The World Sustainable Energy Days, 23 – 26 of February, including the European Pellet Conference Feb 24-25, are organised by the OÖ Energiesparverband, the energy agency of Upper Austria with the mission of promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.
Independently in parallell 24 – 28 February is the big Energisparmesse – Expoenergy – organised by the Welser Messe. The first two days of the exhibition is dedicated for business people. In total around 68 000 m2 exhibition space.
European Pellet Conference 2016
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Date: |
24 – 25 February 2016 |
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Venue: |
Wels, Austria |
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Conference fees: |
• 290 Euro for the European Pellet Conference with Site • 200 Euro for the European Pellet Conference |
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Conference languages: |
English, German |
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Organisation and conference office: |
OÖ Energiesparverband |
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With more than 600 participants every year, the European Pellet Conference held in Wels is the largest annual pellet event in the world. Includes
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PROGRAMME
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
08.30 – 18.00: Site Visit “Pellets & Wood Chips”
A full-day trip by bus including technical Site Visits on the production of fuels & equipment and innovative applications for heating and electricity production
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
09.00 Pellet policies and markets
- Opening & welcome
Michael Strugl, Regional Minister for Energy, Upper Austria
Gerhard Dell, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria
- The role of bioenergy in the Energy Union
Giulio Volpi, European Commission, DG Energy - EU bioenergy – market trends and policies
Fanny-Pomme Langue, AEBIOM - Ecodesign requirements and labelling for biomass heating
Alexander Weissinger, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria
The role of bioenergy in the bioeconomy
- Global potentials and developments
Hubert Röder, Wissenschaftszentrum Straubing, Germany - From innovation to market – biomass in Upper Austria
Christiane Egger, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria - An effective strategy for regional economic development
Adam Sherman, Biomass Energy Resource Center, USA
Lunch break
Panel discussion:
Pellets – facts vs. fiction
- Chairperson: Tim Portz, BBI International
- Gordon Murray, Wood Pellet Association, Canada
- Hans Martin Behr, Deutsches Pelletinstitut, Germany
- Stefan Ortner, ÖkoFEN, Austria
- Francisco Puente, ESCAN, Spain
Successful business models
- How to improve the profitability of a pellet business
Henrik Arfwidsson, Agroenergi Neova Pellets, Sweden - Financing and operating pellet facilities in Europe and the US
José Ignacio Pedrajas, Prodesa North America, USA - Risk management with wood pellet future contracts
Ulrich von Fürstenberg, Euronext, France
World Pellet Technology Forum
- Technology outlook: pellet heating of the future
Ingwald Obernberger, Bios Bioenergiesysteme, Austria - Comparison of soft and hard wood pellet production
Peter Lange, CPM Europe, NL - “New” pellet fibers require new technologies
Gregor Rinke, Rinke Engineering, Germany - Reducing ash content in pellet production
Ivan Lipovec, PAL, Italy
19.00 Evening programme
Thursday, 25 February 2016
09.30 Session: Pellet Technology Outlook – a research update (in English only)
09.30 Session: Pellet Market News Worldwide (in English only)
09.30 Pellet Technology Outlook – a research update (in English only)
- Optimisation of cereal straw torrefaction and pelletisation
Javier Gil Barnó, CENER, Spain - BRISK: combustion characteristics of “HTC pellets” and “vineyard pruning pellets”
Stefan Retschitzegger, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria - BeReal: a test method for pellet stoves reflecting real life operation
Hans Hartmann, TFZ Bayern, Germany - EMPYRO: energy and materials from pyrolysis
Gerhard Muggen, BTG-BTL, NL - ENERCOM: polygenerating energy, fuels and fertiliser
Thorsten Kläs, Soil-Concept, Luxembourg - LogisTEC: innovation in biomass supply chains
Michiel C. Carbo, ECN, NL - SECTOR: final results and torrefaction outlook
Kay Schaubach, DBFZ, Germany
12.30 End of the session
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09.30 Pellet Market News Worldwide (in English only)
- Chairperson: Gordon Murray, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
- Opening
Gilles Gauthier, European Pellet Council
- Price differences and international trade with household pellets
Lukas Kranzl, Energy Economics Group, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
- Canada: wood pellet industry update
Michele Rebiere, Viridis Energy
- US: old challenges, new opportunities
Ben Bell-Walker, Biomass Thermal Energy Council - India: increasing opportunities in emerging markets
Suhas Patel, Saurashtra Agro Briquettes - Germany: responding to weak markets
Martin Bentele, DEPV - UK: boom and bust – the pellet boiler market
Neil Harrison, re:heat - Spain: campaign “Biomass in your home”
Pablo Rodero Masdemont, AVEBIOM - Romania: potentials for pellets and briquettes
Dorin Sfaca, Romanian Pellets and Briquettes Association - Namibia: biomass opportunities
Dr. Bruce Brewer, CCF Bush
12.30 End of the session
