Agenda

DAY ONE: 15th June 2021

9.30 The role of Biomass in the European Green Deal
Hans van Steen, Acting Director on Renewables, Research, Innovation and Energy Efficiency, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission

9.45 The impact of Covid-19 on the Biomass Markets
Niels Severinsen, Procurement Officer, Hofor

10.15 Spotlight on Germany: Expanding the fuels mix at CHP plants to include waste wood
Markus Süßmann, Head of Special Projects, Danpower

10.45 Networking break

11.15 Advanced Pellet Fuel from a Proven Technology
Bjørn H. Knappskog, CEO, Arbaflame

11.45 Financing CHP biomass projects
Pierre-Emmanuel Noel, Senior Banker – Public Sector & Infrastructure, European Investment Bank

12.15 Q&A with this morning’s speakers

12.45 Networking Lunch

2.00 Session two: Opening remarks from the Chair

2.15 Sustainability Update
Carsten Huljus, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Biomass Programme

2.45 Biomass trading: woodchips & pellet auctions across Europe

Overview of the biomass sector in the Baltic States
Pricing

Svetlana Kavina, Head of Business Development, Baltpool

3.15 Networking break

3.45 Case study: 75MW Biomass power plant in Asia

Feedstock choices
Sustainability
Overview of the biomass sector in Asia

Yoshinobu Kusano, Executive Advisor, Biomass Energy, Renova

4.15 Spot exchange e-trading with biomass in Belarus: challenges & opportunities

Current situation on Belarusian biomass market and trends for the future
Government regulations
Production capacities & major producers

Alexander Bashliy, Head of Foreign Relations Department, Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange OJSC

4.45 Networking drinks

DAY TWO: 16th June 2021

9.30 Welcoming remarks from the Chair

9.45 Future Outlook for the Global Industrial Wood Pellet Market
Thomas Meth, Executive VP, Sales and Marketing, Enviva Partners

10.15 Enhancing Biomethane plants efficiency
Malek Mezni, Project Manager, Azola

10.45 Networking break

11.15 Wood waste – in between wood and waste management

General market overview in European and global context
Uncertainties and opportunities in biomass market
Role of biomass in renewable energy
Regional policy review, analysis on regulatory framework

Lauma Kazuša, Head of Market Analysis, SUEZ Trading Europe

11.45 The role of biomass in the European Green Deal
Philippe Mengal, Executive Director, Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking

12.15 Q&A with this morning’s speakers

12.45 Networking lunch

2.00 Opening remarks from the Chair

2.15 Complying with EU regulations to build a sustainable & efficient biomass plant

Considerations with sourcing biomass feedstock
Emissions
Creating a circular economy
Meeting the 2029 regulatory requirements to re-use phosphor

Frank S. Lund, Head of Strategy and Marketing, AET Biomass

2.45 Negative Emissions Pellet Production

What are the energy intensive machines and processes when producing pellets
Tackle those energy hogging processes
How we can reduce the emissions by changing the dryer
How we can achieve negative emissions (remove emissions for per ton pellet used for energy)

Manish Verma, Business Development Manager, Swedish Exergy

3.10 Topic TBC
Martin Bentele, CEO, German Pellet Association, DEPV

3.35 Topic TBC
Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials

4.00 End of conference

Speaker Biographies

Hans van Steen
Acting Director on Renewables, Research, Innovation and Energy Efficiency
European Commission

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Hans van Steen is Acting Director on Renewables, Research, Innovation and Energy Efficiency in the Directorate General for Energy in the European Commission.

Mr van Steen began his career in the Danish Ministry for Education and later moved to the Ministry for Energy as Head of Sector for European and Nordic energy co-operation. He joined the European Commission in 1989 as a Seconded National Expert, working mainly in the area of energy technology dissemination. Following several assignments in the fields of energy and transport, he became Deputy Head of Unit for Inter-institutional Affairs (2001 - 2006), Head of Unit for Renewable Energy (2006 - 2013), Head of Unit for and International Energy Relations and Enlargement (2013 - 2017) and Adviser on Renewables, Research and Innovation and Energy Efficiency (2017 - present). He became Acting Director on 1 October 2018.

Mr van Steen holds a Master's Degree in Political Science from the University of Århus, Denmark.

Yoshinobu Kusano
Executive Advisor, Biomass Energy
Renova

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Mr. Yoshinobu Kusano joined RENOVA as Executive Advisor in 2017. From January 2018 he has been head of Fuel Procurement Group, Biomass Energy of RENOVA. Prior to that, he worked for Sumitomo Corporation head office as well as offices in Saudi Arabia and in Johannesburg (Republic of South Africa) as its representatives. He has been involved in start-up of overseas plantation forest management and operation joint venture as Director. From 2003, he has been intensively focusing on biomass fuel development and sourcing as a head of Biomass Group of Sumitomo Corporation. He holds a BA in Law from Waseda university.

Lauma Kazuša
AHead of Market Analysis
SUEZ Trading Europe

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Lauma joined SUEZ Trading Europe in 2018 and heads market analysis activities for all trading streams – alternative fuels, wood, paper, plastics and non-ferrous metals.

She has been working with biomass energy and EfW sectors for nearly 15 years, with previous professional experiences in due diligence work, market assessments and competitive analysis.

Manish Verma
Business Development Manager
Swedish Exergy AB

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I was born in India and raised in Sweden with Masters in management with entrepreneurship from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. I have worked with Swedish Exergy since 2010 in various roles and currently in the role of business development manager with sales and marketing.

Alexander Bashliy
Head of Foreign Relations Department
Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange

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Joined BUCE team in 2014 and now plays the leading role in strategic development of one of the biggest commodity exchange in Central and Eastern Europe.

Under his initiative BUCE developed its network of foreign exchange brokers in 9 countries, established relations with 20 foreign commodity exchanges in Europe and Asia under mutually beneficial projects.

Has bachelor's degree in Linguistics and Economics, background in different sectors of Public Administration.

Philippe Mengal
Executive Director
Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking

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Philippe Mengal is the Executive Director of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) since 1st of October 2015. His mission is to further consolidate the role and responsibilities of the BBI JU.

The Executive Director is the legal representative of the BBI JU. He is the chief executive responsible for the day-to-day management of the BBI JU in accordance with the decisions of the Governing Board.

Mr. Mengal trained as an engineer in Chemistry and Bio-industry at the Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech University and later on in Strategic Innovation Management at INSEAD - Fontainebleau in France.

He started his career in 1990 in France as R&D engineer in the field of biomass fractionation and purification. In 1995 he became Technical Director of a research centre dedicated to biomass valorisation and between 1990 and 1997 he taught in a Master programme on chemical engineering in Rennes, France. He has published a number of scientific papers and awarded 5 patented license agreements.

In his 25 years of professional experience before joining BBI JU, Mr. Mengal held strategic managerial positions in France and Belgium such as CEO of three companies, Global R&D Director of a multinational and Senior Consultant in food ingredient, engineering and life science industries.

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Agenda

DAY ONE: 15th June 2021

9.30 The role of Biomass in the European Green Deal Hans van Steen, Acting Director on Renewables, Research, Innovation and Energy Efficiency, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission

9.45 The impact of Covid-19 on the Biomass Markets Niels Severinsen, Procurement Officer, Hofor

10.15 Spotlight on Germany: Expanding the fuels mix at CHP plants to include waste wood Markus Süßmann, Head of Special Projects, Danpower

10.45 Networking break

11.15 Advanced Pellet Fuel from a Proven Technology Bjørn H. Knappskog, CEO, Arbaflame

11.45 Financing CHP biomass projects Pierre-Emmanuel Noel, Senior Banker – Public Sector & Infrastructure, European Investment Bank

12.15 Q&A with this morning’s speakers

12.45 Networking Lunch

2.00 Session two: Opening remarks from the Chair

2.15 Sustainability Update Carsten Huljus, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Biomass Programme

2.45 Biomass trading: woodchips & pellet auctions across Europe

Svetlana Kavina, Head of Business Development, Baltpool

3.15 Networking break

3.45 Case study: 75MW Biomass power plant in Asia

Yoshinobu Kusano, Executive Advisor, Biomass Energy, Renova

4.15 Spot exchange e-trading with biomass in Belarus: challenges & opportunities

Alexander Bashliy, Head of Foreign Relations Department, Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange OJSC

4.45 Networking drinks

DAY TWO: 16th June 2021

9.30 Welcoming remarks from the Chair

9.45 Future Outlook for the Global Industrial Wood Pellet Market Thomas Meth, Executive VP, Sales and Marketing, Enviva Partners

10.15 Enhancing Biomethane plants efficiency Malek Mezni, Project Manager, Azola

10.45 Networking break

11.15 Wood waste – in between wood and waste management

Lauma Kazuša, Head of Market Analysis, SUEZ Trading Europe

11.45 The role of biomass in the European Green Deal Philippe Mengal, Executive Director, Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking

12.15 Q&A with this morning’s speakers

12.45 Networking lunch

2.00 Opening remarks from the Chair

2.15 Complying with EU regulations to build a sustainable & efficient biomass plant

Frank S. Lund, Head of Strategy and Marketing, AET Biomass

2.45 Negative Emissions Pellet Production

Manish Verma, Business Development Manager, Swedish Exergy

3.10 Topic TBC Martin Bentele, CEO, German Pellet Association, DEPV

3.35 Topic TBC Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials

4.00 End of conference

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9.30 The role of Biomass in the European Green Deal
Hans van Steen, Acting Director on Renewables, Research, Innovation and Energy Efficiency, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission

9.45 The impact of Covid-19 on the Biomass Markets
Niels Severinsen, Procurement Officer, Hofor

10.15 Spotlight on Germany: Expanding the fuels mix at CHP plants to include waste wood
Markus Süßmann, Head of Special Projects, Danpower

11.15 Advanced Pellet Fuel from a Proven Technology
Bjørn H. Knappskog, CEO, Arbaflame

11.45 Financing CHP biomass projects
Pierre-Emmanuel Noel, Senior Banker – Public Sector & Infrastructure, European Investment Bank

2.15 Sustainability Update
Carsten Huljus, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Biomass Programme

9.45 Future Outlook for the Global Industrial Wood Pellet Market
Thomas Meth, Executive VP, Sales and Marketing, Enviva Partners

10.15 Enhancing Biomethane plants efficiency
Malek Mezni, Project Manager, Azola

11.45 The role of biomass in the European Green Deal
Philippe Mengal, Executive Director, Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking

3.10 Topic TBC
Martin Bentele, CEO, German Pellet Association, DEPV

3.35 Topic TBC
Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials

We have a number of cost-effective options to suit all budgets. To discuss please contact:
andrew@bioenergy-news.com / +44 (0)203 551 5753