8th Biomass Pellets Trade & Power

15-18 May, 2017 - Tokyo


Tokyo Marriott Hotel

 

Program Time Table
Day 1 [ Monday, 15 May 2017 ]

08:00
Pre-Conference Workshop 1

Experience in Large Scale Co-Firing & with Various Biomass Types

(09:00 – 17:00 hrs.)

Biomass co-firing expert speakers from Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)

 

Workshop Agenda

 

09:00 Workshop Registration & Morning Coffee
09:30 EU/Dutch Biomass Co-Firing Policies: Driver, Implementation, Policy Shift, Future Outlook, etc
• Outset:  Strategic policy  framework for biomass co-firing; Company  RE ambitions, 
• The Beginning:  timeline  of  implementation, operations  
• Mid-way: feedstock diversification;  revisions of hardware; new technologies;  stop of subsidies; 
• Current situation: Co-firing revitalized; 
• The Future: Black pellets;  biorefinery
10:00 Insights for Japanese Policy Makers & Utilities
11:00 ECN’s Joint Experience with SIX Trialled & Tested Co-Firing Strategies: Insights from Experience, Dos & Don’ts, etc
• Transport: taking in of the biomass/ logistics/ trader insights?
• Handling+ storage on-site
• Grinding/milling + feeding
• Challenges in combustion processes: slagging, fouling, emissions
• Combustion optimization
• Post Combustion Processes (Gas Treatment, Emissions & etc)  
• Health, Safety & Security
12:30 Lunch Reception & Refreshments
13:30 Co-Firing Experience in Smart Blending & Biomass Feedstock Diversification
• Residues (PKS, EFB, etc), Wood Pellet, Wood Chip, Black Pellet
15:30 New Developments
• Gasification/Indirect Co-Firing
• Update on Black Pellet market developments
16:45 Conclusion & Final Discussion
17:00 End of Workshop

Dr. Mariusz K Cieplik, Senior Scientist Specialist/Innovation Manager Bio Energy
TNO

Pre-Conference Workshop 2

From Residues to Plantations: Changes in Biomass Supply & Sourcing

to Meet the North Asian Demand

(09:00 – 17:00 hrs.)

Regional biomass & forestry management expert speakers from Indufor, New Forest Asset Management, Global Forest Partners, Futuremetrics, Ata Marie, Renewable Energy Institute & ECN.

 

09:00
Workshop Registration
09:30
Introduction – From Residues to Plantation: Securing Biomass Resources
Mr. Matt Bovelander, Senior Consultant Bio Solutions
Indufor Asia Pacific Ltd
Introduction – From Residues to Plantation: Securing Biomass Resources
Mr. Tony Wood, Senior Forestry Experts
Ata Marie Group Ltd
09:45
Dedicated Biomass Plantations: The Current Landscape
Mr. Matt Bovelander, Senior Consultant Bio Solutions
Indufor Asia Pacific Ltd
10:15
Coffee Refreshment & Discussion
10:30
Choosing Your Biomass: Options in Wood & Non-Wood Short Rotation Crops
Mr. Matt Bovelander, Senior Consultant Bio Solutions
Indufor Asia Pacific Ltd
11:10
Managing the Biomass Plantation: Asset Management & Operational Considerations
Mr. Tony Wood, Senior Forestry Experts
Ata Marie Group Ltd
11:50
Sustainability & Certification of Biomass Based products
Dr. Takanobu Aikawa, Senior Researcher
Renewable Energy Institute
Dr. William Strauss, President & Founder
FutureMetrics, LLC
13:00
Lunch Reception & Refreshments
14:00
Investment Options for Dedicated Energy Biomass Plantations
Mr. David Gardner, Director of Asian & African Investments
Global Forest Partners LP
Mr. Michael Barbara, Associate Director, Investments
New Forests Timber Products Pty Ltd
15:15
What about the Buyer? User Perspectives & Matching Biomass with Specific Energy Configuration
Mr. Michiel Carbo, Project Manager - biosyngas, bioSNG and BECCS
TNO
16:00
Panel Discussion
16:30
Final Discussion & End of Workshop
Day 2 [ Tuesday, 16 May 2017 ]

08:00
Registration and Coffee
09:00
Chairman’s Welcome & Remarks
Mr. Oliver Mauss, Managing Director
Asia Resource Partners Pte. Ltd.
09:10
Growth of Japan’s Biomass Demand & Import Outlook
Mr. Yoshinobu Kusano, General Manager, Fuel Procurement, Biomass / Executive Advisor
Sumitomo Corporation
09:45
Updates on South Korea's Biomass Power Sector & Demand/Import Requirement
Mr. Marco, Seung Hwan Kim, General Manager - Buio Power Business Division
Hanyang Corporation
10:15
Recent Development of Japanese Law regarding Biomass Power Project
Mr. Kiyoshi Honda, Partner
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
10:45
Networking Refreshments @ Biomass Pellet Trade & Power Exhibition
11:30
Challenges & Opportunities for Biomass Heating in China
Mr. Weiquan Wang, Vice Secretary General
China Renewable Energy Industry Association
12:00
China & Taiwan: Emergent New Markets in North Asian Biomass Trade
Mr. Matt Bovelander, Senior Consultant Bio Solutions
Indufor Asia Pacific Ltd
12:30
Discussion followed Networking Luncheon Reception
14:00
Afternoon's Chairman
Mr. Matt Bovelander, Senior Consultant Bio Solutions
Indufor Asia Pacific Ltd
14:10
Growth of Biomass Power Capacity in the Asia-Pacific Region & Corresponding Demand Expansion for Biomass
  • Power projects in the pipeline – focus on South Korea, Japan & China
  • Subsidies & incentives driving growth in the region
  • What will the new projects mean for wood pellet & other biomass demand in the region?
Ms. Rachael Levinson, Acting Editor, Biomass Markets
Argus Media Ltd
14:40
Sustainability Requirement & Cost Efficiency of Oil Palm Biomass (PKS, EFB, Palm Pellets & etc) for Biomass Power
Mr. Michael Sew, Secretary-General
Malaysia Biomass Industries Confederation (MBIC)
Sustainability Requirement & Cost Efficiency of Oil Palm Biomass (PKS, EFB, Palm Pellets & etc) for Biomass Power

 

Ms. Satomi Funahashi, Chief, Energy & Environment, Osaka Marketing Div.
Fuji Keizai Co.
15:10
Networking Refreshments @ Biomass Pellet Trade & Power Exhibition
15:45
Japanese Biomass Demand Shift – Analysis of Increasing Japanese Biomass Demand, Requirement for a Multiple Feedstock Strategy & Solutions Required to Increase Supply Stability
Mr. Oliver Mauss, Managing Director
Asia Resource Partners Pte. Ltd.
16:15
Panel: Oil Palm Biomass Markets in SE Asia - Supply Competitiveness to North Asia
Mr. Allan Yek, Managing Director
Fuji Biomass Energy Sdn. Bhd.
Mr. Oliver Mauss, Managing Director
Asia Resource Partners Pte. Ltd.
Mr. Tony Wood, Senior Forestry Experts
Ata Marie Group Ltd
17:00
Pre-Cocktail Sponsor's Address - Sustainability & Transparency Key to Long-Term Biomass Adoption
Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer
Enviva
17:20
Discussion followed by End of Day 1
17:30
Networking Cocktail Reception @ Biomass Pellets Trade & Power Exhibition

Sponsored by

 

Day 3 [ Wednesday, 17 May 2017 ]

08:00
Breakfast Talk

The US Wood Pellet Supply Chain: Secure, Sustainable & Accessible

Learn more about the US wood pellet supply chain, including feedstock availability, sustainability, and export infrastructure from the major players in US production.  The leading US pellet producers and exporters will discuss the current market and future opportunities for sourcing a secure supply of pellets from the US.

 

Panel of speakers from US Industrial Pellet Association

 

Hosted and Sponsored by

Mr. Seth Ginther, Executive Director
US Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA)
09:00
Chairman’s Remarks
Dr. Takanobu Aikawa, Senior Researcher
Renewable Energy Institute
09:05
IPP Biomass Power Operation in Japan – eRex’s Experience with Current Operation & Biomass Requirements
Mr. Daichi Kamite, General Manager, Head of Corporate Planning
eRex Co. Ltd.
09:35
Various Biomass Utilization Technologies
  • Development & future perspective on IHI Biomass Gasification  technology
  • Actual project introduction on IHI Biomass combustion technology (Kagoshima’s Project)
Mr. Shuzo Watanabe, General Manager, Gasification Technology
IHI Corporation
10:00
Mass-Yield Loss & Heating Value Uplift during Steam Explosion Treatment of Hard Wood
Mr. Peter Bjorklund, Senior Process Engineer
Valmet AB
10:30
Networking Refreshments @ Biomass Pellet Trade & Power Exhibition

Sponsored by

11:10
Thai Wood Pellet Market Update & Supply Outlook for North Asia
  • Thailand wood pellets situation: Past & Present 
  • Thailand can be one of the big player on the market for North Asia
  • Market Expectation from North Asia for Thai wood pellet
Mr. Kitti Chulasamaya, CEO
BioPellets Thailand Co Ltd
11:40
Pathways for the US to Provide Secure, Sustainable Supply of Pellets to Asian Markets
  • Overview of the US pellet market, including sustainability aspects, available wood fiber, current market demands, and export capacity
  • Discussion on long-term contracts and securing a sustainable renewable fuel supply
Mr. Seth Ginther, Executive Director
US Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA)
12:05
Review of the Western Canadian Wood Pellet Supply Chain to Asia
  • Identify main companies, their financial stability
  • Review how fibre supply is obtained and delivered to the plant
  • Plant operations
  • Environmental and labour laws
  • Transportation from plant to port using rail
  • Review of port operations and capacity at each port
  • Shipping - bulk and container
  • Destinations
Mr. Scott Bax, Senior Vice-President, Operations
Drax
12:40
Networking Luncheon Reception
14:00
Afternoon's Chairman
Mr. Brodie Govan, Director
Voyage Power Ltd
14:05
Key Asian Trading Routes & Competing Pellet Pricing from North America, Russia & South East Asia
Mr. Brodie Govan, Director
Voyage Power Ltd
14:30
Global Wood Pellet Producers Panel
  • Discover which regions have supplied the most pellets to Asia in 2016
  • Insight into the pellet pricing from supply hubs in several continents
  • Analysis of pellet pricing and projections for the year ahead

Moderated by:

Mr. Brodie Govan, Director
Voyage Power Ltd

US

Mr. Thomas Meth, Co-Founder & Executive VP of Sales and Marketing
Enviva

Canada

Mr. Vaughan Bassett, Senior Vice President, Biomass Sales & Logistics
Drax

Baltics

Mr. Raul Kirjanen, CEO
AS Graanul Invest

Vietnam

Mr. Andy Bui, Vice President, International Business Director
An Viet Phat Energy Company Limited

Australia

Mr. Ian Sandeman, Executive
Altus Renewables Limited
15:30
Final Discussion followed by End of Conference

(Separately Bookable)

Post Conference Networking Dinner

(17:00 – 21:00 hrs.)

(Dress code – Casual)

16:45
Adjourn to Kirin Beer Village at Yokohama
18:00
BBQ Dinner & Drinks
20:00
End of Dinner, Depart for Hotel
Day 4 [ Thursday, 18 May 2017 ]

(Separately Bookable)

 Site visit to Biomass Power Plants & Biomass Storage Facilities 

in Nagoya & Handa, Aichi Prefecture

(07:00 - 18:30 hrs.)

 

07:00
Registration at Tokyo Marriott Hotel Lobby
07:10
Depart for Shinagawa JR Station
07:40
Shinkansen Ride to Nagoya
09:30
Bus to Handa Red Brick Building (Presentations by Hosts from Gas & Power AND Summit Energy, followed by Q&A)
12:30
Lunch Reception (Japanese Lunch Set)
13:30
Bus Tour of the Region's Power Plants (from the outside) & Biomass Stockyard
View from the Bus Tour of Gas & Power & Summit Handa's Power Plant Facilities, Biomass Stockyard at Port of Kinuura and then to Chita Wan Bay for Macro View of the Region's Biomass Power Plants (Gas & Power, Summit Handa, Chubu Hekinan & Taketoyo)
16:26
Shinkansen Ride to Shinagawa JR
18:10
Bus Transport From Shinagawa JR Station to Tokyo Marriott
18:30
Arrive at Tokyo Marriott; End of Site Visit

Hotel Information

CMT has arranged special discounted room rate at JPY 26000++ (Superior / Deluxe, Single / Double) per room per night without breakfast (subject to rate & room availability) for delegates at Tokyo Marriott Hotel. Breakfast is at JPY 3370 nett per person. Please complete Accommodation Request Form, which is emailed together with invoice, and send completed form with full credit card details to:

Tokyo Marriott Hotel
4-7-36 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo - 140-0001
Contact Person:Group Reservation
Phone :+81-3-5488-3939     Fax :+81-3-5488-3941

Email :Group-reservation@tokyo-marriott.com

Reservation cut off date :14-04-2017

 

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