Conference List

10:00  title to follow, 
10:20  Anaerobic Digestion, a sustainable and local solution for local players, CVE - Etienne Joubert
10:40  On Farm Anaerobic Digestions and Methane Capture, IFEAA - Penny Atkins

Introduction: presentation of speakers & topics, ATEE - Luc Budin
Biomethane Feed-in Tariff, GRDF - Pascal Garçon
Definitions of BPA and CPB, ATEE - Raphaël Boukobza
Producer testimony on BPA and CPB, Methagora - Florent Thouminot
End of contract under the Cogeneration Feed-in Tariff, ATEE - Raphaël Boukobza
Current discussions with public authorities on cogeneration, to be confirmed
Financing point of view on all biomethane sales formulas, Banque Populaire Grand Ouest - Vincent Chucheval

11:00  , The Waste Transformers - Coen Bakker
11:20  A distributed approach of biogas-to-energy for farmers, CAGE Technologies - Michael Willemot
11:40  , Green Creative
12:00  Electricity and Heat from Wood, Wegscheid Entrenco & Groupe Corbat - Patrick Corbat
12:20  title to follow,

11:45  Biochar and methanisation: experimental study and geospatial analysis in Brittany, UniLaSalle Rennes - Hayet Djelal
12:05  Biochar et biogas - a winning combination, Carbogenics - David Vaughan
12:25  Debate and open to the floor

In addition to the use of injected biomethane, direct usage gasification enables the decarbonisation of certain industrial processes that require high-temperature heat when electrification is not compatible.
Direct usage gasification projects are based on local biomass or non-biogenic waste input sources close to industrial sites, thereby helping to set up circular economy circuits.

AMI Hydrothermal Gasification: A 1st step towards the industrialisation of the technology
Room: Gaz Renouvelables/Renewable Gas
A year ago, the initiative to launch a Call for Expressions of Interest (AMI) dedicated to Hydrothermal Gasification (GH) was presented for the first time at the BIO360 2024 trade fair.

GRTgaz offered to lead this AMI GH and subsequently obtained the support of the New Energy Systems Strategic Committee (CSF NSE), which included it in its new industry contract (2024-2026). The AMI finally ran from September to October 2024. It attracted a great deal of interest, with 24 projects identified, spread across the whole of Metropolitan France. These projects could potentially enable the annual recovery of 1.25 million tonnes of waste, mainly from industrial activities (especially the food and chemical industries) but also from urban and agricultural activities. Its injectable gas production capacity has been estimated at 2 TWh/year.

The content of this first conference is designed to share the main results of the AMI GH with the public, and to hear from the many participants and supporters represented by project developers, consultancies and two technology developers. It will attempt to define the next steps towards the industrialisation of the technology, and to associate the support mechanisms that the players in the GH sector need in order to bring the first industrial projects to fruition in France by 2027.

Conference: Presentation of the results of the AMI GH (2pm to 3.30pm, Renewable Gases Room)

14:00 The results of the AMI GH confirm the diversity of sectors interested in GH and the initial potential for significant gas production in France.

Robert MUHLKE, Leader of the GT GH and Head of GH, GRTgaz
Audrey BERGERON, Manager, Yélé Consulting
Simon CARRALOU, Co-Pilot of the Innovation sub-WG, CSF NSE (Biogas WG)

14:20 Q&A

14h30 Testimonials from AMI GH participants

Industrial sector :
Anne MORELIERE, Research Engineer, Arkema
Frédéric MARTEL, Industrial Development Director, Cristal Union
Virginie Vinel Kolovos, Business development consultant, TreaTech (CH)
Sofiane ZALOUK, R&D Manager, LEROUX ET LOTZ Technologies
Urban and agricultural sectors :
Franck LE PROVOST, Managing Director, Loudéac communauté Bretagne Centre + Joël TANGUY, Chairman, NEVEZUS
CACPL (Greater Cannes area) represented by Anthony KERIHUEL, Chairman, S3D
Noémi HILAIREAU, R&D Service Centre Manager, PRODEVAL (agricultural sector project)

15h20 Q&A

14:00  SAF Production pathways - A Portfolio of Industrial Solution, IFPEN - Julien Grandjean
14:20  , Lanzajet - Mohamed El-Akroute
14:40  Unlocking sustainable biofuels: The power of Gasification technology, Sumitomo - Frank Ligthart
15:00  Direct Hydrogenation of CO₂ into Liquid Hydrocarbons (SAF Production),CEA Liten - Antoinette Maarawi Chidraoui
15:20  Debate and Open to the floor

Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR) potential in the Global South is enormous given plant growth rates in the tropics. That potential is now beginning to be realized as the world’s largest biochar facility is in Bolivia with many new and planned production facilities coming on-line across Latin America, Africa and Asia. In addition to its climate benefits, tropical soils can benefit substantially from the additional of biochar as soils in many parts of the Global South are often depleted

15:00  Panel one will highlight the insights of six/seven biochar producers that are converting agricultural and wood residues into biochar at industrial scale.
The Panelists
Mash Makes (dk/in) : Rohit Nagargoje
ReyCoal (de/ke) : Johannes Kern
NetZero (fr) : Axel Reinaud
ARTi (us) : Lissete Davila

16:30  break

16:40  Panel two will include stakeholders in the biochar industry that are facilitating scaling in the Global South. Carbon markets are a key driver to enabling economically sustainable biochar production and contain a growing variety of service providers including companies that develop and ensure biochar quality standards, crediting standards and registries, digital management, reporting and verification providers, consultants assisting companies to commence biochar production and verification of its impacts on greenhouse gas emissions and, critically, investors willing to structure appropriate financing to support biochar production.
The Panelists
Carbonfuture (de) : Marcel Eichler
Puro.Earth (fi) : Julien Jacob
Big Valley GmbH (de): William Howe
Oiko Credit (lu) : Beryl van Andel
DSS+ Consulting (us) : Merce Domenech
Carbon Standards International (ch) : Dominic Hafner

Just as the Hydrothermal Gasification Call for Expressions of Interest (AMI GH) in 2024 energised the French players interested in the emergence of this industrial sector in France, so the French and European developers of the technology have not been idle in the development of their technologies either. This second GH conference, on the afternoon of 5 February, aims to give you as up-to-date a picture as possible of the level of progress made by Europe's leading technology developers. You will also learn about the latest developments in their various current and future projects, including their prototype, pilot, demonstrator and first industrial projects, as well as their technical and commercial roll-out.

Conference: Technological advances by leading GH developers in France and Europe

16:00 Introduction

Robert MUHLKE, Pilot, GT GH and Head of GH, GRTgaz

16.05 News from the main GH developers who are working towards the industrialisation of the technology by 2027

Progress in the lifting of GH brick locks (CEA - LITEN/ GRDF): 15 min
Removal of the lock on high-pressure injection of WWTP sludge and commissioning of a new salt separator prototype
Sébastien QUENARD, Technical Project Manager, CEA LITEN + Matthieu CHANIOLLEAU, New Gas Project Manager, GRDF

Progress in the development of prototypes, pilots and demonstrators at French and European private developers: 40 min
Sofiane ZALOUK, R&D Manager, LEROUX ET LOTZ Technologies
Gaël PENG, CTO, TreaTech (CH)
José BAUTISTA, Process Senior Consultant, CADE (E)

Progress towards initial industrial deployment of the technology (SCW Systems): 15 min
Wout DE GROOT, Director Business Development, SCW Systems (NL)

17h15 Q&A

BioNGV is an energy of the future with a host of technical advantages: CO2 emissions 80% lower than diesel, improved air quality, competitive running costs requiring little reinforcement of existing infrastructure, etc. In France, almost 29,000 heavy goods vehicles run on bioNGV.

But bioNGV is also, and above all, a solution anchored at the heart of a regional economy: the bio-waste produced by our societies can be recovered to decarbonise transport and thus ensure a circularity ‘from collection to the reservoir’.

The conference, entitled ‘Bio-waste and bio-NGV: a winning combination for our regions’, will take stock of the deployment of these solutions and look back at inspiring initiatives through the testimonies of players across the value chain.

1) Overview of the bioNGV sector: dynamics, regulations... where do we stand?
- Selma TREBOUL, Director of Public Affairs, France Mobilité Biogaz
- Maxime GARNIER, BioNGV Mobility Market Development Manager, GRDF Centre-Ouest

2) Presentation of the vehicle models on display: new tools for transport
- Christophe DANEL, Technical Manager & Alternative Solutions, DIAN SCANIA
- Franck GIRANDIER, Sales Manager, BPM Pro IVECO
- Christophe LE MAITRE, Product Manager, NEW HOLLAND

3) From the collection of bio-waste to the use of bio-NGV, inspiring initiatives for the benefit of the circular economy
- Sophie KUHN, Head of the Waste Energy Climate Expertise Department, CD77
- Théophile PIEL, Agri-food industry sales representative, BRANGEON
- Olivier BOUCHONNEAU, Farmer - Associate methaniser - BioGNV station operator, AGRIBIOMETHANE

4) On-farm bioNGV stations: testimonials and outlook
- Delphie BOUTIN Energy studies and projects engineer, AKAJOULE
- Rebecca MARTIN, Alternative Fuels Project Manager, Transport and Mobility Department ADEME
- Florent MOREL, Methanation farmer SAS Morel Energies
- Olivier BOUCHONNEAU, Farmer - Associate methanizer - BioGNV station operator, AGRIBIOMETHANE

Prize-giving ceremony for the winners of the Innovation Competition

Meet five entrepreneurs from France, Spain and Poland who are using innovation to transform agricultural by-products and waste into bio-based products with high added value. Going from hemp and straw to bio-based insulation, from residues of olive pruning to biochar and biopolymers, and from apple pomace to functional foods, these entrepreneurs will share their experiences on how they are going from idea to market and dealing with challenges faced along the way. This conference will be moderated by experts from the SCALE-UP project who support the entrepreneurs with market analysis and business strategy development activities.

10:00  Overview and outlook for biomass heating networks in France, CIBE - Ludovic Prieur, FEDENE - August Rams, FEDENE - Mohamed Traore
10:30  Efficiency of a scrubber-condenser for biomass flue gases, CEDEN - Dominique Plumail et Idex Groupe - Sébastien Despont
10:50  Black is the New Green: Biochar's Role in Sustainable Heat for Industry and Cities, Novocarbo - Marie de Lauzon
11:10  Recycled wood waste, an alternative fuel used on Reims’s District Heating Network, Vyncke - Jérôme Béarelle
11:30  Debate - Open to the floor

10:00  Bio-coal opportunities in steelmaking, Luleå University of Technology - Lena Sundqvist-Öqvist 
10:20  Eramet decarbonization: toward sustainable, tailored & competitive biocarbon for the ferroalloys industry, Eramet Group - Thibault Cheisson
10:40  Implications of substituting pulverized injection coal in blast furnaces with thermally treated wood, BEST - Richard Deutsch
11:00  Biocoal at an industrial scale, Joensuu Biocoal Ltd - Matti Kymenvaara

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11:30  Biocarbon as a safe carbon-neutral alternative for the Metals industry - CarbonFX Technology, Airex Energy Inc. - Patrick Lapointe
11:50  Industrial scale biocarbon plants – Status and lessons learned on the 20 000 t/yr biocarbon facilities in Norway and US, VOW/ETIA - Paal Jahre Nilsen 
12:10  Turning biowaste into steel-grade biocoal for EAF and sintering processes, Re-cord - Andrea Salimbeni

12:30  Panel Debate / Open to the floor

Renewable Carbon: Strategy, Examples of Successful Bio-based solutions, Renewable Carbon Initiative - RCI - Michael Carus
Introduction of Europe's first fully integrated, sustainable and circular PLA biorefinery, Futerro - Geoffroy Delvinquier
Reducing carbon footprint by up to 86% using 100% bio-renewable 1,3-propanediol, Covation - Patrick Van Waes 
OK renewable’ certification: determining the renewable carbon content of products, TÜV Austria - Philippe Dewolfs

11:30  Henze Harvestore - Stefan Wichelmann
11:45  Baur Folien - Volker Staffend
12:00  Tietjen Verfahrenstechnik - Stanislas Capelle
12:15  BioG - Michael Weidinger
12:30  Armatec - Florian Wück
12:45  Steverding - Markus Graute
13:00  Suma - Dominik Stimmelmayer

12:00  Improving the performance of solid fuel power plants using METISIA, an AI tool developed with Purecontrol, Leroux and Lotz Technologies - Sylvain Roseau
12:20  , CTIO (tbc)
12:40  Flue gas treatment of Biomass installations, Prossergy - Julien Larguier

The development of the biochar sector in Europe has grown significantly in recent years, due to the growing awareness of the challenges of decarbonisation and the need to develop industrial carbon sequestration capacities that are both efficient and useful for our economies.
Although biochar production is recognised as one of the most promising solutions and is already operational, promoting it in France remains a challenge that requires the technical, political and regulatory support needed for this new market to emerge.

Update on CDR regulations in France and Europe

14:00  Game changers: unlocking the environmental and climate potential of Waste-to-Energy equipped with carbon capture technology, ESWET - Tom Croymans 
14:20  The challenges of carbon capture for small emitters, Ekium (Ex-Sofresid Engineering) - Valentin Malheiro 
14:40  Biogenic CO2 capture into Sustainable Energy Carriers, Cyanocapture - Uma Sagaram 
15:00  Carbon Capture Flue gas pre-treatment solutions, Valmet Technologies - Juuli Immonen
15:20  title to follow, Revcoo - Juilette Poupeney

14:20  Redefining the energy efficiency, acoustic comfort and sustainability of the thermal envelope of buildings using bioPolyurethane, Indresmat - Pablo Outon
14:40  Renewable agricultural raw materials and CO2 mineralisation for carbon neutral and low carbon wall panel building products, Adaptavate (tbc)
15:00  , (tbc)

14:30  Tailoring Biochar for Climate Impact, ecoLocked - Alejandro Castilla
14:50  CO2 storage in mineral waste, NeuStark - Paul-Elie Coudray
15:10  The Biochar Life Project, NGE - Jan Lindenberger
15:30  title to follow, HP Peinture - M Harnois
15:50  title to follow, Voltigital (Carborok) - Fabien Michel
16:10  Anthropocite : concrete aggregates that store CO2 from waste, Néolithe - Etienne Brulon

15:30  Introduction : Tibaut Fotso - Délegue Général, ATEE Club Power-to-Gas
15:35  Increasing Europe’s biomethane potential with methanation technologies, European Biogas Association (EBA) - Gabriella Papa, Technical and Project Officer
15:55  Panel Discussion : e-methane: A Renewable Gas Complementing Biomethane
          · Sabrina Dupuis - Déléguée à la stratégie, GRDF
          · Bijan Cour - Directeur Power-to-Gas & H2 renouvelable, Kanadevia INOVA
          · Mathieu Villani - Directeur Ventes et Marketing, KHIMOD
          · Stéphane Palmade – Directeur Technique, Enosis
16:45  title to follow, Dr Christian Bidart, Fraunhofer IMM, Scientist