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Energy from Waste 2010 - Driving forward waste derived energy, heat and fuel
Energy from Waste 201024 Feb 2010 - 25 Feb 2010
Hilton London Metropole
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Energy from Waste 2010
24 - 25 February 2010
Hilton
Day 1: Wednesday 24th February 2010
09.15 Welcome
Tom Freyberg, Editor, Recycling and Waste World Magazine
09.20 Chairman’s introduction
Allan Barton, Leader of Resource and Waste Management; Director, Arup
09.30 Opening address
William Day
Chairman, Sustainable Development Commission
Waste strategy and market developments
10.00 An update on the Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme, following the final round of PFI funding
- Present pipeline of projects
- in build, procurement or development
- Barriers to progress
- Opportunities for the future, including the development of a C & I waste strategy and further incentives for SRF development
John Burns, Programme Director, WIDP, DEFRA
10.25 Energy from Waste across Europe – trends and economics in a maturing industry
- Energy from waste in established markets, eg Netherlands and Germany - development of the market, current challenges, future trends
- A comparison with Eastern Europe, and the direction of progress there, with an analysis of the economic drivers
- A consideration of the UK market, barriers to progress and likely future developments
Jan Manders, Deputy President, CEWEP
10.45 Industry discussion – key issues and challenges facing the developing energy from waste industry: capacity required for the UK market; the effects of increasing C & I waste; the changing nature of waste; partnerships and economics between local authorities, waste and energy industries
With panel guests -
- Dennis Thran, International Director of Treatment, WRG
- Dr Nader Bahri, Managing Director, E.ON Energy from Waste
- Gary Aguinaga, Vice President UK Operations, Wheelabrator Technologies
11.25 Refreshments
Policies and incentives for heat, and implications for EfW
11.50 Energy from Waste and its role in meeting renewable heat targets
-An outline of policy and strategy to increase decentralised, renewable, community heating and the position of EfW
- Development of regional strategies, and the challenges faced by towns and villages; the development of local authority heat mapping
- Local planning guidance on energy and climate change
- Unlocking finances for these projects
Hergen Haye, Director, Heat Policy, DECC
12.15 An analysis of the Renewable Heat Incentive and the results of the consultation so far, with particular reference to Energy from Waste
- An outline of the RHI, including proposed banding structures and support -- --- Implications for the range of EfW technologies
- Market development
Jo Greasley, Head, Renewable Heat Incentive Team, DECC
12.35 Question and answer session and open debate
With panel guest:
Chris Manson-Whitton, Biomass Energy Manager, Progressive Energy Ltd
13.00 Lunch
The development of CHP and district heating networks
13.55 Chairman’s introduction
Allan Barton, Leader of Resource and Waste Management: Director, Arup
14.00 Best practice for CHP and district heating development in the
- Overview from recent IEA analysis on global CHP trends and activities
- Spotlight on the
- How it measures up against other leading countries
- Recommendations for next steps that can be taken to advance CHP in national policy
Tom Kerr, Senior Energy Analyst, IEA
14.20 A market lead approach to waste carbon management - planning, technology and industry partnerships
- Positioning and choice of EFW plants in relation to market and energy requirements
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Peter Jones, Sector Commentator
14.40 Question and Answer Session
14.50 Volume heat delivery in the market
- The nature of heat networks
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- The challenges of financing heat networks
- Models for delivering heat networks
- Implications for EfW?
Michael King, Associate, Combined Heat and Power Association
15.10 WRG Eastcroft EfW plant - development and growth of CHP potential
- The addition of a third line to the existing EfW plant
- Technical and planning issues surrounding increased heat production
- Securing ROCs - implications for the project
- Heat delivery challenges
- Business model and partnership structure between WRG, Enviroenergy and Nottingham City Council
Paul Andrews, Director of Energy, Waste Recycling Group
15.30 A story still being written – Nottingham City’s move towards a low carbon economy its relationship to waste policy
- An overview of the interlinking areas of Nottingham’s waste, energy and climate change strategies
- The role of the EfW plant and the potential of district heating for regeneration
- The development of the vision
- Putting funding in place
Andy Vaughan, Director of Environmental Services,
15.40 Question and answer session
15.50 Refreshments
16.10 Planning Forum – an exchange of best practice for planning success for Energy from Waste, with a particular look at planning for heat delivery. Panel Guests:
- Keith Riley, Managing Director, Veolia Environmental Service
- Robert Shaw, Associate Director, Aecom
- Jacqui O’Keefe, Partner, Simmons and Simmons
- Sue Bolter, Head of Economic and Community Development, South Holland District Council
17.30 Chairman’s conclusion and close of conference
Exhibition Focus
Day 2: Thursday 25th February 2010
09.10 Chairman’s introduction
Allan Barton, Leader of Resource and Waste Management: Director, Arup
The development of the SRF market
09.20 SRF Development in the
- The market
- Government policy and funding
- Alignment of fuel user / Fuel producer
Economics
- Case Studies
Craig Ibbetson, Director, Regen Fuels
09.40 Case study: The RDF to CHP plant at Stavenhagen, using EfW in a food processing plant
- An outline of the Pfanni Stavenhagen potato food processing plant
- Interfaces of steam supply
- Basic design of RDF – CHP plant
- The origin and potential of RDF
- RDF production
Thomas Hegner, Director, Nehlsen
09.50 Trends and drivers in SRF production and use across Europe
- Planning for change - recent evolution in SRF production across Europe
- Testing and analysis
- Potential future development trends and implications for industry
Amanda Gascoyne, Contracts Manager, Shanks; ERFO Executive Committee
10.20 Question and answer session
10.30 Refreshments
Increasing commercial and industrial waste diversion from landfill
10.55 An analysis of the C & I market for energy from waste
- Background to the C&I market
- Future potential
- Market issues, economics and technologies
- Funding issues and structures
- Case study
Steve Hazleton, Director, Energy and Environmental Infrastructure Advisory, Ernst and Young LLP
11.05 Case study: Commercial and financial structures to support the development C&I waste based waste to energy plant
- Intro to the project and the project partner
- Outline of the proposed project configuration including technology
- Key risks in the project and how these might be managed
- Opportunities and challenges for the future development of the sector
Alex Young, Energy Director, New Earth Solutions Group
11.35 Question and answer session
11.45 Finance Forum: Balancing risk and capacity requirements; the shape of future financing across the EfW technologies and markets; with panel guests
- Rob Winchester, Partner, Infrastructure Advisory, Ernst & Young LLP
- Chris Holmes, Director, UK Head of Infrastructure and Renewables, NIBC
- Andrea Hartley, Head of Infrastructure, Project Finance, Bank of
- Paul Carey, Managing Director, MW Environment Ltd
- John Bland, Treasurer and Deputy Clerk, GMWDA
13.00 Lunch
Alternative thermal technologies for energy recovery from wastes – electricity, transport fuels, heat and chemicals
13.55 Chairman’s introduction
Allan Barton, Leader of Resource and Waste Management: Director, Arup
14.00 The implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive in terms of transport fuels, its interpretation into
- What are biofuels? Are waste derived fuels biofuels, or to what extent are they?
- Measurement and monitoring of biomass content
- Economic impact of RTF awards
- Where policy in the
Clare Wenner, Head of Biomass and Transport, Renewable Energy Association
14.20 Second generation transport biofuels from waste and low-grade biomass
- Policy context
- Processing pathways
- Technical developments and challenges
- Feedstocks and their implications
- Project development, economics, and the RTFO
Phillip Cozens, Head of Technology Development, Progressive Energy Ltd.
14.40 Question and answer session
14.50 The technology and economics of generating fuel from waste plastics and an increasing commercial and industrial waste stream
- An outline of competitive technologies for plant development in the
- Fuel production and quality control, licensing and legislation
- Economics of production - does it pay to do this?
- Markets for fuels based on waste plastic
- Future market development opportunities and the integration with waste reduction strategies.
Edward Kosior, Managing Director, Nextek Ltd
15.10 Fuel cells and Energy from Waste: The most efficient conversion of waste to electricity.
- An outline of the technology and process - MSW feedstock to plasma gasification and syngas production
- The role of the fuel cell; current state of development, timescales to market-readiness
- The economics of the case - how do the figures stack up?
- Other applications for the technology
Terry Walsh, Director, Waste2Tricity
15.30 Question and Answer Session
15.40 Refreshments
16.00 Communications Forum – Changing public attitudes about Energy from Waste; Panel Guests:
- Fiona Macintosh, Director, PPS Group
- Andrew White, Director of Communications, DEFRA
- Tony Grimshaw, Technical Director, Energos
- Mike Snell, General Manager, External Affairs, Waste Recycling Group
- Chris Maltbaek, Integrated Waste Contract Manager,
17.15 Chairman’s conclusion and close of conference