RE-CORD - Renewable Energy Consortium for Research and Demonstration

Viale Kennedy 182
50039   Scarperia e San Piero (Firenze)
Italy

Activities 
Additional Info 
Brochure de l'Entreprise / Company brochure
Descriptif / The Story
RE-CORD is a private, not for profit, research centre, whose members are: Polytechnic of Turin, University of Florence, ETA Florence, GAL Start, CONSIAG, Spike Renewables, AER, PROGER. We are a multi-disciplinary team, made of 23+ researchers, covering the disciplines of Chemical, Mechanical, Energy Engineering, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Economy. Together we perform independent research activities to support Innovative Industries in the development of new sustainable processes for renewable energy and valuable materials recovery


Conferences 
11h45 - 13h00
Wed 05/02/2025
05/02/2025 11:45:00
salle/room : Biogaz/Biogas

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  CH4R Project: a Tuscany experience in the integration of biochar and anaerobic digestion, RE-CORD - David Casini
12:45  Debate and open to the floor


Speakers:
Hayet DJELAL
Enseignante-Chercheure HDR
UniLaSalle
David VAUGHAN
AD Business Development and R&D Director
CARBOGENICS LTD
David CASINI
Head of Unit - AGRO-BIO-CLIMA


 
 
14h00 - 15h00
Wed 05/02/2025
05/02/2025 14:00:00
salle/room : Biochar

Giuseppe Gagliano, 17 Tons
- circular bioeconomy projects and the role of biochar
- the complexity of supply chains, traceability, and the use of monitoring technologies and AI for carbon credit generation

Andrea Salimbeni, RE-CORD
- biochar as a substitute for fossil carbon in industrial processes, including: electric arc furnaces, sintering, chemical industry and non-ferrous alloy production


Speakers:
Giuseppe GAGLIANO
Chief Research Officer & Founder
17tons SB


 
 
10h30 - 13h00
Thu 06/02/2025
06/02/2025 10:30:00
salle/room : Biochar

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

pause 10 mins

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


Animators:
Lena SUNDQVIST-ÖQVIST
Luleå University of Technology

Speakers:
Richard DEUTSCH
Researcher
Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies BEST
Patrick LAPOINTE
Chief Commercial Officer
AIREX Énergie inc
Thibault CHEISSON
Project Manager - Biocarbon development & watch
Eramet Group


 
 
15h10 - 17h00
Thu 06/02/2025
06/02/2025 15:10:00
salle/room : Biochar

15:10  Upgrading biochar pyrolysis: producing electricity and residual heat with Cyplan® ORC modules, Dürr Systems France - Sven Jensen 
15:30  Global potentials of biochar as a soil amendment, Aachen University - Johannes Kern 
15:50  Results of the QUALICHAR study - physico-chemical qualities and potential uses of biochars, LRGP Cnrs-Université de Lorraine (Carnot Icéel) - Yann Le-Brech
16:10  Synergies and opportunities from the integration of AD and pyrolysis: experience from two case studies applied to the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste, RE-CORD - Andrea Maria Rizzo
16:30  From waste management solution to biochar carbon credits, challenges and opportunities of turning manure into gold,Geca Environnement - Perrine Legoube


Speakers:
Sven JENSEN
Business Development and Sales
Dürr Systems France
Yann LE-BRECH
Chercheur
LRGP Cnrs-Université de Lorraine (Carnot Icéel)
Johannes KERN
AACHEN University
Andrea Maria RIZZO
Technical Director