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Day 1 - [27 Sep, 2010 - Monday]
08:00
Registration and Coffee
09:00
Chairman’s Welcome and Remarks
Mr. Tony Wood, President Director
PT Poyry Indonesia
09:10
Sustainable Investment Opportunities in Indonesia’s Forestry & Downstream Industry
Mr. Zulkifli Hasan, Minister
Ministry of Forestry
09:30
Global Pellet Markets & Growth of Biomass Co-Firing
- Global wood pellet markets: trade flow & pricing outlook
- Demand from large scale co-firing in Europe and North Asia
- Pellet market in South East Asia
- Emergence of Agro-Biomass beyond wood pellets
Mr. Saku Rantanen, Head of Bioenergy, Asia-Pacific
Poyry Management Consulting (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
10:00
Indonesia’s Wood Pellets – Ready for Export?
- Export versus domestic usage
- Sources of the woody biomass in Indonesia
- Sustainability issues & opportunities for international trade
- Marketing pricing for wood chips/pellets & specifications
Mr. Park See Woo, President Director
PT Solar Park
10:30
Discussion followed by Buyers & Sellers Meet
11:10
Emergence of Agro-Biomass for Export Purpose
A Waste to Become a New Commodity: Dawn of Palm Kernel Shells (PKS) for Power Generation

- From recognition to acceptance
- Framework conditions to develop demand
- 6 Mio tons , but how to secure supply
- Logistics issues and shipping to Europe
- It is all about reliability

Mr. Michael Wild, CEO
Ebes AG
Sugar Bagasse – Managing Local Usage & Export Potential
Mr. Agung P. Murdanoto, Business Development
PT PG Rajawali II
Converting Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) to Trade & Export-Ready Product
Mr. Joseph Lim Heng Ee, Managing Director
Global Green Synergy Sdn. Bhd
Rise of Palm Kernel Shells (PKS) for Export from Indonesia?
Mr. Dionixius Joko,
PT. Piramida Indotama
Biomass utilization from Oil Palm and Jatropha Curcas
- Prospects for export purpose
Mr. Tony Liwang, Division Head (SMARTRI)
PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources & Tech Tbk (SMART)
13:10
Discussion followed by Networking Lunch
14:30
Sustainability Criteria for Biomass Trade: How to Meet/Comply with the Certification?
Dr. Martin Junginger, Assistant Professor
Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development
15:00
Pellet in Europe – Existing Standards & Upcoming Work for Wood, Straw & Miscanthus Pellets
Dipl.-Ing. Janet Witt, Team Leader, Department Bioenergy Systems
DBFZ Deutsches BiomasseForschungsZentrum gemeinnützige GmbH
15:30
Solid Bio Fuels Quality & Proper Bulk Handling
Mr. Bruno Widmer, Global Business Manager, Inspections of Forest Products
SGS Group Management Ltd
16:00
Discussion followed by Buyers & Sellers Meet
16:20
Importance of Organised Logistic Chain: Maritime Transport, Ports & Hinterland
Mr. Wijnand Schonewille, Snr Business Developer
Port of Rotterdam Authority
16:50
Key Considerations in Setting Up Integrated Forestry to Pellets Production Facility
- Land availability
- Access to raw materials and availability
- Transportation cost economics
- Key considerations for financing
Mr. Tony Wood, President Director
PT Poyry Indonesia
17:20
Developments & Trends in Global Biomass Fuel Pelleting
Mr. Richard Hickey, General Director at Andritz Feed & Biofuel, China
Andritz Sprout
17:50
Discussion followed by End of Day One
Day 2 - [28 Sep, 2010 - Tuesday]
09:00
Chairman’s Remarks
Dr. Martin Junginger, Assistant Professor
Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development
09:05
EU-Malaysia Biomass Sustainable Production (SP) Initiatives: Opportunities for Malaysia Biomass Sector
Dato'. Leong Kin Mun, Techincal Advisor
Biomass-SP
09:30
Obstacles in Maximising Asia’s Biomass Resources – for Power Generation or Exports?
- Level of government's subsidies & feed-in tariff for power generation
- Break-even incentives for biomass power generation versus exports
- Criterias & financing considerations on setting up biopower plant or pellet export facility
Mr. Austin Arensberg, Business Development Manager
Nollen Group Co., Ltd.
09:55
What Producers Should Do for Industry Markets
  • Recent movement of the national policy of Japan
  • Further viewpoint of Asian pellets producers for the industry market
  • Market forecast
Mr. Hideyuki Matsumura, Team Leader, Utility Feedstock Team for Europe & Asia, Bio Energy Business Unit
Mitsubishi Corporation
10:20
Discussion followed by Networking Coffee
10:45
Sugar Bagasse for Export or Domestic Power Generation in Thailand
- Market pricing for sugar bagasse
- Competitive applications and paying capability for sugar bagasse
- Transportation cost and economics of pelletization
- Thai's Government feed-in tariff (and other incentives) versus cost (ROI)
- Possibility of large scale co-firing projects and imports for Thailand?
Dr. Pipat Weerathaworn, Expert, Green Chemicals
PTT Chemical Public Co Ltd (PTTCH 1st Branch)
11:10
Palm Oil Residue as Potential Biomass Source for Power Generation
- Potential of biomass in Indonesia as economical value
- Experiences of Biomass powerplant development and further plan
- Assumed Korean biomass market for compliance with renewable portfolio standard regulation
Mr. Jae-pil Song, Branch Head
Eco-Frontier
11:35
Biomass Utilization Technology for Power Generation & Carbonization

Senior Researcher

Fraunhofer Institute

12:00
Final Discussion followed by Closing Lunch
13:00
End of Conference

workshop

13:00 - 17:30 Post Conference Workshop on Torrefaction Technologies

Facilitated by Michael Wild, CEO, Ebes AG

Speakers include Representatives from Komodo Resources, OFI, International Torrefaction Association (in establishment), University of Utrecht



Workshop Outline:


Obtaining Improved Solid CO2 Neutral Energy Carriers by Biomass Pretreatment
- Rationale & drivers for pretreatment technologies
- Where pretreatment technologies sits in the biomass value chain
- Why torrefaction is most favored amongst others
- Why SE Asian markets should be aware & adopt torrefaction

Biomass in Power Production from Coal
- Electrabel - the European forerunner in biomass combustion in coal power plants
- Limits to growth for wood pellets in power production
- Power producers expectations on torrefied biomass

Technologies along the Carbonization Curve - Torrefaction Takes the LEAD!
- Shortcomings of biomass as energy carrier in general
- Carbonization, a very old mean of enhancing specifications
- Different carbonization technologies - torrefaction - pyrolyses -
- Efficiency of torrefaction

Torrefaction Technologies & Cutting Edge Accelerated Carbonisation Biomass - ACB process
- Status of development of torrefaction in Europe & US
- The ACB process
- Why pelletisation
- Economics & energy efficiency of torrefied pellets versus coal/wood pellets

The Building of a New Commodity
- The power sector and its needs
- Supply security - key for the demand side to pick up the new material

What can Serve as Input Material for Torrefaction and Limitations Observed To-Date
- Plant chemistry & resulting selection criteria
- By products & their potential use in torrefaction
- Dedicated plantations
- Yield analyses
- Sustainability Criteria

How to Participate in the Emergence of this New Bioenergy Market

Day 3 - [29 Sep, 2010 - Wednesday]
site visit
08:00
Site Visit to Wood Pellets & Agro-Biomass Production Plant
(Transport and Lunch Provided, Participant Pickup & Dropoff at Hyatt Jakarta)