies: Biomass to Power
  • Biomass Gasification & Pyrolysis Technologies


Site Visit

GDF SUEZ’s Połaniec Power Plant - Tuesday 9th April 2013

During the afternoon of Tuesday 9th April 2013 a limited number of conference attendees will have the opportunity to attend an exclusive site visit to GDF SUEZ’s Połaniec Power Plant

Confirmed Panel Members

  • Carlo Hamelinck, Managing Consultant, Ecofys (Chair)
  • Jarosław Duda & Marek Ryński, Specialists, GDF SUEZ Energia Polska S.A.
  • Thomas Strauss, Plant Manager, Wien Energie
  • Roger Holm, Managing Director, Oy Alholmens Kraft Ab
  • Grzegorz Wnuk, Deputy Director of Engineering, Head of R&D Department, EDF Polska - R&D
  • Mathieu Insa, Research Engineer, Energy & Environment Department, EDF - R&D
  • Mike Bradley, Director, The Wolfson Centre For Bulk Solids Handling Technology
  • Christian Grange, Senior Vice President - Biomass & Energy, De Smet Engineers & Contractors
  • Gregory Fabry, Project Leader, De Smet Engineers & Contractors
  • Richard Sikkema, Program Manager Forests and Biomass, Control Union Certifications
  • Sergio Ugarte, Managing Director, SQ Consult B.V.
  • Wolfram Engelking, Technical Managing Director, Wallstein
  • Senior Representative, Ecofys
  • Markus Bolhàr-Nordenkampf, Director, Central Eastern Europe, Metso Power
  • David Menmuir, Senior Process Engineer, Thermal Generation Division, Mott MacDonald Ltd
  • Marie Donnelly, Director, New & Renewable Sources of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Innovation, European Commission, DG ENER
  • Adam Gula, Professor, Faculty of Energy & Fuels, AGH-University of Science and Technology
  • Jan Brouwers, Managing Director, Torr-Coal Group
  • Graham Welford, Sales And Tendering Director, Integrated Plant, Doosan Power Systems
  • Karl-Heinz, COO & EVP Business Development, Seeger Green Energy LLC
  • David Williams, Chief Executive, Eco2
  • Lars-Eric Lundgren, Sales Manager, Cargotec Sweden Bulk Handling AB

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Venue

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Who Will Attend 

  • Power companies
  • Biomass producers
  • Biomass traders & distribution companies
  • Renewable energy consultancies
  • Research bodies
  • Regional & national governments
  • Regulatory bodies


Venue

Venue to be confirmed
Krakow, Poland

Event details
Organizer : ACI
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-2431