Biomass Generation Forum

RWE npower

Dong Energy

Department of Energy &

Climate Change (DECC)

European Biomass Industry

Association (EUBIA)

RWE Essent

Laborelec GDF Suez

CNA

Environment Agency

E.ON Climate &

Renewables

Vattenfall

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Featuring a Pre-Conference Workshop - Monday 13 May, 2013:

Health, Safety and Risk in Biomass System Design, Implementation and

Operations

Biomass Generation Forum

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13 - 15 May, 2013, Birmingham, UK

Operational, Risk and HSE Considerations for Conversion and Co-Firing

Hear Real-Life Examples, Discover Best Practices and Take Away Key

Information On:

» Working towards establishing operational best practice – successes and

challenges

» Ensuring operational safety, implementing risk mitigation strategies and

emergency planning

» UK regulation and support frameworks for biomass conversion and co-firing

» Biomass sourcing, selection and demonstrating sustainability

» Measuring the risks of a move towards biomass – an insurers perspective

» Experiences of a converted asset – operational feedback to date

» Overcoming the technical and engineering issues of conversion and co-firing

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Operator and Group Offers Are Available

Who Should Attend?

The event will be of interest to managers and organisational leaders in the following fields:

» Project Planning and Assessment » Project Management

» Project/Asset Development and Implementation » Asset Management

» Operations and Maintenance » Engineering

» Asset Risk Management » HSE Management

This event will also be of interest to consultancies and representatives from the biomass supply chain, including:

» Major OEM’s and Technology Providers » Operational/HSE and Risk Consultancies » Pellet and Fuel Providers

» Insurers

Dear Colleague,

We are delighted to invite you to join us at the Biomass Generation Forum, where you will benefit from real-life case studies and expert presentations on the operational, risk and HSE considerations for biomass conversation and co-firing.

As a carbon-lean fuel, biomass holds the potential to help power plant owners and operators meet strict emission guidelines, while avoiding costly new build programmes. Are you equipped however, with all of the information that you need in order to make a commercially sound decision, taking into account the unique operational risk and HSE related issues of biomass conversion and co-firing.

At this conference, you will have the opportunity to hear first-hand how major European operators are successfully planning and implementing major biomass conversion and co-firing projects. Discover how they are overcoming technical challenges, hear operational best practice and address HSE and risk related issues.

This event is designed to stimulate open discussion and debate, with an interactive workshop, speaker ‘question time’ and panel discussion built into the agenda to allow you to have your questions answered and discuss issues with your peers. We also invite you to join us at our networking evening event on Tuesday 14th May, where you can share your thoughts from the day’s conference in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Join us this May and network with the experts to ensure you are equipped with the lessons learned and knowledge that you need to move forward with planning and putting in place your future biomass investment strategy. We look forward to meeting you and your colleagues soon.

Thomas Cook Managing Director T.A. Cook Conferences

Whether you already operate biomass generation assets or are looking to convert or co-fire at conventional coal-fired sites, this event will provide you with the operational, risk and HSE related lessons learned.

Why Attend?

This is the only European event designed to bring operators together to assess the operational, risk and HSE related issues when considering converting and co-firing biomass.

» Hear from major European operators and industry experts, who will share their experiences of operational best practice, overcoming risk and HSE issues, as well as successfully planning and ensuring sustainable biomass operations » Benefit from the experience and knowledge of other operators to avoid running

into difficulties during your own biomass projects

» Profit from the experience and knowledge of our presenters and the audience by attending the speaker question time and interactive panel discussion, designed to stimulate open discussion and debate

» For a more in-depth discussion and overview of biomass health, safety and risk related issues, attend our pre-conference workshop on 13 May to have your questions answered in an interactive learning environment.

» The event offers numerous networking opportunities, including an evening networking event. Make valuable new contacts and share experiences with your peers.

It‘s always more valuable to attend as a group. Let your colleagues know about this event and take advantage of our group offer. 4 delegates from the same company can register for the price of 3. To make a group booking, please e-mail [email protected] or call +44 121 200 3810

Join the Operational, Risk and HSE Considerations for

Biomass Generation Group On:

Health, Safety and Risk in Biomass System Design, Implementation and Operations

With strict emission guidelines and expensive new build projects looming, biomass holds the potential to offer power plant owners a carbon-lean fuel alternative for future operations. However, the move towards biomass has not been hazard-free and this workshop aims to highlight the risks that should be addressed when considering new build, conversion and co-firing projects.

In this one day workshop hosted by the Combustion Engineering Association, you will receive a comprehensive overview of the health and safety provisions you must make for biomass system, implementation and operations.

This workshop is fully interactive and will share case studies drawn from numerous installations from around the UK and Ireland. This is an ideal opportunity for you to discuss issues with you colleagues and review legislative frameworks, safety regulations and ACOP’s, hazard evaluation, risk evaluation, fuel delivery, storage and more. The implementation of biomass often presents a new set of health, safety and risk challenges, even for established boiler manufacturers, installers and operators. Ensure you attend this workshop to examine the best approach for you and your team to achieve safe, reliable and profitable future biomass operations.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed for power plant operators who are considering biomass installation, and in particular managers and engineers in the following areas: » Project Planning and Assessment

» Project Development and Implementation » Biomass Systems Design

» Operations, Maintenance and Engineering » HSE and Risk Assessment

Workshop Leaders:

Alastair Nicol, Director, Element Consultants

Alastair is an Energy Engineer with over 20 years’ experience of engineering design and development. He is currently the Director and founder of Element Consultants, a small multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with a particular capacity for energy and environment engineering solutions.

Specialising in heat generation and transfer technologies, particularly biomass, he is responsible for some notable UK biomass and EfW projects. This experience includes responsi-bility for the feasiresponsi-bility study, conceptual design, detailed design, specification and project management of a wide range of heat generation and transfer technologies. This includes combined heat and power projects (Inc. co-generation and waste to energy design elements), community/district energy project development, furnace/incineration, conceptual design, tender, contract supervision, research and preparation of all statutory documentation.

David Kilpatrick, Director, The Combustion Engineering Association

David Kilpatrick became the Director of The Combustion Engineering Association (CEA) in January 2012.

He is a time served engineer having worked for many organisations throughout his career including one of the current CEA member companies, Spirax Sarco. David also has experience of working within the Higher Education sector on a multi-million pound regional project with The North East Productivity Alliance (NEPA), as well as the Automotive and Marine sectors on skills.

With Energy prices continuing to rise, David has taken a lead role in promoting more efficient and better use of steam, across all manufacturing sectors. He is orga-nising various conferences and workshops for both members and non-members of the CEA with a desire to encourage more companies to join the association and as a body have a stronger voice in the EU legislative process.

This is a full-day workshop which will run from 10:00am – 17:00pm. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

Monday 13th May, 2013

As a sponsor of the Biomass Generation Forum, your will have the opportunity to represent your company through our direct marketing and web-based communications prior to the event, as well as onsite at the conference itself. Our packages are very flexible and we would be more than happy to tailor something towards your desired visibility. Increase awareness of your competencies, present a joint customer case study, show case your solutions and make the most of extensive networking opportunities.

For more information, please contact Jessica Southwell at [email protected] or +44 (0) 121 200 3810.

08.30 09.00 09.15 10.15 11:00 11.30 12.15 13.30 14.15 15.00 15.30 16.30 18.30

Registration and Refreshments Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Giuliano Grassi, Secretary General, European Biomass Industry Association

Biomass Sourcing, Selection and Demonstrating Sustainability – Considerations for Operators

» Biomass sourcing and selection – finding a reliable supplier » Quality of biomass supply – what are operators looking for? » How can operators demonstrate sustainability to national authorities? » Sustainability support schemes in the UK and Europe

» Work of the International Wood Pellet Society

Andrea Salimbeni, Mechanical Engineer, European Biomass Industry Association

Operational Experiences of Using Wood Pellets as a Major Fuel at Avedøre Power Station

» Background: The use of wood pellets in DONG Energy from 2002 to present

» Unloading, conveyance and storage of large amounts of wood pellets – precautions and risks

» Combustion of wood pellets in an Ultra Super Critical (USC) steam boiler at Avedøre 2 – how to minimise the cor-rosive side-effects

» Future plans: Converting Avedøre 1 from coal to biomass

» DONG Energy, new bio solutions: New technologies for biomass and waste refinery

Niels Christian Kjaer, Director, Thermal Power, Region East, Dong Energy

Morning Refreshments

RWE Essent’s Biomass Technologies and Experiences

» Essent’s history as a front runner in applying biomass in power and heat generation » Challenges to overcome while developing and applying new technologies

» Optimising the complete biomass chain from tree to kWh to ensure successful and reliable plant operations » Present and future situation in the Netherlands with respect to biomass application

Wim Willeboer, Strategic Engineer, RWE Essent

Networking Lunch

Overcoming the Technical and Engineering Issues of Conversion and Co-Firing

» Challenges during the retrofit process

» Managing biomass in a conventional boiler (e.g. temperature profiles) » Tackling combustion issues – lessons learned

» Back-end corrosion and erosion issues » Firing stability difficulties

Héloïse Gennart, Combustion Engineer, Laborelec GDF Suez

Biomass Conversion and Co-Firing Best Practice and Industry Guidelines

» Biomass regulation and frameworks and the impact on new biomass investment and operations » Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD) and Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)

» The risks of handling and storing biomass » Biomass emissions and their controls

» Overview of the Environment Agency’s biomass best practice guidance note

Janet Callear, Regulatory Officer, UK Environment Agency

Afternoon Refreshments

SPEAKER QUESTION TIME:

If you have any outstanding questions for the speakers from the day’s agenda, take this opportunity to find your answers during this session. Share your own thoughts and personal experiences with the presenters and ensure you have the necessary knowledge that you need to move forward with planning and putting in place your future biomass investment strategy.

David Dyson, RWE npower/ Niels Christian Kjaer, Dong Energy/ Wim Willeboer, RWE Essent Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

Networking Evening Event PLUS: Networking evening

event Tuesday 14 May, 2013 www.tacook.com/biomass

AGENDA DAY ONE

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

AGENDA DAY TWO

Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

Registration and Refreshments Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Giuliano Grassi, Secretary General, European Biomass Industry Association UK Government Update - Regulation and Support Frameworks for Biomass Conversion and Co-Firing

» Regulatory framework explained » New investment in biomass

» What support will operators venturing into biomass receive?

» What does the future holds for biomass? Changes in regulation and looking towards the future

Ollie More, Bioenergy Policy Analyst, Department of Energy and Climate Change Dedicated Biomass Generation – Tilbury Power Plant’s Learning Curve

» An Overview of Tilbury Power Station and conversion to a dedicated biomass generator » An overview of the bunker fire of 27 February 2012 and preceding events

» Risk reduction measures implemented and a look at the refurbishment process

» A summary of the process and operational safety lessons learnt following the fire and subsequent operation

David Dyson, Engineering Manager, Tilbury Power Station, RWE npower

Morning Refreshments

INTERACTIVE SPEAKER PANEL: HSE and Risk Management

In this panel discussion, you will hear from and have the opportunity to participate in an open discussion with a selection of the conference speakers. Learn about how they are managing HSE and risk issues when it comes to co-firing and converting to biomass.

David Dyson, RWE npower / Alan Fitzpatrick, CNA Europe / Shaun Smith, E.ON Climate & Renewables

Networking Lunch

Biomass Generation at Vattenfall: Challenges and Successes

» Biomass variation – Species, Quality, Pelletization, VOC’s » The importance of proper sampling

» Is thermally treated biomass a realistic option?

» Particle size and form and their importance to the combustion. » Ash – a nuisance or possibility?

» New approaches of assessing solid fuels

Johan Wadenbäck, Chemical Engineer & Analytical Advisor, Vattenfall E.ON’s Approach Towards Wood Fuel Healthy and Safety

» Identifying biomass health and safety considerations, e.g. fire explosions, offgassing and ash » Risk mitigations - one size fits all?

» Behavioural acceptance – the old and the new » Emergency planning

» Knowledge gathering and planning

Shaun Smith, Biomass HSSE Manager, E.ON Climate & Renewables

Afternoon Refreshments

Measuring Power Plant Risk – Insurance Industry Perspective

» How does a power plant operator decide what cover he requires?

» How does an insurance company rate the risks of a power plant and decide what level of insurance cover and the cost they are willing to offer?

» Experiences from previous work – How do biomass incidents compare with potential incidents at conventional plants from a risk perspective

» Technical risk related to biomass conversion, e.g. changes to boiler and fuel systems » Experiences of insuring biomass in Denmark

Alan Fitzpatrick, Risk Engineer, Power and Renewable Energy, CNA Europe Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

Group offer:

4 delegates for the price of 3

Introducing our Speakers

Janet Callear, Regulatory Officer, UK Environment Agency

Janet has worked for the Environment Agency in a number of areas including regulating waste and radioactive substances, COMAH sites and a range of PPC installations. As biomass has become more important in the drive towards low carbon electricity generation, she has become involved in the challenges of regulating this developing sub-sector.

David Dyson, Engineering Manager, Tilbury Power Station, RWE npower

David has over 15 years’ experience of power station engineering, undertaking a variety of roles covering responsibilities for plant outages, contract management, reliability management and portfolio coordination. Having worked both on site and in headquarters, David’s current role is as Engineering Manager at RWE npower’s Tilbury Power Station on the North bank of the Thames in Essex. Most recently David’s role has expanded to encompass Project Manager of the conversion of Tilbury Power Station to a dedicated biomass generator, making the site the largest of its kind anywhere in the world at more than 700MWe.

Alan Fitzpatrick, Risk Engineer, Power and Renewable Energy, CNA Europe

Following the successful completion of a 4 year engineering apprenticeship Alan sailed with the Cunard Steamship Company for several years, progressing through the ranks and obtaining Chief Engineer certification. An injury at sea led to the decision to come ashore and he went on to join the National Vulcan as an Engineer Surveyor inspecting pressure plant at power stations, paper mills and chemical plants. When National Vulcan and British Engine merged, a major restructuring of the company occurred and Alan moved into the role of managing power station contracts both technically and commercially for Royal & Sun Alliance. In 2010 Alan had the opportunity to become a Risk Engineer with an American Insurance company CAN, working within the London market.

Héloïse Gennart, Combustion Engineer, Laborelec GDF Suez

Héloïse currently works in the combustion department of Laborelec, the research and competence centre for GDF Suez. Her team specialises in the optimisation of combustion and measurement technologies currently being used in power plants, and in particular assessing the best available techniques for use in biomass plants. Héloïse participated in the design and ATEX review of the new biomass CFB boiler for GDF Suez Poland and also has experience in researching the influence of coal and biomass on combustion processes. Héloïse specialises in ATEX issues, installation training, service and maintenance of ATEX equipment (ISM-ATEX certificate), HAZOP studies for new installations, conversion pulverized boilers, as well as CFB and grate boilers.

Giuliano Grassi, Secretary General, European Biomass Industry Association

Giuliano is currently the Secretary General for the European Biomass Industry Association. With 21 years of experience in the nuclear reactor field, mostly in the development and construction of advanced Pu–U and Na cooled fast breeder projects (Rapsodie – Phoenix – Superphoenix 1300MWe) in France (EURATOM –CEA). Giuliano has been involved with the bioenergy industry since the 1980’s and his experience including management of the Ren.En. (photovoltaic – wind – bioenergy) R&D Programs for the European Commission (EC) for eight years and he was also responsible for the Bio-energy R&D Program for the EC in Brussels for seven years.

Niels Christian Kjaer, Director, Thermal Power, Region East, Dong Energy

Niels has 24 years of experience in power plant projecting, engineering, commissioning, operation and maintenance. He is currently the Director for thermal power in the East of Denmark and will be sharing his experiences of Avedøre Power Station. Niels has 10 years of experience using biomass in both small and large scale power plants.

Ollie More, Bioenergy Policy Analyst, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)

Ollie has recently joined the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) from Ofgem, where he worked for four years on support schemes for low carbon technologies (including the RO and RHI). These roles included reviewing generators’ fuel measurement and sampling procedures under the RO and reviewing applications for accreditation under the RHI. Previously, Ollie wrote his MSc dissertation on the potential for biomass as a renewable resource in Surrey, and then went on to work in the recycling and tree planting sectors. Ollie has two degrees, in Economics & Politics (BA) and Environment & International Development (MSc).

Shaun Smith, Biomass HSSE Manager, E.ON Climate & Renewables

Shaun began his risk and mitigation assessment within the Insurance industry before transferring to the energy industry in 1997. Having had experience in distribution and traditional generation, Shaun became involved within the renewable sector in 2006. His current role is Biomass HSSE Manager for E.ON Climate and Renewables, providing support and governance across the value chain in several countries.

Johan Wadenbäck, Chemical Engineer & Analytical Advisor, Vattenfall

Johan Wadenbäck has an MSc in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in assigning biomass for the pulp and paper industry. His early work has taken him to several countries on three continents. For the last five years, he has been responsible for accreditation of Vattenfall’s Danish laboratories and elevating the competences in biomass characterisation as well as being involved in several biomass conversion projects and full scale trials of thermally treated biomass. In this capacity, novel advanced laboratory methodologies have been developed to characterize solid fuels and derived ashes and to correlate these to full scale. Johan is also a representative in ISO TC 238 Solid Biofuels standarization.

Wim Willeboer, Strategic Engineer, RWE Essent

Wim has an MSc in Mechanical and Process Engineering and a PhD on the subject of Energy Conservation in Industry. His early work was Project Engineering at both KEMA and PNEM/EPZ. Over the period 1989 - 1997 he was R&D Manager at Demkolec (demonstration plant for coal gasification). In parallel with this he was – and is coordinator of Essent’s R&D work. In 1997 Wim became Project Manager at Essent for a novel wood gasification plant. Following this, he was Manager of the Process technology group of Essent until 2012. Today, he is Strategic Engineer in Essent Production. His current work covers subjects such as biomass co-firing, coal firing, wood gasification, technological support and trouble shooting on running plants, Essent’s R&D work, project scouting, etc.

We have the pleasure of inviting you to join us at our informal and relaxed evening event. With delegates, speakers and industry experts from across the conference, network with your industry colleagues and share your thoughts from the day's conference. Make sure you are free to attend on Tuesday 14 May 2013. Please check back at www.tacook.com/biomass or call +44 (0) 121 200 3810 for further information

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