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Central EuropeanBiomass Conference2011

Programme26th – 29th JanuaryGraz, Austria

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POLYTECHNIK ®

Biomass Energy

Bioenergy for Central EuropeThe National Action Plans for renewable energies required by the EU for the first time in their history oblige the EU member statesto specify binding minimum targets for increasing their share ofrenewable energies on their primary energy consumption. Studieshave shown that biomass will play a central role in future energysupplies, particularly in Central Europe. And so an atmosphere ofdeparture is spreading through the EU states in the east, suppliers of renewable energies are preparing to break into the fossil powereconomy’s well-protected sinecures and most domestic technologysuppliers are now gaining footholds in the new markets.

As a hub of information, the Central European Biomass Conference 2011 will be providing an up-to-date overview of the political, economic and technological developments on the overall sector of biomass energy utilisation: • raw material availability and provision,• conversion technologies for heating, power and fuels,• industrial applications and the funding of bioenergy projects,• environmental effects and market developments as well as• political developments and required actions.

The IEA Bioenergy-Workshops – “Torrefaction of biomass” and"Aerosols from small-scale biomass combustion plants" – constitutethe scientific highlights of the event. We shall, for the first time, alsobe dedicating a separate conference day to the topic of “Short rotation wood and new agricultural raw materials”, which willpossess a very practice-oriented structure and will be aimedparticularly at farmers. The Industry Forum will be presenting toptechnologies while a separate co-operation exchange (MatchmakingEvent – Biomass Business Talks) will also be held for companies and organisations.

Beyond that, the conference is of course also intended to serve as a platform for the exchange of information, results and experiences as well as offer the opportunity to network. The possibility of seeing the latest bioenergy technologies at the "Häuslbauer" (house-building) trade fair andpractical applications during the excursions will mean that Styria, a pioneering region in the development of bioenergy in Austria, will definitely be worth the trip.

We welcome you to the Central European Biomass Conference2011 in Graz!

DI Nikolaus BerlakovichFederal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry,Environment and Water Management

DI Ingmar Höbarth Managing director of the Climate and Energy Fund

Dr. Horst JauschneggChairman of the Organising Committee Chairman ofthe Austrian Biomass Association

DI Werner Brugner Director of the Styrian Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry

Dr. Erich Fercher Managing director of Bioenergy 2020+ GmbH

Programme overviewWednesday

26January

Thursday

27January

Friday

28January

Saturday

29January

7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Registration

8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Excursion I, II, III, IV, V, VII

12:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.mRegistration

1:00 – 7:00 p.m. Excursion VI

2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Matchmaking EventBiomasse Business Talks

7:00 p.m. Come Together

7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration9:00 – 12:30 a.m. Plenary session I Climate change and secureenergy supply12:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch break and poster session2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Parallel session I Raw material supply –potentials and markets2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Industy forum Biomass, bio-gas & biofuels with gettogether discussion forum2:00 – 7:15 p.m. WorkshopAerosols from small-scalebiomass combustion plants 5:00 – 7:15 p.m. Parallel session IIFunding and financing forbioenergy projects Parallel session IIIElectricity from solid biomass8:00 p.m. Conference dinner

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 – 12:30 a.m. Parallel session IVHeat from biomass

Parallel session VBiofuels and biorefinery

Parallel session VIBiogas – production andutilisation

12:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch break and poster session

1:30 – 6:00 p.m. WorkshopTorrefaction of biomass

2:00 – 6:30 p.m. Plenary session IIPolitical strategies for thedevelopment of bioenergy

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.Registration

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.WorkshopShort rotation wood and new agricultural rawmaterials

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Guided tour of Graz

27 to 30 January

"Häuslbauer"

(house-building)

trade fair

daily 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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Excursions

Excursion I Biofuels• Pischelsdorf Bioethanol Plant, AGRANA, Pischelsdorf • Biodiesel Plant, Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH,

Wien-Lobau

Excursion II Biogas • Biogas supply into the gas grid, Bruck/Leitha • Biogas plant with district heating extraction and biogas filling

station, Margarethen am Moos

Excursion III Biomass supply, biomass combined heat & power generation, R&D• Hartbergland Biomass Farm, Hartberg • Biomass CHP based on gasification

and ORC, Oberwart • Energy crops production, Hofstätten • KWB, manufacturer of heating plants, St. Margarethen

an der Raab • Visit of the test facilities of the Austrian bioenergy

competence centre BIOENERGY 2020+ GmbH in Graz, Austria

Excursion IV Biomass supply, pellets, biomass CHP• Pölstal Biomass trade center, Möderbrugg • Biomass CHP plant based on the ORC process

(10 years of experience) of Holzindustrie STIA, Admont

• Pellet production and biomass CHP plant based on a steam turbine, Gaishorn

Excursion V Biomass CHP, biorefinery• Biomass CHP plant, Linz Strom, Linz• Large-scale green biorefinery, utilisation of grass from

permanent grassland, Utzenaich

Excursion VI Heat from biomass, biomass pre-treatment• Hatzendorf heating plant, Hatzendorf• Biomass pre-treatment, Komptech GmbH, Frohnleiten

Exkursion VII Biomass CHP, bioheat, biogas• Biogas plant Unternberg, Ruden • Electricity and process heat based on the ORC process,

Tilly-Holzindustrie GmbH, Althofen• Biomass heating plant and heat distribution, Lachtal

Wednesday

26January

Organisational information: departure for excursions (excluding Excursion VI) from Messecongress Graz at 8:30 a.m., arrival back at Messecongress Graz at around 7.00 p.m., departure for Excursion VI from Messecongress Graz at 1:00 p.m.

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Matchmaking Event: Biomass Business TalksThe 3rd Central European Biomass Conference is an internationalconference on political and technical developments in the field ofbioenergy. Bilateral B2B meetings will be organised as part of theprogramme of events of this high level experts’ congress. This Match-making Event for technology, expertise and business co-operation affordsthe opportunity to meet business partners, bioenergy experts or researchinstitutions and to conduct individual meetings on topics such as:

• business co-operation;• joint technology development;• research and knowledge transfer;• licence, commercial and financial

agreements.Are you looking for an innovative technology, R&D project or specialist profile, or do you have one to offer? Simply register online and fill inthe details regarding your organisation and the technology you offer or seek. All profiles will be published online and can be viewed by anyparticipant in the Matchmaking Event, who can then book meetings with you. In this way you will receive details before the event regardingwith whom you will meet and who wishes to speak with you. The aim of this event is to find new co-operation partners and to strengthenbusiness relationships between companies and organisations all over Europe.

Key dates:Registration deadline: 9 January 2011Book meetings: from 10 January to 21 January 2011Matchmaking Event: 26 January 2011, 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Cost: Participation in the Matchmaking Event is free of charge. A conference ticket is not mandatory.

Wednesday

26January

For more details and registration,

please visit our website:

www.b2match.com/biomass2011

Take this unique opportunity to:

• meet numerous prospective co-operation partners

at one location, in one day;

• present your innovative ideas and projects online;

• search for brand new technologies, R&D projects

and expertise;

• promote your organisation and expertise in

Austria and Europe.

Thursday

27January

Plenary session I: Climate change and secure energy supplyChairman: Ingmar Höbarth, Climate & Energy Fund, Vienna, Austria

9:00 a.m. Welcome and openingHorst Jauschnegg, Austrian Biomass Association (ABA), Vienna, AustriaSiegfried Nagl, Mayor of the City of Graz, Graz, AustriaJohann Seitinger, Member of the Provinical Government, Graz, Austria

9:30 a.m. Renewable energies about to breakthrough?Nikolaus Berlakovich, Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry,Environment and Water Management, Vienna, Austria

10:00 a.m. Oil and gas markets and the renewablesAdam Brown, International Energy Agency, Paris, France

10:30 a.m. Coffee break

11:00 a.m. International biomass trade – quo vadis?Andre Faaij, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

11:30 a.m. The Highlights of bioenergy research Erich Fercher, BIOENERGY 2020+ GmbH, Graz, Austtria

12:00 a.m. Climate policies after Kyoto Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner for Cilmate Protection, Brussels, Belgium*


Parallel session I: Raw material supply – potentials and marketsChairman: Horst Jauschnegg, Austrian Biomass Association (ABA), Vienna, Austria

2:00 p.m. Keynote lecture: Sustainable biomass potentials inEuropeKasimir Nemestothy, Chamber of Agriculture Austria, Vienna, Austria

2:20 p.m. Bioenergy regions in Germany – adding value throughbiomass utilisation, Thilo Seidenberger, GermanBiomassResearchCentre (DBFZ), Leipzig, Germany

2:40 p.m. Bioenergy potentials in Poland, Adam Gula, University ofScience and Technology, Krakow, Poland

3:00 p.m. The agricultural biomass potential in Austria, BernhardStürmer, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life SciencesVienna (BOKU), Vienna, Austria

3:20 p.m. Biomass at the crossroads. From pioneering raw materialto sustainable brand, Wolfgang Schiller, Schiller GmbH BrandCompany, Merzhausen/Freiburg, Germany

3:40 p.m. Regional biomass trade centers in Styria – secured fuelsupplies from and for the region, Christian Metschina, StyrianChamber of Agriculture, Graz, Austria

4:00 p.m. Recovery of pruning waste for energy use: agronomic,economic and ecological aspects, Silvia Silvestri, Edmund MachFoundation (FEM), S. Michele all’Adige, Italy

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Industry forum: Biomass, biogas & biofuelsChairman: Erich Fercher, BIOENERGY 2020+ GmbH, Graz, Austria

In this Industry forum 23 Austrian and international companies active in the fields of biomass, biogas and biofuels will present theiractivities, key competences and relevant references in a short presen-tation. In the following „Get together“ – Discussion forum partici-pants will have the opportunity to contact representatives of thepresented companies and to discuss possible future projects and co-operations on an individual basis. The Industry forum is open to all conference participants.

2:00 p.m. Introduction by the chairman2:05 p.m. Andritz AG, Erwin Reinharter2:10 p.m. JENZ GmbH Maschinen- und Fahrzeugbau,

Uwe Hempen-Hermeier2:15 p.m. Komptech GmbH, Andreas Kunter2:20 p.m. Josef Bertsch Gesellschaft m.b.H. & Co KG, Arno Kolbitsch2:25 p.m. Gemperle Partners AG, Bernhard Böcker-Riese2:30 p.m. HERZ Energietechnik GmbH, Morteza Fesharaki2:35 p.m. HET Heiz- und Energietechnik Entwicklungs GmbH,

Thomas Bauer2:40 p.m. Müller AG Holzfeuerungen2:45 p.m. POLYTECHNIK Luft- und Feuerungstechnik GmbH2:50 p.m. Wodtke GmbH, Hans Posch

2:55 p.m. H. Baumgartner & Sohn AG, Roger Stahel

3:00 p.m. Scheuch GmbH, Franz Söllhinger

3:05 p.m. metior Industrieanlagen Planungs- und Beratungs GmbH, Martin Ableitner

3:10 p.m. PMS Elektro- und Automationstechnik GmbH, Martin Grünwald

3:15 p.m. PROGIS Software GmbH, Walter Mayer

3:20 p.m. BIOENERGY 2020+ GmbH, Markus Kleinhappl

3:25 p.m. BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH, Peter Thonhofer

3:30 p.m. Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH,Reinhard Padinger

3:35 p.m. ISOPLUS Fernwärmetechnik GmbH, Gerald Wedl

3:40 p.m. nahwaerme.at – Energiecontracting GmbH, HaraldKaufmann

3:45 p.m. Stirling DK, Lars Jagd

3:50 p.m. Turboden srl, Diego Sperduti

3:55 p.m. GE Jenbacher GmbH & Co OHG, Thomas Elsenbruch

4:00 p.m. Closing remarks by the chairman

Thursday

27January

Discussion forum: get together

This discussion forum will offer the opportunity for participants to

contact representatives of the presented companies and to discuss

possible future projects and co-operations. For individual discussions

in relaxed atmosphere each company will have its own stand next

to the hall, where the company presentations take place, equipped

with chairs and tables, where coffee and refreshments will be served.

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Corn OilCotton Seed Oil

Algae OilUsed Cooking Oil

Yellow GreaseTrap / Brown Grease

Beef TallowPoultry Fat

Pork FatLeather FatFatty Acids

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Food WasteOrganic Fraction of MSW

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Thursday

27January

Workshop: Aerosols from small-scalebiomass combustion plants organized by IEA Bioenergy Task 32 “Biomass Combustion and Co-firing”

Chairman: Ingwald Obernberger, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

2:00 p.m. Welcome, Martina Ammer, Federal Ministry of Transport,Innovation and Technology, Vienna, Austria

2:05 p.m. Introduction by the chairman

Low-dust technologies

2:10 p.m. The effect of gasification-combustion technology onemissions, Jorma Jokiniemi, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio,Finland

2:40 p.m. Primary measures for low-dust combustion – relevant findings, Thomas Brunner, BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH,BIOENERGY 2020+ GmbH, Graz, Austria

3:10 p.m. Reduction of particle emissions by using additivesLinda S. Bäfver, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Boras,Sweden

Small-scale precipitators

3:40 p.m. Evaluation of small-scale precipitators in Denmark – results of lab and field testsOle Schleicher, FORCE Technology, Brøndby, Denmark

4:10 p.m. Coffee break

4:30 p.m. Electrostatistic precipitators for small-scale woodcombustion systems – results from lab and field testsHans Hartmann, Technology and Support Centre (TFZ), Straubing,Germany

5:00 p.m. Characterisation of particles from wood combustionwith respect to health relevance and electrostatistic precipitationThomas Nussbaumer, Verenum, Switzerland

Health effects

5:30 p.m. Development of a measurement method for healtheffects of PM emissions from biomass combustion and evaluationof results achieved, Volker Lenz, German Biomass Research Centre(DBFZ), Leipzig, Germany

6:00 p.m. Influence of combustion conditions on the genotoxicpotential of fine particle emissions from small-scale woodcombustion, Thomas Brunner, BIOENERGY 2020+ GmbH, Graz, Austria

6:30 p.m. Health-related toxicological effects of aerosols fromsmall-scale biomass combustion systems, Maija-Riitta Hirvonen,University of Eastern Finland, Department of Environmental Health,Finland

7:00 p.m. Closing remarks by the chairman

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Parallel session II: Funding and financing forbioenergy projects Chairman: Josef Plank, RENERGIE Raiffeisen Managementgesellschaft fürerneuerbare Energie GmbH, Vienna, Austria

5:00 p.m. Carbon tax – experiences from SwedenKjell Andersson, Swedish Bioenergy Association (SVEBIO), Stockholm,Sweden

5:20 p.m. Effects of Germany’s Renewable Energy Law on powergeneration with solid biomassJanet Witt, German BiomassResearchCentre (DBFZ), Leipzig, Germany

5:40 p.m. Innovative funding programmes for BiomassIngmar Höbarth, Climate and Energy Fund, Vienna, Austria

6:00 p.m. State funding for renewable energies in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and HungaryJens Quickner, bnt – Sovova Chudáãková & Partner, s.r.o, Bratislava,Slovakia

6:20 p.m. Quality management for biomass heating plants as a pre-condition for fundingFranz Promitzer, LandesEnergieVerein Steiermark, Graz, Austria

6:40 p.m. Financing national and international bioenergy projectsJohann Jauk, Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark AG, Graz, Austria

Parallel session III: Electricity from solid biomassChairman: David Chiaramonti,, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

5:00 p.m. Development and test results of an externally biomass-fired micro gas turbine CHP plant, Giovanni Riccio, Centro diRicerca Energie Rinnovabili e Alternative (CREAR) – Università diFirenze, Florence, Italy

5:20 p.m. CHP plant based on a hybrid biomass and solar systemof the next generation, Alfred Hammerschmid, BIOSBIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH, Graz, Austria

5:40 p.m. Brown coal substitution by wood chips at a large-scale CHP plant, Jozef Viglasky, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovakia

6:00 p.m. Biomass CHP plants based on updraft gasification andStirling engines from Stirling DK – technology and operatingexperience, Gerald Marinitsch, Stirling DK, Lyngby, Denmark

6:20 p.m. PYROFORCE technology – development stages andoperating experience, Herbert Gemperle, PYROFORCEEnergietechnologie AG, Emmenbrücke, Switzerland

6:40 p.m. Biomass CHP plant based on fluidised bed gasificationand ORC process – operating experience to date, Klaus Bosch,Energie Oberwart Betriebs GmbH, Oberwart, Austria

Thursday

27January

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9:00 a.m. Keynote lecture: Biomass combustion – current status andfuture developmentsIngwald Obernberger, BIOENERGY 2020+ GmbH, Graz, Austria

9:25 a.m. CFD simulations for the development and optimisation ofsmall-scale biomass combustion plantsRobert Scharler, BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH, Graz, Austria

9:45 a.m. Determination of annual efficiency and emission factors forsmall-scale biomass combustion plantsMarkus Schwarz, BIOENERGY 2020+ GmbH, Wieselburg-Land,Austria

10:05 a.m. Small-scale pellet boilers – analysis of annual utilisationrates in field testsChristian Schraube, European Institute for Energy Research EDF-KIT (EIFER), Karlsruhe, Germany


11:00 a.m. Quality of planning and execution of grid-bound heat-supply plants Friedrich Lettner, Certified Engineering Office for Energy andEnvironment Technology, Graz, Austria

11:20 a.m. Process heat supply based on biomass using Tirol-Milch Wörgl as an exampleErwin Reisenhofer, BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH, Graz, Austria

11:40 a.m. Humidifying combustion air – increased heat recovery in flue gas condensation unitsRoger Stahel, H. Baumgartner & Sohn AG, Lindau, Switzerland

12:00 a.m. Ash and deposit formation when utilising straw for heat andpower production – Danish experienceFlemming Jappe Frandsen, Technical University of Denmark,Lyngby, Denmark

12:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Lunch break and poster session

Parallel session IV: Heat from biomassChairman: Hans Hartmann, Technology and Support Centre (TFZ), Straubing, Germany

Friday

28January

Friday

28January

Parallel session V: Biofuels and biorefineryChairman: Manfred Wörgetter, FJ-BLT Wieselburg, Wieselburg, Austria

9:00 a.m. Keynote lecture: Biofuels – further developments through thermal gasificationReinhard Rauch, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

9:25 a.m. Integrated waste-to-biofuel conceptsWerner Wiedenbauer, BioDiesel International AG (BDI),Graz/Grambach, Austria

9:45 a.m. Bioethanol production in Austria – experiences to dateLukas Maier, AGRANA Beteiligungs AG, Vienna, Austria

10:05 a.m. Synthetic natural gas from solid biomass by thermal gasification– technology and utilisationChristian Aichering, REPOTEC – Renewable Power TechnologiesUmwelttechnik GmbH, Güssing, Austria


11:00 a.m. Biomethane for fuel, power and heat – an ecological assessmentJohanna Pucker, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH,Graz, Austria

11:20 a.m. Ethanol production from straw – the INBICON biorefinerydemonstration plantJeppe Bjerg, DONG Energy, Gentofte, Denmark

11:40 a.m. Biorefinery in pulp and paper industryTuula Mäkinen, VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND,Espoo, Finland

12:00 a.m. Green biorefinery for grass silage – demonstration plant in UtzenaichHorst Steinmüller, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

12:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Lunch break and poster session

Friday

28January

9:00 a.m. Keynote lecture: Biogas production and utilisation: are we on the right track?Arthur Wellinger, President of the European Biogas Association, NovaEnergie GmbH, Aadorf, Switzerland

9:25 a.m. Biogas production optimisation – EU Agro Biogas ProjectThomas Amon, University of Natural Resources and Applied LifeSciences Vienna (BOKU), Vienna, Austria

9:45 a.m. Efficient hydrogen fermentation for the two-stage anaerobicfermentation processWolfgang Schnitzhofer, Profactor GmbH, Steyr-Gleink, Austria

10:05 a.m. Stirring and hydraulic retention time in biogas fermentersLudek Kamarad, University of Natural Resources and Applied LifeSciences Vienna (BOKU), Vienna, Austria


11:00 a.m. Explosion safety in biogas plants – practical experiencesRalph Semmler, Müller-BBM GmbH, Kerpen, Germany

11:20 a.m. Power & heat & mobility – the recycling economy of biogasLeo Riebenbauer, Office for Renewable Energy, Pinggau, Austria

11:40 a.m. Biogas programmes in Eastern EuropeDominik Rutz, WIP Renewable Energies, Munich, Germany

12:00 a.m. The situation, perspective and legal framework in the field ofagricultural biogas plants in SloveniaTomaz Poje, Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia


Parallel session VI: Biogas – production and utilisationChairman: Peter Holubar, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Vienna, Austria

Alternative Energie-Systeme




Workshop: Torrefaction of biomassDevelopment of torrefaction technologies and impacts on globalbioenergy use and international bioenergy trade

organized by IEA Bioenergy, Task 40 “Sustainable InternationalBioenergy Trade” in co-operation with IEA Bioenergy, Task 32“Biomass Combustion and Co-firing”

1:30 p.m. WelcomeMartina Ammer, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation andTechnology, Vienna, Austria

1:35 p.m. Introduction by the chairmanJaap Koppejan, IEA Bioenergy Task 32, Enschede, Niederlande

1:40 p.m. Task 40 – overview of international developments in torrefactionChris Kleinschmidt, KEMA, Arnheim, Netherlands

1:50 p.m. The ratio behind torrefaction: trade-off between additional investment & energy use vs. logistical & end-use advantagesMichael Wild, EBES AG, Austria

2:10 p.m. Fundamentals and basic principles of torrefactionMartin Englisch, Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry andTechnology, Austria

2:30 p.m. Pilot-scale biomass torrefaction – an extensiveparametric studyAnders Nordin, Umea University, Umeå, Sweden

2:50 p.m. ECN’s torrefaction-based BO2 technology: from pilot to demoJaap Kiel, ECN, Petten, Netherlands

3:10 p.m. Presentation of the Torrbed processRobin Post vd Burg, Topell, The Hague, Netherlands

3:30 p.m. Presentation of the Torr Coal processJan Brouwers, Torr Coal, Sittard, Netherlands

3:50 p.m. Presentation of the ACB processKlaus Trattner, Andritz AG, Austria


4:30 p.m. Regional/global biomass potentials that are currentlyunutilised and that may be accessed through torrefactionHubert Röder, Pöyry, Freising, Germany

4:50 p.m. Possibilities and bottlenecks for long-distance transportand storage of torrefied materialGer Ostermeijer Peterson, Control Union Group, Rotterdam,Netherlands

5:10 p.m. Case study: exports of torrefied and non-torrefiedbiomass from a Latin American country to Rotterdam –comparison of costs and GHG emissions(Task 40 speaker)

5:30 p.m. Torrefaction from the point of view of a large end-userJan de Jong, Arnhem, Netherlands*

5:50 p.m. Closing remarks by the chairmanMartin Junginger, IEA Bioenergy Task 40, Utrecht, Niederlande

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28January

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Mittwoch

26January

The National Renewable Energy Action Plans

2:00 p.m. National action plans up to 2020 – the Commission’sposition and targetsFanny Langue, European Commission, DG Enegy, Brussels, Belgium

2:25 p.m. Bioenergy in the National Action PlansGustav Melin, European Biomass Association (AEBIOM), Brussels,Belgium

2:50 p.m. Sustainable Forestry: Carbon in balanceJohannes Schima, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment andWater, Vienna, Austria

2:15 p.m. Panel discussion: National Action Plans and theirimplementationPresentations by representatives from Germany, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and following discussion


Future perspectives for renewable energy

4:30 p.m. Carbon storage – an assessmentHans-Josef Fell, Spokesperson for the Energy Policies of the Bündnis90/Die Grünen Parliamentary Party, Berlin, Germany

5:00 p.m. 100 % renewables by 2050Heinz Kopetz, Austrian Biomass Association (ABA), Vienna, Austria

5:30 p.m. The Cohesion and Structure Fund as the engine for renewablesDirk Ahner, European Commission, DG Regional Policy, Brussels, Belgium**

6:00 p.m. Closing remarks by Horst Jauschnegg

Friday

28January

Plenary session II: Political strategies for the development of bioenergyChairman: Ernst Scheiber, Austrian Biomass Association (ABA), Vienna, Austria

* invited

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9:00 a.m. Welcome and openingGerhard Wlodkowski, President of the Austrian Chamber ofAgriculture, Vienna, Austria

9:10 a.m. Poplar and willow – interesting alternatives for farmersof grassland and arable landKarl Mayer, Styrian Chamber of Agriculture, Graz, Austria

9:30 a.m. Supply of biomass heating plants with dried qualitywood chips from short rotation forests in Northern Ireland John Gilliland, Rural Generation Ltd., Londonderry, Northern Ireland

9:50 a.m. Location conditions and growth performances at energywood plantations in HungaryCsaba Magyari, Afforest Agrárenergetikai Kft., Derecske, Hungary

10:10 a.m. Short rotation wood as a new raw material for utilitiesEgon Dorner, Energie Steiermark, Graz, Austria

10:30 a.m. “Golden Poplar” award


11:10 a.m. Practical experiences in a biomass heating plant withshort rotation woodHans Reicht, Bioenergie Hitzendorf Reg.Gen.mbH., Hitzendorf, Austria

11:25 a.m. Pre-treatment technology for energy woodMartin Wellacher, Komptech GmbH, Frohnleiten, Austria

11:40 a.m. Maize cobs – re-discovered raw materials with futureAlfred Kindler, Radkersburg Regional Chamber for Forestry andAgriculture, Bad Radkersburg, Austria

12:00 a.m. Harvesting and logistics costs for short rotation wood and maize cobsFranz Handler, BLT – Biomass – Logistics – Technology, LFZ FranciscoJosephinum, Wieselburg, Austria

12:20 p.m. Agricultural fuels for small-scale biomass combustion plantsElisabeth Wopienka, BIOENERGY 2020+ GmbH, Wieselburg, Austria

12:40 p.m. Maize cobs combustion – experiences from test runs Thomas Brunner, BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH, Graz, Austria

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch break

2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Guided tour of Graz

Saturday

29January

Workshop: Short rotation wood and new agricultural raw materials

Poster presentationSelected conference contributions and projects will be presentedwithin the scope of a poster presentation.

The exposition takes place in the foyer of the conference rooms and is accessible during the two days of lectures (27 and 28 January 2011).

Individual poster sessions where the authors will be available forfurther information will be held during the conference breaks:

12:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 12:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.4:30 – 5:00 p.m. 4:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Social programmeAll registered participants and accompanying persons are alsocordially welcome to participate in the evening and culturalprogrammes:

Conference dinner: Thursday, 27 January 2011, 8:00 p.m.Guided tour of Graz: Saturday, 29 January 2011, 2:00 p.m.

The conference dinner takes place at Messecongress Graz and isthe highlight of the social programme.

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Friday

28January

Thursday

27January

Trade fairThe “Häuslbauer” (house-building) trade fair (27 to 30 January 2011) in Graz is the leading industrial tradeshow in the field of house construction and energy. One main emphasis of the trade fair is to present bioenergyequipment. Exhibitors include biomass producers, biomasssuppliers and distributors, manufacturers of biomass combustiontechnologies (e.g. wood-pellet, wood-chip and log-wood boilers,wood-pellet and log-wood stoves), manufacturers of biomassCHP technologies, R&D organisations as well as technical andfinancial consultancies. Visitors include houseowners intendingto install a new heating system as well as key decision-makersfrom governments, economy and industry.

Scientific committeeUniv.-Prof. DI Dr. Rudolf Braun, University of Natural Resources andApplied Life Sciences Vienna, Vienna – Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mario Gaia,TURBODEN s.r.l., Brescia/IT – Zsolt Gémesi, Regional Development HoldingLtd. Co, Budapest/HU – Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Hermann Hofbauer, ViennaUniversity of Technology, Vienna – GF Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Kaltschmitt,TU Hamburg-Harburg University of Technology, Hamburg/DE – DI Dr.Heinz Kopetz, Austrian Biomass Association, Vienna – Dr. Lukas Kranzl,Vienna University of Technology, Vienna – GF Prof. DI Dr. IngwaldObernberger, BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH, Graz – Prof. JozefViglasky, Slovenska Asociacia Pre Biomasu, Zvolen/SK – Hofrat DIManfred Wörgetter, BLT Biomass – Logistics – Technology, Wieselburg –DI Dr. Horst Jauschnegg, Styrian Chamber of Agriculture, Graz

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When it comes to energy investment projectsKWI Consultants GmbH conducts due diligence audits on both existing and new energy plants.

Technical, legal and economic influences are analysed and evaluated in order to provide a thorough project as-sessment.

We also offer expertise in the area of noise and air emissions and support in complex industrial permitting procedures.

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Registration

Online:Register easily and quickly for the Central European BiomassConference 2011 on the Web. Please find the online registration form at: www.biomasseverband.at

Registration form:Or simply fill in the attached registration form and send it by post to Austrian Biomass Association, Franz Josefs-Kai 13, A-1010 Vienna,or by fax to: +43 (0)1-533 07 97-90 or send an e-mail to [email protected]

Closing date: Friday, 14 January 2011

Bank details:Please transfer your conference contribution to our account by 14 January 2011 (it is absolutely necessary that you state your name):Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich und WienBLZ: 32 000Konto-Nr.: 61-00.470 153

For bank transfer from abroad:IBAN: AT43 3200 0061 0047 0153BIC: RLNWATWW

Your registration will be valid only once the participation fee is paid!

Conference fees

Conference programme:only conference day 27 January 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240,–(including lunch, conference documents and coffee breaks)

only conference day 28 January 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240,–(including lunch, conference documents and coffee breaks)

only conference day 29 January 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,–(Workshop: Short rotation wood and new agricultural raw materials, including coffee break and conference documents)

Package price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390,–(all conference days, excl. Exkursions and Side-Events)

Plenary session II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,–(Friday, 28 January 2011, 2:00 p.m., including coffee break)

Excursion programme:Excursion I, II, III, IV, V, VII, 26 January 2011, 8:30 a.m. . . . . . . . 60,–(including lunch)

Excursion VI, 26. January 2011, 1:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,–

Social programme:Conference dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,–(27 January 2011, 8 p.m.)

Guided tour of Graz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,–(29 January 2011, 2 p.m.)

Reduction: Students* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 %Students with ABA membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 %(an application for membership may be made at registration)

Members/employees of the organisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 %Group discount from 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 %

* A valid student ID must be presented at registration. No discount on excursions and sideevents. All prices in euros and including 20 % VAT!

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Conference informationDate:26 to 29 January 2011

Location:Messecongress Graz, Messeplatz 1, A-8010 Graz, Austria

Conference languages:German, English (simultaneous interpretation)

Registration:Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. – 19:00 a.m.Thursday, 27 January 2011, 7:30 – 9:00 a.m.Friday, 28 January 2011, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.Saturday, 29 January 2011, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Organisation and conference office:Österreichischer Biomasse-VerbandAustrian Biomass Association, Franz Josefs-Kai 13A-1010 Wien, AustriaTel: +43 (0)1-533 0797-0, Fax: +43 (0)1-533 0797-90E-Mail: [email protected]: www.biomasseverband.at

Hotel reservations:Graz TourismusTel: +43 (0)316-8075-0Fax: +43 (0)316-8075-15E-Mail: [email protected]: www.graztourismus.at

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