OCTOBER 28, FEEDSTOCK, PRETREATMENT AND BED MATERIAL

11:00 - 11:45 Registration
12:00 - 12:45 LUNCH
12:50 Welcome, Jörgen Held, Director Swedish Gas Centre

13:00 – 14.30
Martin Kaltschmitt, German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). Potentials and Limitations of Biomass as a Feedstock for Gasification
Denis Dugwell, Imperial College London. Laboratory Techniques for Screening Biomass Gasification Feedstocks
Sergio Rapagnà, University of Teramo. Catalysts in the Fluidized Bed and in the Freeboard of a Biomass Gasifier

14:30 - 15.00 COFFEE BREAK

15:00 – 16.30
Anders Nordin, Umeå University. Torrefaction of Biomass
Anja Oasmaa, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Fast Pyrolysis as an Upgrading Method for Biomass Feedstock
Michael Specht, Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW). AER-Technology and SNG from AER-Gas

16.30 - 17.00 COFFEE BREAK

17.00 – 18.00
Henrik Thunman, Chalmers University of Technology. Tar Cleaning with Chemical Looping Reforming
Claire Courson, University of Strasbourg. Catalytic Bed Material for Gas Cleaning in Intensification Process

19:00 DINNER
-23:00 Mingle and Networking

OCTOBER 29, BIOMASS GASIFICATION

09:00 – 10.00
Andrea Kruse, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Biomass Gasification in Supercritical Water
Jean-Philippe Damon., Xylowatt sa. The NOTAR® Reactor for CHP Biomass Gasification or Replacement of Natural Gas by Woodgas in Industrial Processes

10.00 – 10.30 COFFEE BREAK

10.30 – 12.00
Ingemar Gunnarsson, Göteborg Energi AB. Status of the GoBiGas Project
Thomas Klotz, Ortner Ges.m.b.H. A regional Energy-Supply-Showcase - The 15 MW Fuel-Power Biomass Gasification Plant Villach
Björn Fredriksson Möller, E.ON Gasification Development AB. Gasification Development at E.ON

12.00 – 13.00 LUNCH

13.00 – 14.30
Véronique Mambré, GDF Suez. The GAYA Project
Kari Salo, Carbona. Biomass Gasification Plant in Skive
Claes Breitholtz, Metso Power Oy. Waste and Biomass Gasification for Power Generation


Summary by the seminar chairman, Staffan Karlsson, Swedish Gas Centre