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Conference Documentation: BioGas (2010)

SMI Publishing, Ltd
June 15, 2010
SKU: SMI2771821

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Biogas is heading towards establishing itself as one of the most forward looking forms of renewable energy in the coming years.

SMi’s inaugural Biogas 2010 will bring together leading industry experts, regulators, financiers and technology providers from all across Europe to help you understand and benefit from the underlying opportunities of Biogas development, especially in the UK.

Make sure you attend this event and walk away with all the essential knowledge needed to maximise the potential, profitability and sustainability of your business.

DAY 1
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks: Les Gornall, Expert in Anaerobic Digestion and Waste Water Treatment, Independent Consultant.
9.10 AD IN THE UK: WHERE WE ARE NOW AND WHERE WE NEED TO BE: An overview of the development of AD in the UK; High standards for all aspects of the industry; Making the best use of the outputs; Nina Sweet, Organics Technical Specialist, WRAP.
9.50 COMMERCIAL CHALLENGES OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION - A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE: Funding and support; Feedstock; Connectivity; Digestate recycling; Alexander Maddan, Chief Executive Officer, Agrivert Limited.
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 IT'S ALL ABOUT FEEDSTOCK: Impact of feedstock selection on system design, performance and funding; Operational limitations; Mitigating the problems of unbalanced feedstock; Outputs from Inputs; Les Gornall, Expert in Anaerobic Digestion and Waste Water Treatment, Independent Consultant.
11.40 DEPLOYING TECHNOLOGY TO OPTIMISE THE PROFITABILITY OF YOUR ANAEROBIC DIGESTER: Anaerobic digestion of food waste in practice; Key performance parameters; How to improve profitability?; Michael Chesshire, Technology Director, Greenfinch Ltd.
12.20 UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF AD FOR THE UK DAIRY INDUSTRY: Liquid dairy waste as a feedstock; Feasibility & Finance; Achieving regulatory approval; The project timeline; AD in the UK dairy industry; Jim Highnam, Managing Director, BV Dairy.
12.50 Networking Lunch
1.50 EVALUATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF CO-DIGESTION : EXPERIENCE FROM THE WATER INDUSTRY: Anaerobic digestion theory; Modelling the impact of waste type and digester configuration on biogas production; Assessing the carbon footprint of co-digestion; Calculating the hidden costs; Bill Barber, Biosolids and Sustainability Technical Expert, United Utilities.
2.30 TAKING BIOGAS TO THE NEXT LEVEL: BUILDING AND OPERATING ENERGY-CROP BASED BIOMETHANE PLANTS ON AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE: Carsten Herbes, Head of Research and Development, NAWARO BIOENERGIE .
3.10 Afternoon Tea
3.40 USE OF BIOGAS TECHNOLOGIES AND BIOGAS UPGRADING FOR GRID INJECTION: Potentials; Processes; Technologies; Execution examples in Germany; Alfons Schulte-Schulze Berndt, Managing Director, Carbotech Engineering GmbH .; Eberhart Wusterhaus Gomez , International Business Biogas, Schmack Biogas.
4.20 RENEWABLE HEAT USING THE GAS GRID: The heat challenge; Unlocking the grid - key challenges; National Grid's approach and vision; Dave Tilley, , National Grid Company.
5.00 FROM CONCEPT TO COMMISSIONING: THE GWE BIOGAS EXPERIENCE: About the GWE Biogas team; How did the project get started; What approach was taken at early stages; Plant selection; Financing; Planning Issues; Finding feedstocks; Determining plant configurations for maximum benefit; Controlling the build; Dealing with regulators; Tom Megginson, Director, GWE Biogas.
5.40 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One: Les Gornall, Expert in Anaerobic Digestion and Waste Water Treatment, Independent Consultant.
DAY 2
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks: Les Gornall, Expert in Anaerobic Digestion and Waste Water Treatment, Independent Consultant.
9.10 FINANCING BIOGAS PROJECTS: What investors want?; Managing technology risk; Power Purchase Agreements to manage revenue risk; Contracting for fuel supply; Peter Webster, Director, Utilyx.
9.50 BIOMETHANE TO GRID - A GAS SUPPLIERS PERSPECTIVE: Renewable Heat incentives - supporting biomethane; Where does Biomethane sit in the energy mix; Making Biomethane to grid projects a commercial reality; Martin Orrill, Head of Energy Technology and Innovation, British Gas Plc.
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 PRODUCING BIOMETHANE FOR VEHICLE FUEL: What is biomethane and how is it made?; Biomethane injection into the gas grid (BtG); Biomethane fuelled vehicles; CO2 and air quality benefits from transportation; BtG conclusions; John Baldwin, Managing Director, CNG Services Ltd .
11.40 ENERGY FROM BIOGAS AS PART OF A UK FOOD BIOREFINERY AT BRITISH SUGAR: British Sugar Wissington site - a food and feed BioRefinery; Biogas from sugar beet: Laboratory and pilot studies; Full scale options; Financial considerations; Future global potential; Paul Lucas, Fermentation Scientist, British Sugar Plc.
12.20 LOW-COST TECHNOLOGY FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ON SMALL AND LARGE SCALE: Reducing investment cost through innovation; Small scale plastic bag digesters for manure and household waste digestion for individual households in warm climate regions; Gas cooking and lighting for rural families; Large to very large low-cost lagoon based digestion plants for industrial waste streams; Examples shown with gas production up to 200,000 m3 per day; Wide range of industrial wastewaters and semi-solid waste streams; Tico Cohen, Senior Process Manager, Rhodia Energy Services.
1.00 Networking Lunch
2.00 SAS PRE - TREATMENT FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTION USING THE CELLRUPTOR BIOGAS PRESSURE SWING TECHNOLOGY: Introduction to Cellruptor process principles; Full scale engineering; Biogas yield increase, VS destruction, and other process gains; Current commercial plant status; Peter Barratt, IP, Marketing and Sales, Eco Solids International Ltd.
2.40 RENEWABLE ENERGY & BIOGAS FROM AD TREATMENT OF SEWAGE, WASTE WATER & BIOWASTE: FULLY INTEGRATED BIO ENERGY PROJECTS WITH TAILOR MADE POST TREATMENT INCL RECUPERATION OF NUTRIENTS: Introduction renewable energy from different anaerobic reactors; Short overview of different anaerobic reactors; Integration with nutrient recovery incl K, struvite treatment & NH4-SO4; Case - studies; Case studies of sustainable bio-energy; Case study of fully integrated solutions; Robin Parduyns, General Manager Business Unit Bioenergy, Waterleau Group.
3.20 PAS 110 AND QUALITY PROTOCOL - THE NEW STANDARD FOR DIGESTATE: REA Biogas Group; Current usage of digestate in UK; Regulatory regime; Agricultural benefits; PAS110 and QP - Certification of Quality Digestate; David Collins, UK Biogas Group Lead, Renewable Energy Association.
3.45 Afternoon Tea
4.10 THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEERDYKES IVC AND AD FACILITY: FLEXIBLE FOR THE FUTURE: Background to the Deerdykes Development; Technology selection; Key challenges; Project progress; Future developments; Kristine Leitch , Project Manager , Scottish Water.; Joe Short, Technical Manager, Enviros.
4.45 ALGAE AS A BIOGAS RESOURCE: Why should we be interested in algae?; Algae suitability for AD?; Algal oil versus algal biogas?; Algae cultivation in cool climes?; Algal technologies: waste-water clean-up, biogas purification, processing; Environmental impacts; Dr Patricia J. Harvey, Head of Bioenergy Research, University Of Greenwich.
5.20 Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of the Conference: Les Gornall, Expert in Anaerobic Digestion and Waste Water Treatment, Independent Consultant.

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