Nordic Bioenergy

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9:00	Opening Session
	Welcome Chairman of FINBIO Juha Poikola, Pohjolan Voima Oy, Finland
	About Global Bioenergy Trends President Kent Nyström, WBA - World Bioenergy Association, Sweden
	Bioenergy Strategies in Nordic Countries Managing Director Gustav Melin, Svebio, Sweden
	Future Bioenergy Markets in Europe Secretary General Jean-Marc Jossart, AEBIOM, Belgium
	Discussion Bioenergy Future in Canada Senior Trade Commissioner Stephen Chase, Canadian Embassy – Finland
	Impacts of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) on the Development of the Electricity Production from Solid Biofuels MSc Dipl-Ing. (FH) Janet Witt and M.Eng. Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Eric Billig, German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) & Dr.-Ing. Daniela Thraen, German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) and Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany
	RASLRES - Developing Sustainable Renewable Bioenergy Solutions for Rural Areas Regional Development Manager Ian Brannigan, Western Development Commission, Ireland
	Solutions to Biomass Trade and Market Barriers Principal Scientist Eija Alakangas, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland & J. van Dam, J. Hinge, M., Junginger, J. Keränen, O. Olsson, C. Porsö, A. Martikainen, J. Rathbauer, L- Sulzbacher, P. Vesterinen & J. Vinterbäck
11:45	Lunch and Poster Session
13:10	Sustainable Use of Bioenergy		Biomass Solid Fuels
	AEBIOM View of Sustainable Use of Bioenergy Information Secretary Kjell Andersson, Svebio, Sweden		Finland´s Peat and Peatland Strategy Jaana Kaipainen, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland
13:30		Biogas
	Sustainable Use of Bioenergy in a European Policy Context Luc Pelkmans, VITO, Belgium	Estonian Experiences of SMEs Introducing Biogas Technologies CEO Ahto Oja, OÜ Mõnus Minek, Estonia	Agropellets – Challenging Fuel for the Future Markku Kallio, Heikki Oravainen and Eija Alakangas VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland & Harri Honkavaara, Biobotnia Oy & Kimmo Kantalainen, Ariterm Oy & Aarno Alaluusua, Jalasjärven Lämpö Oy,Finland
	Sustainable Biomass Michael Schytz, DONG Energy, Denmark	Small Sustainable Treatment Anaerobic Plant with Biogas for Energy M.Sc. Svetlana Nikolaev Nikolaeva and Dr. Enrique Pablo Sanchez Hernandez, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica	Development of Making Bio-coke Technology on Alternative Coal Coke Tamio Ida, Kinki University, Japan
	Climate Impacts of Forest Bioenergy Jari Liski, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland	New Technology for Anaerobic Digestion, Using Granules Professor Rune Bakke, Telemark University College, Norway	Pilot Scale Lignin Plant Kirsten Maki, FP Innovations-Forest Operations, Canada
	Sustainable Use of Forest Fuels Professor Antti Asikainen, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland	Cambi Thermal Hydrolysis - a Highly Efficient Biogas Process Stefan Sandbacka, Cambi AS, Norway	Torrefaction, Status of the First Production Plants Mark.L. Beekes, KEMA, Holland
14:50	Coffee
15:20	Sustainable Use of Biomass Round Table Discussion	Gasification
		Synergies of Wood-based Biogas and Natural Gas Grid Sari Siitonen, Gasum Oy, Finland	Optimization of Multiple Hearth Furnace for Biomass Torrefaction Charlotte Marty and Thierry Chataing, CEA Grenoble / LITEN/DTBH/LTB, France & Didier Leboutte, Cockerill Maintenance and Engineering, Belgium & Jean-Michel Commandré, CIRAD – UPR 42 Biomass Energy, France
		Fluidised-Bed Gasification of Biomass for the Production SNG or Hydrogen – Comparison of Gasification Process Alternatives Esa Kurkela, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland	Stable Operating Conditions in Bioenergy Plants Through Utilization of Torrefied Biomass Research Scientist/Ph.D. Roger Khalil and Senior Research Scientist/Dr.ing. Øyvind Skreiberg, SINTEF Energy Research AS, Norway
		A Danish Strategy for Gasification Morten Tony Hansen, FORCE Technology, Denmark	Torrefied Biomass Materials - Extensive Compilation/Comparison and PCA Analysis Anders Nordin, Martin Nordwaeger, Ingemar Olofsson, Katarina Håkansson, Linda Pommer, Susanne Wiklund-Lindström, Eleonora Boren and Robert Lindgren, Umeå University, Sweden
			Small scale combustion
		Substituting Fossil Fuels for Biomass by Gasification Product Engineer Ville Hankalin, Senior Product Engineer Vesa Helanti and Product Manager Juhani Isaksson, Metso Power Ltd., Finland	New and Efficient Vertical and Horizontal Wood Pellet Conveyor Systems for 15-1000 kW Heating Plants Rolf Birketvedt, Matene a.s, Norway
		Development of Gasification Technology and It's Modelling Tools in FW Sami Kokki, Katja Häkkinen and Juha Palonen, Foster Wheeler Energia Oy & Matti Koski, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland	Low Emission and High Efficiency Pellet and Wood Chip Burner for Fireplaces Entrepreneur Pauli Pieti, Tulipiippu Ay, Finland & Managing Director Markku Rinne, Zellwatt Ltd, Germany
	Certification Criteria for Sustainable Biomass for Energy Necessary to Create a Global Market Executive Director Karin Haara, World Bioenergy Association, Sweden	Modeling of Gasification Characteristics of Rice Husk Using CFD Approach Payodhar Padhi, Debashis Panda, France Kumar Behera, Sibaprasad Sarangi and C.V.Krishna, Konark Institute of Science & Technology, Bhubaneswar, India	Achieving Low Emissions and Stable Heat Release from Wood Stoves and Fireplaces Firing at Low Load Research Scientist/M.Sc Edvard Karlsvik and Senior Research Scientist/Dr.ing. Øyvind Skreiberg, SINTEF Energy Research AS, Norway
	Algae for Water Purification, CO2 Capture and Production of Biofuels Morten Berntsen, Teknologisk Institutt as/BioAlgaeSorb project, Norway	The Set Up and Experimental Operation of a Micro Throated Downdraft Gasifier Designed for the Testing of Biomass Fuels Mark Anderson, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland	Ariterm's Increased Export Is Based on Quality Systems Managing director Petteri Korpioja, Ariterm Oy, Finland
	Practical Requirements for Companies Willing to Demonstrate the Sustainability of their Feedstock and Biofuels Matti Hukari, Bureau Veritas Finland, Finland	Opening New Perspectives for Xylowatt's NOTAR® Gasification System Bacq Alexandre and Bourgois Frédéric, Xylowatt s.a., Belgium	ENplus Pellet Certification General Manager European Pellet Council Peter Rechberger, AEBIOM, Belgium & Kari Mutka, Biodiili, Finland
18:20	End of the Day

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