During 18–20 September, 2018, the Swedish Bioenergy Association (SVEBIO) is organising its 4th Advanced Biofuels Conference, in Gothenburg. The conference starts with study visits and is followed by two conference days that cover the aviation, maritime and land transport sectors.
Programme
Pre-conference study visits, Tuesday 18 September
The study visits are fully booked, please contact us for waiting list +46 (0)8-441 70 80, abc@svebio.se
10.15 Departure from hotel Elite Park Avenue, Kungsportsavenyn 36-38, Gothenburg
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St1 refinery
Our first stop will be St1 refinery in Gothenburg. St1 is a pioneer in advanced biofuel production of ethanol from different waste materials with several plants built in Finland and Sweden. Etanolix® plants producing ethanol from food industry waste and Cellunolix® plant producing cellulosic ethanol from sawdust. Earlier this spring, St1 and the forest company SCA included a partnership for a large-scale production of renewable fuel from tall oil. Production is scheduled to take place at St1’s refinery in Gothenburg with a planned start-up in 2021.
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Södra Cell Värö biorefinery
The second stop will be Södra Cell Värö biorefinery, which is the biggest sawmill and the most modern pulp mill in Sweden. Södra has a broad portfolio of biofuel projects and investments, from biomethanol plant under construction to demonstration of large-scale biofuels production with Statkraft in Norway and commercial operation at SunPine with tall diesel production and new investment in a second plant.
The pre-conference study visits are free and for conference delegates only. Registration is required. Please wear covering clothing and flat shoes (no high heels).
17.00 Return to the hotel Elite Park Avenue
Join our study tour to St1 refinery and Södra Cell Värö biorefinery.
Conference, Wednesday 19 September
09.00 Political Strategies & Visions
Chair person: Jakob Lagercrantz, 2030 Secretariat, Sweden
Opening address, Gustav Melin, CEO, SVEBIO, Sweden
Conference inauguration / Biofuels play a strategic role in West Sweden!
Ulrika Frick, Chair, Transport Board, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden
Industry development of sugarcane ethanol in South America
Elizabeth Farina, President and CEO, UNICA, Brazil
Indian Biofuel Programme: Policy initiatives and challenges
Sandeep Poundrik, Joint Secretary – Refineries, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India
Future EU policy promoting renewables in transport
Bernd Kuepker, Policy Officer in the Unit C1, European Commission, Belgium
Sweden as global role model in climate reduction and biofuels until 2030
Lina Kinning, Dept. Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Energy, Sweden
10.30 Coffee & tea
11.00 Political Strategies & Visions, part 2
CO2 reduction obligation – a way to combine advanced biofuels and global afforestation
Hilde Wahl, Managing Director, St1 Sverige, Sweden
The role of forests as resource for biofuels in a hotter climate
Jeffrey Skeer / Kjell Andersson, Senior Programme Officer, IRENA / Policy Director, SVEBIO, Belgium / Sweden
Biofuels in Austria and how RED II will impact the development
Dina Bacovsky, Head of the Unit Biofuels, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria
General panel discussion
Jakob Lagercrantz, Gustav Melin, Ulrika Frick, Géraldine Kutas, Sandeep Poundrik, Bernd Kuepker, Lina Kinning and Hilde Wahl.
12.20 Lunch
13.30 Partnerships and Challenges
Preem renewable production – priorities and plans for an exciting future
Petter Holland, CEO, Preem, Sweden
Making sustainable biofuel the standard for aviation
Paul Terstegge, General Manager North Europe Air France/KLM, The Netherlands
World-wide status of methanol and DME as a clean biofuels
Eelco Dekker, Chief Representative Europe, Methanol Institute, The Netherlands
Beyond fossils – exploring the limitless opportunities of bioeconomy
Marko Janhunen, Director, Public Affairs, UPM, Finland
15.00 Coffee & tea
15.30 Policy and Industry Perspectives
Shifting focus from renewable fuel to sustainable solutions
Carl Nyberg, Vice President, Neste, Finland
Wastes as valuable resource making high-grade ethanol and methanol
Alex Miles, Director, Commercial Development (Europe), Enerkem, Canada
Sustainable solutions for our changing energy needs
Antti Nummi, Sales Manager, REG, The Netherlands
General Panel discussion
19.00 Conference Gala Dinner, Hotel Elite Park Avenue
Jeffrey Skeer, Kjell Andersson, Dina Bacovsky, Petter Holland, Eelco Dekker, Marko Janhunen, Carl Nyberg and Alex Miles.
Conference programme, Thursday 20 September
09.00 Future for vehicles
Waiting for the fossil-free electric vehicle
Öivind Andersson, Prof. Combustion Engines, Lund University, Sweden
The challenges on the road to be fossil-free, sustainable logistics company
Christel Grip, Sustainability and Communications Manager, Widrikssons Åkeri, Sweden
Outlook on technology development and sustainability of biofuels
Patrik Klintbom, Chairman, ETIP Bioenergy, Sweden
ED95 ethanol as a clean biofuel for heavy-duty engines
Lena Nordgren, Biofuels Expert, SEKAB, Sweden
10.30 Coffee & tea
11.00 Fossil free land transport sector
Chair person: Jakob Lagercrantz, 2030 Secretariat, Sweden
Innovative technology to convert harmful plastic waste and biomass to advanced low carbon fuels
Kjetil Böhn, CEO, QuantaFuels, Norway
IH2 technology, biomass direct to transportation fuels
Alan Del Paggio, Vice President, Upstream & Renewables, CRI / Shell Global Solutions, The Netherlands
Bridging the gap – facilitating advanced biofuel
Geir Baalsrud Ingeborgrud, Managing Director, Eco-1, Norway
Rapid climate change driving mega investments in large-scale Nordic biofuels plants?
Tomas Ekbom, Program Director, SVEBIO, Sweden
Antti Nummi, Öivind Andersson, Patrik Klintbom, Lena Nordgren, Kjetil Bøhn, Alan Del Paggio, Geir Baalsrud Ingeborgrud and Tomas Ekbom.
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Biofuels in aviation and maritime transport
No carbon left behind – innovative ways of biojet and ethanol production
Freya Burton, Chief Sustainability and People Officer, LanzaTech, USA
If we just stop flying… How Swedish aviation industry tackles climate change
Maria Gelin, Environmental Manager, Swedavia Landvetter Airport, Sweden
How to minimize the environmental impact of marine shipping
Per Stefensson, Marine Standards Advisor, Stena Line, Sweden
14.30 Coffee & tea
15.00 Policy and Industry Perspectives
Taking sugar to iso-butene and biojet changing the industry
Philippe Marlière, Co-founder and Board Director, Global Bioenergies, France
Commercial scale renewable transportation fuels
Dan Szeezil, Lead Sales Support Specialist, Honeywell UOP / Envergent Technologies LLC, USA
How biogas will be important in EU transport to 2030
Martina Conton, EU Policy Manager, NVGA, Belgium
Closing remarks, Gustav Melin, CEO, SVEBIO, Svebio
16.00 After Conference drinks and snacks
Freya Burton, Paul Terstegge, Maria Gelin, Christel Grip, Per Stefenson, Philippe Marlière, Dan Szeezil and Martina Conton.
Conference fees and registration
Two days, 19-20 September
- 6 700 SEK (excl. VAT), for members of Svebio, Bioenergy Europe and WBA
- 8 500 SEK (excl. VAT), for non-members
- 4 250 SEK (excl. VAT), for students
- Speakers and press, free of charge
I day, 19 OR 20 September
- 3 900 SEK (excl. VAT), for members of Svebio, Bioenergy Europe and WBA
- 5 500 SEK (excl. VAT), for non-members
- 2 750 SEK (excl. VAT), for students
- Speakers and press, free of charge
Conference gala dinner, 19 September
- 300 SEK (excl. VAT), for conference delegates, students and press
- Free of charge for speakers
Study visit, 18 September
The pre-conference study visits are free of charge and open for conference delegates only. Limited places and subjected to change due to availability, registration is required.
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