Biomass Partnerships Conference
Date: | 01 March 2012 |
Venue: | A-4600 Wels, Upper Austria/Austria |
Conference fee: | 80 Euro (40 Euro for students) (plus 10% VAT) |
Conference languages: | English, German |
Organisation and conference office: | O.Ö. Energiesparverband |
A conference presenting successful business models and partnerships for biomass heating, including contracting, district heating and supply chain co-operation.
PROGRAMME
Thursday, 01 March 2012
14.00 Introduction
- The Intelligent Energy Europe "FOREST project"
George Smith, University of Exeter / Andrew Rowson, University of Exeter, Centre for Energy and the Environment, UK - Biomass partnerships – quality and success criteria
Christine Öhlinger, O.Ö. Energiesparverband, Austria
Successful partnership examples
- Business models for biomass heat
Asko Puhakka, North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Finland - One-stop for biomass heating
Diana Hehenberger-Risse, BioRegioEnergie, Germany - Biomass heat contracting initiatives in Spain
Francisco Puente-Salve, ESCAN, Spain - Biomass contracting for industry
Siegfried Aigner, Ing. Aigner Wasser-Wärme-Umwelt, Austria - Pellet contracting for schools
Andrzej Szajner, BAPE, Poland - Biomass district heating – successful heat supply in Valtellina, Italy
Vanessa Gallo, FIPER – Federazione Italiana Produttori di Energia da Fonti Rinnovabili, Italy - Clare Wood Chip – a successful supply chain project
Áine O' Callaghan, Teagasc Advisory Office, Ireland - The Dartmoor Woodfuel Cooperation
Andrew Bradford, Director, Dartmoor Woodfuel Cooperation, UK - Discussion: "Success factors for biomass heating"
Chairpersons: Michael Bell, Tipperary Energy Agency/Christine Öhlinger, O.Ö. Energiesparverband
18.30 End of the conference day
19.00 Evening programme
Programme European Pellet Conference
Conference topics:
- biomass supply chains
- biomass heat contracting
- financing and operation of biomass heating systems & plants
- biomass district heating, micro-grids
This event is organised in the frame of the IEE-project FOREST.
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