11.30 Lunch at Kusthotellet

13.30 MARKET, POLICY AND NORDIC FUEL SOURCING ROOM: VILLA APELVIKEN

Chairperson: Gustav Melin, Svebio (Sweden)

Varberg Energi a modern local and renewable heat and power company Björn Sjöström, Varberg Energi (Sweden)

Forest-based liquid biofuels – The end of pellets? Henrik Brodin, Södra (Sweden)

Pellet market overview and the focus of the European Pellet Council Gilles Gautier, European Pellet Council (Belgium)

Towards a fossil free future: Possibilities and challenges Emelie Zakrisson, Orkla (Sweden)

US Supply and Sustainability, market outlook and opportunities Justin Tait, Enviva (UK)

15.15 Coffee and exhibition

15.45 LARGE SCALE LOGISTICS & CURRENT INVESTMENTS IN THE PELLET SECTOR Chairperson: Kjell Andersson, Svebio (Sweden)

Wood pellets storage and handling Bengt Nilsson and Jonas Andersson, Bruks Siwertell (Sweden)

Vattenfall’s HVC bioconversion project Sara Hugestam, Vattenfall (Sweden)

News from Svebio and the Swedish Pellet Association Gustav Melin, Svebio (Sweden)

Canadian production and market development Gordon Murray, WPAC, Wood Pellet Association of Canada

Panel discusson on current market situation and future development: • Kjell Levihn, Stockholm Exergi (Sweden) • Gordon Murray, WPAC (Canada) • Justin Tait, Enviva (UK) • Gilles Gautier, European Pellet Council (Belgium) • Peter Granborn, Scandbio (Sweden) • Johan Granath, Ekman & Co (Sweden)

17.30 End of day 1

19.00 Conference dinner at Kusthotellet

DAY 1, WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY

Organised by: In co-operation with:

Gilles Gautier

Björn SjöströmGustav Melin Henrik Brodin

Justin Tait

Sara Hugestam

Emelie Zakrisson

Kusthotellet, Varberg, SwedenConference, study visit and exhibition 6-7 February 2019 www.svebio.se

Gordon MurrayKjell Levihn Peter Granborn Johan Granath

Photo: Scandbio

Bengt NilssonKjell Andersson Bengt Nilsson Gordon Murray

PROGRAMME

NORDIC PELLETS CONFERENCE

DAY 2, THURSDAY FEBRUARY09.00 GETTING TO ZERO – ADDRESSING WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS ROOM: VILLA APELVIKEN

Chairpersons: Alan Sherrard & Dorota Natucka-Persson, Bioenergy International (Sweden)

Safety – How Canadian pellet industry drastically reduced incidents in some few years Gordon Murray, WPCA, Wood Pellet Association of Canada

Safe handling and storage of pellets – Self-heating, fires and explosions Anders Lönnermark, RISE (Sweden)

Reducing risk with solid maintenance plans Dr. Holger Streetz, Bathan (Switzerland)

The session is followed by a panel discussion with speakers and: • Frank Heilen, Fagus-GreCon (Germany) • Kristoffer Tannerfeldt, Firefly (Sweden)

10.30 Coffee and exhibition

11.00 BIOMASS CONVERSIONS IN INDUSTRY Chairpersons: Alan Sherrard & Dorota Natucka-Persson, Bioenergy International (Sweden)

International Bioenergy Development Platform – New project run by RISE, Svebio Pelletsförbundet and Skogforsk Susanne Paulrud, RISE (Sweden)

Examples of successful industry conversions to pellets and powder we pursued the last years Thomas Magnusson, Mared (Sweden)

Using wood pellets in large heat plants Timo Valkeinen, KPA Unicon (Finland)

Financing the first commercial plant for black pellets with Bioendev-technology Lars-Åke Svensson, Bioendev (Sweden)

12.30 Lunch and exhibition

13.30 RESIDENTIAL HEATING AND STOVES Chairperson: Karolina Norbeck, Svebio (Sweden)

Pellet Stove – A key factor in sustainable domestic heating Ulf Wikström, KMP Pellet Heating, (Sweden)

Could small pellet stoves help Swedish home owners get detached from the power grid? Anna Werner, Villaägarna (Swedish Homeowners Association)

ISO standards for solid biofuel Niklas Jungerth, SIS - Swedish Standards Institute

Pellet and process additive – A Future Challenge Bo Jönsson, Comasa (Sweden)

15.00 Thank you – End of conference

Anders Lönnermark

Dorota Natucka-Persson

Alan Sherrard

Holger Streetz

Susanne Paulrud

Niklas Jungerth

Karolina Norbeck Anna Werner

Lars-Åke Svensson

Bo Jönsson

Thomas Magnusson

Timo Valkeinen

Organised by: In co-operation with:

Kusthotellet, Varberg, SwedenConference, study visit and exhibition 6-7 February 2019 www.svebio.se

Photo: Scandbio

PROGRAMME

NORDIC PELLETS CONFERENCE