Programme
- 22 October 2024Biogases Masterclass - Derisking a biogas plantComet, Place Stéphanie 20, 1050 Brussels
- 23 October 2024European Biogas Conference - Day 1The EGG, Rue Bara 175, 1070 Brussels
- 24 October 2024European Biogas Conference - Day 2The EGG, Rue Bara 175, 1070 Brussels
Biogases Masterclass – Derisking a biogas plant
This 1-day course will provide a comprehensive view on how to derisk your biogas plant. It focusses on 4 main areas: financing, technology, operations and health & safety. Those areas have a direct impact on project development and operational excellence of the plant and when executed well, will ensure proper control and effectiveness.
What are the advantages?
– Comprehensive overview on de-risking a biogas plant
– Learning about financial drivers, do’s and don’ts
– Creating an overview of technology choices in relation to efficiency and operational excellence
– Understanding the role of operations
– Raising awareness on best practises in health & safety
The Biogases Masterclass will launch the activities of the European Renewable Gas Training Centre, initiated by EBA. This masterclass will be followed by a series of 4 deep-dive courses in 2025.
What are the objectives?
– Financing: Get an overview of financing structures and needs for security for both developers and financers.
– Technology: Focus on how technology can secure operational performance.
– Operations: get insights on running a plant efficient and how to avoid mistakes
– Health & Safety: Introduction to best practises, both on technology level and (personal) safety precautions, to ensure trustworthy and safe operations.
Who should attend?
This 1-day course is particularly suited for project developers, operational managers and new comers to the sector. It offers both people new to the sector as well as those who are already involved for several years comprehensive insights in de-risking a biogas plant.
Programme
The masterclass on de-risking a biogas plant will give a detailed overview of the 4 topics: finance, technology, operations, health & safety. Each topic will be introduced by experts.
Practical Information
Date: 22nd of October, full day
Time: 9:00-17:30 followed by a networking cocktail until 19:00
Limited availability
Location: Comet Louise – place Stéphanie 20, 1050 Brussels
Lunch and cocktail included
Register here
Non-Members: €845
EBA Members: €425
By registering to the Masterclass, you will receive a rebate voucher of 10%, which will be applicable to each of the deep dive courses.
Registrations. Welcome coffee and opening exhibition
Rooms: Hall (Registrations). Restaurant, Aquarium, Grand Hall (Welcome coffee and exhibition)
Opening conference
Room: Auditorium. Moderator: Sasha Twining
Speakers
Anders Mathiasson
François Gemenne
Sasha Twining (Moderator)
Spotlight speech
Room: Auditorium
Speakers
Xavier Passemard
Morning plenary – The future of agriculture, today. Resilience, Sustainability and Food Security
Room: Auditorium. Moderator: Sasha Twining
Farmers are pioneering the 4th agricultural revolution based on state-of-the-art clean tech and resource efficiency. This session will tackle the importance of leveraging biogas to mitigate farming emissions and use of advance agronomic techniques to ensure food security and soil health. The session will also explore challenges of European farmers in their transition towards a sustainable agriculture.
Speakers
Connie Miller
Gaëlle Marion
Diana Lenzi
Laurence Molke
Sasha Twining (Moderator)
EBA Awards: Finalists announcement
Room: Auditorium. Moderator: Sasha Twining
Speakers
Sasha Twining (Moderator)
Networking lunch and exhibition
Room: Restaurant, Aquarium, Grand Hall
Parallel breakouts// Session 1 – Inclusive biogas: with the communities for the communities
Room: Auditorium. Moderator: Sasha Twinning
The positive socio-economic and environmental externalities of biogases are still largely unknown by policymakers, civil society organisations and society at large. Biogases source local waste to turn it into renewable energy and valorise other by-products, which improve the circularity of industries and farms. This session will dive into the myths and facts surrounding the impact of biogas plants in their closest environment.
Speakers
Jeroen Callewaert
Roozbeh Feiz
Mélinda Rolo
Sasha Twining (Moderator)
Parallel breakouts// Session 2 – Biogas 4.0: boosting efficiency with tech wizardry
Room: Studio. Moderator: Dirk Bonse, Head of Department Renewable Gases, German Biogas Association
AI-based applications are drivers of sustainability in the biogas sector by enhancing efficiency and mitigating GHG emissions. AI and advanced software can upgrade different aspects of the biogas production process, enabling optimised feedstock composition or improved plant performance. This session will explore the latest AI trends in the sector and their contribution to biogas sustainability.
Speakers
Maja Rosiak
Philippe Breuils
Jhuma Sadhukhan
Anna Schnürer
Dirk Bonse (moderator breakout session 2)
Coffee break and exhibition
Room: Restaurant, Aquarium, Grand Hall
Biogas: can a vision be pragmatic? Live double interview
Room: Auditorium. Moderator: Sasha Twining
Speakers
Tatiana Marquez Uriarte
Harmen Dekker
Sasha Twining (Moderator)
Afternoon plenary – On target towards 2040 by resilience and pragmatism
Room: Auditorium. Moderator: Sasha Twining
As the EU looks towards the 2040 interim target to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, the biogas and biomethane sectors offer a sustainable, ready-to-use and pragmatic solution to defossilise the EU economy while contributing to the EU’s energy flexibility and resilience. This session will explore the road ahead to 2040, and the potential of biomethane and biogas to get us there.
Speakers
Alexandre Paquot
Giulia Laura Cancian
Olivier Guerrini
Andreas Graf
Goetzm Baumgarten
Sasha Twining (Moderator)
Wrap-up Day 1
Room: Auditorium.
Networking Cocktail and exhibition
Room: Restaurant, Aquarium, Grand Hall
Networking Dinner
Room: Riverside
Registrations. Welcome coffee and opening exhibition
Rooms: Hall (Registrations). Restaurant, Aquarium, Grand Hall (Welcome coffee and exhibition)
Welcome and Keynote speeches
Room: Auditorium. Moderator: Sasha Twining
Speakers
Sasha Twining (Moderator)
Morning plenary – Biomethane frontrunners
Room: Auditorium. Moderator: Sasha Twining
Following the update of National Energy and Climate Plans and the proposal of a 2040 climate target to provide a mid-term vision towards climate-neutrality, this session will interrogate national representatives from multiple EU Member States on the state of play of biomethane scale-up at national level and their contribution to the EU’s climate and energy strategy.
Speakers
Ditte Juul Jørgensen
Lukasz Tomaszewski
Jorge Castro de Prado
Sasha Twining (Moderator)
EBA Awards: Winners announcement
Room: Auditorium. Moderator: Sasha Twining
Speakers
Sasha Twining (Moderator)
Networking lunch and exhibition
Room: Restaurant, Aquarium, Grand Hall
Inspiration Challenge
Room: Auditorium. Moderator: Sasha Twining
The Inspiration Challenge is aimed at promoting innovation and solutions that can change the biogases industry. The session will include inspirational ideas on sustainability, development of biogas plants and/or examples of companies speeding up the delivery of their biogas project. More information about the EBA Inspiration Challenge here
Speakers
Sasha Twining (Moderator)
Parallel breakouts// Session 3 – Biomethane across borders: trading and procurement explained
Room: Studio. Moderator: Tim Hamers, Secretary General, ERGaR
Biomethane is increasingly part of corporate decarbonisation strategies and quota obligations. Energy suppliers, traders, brokers and corporate users mobilise plans and strategies to procure biomethane and get biomethane moving from one EU country to another. This joint session organised in collaboration with Ergar will discuss the most pressing issues on cross-border transfers, end-user strategies, short-term expectations and future steps towards the implementation of a single EU biomethane market.
Speakers
Henning Singelsö
Jacob Boon
Diego Radlmaier
Tim Hamers (moderator breakout session 3)
Parallel breakouts// Session 4 – Beyond AD: the future is now
Room: Auditorium. Moderator: Sasha Twining
Anaerobic Digestion is an already advanced biological technology essential for a sustainable, circular and resource efficient society, but new innovative approaches and technologies can reshape the future of the sector. This session will focus on two alternative technologies, methanation and gasification, exploring their potential, applications, and impact.
Speakers
Maria Georgiadou
Mieke Decorte
Leonardo Senatori
Jeremiah Murphy
Sasha Twining (Moderator)
Coffee break and exhibition
Room: Restaurant, Aquarium, Grand Hall
Afternoon plenary – Charting new horizons: biomethane’s voyage in maritime and aviation
Room: Auditorium. Moderator: Sasha Twining
Sustainable biomethane represents one of the few readily available and cost-competitive alternatives to defossilise long distance and energy-intensive transport segments, such as maritime and aviation. This session will look into the current impact of biomethane in transport decarbonisation and how the EU legislation can speed up this process by facilitating the further deployment of alternative fuels.
Speakers
Annika Kroon
Filippo Munna
David Chiaramonti
Andrea Qualiano
Sasha Twining (Moderator)
Conference closing
Room: Auditorium