PROGRAMME

Energy Efficiency Session

A conference to present the work of young researchers in the field of energy efficiency and biomass.

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

14.00 Opening & welcome

• Gerhard Dell/Christiane Egger, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria
  
  

14.15 Oral presentation

Chairperson: Reinhold Priewasser, Johannes Kepler University, Austria

• Taxing carrots and sticks: Incentivising efficiency through property taxes
  Darryl Croft, Abelscroft Energy Intelligence, United Kingdom
  
  
• Dynamic building stock models as a basis for energy and carbon analyses
  Nina Holck Sandberg, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
  
  
• Desert vernacular houses as net zero energy buildings
  Marwa Dabaieh, Ain Shams University, Egypt
  
  
• Low carbon building design on Naxos Island
  Ioannis Protonotarios, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
  
  
• Analysing steady state models for dwelling carbon performance
  Vicky Ingram, Heriot Watt University, United Kingdom
  
  
• From energy efficient to climate neutral buildings
  Johanna Pucker, Joanneum Research, Austria
  
  
• Passive cooling of buildings using phase change materials
  Tomáš Klubal/Roman Brzoň/Milan Ostrý, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
  
  
• Assessment of an economically feasible net zero energy building concept - the example of German office building
  Johannes Schrade, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Germany
  
  
• Integrated assessment modelling for the German building sector up to 2050
  Kjell Bettgenhäuser, Ecofys, Germany
  
  
• The Tokyo cap and trade programme
  Andrea Accorigi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
  
  
• The network of sustainable energy municipalities in Croatia
  Ivana Horvat, North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency, Croatia
  
  
• Effects of climate change on regional energy systems
  Stephan Hausl, Research Studio iSPACE, Austria
  
  
• Local action policies to increase energy efficiency: the changing role of municipalities
  Davide Maneschi/Christoffer Kirk Strandgaard/Karl Sperling, Aalborg University, Denmark
  
  

19.00 End of the conference day19.30 Evening programme

Selected posters

Energy Efficiency

• A town-planning concept for an ecological mountain zone
  Liliya Ushakova/Natalia Romanova/Konstantin Antipov, North Caucasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, State Technological University, Russia
  
  
• The new Japanese feed-in-tariff scheme
  Takanobu Aikawa, Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan
  
  
• Local actions to increase skills in the energy refurbishment industry
  Christoffer Kirk Strandgaard/Davide Maneschi, Aalborg University, Denmark
  
  
• Evaluation of energy efficiency of artificial lighting systems in buildings
  Marek Bálský, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
  
  
• The future of sustainable communities
  Tina Opalić, North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency, Croatia
  
  
• New construction of an energy-surplus children's day care centre
  Anna Hoier, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Germany
  
  
• Sustainable energy efficiency financing: The Massachusetts HEAT Loan Model
  Elise Avers, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, USA
  
  
• Heat demand of residential buildings in Europe: Performances of different building typologies
  Elisa Carlon, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria
  
  
• Composite constructions' impact on energy efficiency of buildings
  Toms Dzenis/Jänis Ratnieks/Stanislavs Gendelis/Andris Jakovics, University of Latvia, Latvia
  
  
• Sustainco - Sustainable energy for rural communities
  Milka Hrbud, North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency, Croatia
  
  
• LEED, BREEAM, DGNB and energy efficiency in commercial buildings?
  Petr Vogel, EkoWATT/CZGBC, Czech Republic; Lucie Šancová, EkoWATT, Czech Republic
  
  

Biomass Session

Thursday, 28 February 2013

14.00 Opening & welcome

• Gerhard Dell/Christiane Egger, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria
  
  

14.15 Oral presentation

Chairperson: Walter Haslinger, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria

• Emission of gases from wood pellets at high moisture and high temperature
  Fahimeh Yazdanpanah, University of British Columbia, Canada
  
  
• Performance of a catalyst in a test stand under conditions similar to a stove
  Marius Wöhler, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria
  
  
• Analysis of medium-scale grate-fired biomass boilers by CFD
  Adeline Rezeau, CIRCE Research Centre, Spain; Luis Ignacio Díez/Javier Royo, University of Zaragoza, Spain
  
  
• Energy conversion of reed and wood in domestic wood-chip boilers
  Helmut Plank/Jürgen Krail, University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, Austria; Wolfgang Rath, Herz Energietechnik, Austria
  
  
• Estimating biomass potentials for the canton of Bern, Switzerland
  Lukas Mani, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
  
  
• Analysis of costs for emission reduction for power generation in Ukraine
  Oleksii Epik, National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine
  
  
• Emission reduction in small-scale biomass combustion systems by catalysis
  Mirjam Matthes, Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ), Germany
  
  
• An experimental device for biomass combustion in an oxygen-enriched atmosphere
  Michal Špiláček/Michaela Zárybnická, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
  
  
• Preliminary operation of a downdraft gasifier and utilisation of producer gas for electricity production
  Shiplu Sarker, University of Agder, Norway
  
  
• A lumped kinetic model for catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of liquefied lignocellulosic biomass in a slurry reactor
  Miha Grilc, National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia
  
  
• Numerical simulation of wood pellets self-heating during storage
  Wendi Guo, University of British Columbia, Canada
  
  
• Emissions from wood pellets during storage referring to the extractive content
  Irene Schmutzer-Roseneder, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria
  
  
• Influences of conditioning and additives on the pellet production process
  Daniela Gold/Jürgen Krail/Helmut Plank, University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, Austria
  
  
• Shredding machines for biomass treatment
  Miloš Matúš/Juraj Beniak, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
  
  
• The impact of significant densification parameters on briquette quality
  Peter Križan, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
  
  
• Lignocellulosic transformation of biomass via torrefaction
  Umair Hussain, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  
  
• Biomass pellets as an alternative energy source in Armenia
  Lena Mamikonyan, Researchers for Bio Heating Solutions, Armenia
  
  
• How is bioenergy contributing to the modern European renewable mix?
  Stephen Brown, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany
  
  
• Regional sustainable energy policy based on an interactive map of resources
  Vladimír Stupavský, Czech Biomass Association, Czech Republic; Tatiana Ivanova, Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic
  
  

Biomass

• Assessment of the energy potential of waste biomass from agriculture and livestock in the Republic of Macedonia
  Igor Shesho, Mechanical Faculty Skopje, Macedonia
  
  
• Analyses of selected European timber markets - competing uses of wood for energy
  Katharina Hollinger/Christa Kristöfel, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria
  
  
• Engineering a fatty acid secretion system in cyanobacteria for biodiesel production
  Chin-I Chien/Chien-Chia Wang, National Central University, Taiwan
  
  
• Pathfinding the agronomics of C4 grasses grown for biomass in Ontario
  Heather Engbers, Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association, Canada
  
  
• Simulation-based design of optimal biomass logistics
  Stephan Hutterer/Erik Pitzer/Stefan Rotter, Fachhochschule OÖ, Austria
  
  
• Efficiency and emissions performance of residential wood-fired heating systems
  Rebecca Trojanowski/Christopher Brown, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA
  
  
• Changes in mineral composition and surface structure during olive pellet combustion
  Tom Bennet/Hao Liu/Carol Eastwick, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  
  
• Characterisation of Jatropha mahafalensis oil
  Andrea Sonnleitner, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria
  
  
• Simultaneous liquefaction and hydrodeoxygenation of lignocellulosic biomass
  Miha Grilc, National Institute of chemistry, Slovenia
  
  
• Gaseous emissions performance of novel biofuels during fixed-bed conversion
  Maryori Diaz-Ramirez/Javier Royo, University of Zaragoza, Spain; Fernando Sebastián/Adeline Rezeau, CIRCE Research Centre, Spain; Christoffer Boman/ Dan Boström, University of Umea, Sweden
  
  
• Development of a micro-CHP based on charcoal
  Dennis Krüger/Andreas Ortwein, Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ), Germany
  
  
• Logwood stove with automatic air control powered by thermoelectric generators
  Christine Mair, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria
  
  
• Vapor condensation during wet biomass combustion
  Jan Havlík, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
  
  
• Barriers and pathways to bioenergy in the Central Highlands, Victoria, Australia
  Sebastian Klein, Hepburn Shire Council, Australia
  
  

WSEDnext - an event for young researchers

The conference "WSEDnext" offered a platform both for presenting the work of young researchers and professionals as well as for interaction with experts and decision makers from industry and institutions. It was held in the framework of the World Sustainable Energy Days 2013 (WSED13) conference.

Young researchers and young professionals were invited to submit contributions. Linked to the main topics of the WSED13, WSEDnext focused on biomass and energy efficiency in buildings. Deadline for submission was 8 October 2012.

A scientific committee selected papers for oral or poster presentation.

The organiser of the WSED, the OÖ Energiesparverband, covered the costs for accommodation, meals, participation and local transport for up to 60 selected participants for 3 conference days (arrival: 26 February, departure: 1 March).

Submissions were invited from any scientific field (e.g. technology & engineering, economic and social sciences, law, arts, etc.) and must be in English only.

In 2012, the WSEDnext event was held for the first time, young researchers from more than 25 countries participated in a very successful and interesting conference.
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