Documentation from the NPC25
Documentation from the Nordic Pellets Conference 28-29 January 2025 held in Stockholm, Sweden. The documentation (pdf) will be available for download until June 20 2025. Please contact Svebio if you have any questions or need access after June, anna.torner@svebio.se.
DAY 1 – 28 January
MARKET SITUATION AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT
- Pellets market development in Sweden
Daniel Andoff, Swedish Pellets Association, Sweden - Outlook on the global wood pellet markets
Rachael Levinson, Associate Director, Hawkins Wright, UK - Biomass and carbon markets’ intersection in the energy transition
Dr. Erisa Senerdem, Editor, Argus Media, UK - Exploring the potential of bio-based value chains through research, innovation and market development
– in Sweden and beyond
Paul Westin, Senior Business Developer and Sofie Fjellgren, Business Developer, Swedish Energy Agency
DEVELOPMENT IN PELLET PRODUCTION
- Experiences of designing and building an innovativ pellets plant
Gunilla Pettersson, Site Manager, Moelven Pellets, Sweden - Company Introduction Hekotek
Johan Dunbäck, Owner Yohansky AB, Sweden - Highest efficient belt dryer for pellet production
Gerald Kreuzhuber, Business Director, Mühlböck, Austria - Importance of Pellet Quality & Production Cost Efficiency with the flat die technology
Florian Schmuchler, Area Manager, Amandus Kahl, Germany - Compact Pelleting Solution
Timo Müller, Business Development Director, Salmatec, Germany - EU Policy – Clean Industrial Deal and implication for the pellets industry
Johnny Kjellström, Director Public Affairs, Svebio, Sweden
DAY 2 – 29 January
PELLETS USE IN INDUSTRY AND HEATING
- EU Policy development
Manolis Karampinis, Business Development & Membership Director, Bioenergy Europe, Belgium - Streaming almost fossil free heat based on pellets in an urban area
Sammy Öhrling, Fuel Director, Norrenergi, Sweden - Agropellet – from fields to combustion
Xavier Collin, Biomass Energy Expert and Paul-Antoine Bigot, Biomass Project Manager at IDEX, France - Multi-fuel burners provide flexibility and less risk for industry conversions
Gustav Melin, Chairman WTS, BKtech Group, Sweden
SOURCING, STORAGE AND TRADE
- Challenges in raw material sourcing
Didzis Palejs, Biomass supply development, Verdo, Denmark - Europe’s largest industrial-scale torrefied biomass production plant is ready
Matti Kymenvaara, Sales partner, Joensuu Biocoal, Finland - Seeing the unseen – visualizing risks with self-ignition before they arise
Staffan Cederkrantz, Product manager, Termisk Systemteknik, Sweden - Company Introduction
Mait Kaup, CEO, Warmeston OÜ, Estonia
PELLETS USE IN RESIDENTIAL SECTOR – BOILERS AND STOVES
- Opportunities and challenges introducing premium pellet stoves in Sweden (youtube link)
Annika Rutegård, Country Manager, Stefan Riener, Owner and Export Manager at Rika Sweden - Cooking with pellets – a sustainable option for the global south
Dr. Christian Rakos, President, WBA, Austria - Efficient industrial pellet cooling affects pellet quality and storage properties.
Efficient pellets cooking stoves
Magnus Ståhl, Associate Professor at Karlstad University, Sweden