9:00-10:00 Breakfast and registration Opening Session
10:00-11:30 Martin Lidegaard, Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Building
Peder Ø. Andreasen, CEO of Energinet.dk
Bruno Sander Nielsen, CEO of the Danish Biogas Association
11:30-12:00 Opening of Conference Exhibition
12:00-13:00 Lunch
Optimization of the fermentation process Status of biogas in the Nordic countries Optimization of the energy system by power-gas integra-tion
Improved digester performance for biogas generation G. Hagstam, Kemira (SE)
Renewable gases as a flexibility provider for the power grid A. Bavnhøj, Energinet.dk (DK)
Optimized biogas production by utilising the primary agriculture products – manure and lignocellulosic crop
and crop-byproduct materials J.B. Holm-Nielsen, Aalborg University (DK)
Methane from Carbon Dioxide – System integration D. Hoffstetter, Electrochaea (US)
Enhanicing the conversion of annual crops to methane by anaerobic processes
A. Pakarinen, University of Helsinki (FI)
SNG from windpower and biogas via solid oxide electrolysis J. Bøgild, Haldor Topsøe (DK)
13:00-14:45
Trace element addition for high performance biogas processes
L.Wiberg, Tekniske Verken I Linköping (SE)
This session will comprise a short presentation on the general status of biogas in the Nordic countries. Bruno S. Nielsen, Danish Biogas Association (DK)
Jörgen Held, SGC (SE) Henrik Lystad, Avfall Norge (NO)
Tuuli Pohjola, Bionova, (FI) Björn Halldorsson, SORPA (IS)
Moderator: Steen Vestervang (DK) An innovative method for in-situ biogas upgrading by the addition of hydrogen to anaerobic reactor
Gang Lou, DTU (DK)
Large scale biogas production Sourcing and novel substrates Biogas as a transport fuel. Framework conditions From vision to reality, a presentation of a large scale
facility and a set of important agendas that makes it work
E. Plesner, Maabjerg BioEnergy (DK)
Municipal Waste Resources for Biogas L. Kreilgård, NIRAS (DK)
The political role towards biogas as vehicle gas L. Berglund, Swedish Gas
Association (SE)
Waste and sewage – drive transport in Oslo Ø. Ihler, Waste to Energy Agency, City of Oslo (NO)
The methane of Swedish pulp and paper – a screening of wastewater streams
A.Karlssoon, Scandinavianbiogas (SE)
Biogas for transport B. Pålsson, Naturgas Fyn (DK) Arla Foods ambitions within biogas –
exemplified by a large scale facility in Videbæk K. Eriknauer, Arla (DK)
Meadow grass for biogas production K. Stefanek, Agrotech (DK)
Use of biogas in public transport - Baltic Biogas Bus project, aims, objectives & results
L. Hallgren, Stockholms Lokaltrafik (SE) 15:15-17:00
Large-scale biogas plant in Denmark – establishment and operation of a biogas plant seen from the view of
turn key supplier and operator C. Møller, BWSC (DK)
Anaerobic digestion of macro-algae H.B. Møller, Aarhus University (DK)
Drivers for biogas for transport H. Duer, COWI (DK)
17:00-17:30 Coffee Break
17:30-18:30
Plenum Session 1 - Biogas framework conditions Roundtable discussion
Anne Grethe Holmsgaard (DK) Anders Mathiasson (SE)
Henrik Wenzel (DK)
Dr. Attila Kovacs, European Biogas Association Moderator: Jørgen Henningsen (DK)
8:00-9:00 Breakfast and Poster Session
9:00-10:00
Plenum Session 2 - Biogas regions
America – Allison L. Costa, US Environmental Protection Agency (US) China and Southeast Asia – Niels Bahnsen, NIRAS (DK)
Russia – to be confirmed
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
Lignocellulosic pretreatment Waste handling Utilization of biogas
The biomethane potential of lignocellulosic biomass after different treatments evaluated using an automatic
methane potential test system B. Mattiasson, Lund Uni (SE)
Enzymatic processing of household wastehold waste for biogas production
J. W. Jensen, REnescience DONG (DK)
Quality for requirements for distribution of renewable gases L.v. Grijthuijsan, DGC (DK)
Lignocelluloses pretreatment to remove toxic materials or indigestible materials
Prof. M.Taherzadeh, Uni of Borås (SE)
Waste-to-Energy technologies and smart energy net-works
E.Pongracz, University of Oulu (FI)
Socio and business economic analysis of biogas production evenly distributed during the year or with seasonal fluctuation
and the consequence for gas sale/utilization A.S.Madsen, NIRAS (DK) Pre-treatment of lignocellulosic subtrates for
enhanced biogasproduction C.S. Raju, Aarhus University (DK)
Effluent from Aikan treated house hold waste boost biogas production in animal slurry reactors
B. Jørnsgaard, Solum A/S (DK)
From biogas to business P. Birr-Pedersen, Birr (DK) 10:30-12:15
Optimized co-digestion with thermal hydrolysis of lignocelluloses
L. Rohold, Cambi (NO)
Dealing with real life - developing a new and robust pretreatment for food waste
J. Buhaug, Lindum (NO)
Evaluation of models for transport, utilisation and trade of Biogas in Denmark
H.H. Lindboe, EA Energianalyse (DK)
Upgrading technologies Substrates and digestates Renewable gas markets
Malmberg setting the standard for biomethane E. Malmberg, Malmberg (SE)
Use of digestate and certificate system in Sweden Ola Palm, Swedish Institute of Agricultural and
Environ-mental Engineering (SE)
Renewable gas – a green vision Knud Boesgaard, Energienet.dk (DK)
Keep it simple – Waterscrubbers by Greenlane C. Sidenvall, Flotech (SE)
What is the value of digestate from a farmer perspecti-ve?
A. Grønlund, Bioforsk (NO)
Renewable methane – UK market update J. Baldwin, CNG Services (UK) Biofrigas – upgrading by cooling down biogas into
liquid, for small scale producers
E. Staxäng, Chalmers University of Technology (SE)
Findings of the Energieland-BIORES project on highly efficient an sustainable biogas production
F. Wanink, Trinergie (DE)
Renewing the maritime sector with gas? J.A. Marhaug, Gasnor (NO) 13:15-15:00
Upgrading of biogas using membrane technology A.P. Vestbø, Teknologisk Institut (DK)
Biogas as a driver for sustainable agriculture T. Ravn Pedersen, Landbo Limfjord (DK)
Crossing borders with biomethane - Certification of biogas in Europe
J. Fulton, Biogasrat (DE)
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
Pretreatment Biogas - a driver for the sustainable development Biogas as a transport fuel II. Implementation Pretreatment of common biowaste with pulsed electric
field at semi-scale for improved anaerobic Digestion M. Guðmundsson, SORPA (IS)
Methane emissions from biogas plants – the Swedish voluntary agreement system and sustainable criteria
M.A.Holmgren, (SE)
The use of biogas as a fuel for transport – Swedish experien-ces and effort
Peter Engström, EON (SE) Title to be confirmed
B. Larsen, Komtek (DK)
Organic biogas – drivers and perspectives M. Tersbøl, Organic Denmark (DK)
Biogas fuelling for dummies – 8 DON’Ts when building a biogas fuelling system
Åsa Flyden, Ramboll (SE) Aneorobic digestion with thermophilic pre-hydrolysis
for hygienisation and enhanced methane production at waste water treatment plants
E. Persson, BioMil (SE)
Energy and climate studies T. Lönnqvist, KTH (SE)
Biogas as a transport fuel P. Torri, Gasum (FI) 15:30-16:45
A moderate ad sustainable chemical pretreatment for enhanced methane production from manure fibres
I. Skiados (GR)
Quality of digestate used as biofertiliser
T. Al Seadi, Biosantech (DK) To be confirmed
17:30-18:00
Conference closing session Torben Brabro, Energinet.dk (DK)
Björn Halldorsson, SORPA (IS)
19:30- Voluntary dinner
Programme day 3 - Excursions
Excursion 1 Biogas plants at Zealand, expected return 17:00
Excursion 2 Biogas and waste utilization in Copenhagen, expected return 15:00