Biopower Congress
Co-located with the World Biofuels Markets Conference and Exhibition
Amsterdam, Netherlands: 15—16, March 2010
Introduction:
Gold sponsors
As utilities strive to meet their 2020 renewable energy targets, biomass power generation is becoming increasingly attractive. The 6th international BioPower Generation Forum will bring together leading market experts to identify the opportunities in expanding the uptake of utility scale power generation from biomass.
Event highlights include:
- Keynote addresses from global leaders
– gain insight into what extent bioenergy can replace fossil fuels in a sustainable global economy from:
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- Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, former
Head of the World Health Organisation,
UN Special Envoy and a member of the
Elders
- Prof. Suani Coelho, Executive Director, CENBIO, member, UN Secretary General’s Advisory Group on Energy & Climate Change & International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Karl Watkin MBE, Bioenergy pioneer and serial entrepreneur: founder, D1 Oils, Helius Energy, Proton Power Systems, Sabien Technology, Zero Emissions Ltd and Biotric plus former Chair, UN Foundation’s Bioenergy Advisory Board
- Case study led agenda – learn from first hand experiences of utilities, includingVattenfall, RWE Innogy, MVV Energie, Essent, Scottish & Southern and
GDF Suez,
on integrating biomass into the power generation mix
- Policy review– the
European Commission will update delegates on the latest biomass power policies
- Finance update
– banks and investors will give tips on how to increase the bankability of your projects
- Ensuring sustainability
– find out the latest progress in sustainability criteria and certification schemes
- Trade and supply chains – understand the impact of import/export tariffs on bioenergy trade
- Technological advances
- discover the latest improvements in biomass combustion technologies
- Excellent networking opportunities with utilities, developers, policy makers & investors – over 450 past attendees – plus this year’s event is co-located with the World Biofuels Markets Congress, enabling delegates to visit the exhibition and network with a wider audience of bioenergy professionals.
"Excellent agenda, high level participation, excellent organisation” Biofuel Observatory at BioPower Gen 2009
Key reasons to attend:
This key event will provide you with the information and contacts you need to ensure your success in the biomass power generation industry.
Top level speakers include:
Graham Stowell,
Managing Director, Bronzeoak Group
Holger Gassner,
Head of Markets & Politics, RWE Innogy
Jørgen Nielsen,
Head of Environmental Strategy,
Vattenfall
Samantha Fuller, Development Manager, Sustainable Energy, Scottish & Southern Energy
Geert Kleisterlee, Business Developer, Essent
Eibhilin Manning,
Policy Director, EUBIA
Jessica Löhndorf,
Fellow at Ecologic Institute, on behalf of German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
John Gilliland OBE, Chair, Rural Generation &
Chair,
Rural Climate Change Forum
Andreas Pilzecker, Agricultural Economist, Agriculture and Rural Development Office, European Commission
Marcus Jentsch,
Head of Structured Finance,
MVV
Martin Mayr, Head of Competence Center Renewable Energies,
UniCredit Leasing
Matt Taylor,
Partner,
Foresight Group
Thomas Meth, General Manager,
Intrinergy
Yves Ryckmans,
Biomass Competence Center, Laborelec,
GDF Suez
David Maunder,
Technical Director,
RES New Ventures Ltd
Jean Marc Jossart,
Secretary General,
AEBIOM European Biomass Association
Lucy Hopwood,
Land & Agriculture Manager, National Non Food Crop Centre
Kersten Beib, Sales Manager,
Vecoplan
Dr Petri Vasara,
Technical Principal,
Poyry Forest Industry Consulting
Anja Silvennoinen,
Senior Vice President, Energy Business Area,
UPM-Kymmene
Jonathan Hoopes,
Chief Executive Officer,
Green Hunter
Peter Conway,
Director,
Gaia Power
Patrick Jansen,
Director,
Stichting Probos
Martin Junginger, IEA Bioenergy Task 40
Michael Gudera, Business Development,
GEE Energy
Remco Frenken,
SVP, Global Commodities, Essent Trading
Jens Erik Pedersen, Senior Vice President,
DONG Energy
Edward Pfeiffer, Bioenergy Consultant, Kema
Jaap Koppejan, Director, Procede Biomass, & Founder,
Bio Forte BV
Philip Cozens, Head of Technology Development, Progressive Energy
Chris Moore, Director,
MGT Power
Past attendees include:
Acciona Energy, Adage, American Renewables, Alstom Power Systems, Babcock & Brown, Biopower International, BP Alternative Energy, Caterpillar, Chevron Technology Ventures, Ceres, CEZ , Constellation New Energy, Dalkia, Desmet Engineers & Contractors, Drax Power, Dong Energy, Dow Chemical Company, EDF, Electrabel, Enel, EniPower, E.On, Essent Energy Trading,br> European Commission, Fortum Varme, GE Energy , Goteborg Energi, KEMA, KfW Bankengruppe, KMW Energi, Landkom, MGT Power, Mott MacDonald, MVV Energie, NIBC Bank, Nidera, Nord LB, NV Energy, Ontario Power Generation , Poyry, RWE, Solvay, Stirling Denmark , US EPA, Vattenfall , Veolia
Feedback from past attendees
“Excellent agenda, high level participation, excellent organisation” Biofuel Observatory
“Presentations were very informative and there were good opportunities for networking” UK Trade & Invest
“Excellent. One of the highest level participants I have seen” Cedars Capital
“Excellent speakers with substantive commercial perspectives” Ceres
Attendee breakdown by sector
Agenda overview:
Global Biomass Power Markets
- Expanding opportunities in biomass power generation
- Key criteria in developing a biopower portfolio
- Challenges of integrating biopower into the energy mix
- Commercial experiences in biopower generation
- Utility panel debate
Policy & Regulation
- Regulatory updates
- Feed in tariffs, tax incentives
- Land use issues and biomass production
Finance & Investment
- Financing large scale biomass power plants
- Key criteria for investing in biopower projects
- New finance models in a credit restricted era
- Integrating the CDM into financing biomass power projects
- Project management and risk mitigation
Sustainable Feedstocks
- Ensuring the availability of sustainable feedstocks and supply chains
- Sustainability criteria and certification schemes
- Biomass fuel quality standards
- Advances in high yield dedicated energy crops development
- Developments in biomass from waste resources
Wood Based Biomass Production
- Market potential for wood waste feedstocks
- Economic & life-cycle analysis for wood based biomass
- Biomass from mill waste and urban wood waste
- Forest biomass for electricity generation
BioPower Trade & Supply Chains
- Designing cost-efficient future biopower supply systems
- Managing the logistics of biomass supply
- Challenges and solutions in transportation and storage
- Mechanisms to improve biomass supply chains
- Evaluating infrastructure investment requirements
Conversion Technologies
- Experiences with co-firing of biomass, dedicated biomass and gasification
- Technological advances in biomass combustion
- CHP and community scale biomass heating
- Advances in biomass gasification technologies
- Waste to biomass conversion technologies
Improving Plant Efficiencies
- Technologies for increasing efficiency at biopower plants
- Increasing output without increasing costs
- Reducing emissions and effluent
Closing Remarks from the Chair – Future Outlook
Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities:
Gold sponsors
Sponsor BioPower Generation and benefit from:
- 1st class lead generation: meet companies actively working in biomass power generation
- Enhanced brand profile: pre-event promotional campaign plus extensive on site branding
- Excellent publicity: gain an incredible amount of presence from on site promotion
- A cost effective marketing solution: our development team will be happy to customise a package and develop a cost effective marketing channel to generate new sales leads
BioPower Generation will share an exhibition with World Biofuels Markets giving you access to both audiences.
- Over 4,500 participants in the last four years
- Over 1000 participants expected in 2010
- 3 days of exhibition and business opportunities
- Over 100 companies are expected to exhibit in 2010
- Industry leading speaker panel
- Over 80% of participants of director level or above
Contact
Ben Leighton
for further details
Tel:
+971 50 879 6615
Fax:
+44 20 7900 1853
Media partners:
Green Power Conferences consistently works in strategic partnerships with industry leading organizations and trade publications. Our international and targeted marketing campaigns ensure excellent marketing exposure for our partners.
If you would like to partner with us, please contact Katie Baron
Email: katie.baron@greenpowerconferences.comVenue:
The RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre
P.O. Box 77777
NL-1070 MS Amsterdam
Europaplein
NL-1078 GZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Website: http://www.rai.nl
