Biogas 2010 Utilising waste to create sustainable energy

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1 Organised and Produced by A well run and informative conference Damien Zachlod, Head of Commercial Development, EDF Energy, Energy from Waste 2009 SMi present their Inaugural Conference Biogas 2010 Utilising waste to create sustainable energy Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th June 2010 Crowne Plaza Hotel St James, London, UK KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDE: KEY TOPICS INCLUDE: Paul Lucas, Fermentation Scientist, British Sugar Group Deploying technology to optimise the profitability Asif Rehmanwala, Commercial Director, Ecotricity Michael Chesshire, Technology Director, BiogenGreenfinch Evaluating the environmental impact of co-digestion: Experience from the water industry Dr Bill Barber, Biosolids and Sustainability Technical Expert, United Utilities Use of Biogas technologies and Biogas upgrading for grid injection Patrick Benham Crosswell, Managing Director, Selborne Brick Company Renewable heat using the gas grid Financing biogas projects Steven Vallender, Head of Sustainable Gas Group, National Grid of your anaerobic digester Low-cost technology for anaerobic digestion on small and large scale ATTEND AN INTERACTIVE POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOP ON: Practical considerations of Biogas analysis: Challenges and solutions Thursday 17th June 2010 In association with: Geotechnical Instruments BOOK BY 26TH FEBRUARY 2010 TO RECEIVE A 300 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT OFF CONFERENCE PRICE BOOK BY 31ST MARCH 2010 TO RECEIVE A 100 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT OFF CONFERENCE PRICE To attend, contact Sam Hunter on Tel +44 (0) , Fax +44 (0) , shunter@smi-online.co.uk or visit to register online

2 BIOGAS 2010 ONLINE at DAY ONE Tuesday 15th June Registration and Coffee 9.00 Chairman s Opening Remarks Dr Les Gornall, Expert in Anaerobic Digestion and Waste Water Treatment 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 Dr Nina Sweet, Organics Technical Specialist, WRAP 9.50 POLICY DEVELOPMENTS RELATING TO BIOGAS Government policies on supporting biogas AD and gasification technologies How biogas fits into wider policies eg on renewable energy Senior Representative, Bioenergy Unit, DECC Morning Coffee 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 Dr Les Gornall, Expert in Anaerobic Digestion and Waste Water Treatment 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, BIOGENGREENFINCH 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 Dr Bill Barber, Biosolids and Sustainability Technical Expert, UNITED UTILITIES 2.30 ECOTRICITY S PLANS FOR 2010 AND AHEAD Asif Rehmanwala, Commercial Director, ECOTRICITY 3.10 Afternoon Tea 3.40 USE OF BIOGAS TECHNOLOGIES AND BIOGAS UPGRADING FOR GRID INJECTION Potentials Processes Technologies Execution examples in Germany Oliver Vigano, Business Development Manager, SCHMACK BIOGAS & Dr. Alfons Schulte-Schulze Berndt, Managing Director, CARBOTECH ENGINEERING 4.20 RENEWABLE HEAT USING THE GAS GRID The heat challenge Unlocking the grid - key challenges National Grid's approach and vision Steven Vallender, Head of Sustainable Gas Group, NATIONAL GRID 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 To attend, contact Sam Hunter on Tel +44 (0) , Fax +44 (0) , shunter@smi-online.co.uk or visit to register online WHY YOU CANNOT MISS THIS EVENT Update your knowledge on state of the art strategies needed to start and manage your biogas plants Learn about vital financial considerations when it comes to raising capital in an uncertain financial market Participate in the sustainable energy revolution and tap into the revenue generation potential of biogas Learn from fellow operators about successes and mistakes made in building AD plants Supported by

3 ONLINE at BIOGAS 2010 DAY TWO Wednesday 16th June Re-registration and Coffee 9.00 Chairman s Opening Remarks Dr Les Gornall, Expert in Anaerobic Digestion and Waste Water Treatment 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 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 9.50 COMMERCIAL CHALLENGES OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE Funding and support Feedstock Connectivity Digestate recycling Alexander Maddan, Chief Executive Officer, AGRIVERT LIMITED Morning Coffee 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 LIMITED 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 GROUP 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 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 Dr Tico Cohen, Team Leader, Biogas Expert Group, ECOFYS 1.00 Networking Lunch 2.00 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 2.30 TAKING BIOGAS TO THE NEXT LEVEL: BUILDING AND OPERATING ENERGY-CROP BASED BIOMETHANE PLANTS ON AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE Evolution of the biogas industry in Europe and Germany Challenges of biogas production on an industrial scale Potentials for further efficiency gains through R&D The example of NAWARO BioEnergie AG Dr Carsten Herbes, Head of Research and Development, NAWARO BIOENERGIE 3.10 Afternoon Tea 3.40 BIOFERTILISER AS A REPLACEMENT FOR MINERAL FERTILISERS 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 4.20 CONVERTING FROM MAINS GAS TO LOCALLY PRODUCED BIO-METHANE: A CASE STUDY BY SELBORNE BRICKWORKS Why take this on The constraints of the site and the existing manufacturing operations Selecting the technology Feedstock, product and digestate Raising the funding equity, banks and grants Dealing with the planners, regulators and delivery partners Progress report and construction issues Lessons learned [so far] Patrick Benham Crosswell, Managing Director, SELBORNE BRICK COMPANY 5.00 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 Donald MacBrayne, Business Development Manager, SCOTTISH WATER & Dr Joe Short, Technical Manager, SKM ENVIROS 5.40 Chairman s Closing Remarks and Close of the Conference To attend, contact Sam Hunter on Tel +44 (0) , Fax +44 (0) , shunter@smi-online.co.uk or visit to register online WHO SHOULD ATTEND Heads of Waste and Waste Infrastructure Heads of Biogas Heads of Sustainable Gas Technical Directors Heads of Biosolids Chief Operating Officers Chief Financial Officers SMi CONFERENCE DELEGATE BREAKDOWN UK Europe (other) and Russia Africa Australia EU excluding UK US and Canada Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar) Other

4 HALF DAY POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP THURSDAY, 17th JUNE 2010 CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL ST JAMES, LONDON Practical considerations of Biogas analysis: Challenges and solutions Workshop Overview: This workshop will cover Geotech s experiences with the delegates on specifying and installing monitoring systems on site worldwide, along with what the customers current and future needs might be and what new market opportunities there are available to them in renewable energy markets Registration and Coffee 9.00 Introduction and aims of the workshop 9.15 White Paper presentation: Practical considerations of Biogas analysis Presentation to provide a fuller detail on installation, calibration and planning Networking Coffee Break Presentation of two case studies on CDM and Biogas Challenges of developing Biogas instrumentation and new technologies / markets Discussion and Close of Workshop In association with: Geotech is a major supplier of gas analysis instruments globally. Trading since the '70's, in 1990 Geotech launched the world's first portable infrared landfill gas analyser. More recently, Geotech has developed and supplied continuous monitoring instrumentation, with fully automated reporting software alongside, for Biogas, and CDM markets. This instrumentation is suitable for landfill gas, biogas and coal mine gas monitoring. Geotech has maintained its prominent position in the environmental market and has expanded its established range to include ATEX certified landfill pumps and level monitoring instrumentation. Continuous customer led product development has seen the introduction of biogas and CO2 gas analysis instruments to Geotechs' portfolio. With the emphasis on total customer support at all times, we aim to offer the best possible experience when you choose to do business with Geotech. ABOUT THE SMi ENERGY TEAM SMi have been involved in the Energy sector for over a decade and present an established portfolio of informative, industry focused events. Our conferences, executive briefings and masterclasses are research driven and focused on the latest industry trends and developments. Our conferences bring together senior industry professionals and are designed to help you make informed decisions and remain at the cutting edge of business information. For more information visit

5 SMi Energy Forward Planner 2010 SMi have an established portfolio of Energy conferences with a pedigree dating back to Our conferences and executive briefings are research driven and highly targeted. All are designed to help you make informed decisions and remain at the cutting edge of business information. Conferences: FEBRUARY E&P Information and Data Management 9th to 10th February 2010, London Utilising Associated Gas 24th to 25th February 2010, London MARCH Unconventional Gas 15th to 16th March 2010, London LNG 22nd to 23rd March 2010, London Oil & Gas Satellite Communications 24th to 25th March 2010, London APRIL Legal Issues In Oil & Gas 14th to 15th April 2010, London Gasification 19th to 20th April 2010, London MAY Biomass to Liquids 5th to 6th May 2010, London Financing Nuclear Power 17th to 18th May 2010, London JUNE Biogas 15th to 16th June 2010, London Energy Risk Management 21st to 22nd June 2010, London Gas Storage 28th to 29th June 2010, London SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES SMi offer sponsorship, exhibition, advertising and branding packages, uniquely tailored to complement your company's marketing strategy. Should you wish to join the increasing number of companies benefiting from sponsoring our conferences please call Punita Patel, SMi Sponsorship on +44 (0) or ppatel@smi-online.co.uk

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