International Conference on Application of Biomass Gasification
Location: Management Center Innsbruck, Universitätsstraße 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Draft programme:
| 08:00 | Registration and coffee |
| 08:45 | Conference opening and welcome |
| Session 1: Opportunities and chances of biomass gasification | |
| 09:00 | The importance of biomass in our future energy system – from individual applications to systemic importance (Samir Binder, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Germany) |
| 09:30 | Thermal gasification of biomass and waste – actual European projects (Dr. Jitka Hrbek IEA Bioenergy Task 33, Austria) |
| 10:00 | Study of framework conditions and economic viability of thermal gasification plants in Denmark (Morten Tony Hansen, Ea Energy Analyses a/s, Denmark) |
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
| Session 2: Aspects of application of biomass gasification | |
| 11:15 | Biomass gasification and CO2 reduction from the perspective of a company – challenge and opportunity (Vinzenz Koch, CEWE Stiftung & Co. KG, Germany) |
| 11:30 | Process specific challenges in wood gasification – experience from the multi MW scale (Frank Maierhans, Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm Netze GmbH, Germany) |
| 12:00 | Lessons learned on gasification of sewage sludge and other challenging material – by Kopf SynGas (Dr. Johannes Judex, Kopf SynGas GmbH & Co., Germany) |
| 12:30 | Life Cycle Assessment of a biomass gasification plant including a local heating grid (Babette Hebenstreit, FH Vorarlberg, Austria) |
| 13:00 | Product design and biomass CHP – the role of design and aesthetics in technical equipment and machines (Jarno Haapakoski, Volter Oy, Finland) |
| 13:30 | Lunch break |
| Session 3: Experience of European plant operators | |
| 14:40 | Biomass gasification 2007-2017 – technology development and protagonists (Dieter Bräkow, FEE e.V., Germany) |
| 15:00 | Experience of a Burkhardt plant operator Serge Streitz (Lux Energie S.A., Luxembourg) |
| 15:20 | Experience of a Holzenergie Wegscheid plant operator (Bernhard Sitter, Gut Riedelsbach, Germany) |
| 15:40 | Experience of a SynCraft plant operator Bernhard Larcher (Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe AG, Austria) |
| 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:40 | Experience of a Spanner Re2 plant operator (Diarmid Baird, Scotston Farm, UK) |
| 17:00 | Experience of an Urbas plant operator (Hannes Windhaber, ÖKO-Heizkraftwerk Pöllau GmbH & Co. KG, Austria) |
| 17:20 | Long-term experience and specifics in operation with waste wood at Holzverstromung Nidwalden (Bernhard Böcker-Riese, BR Energy Group AG, Switzerland) |
| 17:40 | Q&A, summary and outlook (Prof. Jürgen Karl, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany) |
| 18:00 | End of event |

