Agenda 2023
Day 1: 16th May 2023
09:20 Opening remarks from the Chair
09:30 The outlook for biogases in the global energy transition
- Assessing the potential to scale up biogas and biomethane production
- How to incentivise biomethane development
10:00 The impact of RED II on the Global Biomethane market
10:30 A role banks can play in accelerating biogas production and expansion
- Biogas is lever to decarbonise
- Near-term challenges of the biogas industry
- What makes biogas projects bankable and attractive for financing
11:00 Networking break
11:30 Insights into the German biogas market
- Difficulties with regional Bio-LNG production
- Potential availability of renewable CO2 from biogas in Germany
12:00 Outlook for the Global Biogas Sector
12:35 Networking lunch sponsored by Cytiva
14:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
14:15 Integrating biogas into the national grid: Denmark
- Danish biomethane experiences
- Guarantees of Origin as key driver
- Biomethane and security of supply
- How to reach a 100% green gas grid in 2030
14:45 Industrial scale Biomethane production to supply Bio-LNG
- Benefits and downsides of industrial scale sites
- Bio-LNG for hard-to-decarbonize sectors
15:15 Networking break
15:45 Energy self-sufficiency through waste processing of brewery spent grain: green electricity, biomethane and sustainably produced steam from biogas
16:15 How to reach the global biomethane goals – in a fast and economically viable way
16:45 Networking drinks with the Biomass & Biofuels participants sponsored by Titan
Day 2: 17th May 2023
09:30 Welcoming remarks from the Chair
09:45 Scaling up net-zero marine fuels with bioLNG production
- The EU's Fit for 55 package and drivers in shipping decarbonisation
- Opportunities for the adoption of biofuels in shipping
- The world’s largest biomethane liquefaction plant: A case study
- The realities of sourcing biomethane in Europe
10:15 Green gas and carbon removals
- An overview of Future Biogas’ Project Carbon Harvest – a venture to design and operate the next generation of AD plants delivering Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)
- How unsubsidised biomethane presents the most cost effective and ready-to-use solution for decarbonisation, capable of demonstrating additionality
10:45 Networking break sponsored by Arkema
11:15 Bio-LNG production in context of the EU/German Renewable Energy and Climate Change legislation
- Context of EU RED II and Germany legislation for production of biofuels
- Project framework of two small-scale liquefaction showcase projects in Germany, funded, built and operated by HZI (with partners)
- Environmental benefits of projects, producing Bio-LNG, green liquid CO2 and carbon emission reductions, i.e. GHG Quota under German’s implementation of RED II
- Important aspects / lessons learnt in developing such projects
12:15 Q&A with this morning’s speakers
12:45 Networking lunch
14:05 Opening remarks from the Chair
14:30 How does the RePowerEU 35bcm target feed into the discussion on the Gas Package revision?
14:45 Financing the booming biomethane markets across Europe
15:30 Biogas to hydrogen and solid carbon by the ColdSpark® methane pyrolysis process
- Energy efficient Bio-Hydrogen production
- Decentralized process with small footprint next to biogas plants
- Additional CO2 elimination from the atmosphere
- Energy and solid carbon production with additional added value opportunity
- This technology actively eliminates carbon from the atmosphere in a decentralized way
- Novelty compared to CCS in big underground caverns with uncertain success
15:45 End of conference