The Future of Biogas Europe Summit 2023

• European Biogas Market Overview
• Geographical Considerations of Biogas
• Policy and Regulations
• Promoting a Sustainable Future
• Future Opportunities and Applications of Biogas
• Support Schemes and Incentive Programmes
• Transportation Sector
• Challenges and Opportunities of Feedstocks
• Moving Away from Russian Gas
• Optimising your Plant Effectively

• Chairman: David Hurren, President, BCGA
• Charlotte Morton OBE, Chief Executive, WBA
• Harmen Dekker, CEO, EBA
• Fillipo Munna, Sales Director Mobile Pipeline, Hexagon Agility
• Jean-Marie Gauthey, Head of European Affairs, GRDF
• Ole Hvelplund, CEO, Nature Energy
• Maximilian Kurth, Biomethane Sales, BMP Greengas
• Helena Dobes, Landwaerme
• Mattia Maritati, Gas Businesses Development Manager, IVECO
• Andreas Guth, Policy Director, Eurogas
• Henning Dicks, CEO, Agriportance
• Ari Suomilammi, Director, Gasum
• David Newman, Chairman, EBB
• Lorenzo Maggioni, Independent
• Nick Primmer, Policy Advisor, Future Biogas
• Michael Jarmuz, Feedstock Development Lead, Future Biogas
• Christopher Carson, Managing Director, Biocarbonics 
• Michael Koettner, Managing Director, IBBK Fachgruppe Biogas GmbH
• Damien Valdenaire, Low Carbon Transition Manager, TotalEnergies
• Håvard Wollan, CEO, Biokraft AS
• Leon Van Bossum, Commercial Director, Nordsol 

For media partnerships, please contact: Mohammad Ahsan on +44 (0) 203 141 0606 / [email protected] 

Supporting Partners

BiogasWorld is a business generation network and project support platform, connecting the suppliers of products and services with project developers. We accelerate the biogas and biomethane industry worldwide.

With the experience of working with hundreds of suppliers and collaborating to over 50 biogas and biomethane (RNG) projects in North America, BiogasWorld offers to project developers a wide range of services to help them reduce the cost and duration of their project implementation.
https://www.biogasworld.com/

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IBBK Fachgruppe Biogas GmbH is a company from Southern Germany, promoting and supporting developments in the biogas sector and facilitate the efficient application for a sustainable future.

For the last 20 years, IBBK has simplified the complexity of the biogas process during their live and online events, consultations and project work – locally, nationally and internationally.

If you are a biogas plant operator, researcher, investor, practitioner or project facilitator, IBBK can help you with specific knowledge and expert advice.

Focusing on daily practice and a global network of experts, IBBK aims to arm you with specific, practical knowledge and connect you to the decision makers and the latest technology.

www.ibbk-biogas.com

AEBIG (Asociación Española de Biogás) was founded in 2009. The main mission is to represent the interests of the sector, promoting renewable gases and raising awareness of its benefits. Collaborates with Public Administration and other institutions, being recognized as the voice of the sector at national and international level. Pursues the development of biomethane injection into the network of natural gas and its use as fuel for transport. The companies that develop their activities in the biogas sector, agroindustrial, landfills, sewage, gasification, etc., can apply for membership in AEBIG. AEBIG is founding member of EBA (European Biogas Association)

Website: www.aebig.org Mail: [email protected]

The Hellenic Biomass Association (HellaBiom) is a nonprofit organisation and one of the principle National Associations in the sector of renewable energy sources since the 1990s.

– Objectives of the Association:
(a) The promotion and coordination of scientific research on the sustainable utilisation of biomass for energy generation and biofuels’ production.
(b) The provision of consultation and education services to stakeholders involved in biomass utilisation and development at regional and national levels.
(c) The cooperation with companies, government bodies, educational institutions and market regulation authorities on the appropriate application of European standards and directives on biomass-related issues.

– Members’ Profile: About 25% of HellaBiom members are companies involved in biofuels’ production, engineering of bioenergy projects and manufacture and sales of biomass heating appliances, while 75% of members are individuals (scientists, engineers, researchers) who share a common interest in the sustainable development of biomass sector in Greece.

– Association activities: lobbying, consultation in government committees on bioenergy, conferences, presentations, seminars, participation in trade shows, design and participation in communication campaigns, participation in radio and television broadcasts and interviews.

– Communication mix: website, social media, articles, publications, campaigns.

http://hellabiom.gr/

‘EBA is the voice of renewable gas in Europe. Founded in February 2009, the association is committed to the active promotion of the deployment of sustainable biogas and biomethane production and use throughout the continent. EBA counts today on a well established network of over 100 national organisations, scientific institutes and companies from Europe and beyond’.

EBA gathers over 100 national biogas and biomethane associations, institutes and companies from 26 countries all across Europe. EBA unites a large number of the most experienced biogas and biomethane experts in Europe and has highly experienced and skilled staff providing policy, technical and communication advice for the promotion of biogas and biomethane at European level.

EBA’s strategy is based on reaching the full potential of biogas and biomethane production, that equals roughly 10% of EU’s current natural gas consumption. Furthermore, EBA’s work evolves around the major contributions of biogas and biomethane to key EU policies, including climate targets, energy security, resource efficiency and circular economy. Read more about our mission and vision.

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Cedigaz is an international association dedicated to natural gas information, created in 1961 by a group of international gas companies and IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN). It is based near Paris. Cedigaz has members all over the world. Cedigaz’ goals consist in gathering, compiling and analysing worldwide economical information on natural gas, LNG and unconventional gas in an exhaustive and critical way. The information that Cedigaz deals with touches on all activities and aspects of the gas industry (exploration, reserves, production and processing, transportation, trade, storage, distribution and consumption of natural gas). Cedigaz diffuses the information in its periodic bulletins, surveys and online databases.

Website: www.cedigaz.org

Brought to you by the publishers of Biofuels International magazine, Bioenergy Insight is a new publication targeted at companies producing biomass fuel in the form of pellets and briquettes, and those using biomass fuel to produce CHP, biogas, biopower, chemicals, heat and liquid biofuels.

http://www.bioenergy-news.com/

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European Energy Innovation is a communication platform designed with one purpose in mind: to put energy and transport stakeholders in touch with each other.
If you work within the EU institutions, in industry or in academia, our stream of high quality, well-written informative communication will keep you up-to-date with the latest thinking on energy, climate change and transport in Europe.

If you collaborate on EU Research projects, we are an ideal dissemination partner for communicating the results of your work directly with those very audiences.
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The German Biogas Association unites operators, manufacturers and planners of biogas plants, representatives from science and research and all those interested in the industry. Since its establishment in 1992, the association, which has more than 4,700 members, has become the most influential organisation in the field of biogas worldwide. The Association works closely with various international organisations and provides knowledge from seasoned biogas experts. This is gained from the experience gathered with about 9,000 biogas plants in operation in Germany over several decades. The Association has excellent expertise and knowledge in nearly all aspects of biogas, biogas plants and biogas plant operation and is involved in all official German and various international bodies where standards or regulations for biogas plants are discussed and defined. One example is its contribution within an ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) working group to define terms, definitions and classifications of biogas systems. Especially the issue of safety at biogas plants has been a statutory goal of the Association since its foundation.

https://www.biogas.org/edcom/webfvb.nsf/id/de_homepage

EUREC, the Association of Renewable Energy Research Centers, promotes European research and education activities for the renewable energy sector, and supports the development of innovative technologies to enable the transition to a sustainable energy system. The organisation was founded in 1991 as European Economic Interest Grouping (E.E.I.G.).

EUREC’s members are prominent research and development (R&D) groups spread across Europe, operating in all renewable energy technologies. Our members also conduct research into supporting technologies such as energy efficiency, storage, distribution and integration, and undertake studies to evaluate the social and economic aspects surrounding renewable energy.

Apart from work in policy development and education and training (through the European Masters programmes), EUREC is involved – to varying levels from communication to coordination or advisory – in numerous European co-funded projects centred on renewable technologies. These technologies revolve around a wide array of technologies (wind, biomass, small hydro, marine, geothermal, photovoltaics, solar thermal electricity, and solar thermal heating and cooling).

EUREC is a partner of the European Technology and Innovation Platform Bioenergy – Support of Renewable Fuels and Advanced Bioenergy Stakeholders (ETIP-B2022-2025) project that aims at triggering collaborative efforts of stakeholders from research to innovation to implementation in the field of renewable fuels and bioenergy. The ETIP Bioenergy aims to actively engage with stakeholders and civil society, link their needs to policy making of the European Union and Member States, and provide advice to industry.
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Advanced Biofuels USA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting understanding, development and use of advanced biofuels in order to achieve energy security, military strategic flexibility, rural economic development and to mitigate climate change.  Our website, www.advancedbiofuelsusa.org, is a one-stop-shop for information about advanced biofuels for those who are new to the topic, as well as those well versed in some particular area who want to broaden their understanding of this developing industry.
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„Magazyn Biomasa”  is a Polish professional magazine, full covering the biomass market area. The monthly, within several pages, presents the interpretation of legal regulations, professional analysis, usable case study, interview and a package of interesting opinion pieces and commentaries. „Magazyn Biomasa” as a platform for exchange of opinions and information, become an important  element  of the market, acting as its integrator.

http://magazynbiomasa.pl/en/

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Biogas Channel is the only video channel dedicated to the world of biogas, the renewable gas that plays a key role in the production of sustainable and programmable energy.
Biomethane RNG Channel is the first video channel dedicated to the world of biomethane or RNG, with a 360° view on the role it plays in the ecological transition, in the de-carbonisation of transport and in energy safety.
Find out more at www.netzerotube.com

ASD Media is an online media company. We provide professionals in dedicated markets with news, intelligence, and interaction opportunities. During the last five years we developed dedicated websites for events, reports, news distribution and source data, and changed the name of the ASD-Network to ASDNews to emphasize the news focus.

http://www.asdmedia.nl/

Worldoils is a company that combines the power of marketing as well as the in-house expertise for the Oil, Gas, Offshore and the Maritime industries. Worldoils’ web portal www.worldoils.com has become a truly central platform for visitors who need information regarding oil and gas products and services, research, training, conferences, news and events as well as a popular advertising base for providers of Oil, Gas, Marine and Offshore services. Worldoils has also launched the jobs system and a marketplace. In the recent months, Worldoils has strengthened its position as a fast developing central place for buying and selling of land rigs, offshore rigs, barge rigs and other oilfield and subsea equipment.

Wood pellets Ukrainian Biofuel Portal – is a specialized B2B platform on biomass and biofuel trade representing extensive base of suppliers and manufactures. Find reliable biofuel traders.

Ukrainian Biofuel Portal carries out mission of a consulting, project management partner, providing professional informational business-to-business service in alternative energy and power supply.

The marketers of Ukrainian Biofuel Portal try their best to find reliable partners from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

https://pellets-wood.com/

Biobased Press (www.biobasedpress.eu) is an independent, non-sponsored website that takes a helicopter view of the biobased economy: it discusses business and research, and links the biobased economy to neighbouring areas like sustainability, biotechnology, energy, agriculture, policy and the economy. We also host the website www.precisioneconomy.com.

Illuminem.com is a leading source of energy & sustainability information, with thousands of daily users, including 300+ top industry journalists and 1000+ CXOs. This is an online home for all energy & sustainability news, editorials, research, reports and videos. Users of Illuminem.com can enjoy constant discovery of the most recent and diverse information across 100+ categories & lenses related to sustainability for free.

Illuminem.com was founded by a group of young professionals from institutions around the world. It is the fruit of the passion of a new generation, sharing a common goal to widespread energy & sustainability knowledge to solve the world’s most pressing issues, from poverty to climate change.

To find out more, please, visit – https://illuminem.com/

Illuminem is also inviting you to join the ESG Global Alliance. Please, find out about the benefits to be an ally here – https://illuminem.com/ESGAlliance

If you would like to be considered as a speaker for the event with a 20-30 minute presentation, please submit an abstract for consideration to:

Elise Bolton

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3141 0624

Email: [email protected]

• Biogas production companies
• Biogas technology suppliers
• Energy and utility companies
• Waste to energy biogas project developers
• Waste water treatment specialists
• Biomass producers, waste management and technology specialists and solution providers
• National and local governments
• Biogas associations
• Research and academic organisations
• Farmers and farming associations
• Funding organisations and capital firms

For media partnerships, please contact: Mohammad Ahsan on +44 (0) 203 141 0606 / [email protected] 

Supporting Partners:

‘EBA is the voice of renewable gas in Europe. Founded in February 2009, the association is committed to the active promotion of the deployment of sustainable biogas and biomethane production and use throughout the continent. EBA counts today on a well established network of over 100 national organisations, scientific institutes and companies from Europe and beyond’.

EBA gathers over 100 national biogas and biomethane associations, institutes and companies from 26 countries all across Europe. EBA unites a large number of the most experienced biogas and biomethane experts in Europe and has highly experienced and skilled staff providing policy, technical and communication advice for the promotion of biogas and biomethane at European level.

EBA’s strategy is based on reaching the full potential of biogas and biomethane production, that equals roughly 10% of EU’s current natural gas consumption. Furthermore, EBA’s work evolves around the major contributions of biogas and biomethane to key EU policies, including climate targets, energy security, resource efficiency and circular economy. Read more about our mission and vision.

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Cedigaz is an international association dedicated to natural gas information, created in 1961 by a group of international gas companies and IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN). It is based near Paris. Cedigaz has members all over the world. Cedigaz’ goals consist in gathering, compiling and analysing worldwide economical information on natural gas, LNG and unconventional gas in an exhaustive and critical way. The information that Cedigaz deals with touches on all activities and aspects of the gas industry (exploration, reserves, production and processing, transportation, trade, storage, distribution and consumption of natural gas). Cedigaz diffuses the information in its periodic bulletins, surveys and online databases.

Website: www.cedigaz.org

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European Energy Innovation is a communication platform designed with one purpose in mind: to put energy and transport stakeholders in touch with each other.
If you work within the EU institutions, in industry or in academia, our stream of high quality, well-written informative communication will keep you up-to-date with the latest thinking on energy, climate change and transport in Europe.

If you collaborate on EU Research projects, we are an ideal dissemination partner for communicating the results of your work directly with those very audiences.

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Advanced Biofuels USA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting understanding, development and use of advanced biofuels in order to achieve energy security, military strategic flexibility, rural economic development and to mitigate climate change.  Our website, www.advancedbiofuelsusa.org, is a one-stop-shop for information about advanced biofuels for those who are new to the topic, as well as those well versed in some particular area who want to broaden their understanding of this developing industry.
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„Magazyn Biomasa”  is a Polish professional magazine, full covering the biomass market area. The monthly, within several pages, presents the interpretation of legal regulations, professional analysis, usable case study, interview and a package of interesting opinion pieces and commentaries. „Magazyn Biomasa” as a platform for exchange of opinions and information, become an important  element  of the market, acting as its integrator.

http://magazynbiomasa.pl/en/

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Biogas Channel is the only video channel dedicated to the world of biogas, the renewable gas that plays a key role in the production of sustainable and programmable energy.
Biomethane RNG Channel is the first video channel dedicated to the world of biomethane or RNG, with a 360° view on the role it plays in the ecological transition, in the de-carbonisation of transport and in energy safety.
Find out more at www.netzerotube.com

ASD Media is an online media company. We provide professionals in dedicated markets with news, intelligence, and interaction opportunities. During the last five years we developed dedicated websites for events, reports, news distribution and source data, and changed the name of the ASD-Network to ASDNews to emphasize the news focus.

http://www.asdmedia.nl/

Worldoils is a company that combines the power of marketing as well as the in-house expertise for the Oil, Gas, Offshore and the Maritime industries. Worldoils’ web portal www.worldoils.com has become a truly central platform for visitors who need information regarding oil and gas products and services, research, training, conferences, news and events as well as a popular advertising base for providers of Oil, Gas, Marine and Offshore services. Worldoils has also launched the jobs system and a marketplace. In the recent months, Worldoils has strengthened its position as a fast developing central place for buying and selling of land rigs, offshore rigs, barge rigs and other oilfield and subsea equipment.

Wood pellets Ukrainian Biofuel Portal – is a specialized B2B platform on biomass and biofuel trade representing extensive base of suppliers and manufactures. Find reliable biofuel traders.

Ukrainian Biofuel Portal carries out mission of a consulting, project management partner, providing professional informational business-to-business service in alternative energy and power supply.

The marketers of Ukrainian Biofuel Portal try their best to find reliable partners from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

https://pellets-wood.com/

agriportance from Münster in Germany is the partner for the certification process and the brokerage of fuel-grade biomethane.  The company supports purchasing and sales along the entire biomethane value chain with in-depth market know-how and a broad network of reliable business partners throughout Europe.

agriportance accompanies the RED certification of biomethane from the origin of the substrates to the production of the biomethane to the liquefaction in the REDcert-EU and ISCC-EU system. The company uses its own software tool for this purpose. Customers can also benefit more deeply from agriportance’s technical expertise through individual coaching. The software tool is continuously updated with the latest market findings, so that agriportance’s customers can count among the pioneers in the biomethane market.

Another component is the partnership-based development of strategies for entering the biomethane market, for example for biogas plants or central biomethane liquefaction plants. Workshops on topics such as greenhouse gas calculation or the market for biogenic CO2 are intended to provide basic information. In strategy development, agriportance looks at the optimal design of the market entry together with the clients by selecting the right partners as well as important decisions such as how the optimal greenhouse gas value can be achieved.

www.agriportance.com

bmp greengas is Europe’s leading marketer of biomethane and the expert for green gases. We have been developing efficient solutions for tomorrow’s energy supply since 2007.

In concrete terms, we support companies in producing and switching to a sustainable energy supply with biomethane, bio-CNG, bio-LNG, green hydrogen and SNG. To this end, we conclude flexible contracts with biomethane producers and take care of everything from secure acceptance, transport and balancing to fail-safe delivery for use in power and heat generation, mobility and industry.

We are convinced that we are making a valuable contribution to the European climate targets. At the same time, we make the energy transition economical and plannable for our partners.

As part of the EnBW Group, energy expertise is firmly anchored in our DNA. With this know-how, we want to drive the growth course of green gases internationally together with our partners.

In other words: Working together for a green future.

www.bmp-greengas.com 

On behalf of Hexagon Agility®, we welcome you to the Future of Biogas in Amsterdam.

Hexagon Agility, a business of Hexagon Composites, is a leading global provider of clean fuel solutions for commercial vehicles and gas transportation.  Our product portfolio includes vehicle fuel systems and Mobile Pipeline® gas transportation modules, which both use composite cylinders to provide a high volume, lightweight, safe solution.

Our solutions are deployed on more than 70,000 vehicles worldwide and supported by leading OEMs.  Equipped with Type 4 composite technology, our fuel systems offer alternative fuel option for various medium- and heavy-duty vehicle applications.

No Pipeline, No Problem. Mobile Pipeline allows the safe transport of biomethane, hydrogen, and other industrial gases by truck, marine vessel, or rail.  It is the clean energy solution for today and decades to come.

Mobile Pipeline is a key enabler for the adoption of biomethane as a vehicle and industrial fuel.  Agriculturally derived biomethane, can have a negative carbon footprint, making it one of the most effective solutions to fighting climate change. While it is available globally, production sites are often found in rural communities lacking access to pipeline infrastructure.

With more than 1800 transport modules deployed in 20 countries around the world, our Mobile Pipeline products offer state of the art performance capable of transporting twice the gas of traditional steel products.

We are proud to support our customers seeking to lead the decarbonization effort through use of carbon negative energy solutions and help drive energy transformation for Clean Air Everywhere!

www.hexagonagility.com

Nordsol is committed to making bio-LNG a clean and safe advanced biofuel that is widely available at an affordable price. We supply fit-to-scale bio-LNG production installations that are located next to the biogas plants. Nordsol’s patented technology efficiently converts the energy in biogas into a liquid form that is most valuable for the energy transition, while also providing an attractive business case for biogas producers and fuel suppliers.

www.nordsol.com

Alternoil GmbH is part of the Avanca Group and is a service station operator and one of the pioneers in the transformation process towards clean heavy-duty transport. By providing advanced and climate-friendly fuel alternatives, emissions of harmful CO2 can be reduced significantly. There are currently more than 60 stations in the Alternoil partner network within Germany – the expansion of the filling station infrastructure is being driven forward constantly in order to make REEFUEL available nationwide.

www.alternoil.de

KIS Group is Asia’s leading & most awarded company founded in 2006. With 17 years of proven track record of providing sustainable clean technologies for Biogas, BioMethane/ BioCNG®, BioCO2, wastewater treatment. We also provide consultancy on Biofuels, Carbon Footprint reduction & achieving NetZero/ Zero Carbon Footprint with Carbon Credits.

We are appointed by several fortune 100 global companies as their BioFuels /Bio Energy Partner/Vendor to achieve NetZero targets.

With more than 50 big & highly successful projects in 11 countries, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, UAE, Colombia, Papua New Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Nepal. Our proprietary designs and technologies which are proven and highly successful are ZPHB®, BioPower®, BioCNG®, BioClean® & ZCT®.

www.kisgroup.net

ACI has put together a range of packages to suit your requirements. These range from branding options, to full scale partner solutions and can be tailored to meet your objectives and budgets.

If you are launching a new product or service and wish to gain visibility and brand recognition within your industry, contact us today!

For commercial opportunities, please contact:

Hubert Sosnowski

Tel: +48 61 6467 059

Email: [email protected]

At the event we strive not only to bring you to the same location at the same time as your customers/suppliers/peers, we strive to ensure you meet face-to-face with each and every one of your target contacts and to provide you with the time you need to have multiple unhurried conversations with them and build a lasting business relationship:

• A pre-event informal introduction the evening before the conference
• A minimum of five hours’ networking built into the two day conference agenda
• A networking grid which enables you to make your target contacts aware you are looking for them
• The option to join either social drinks or dinner during the evening of Day One
• ACI’s on-site team will assist you in locating your hard-to-find target contacts & make face-to-face introductions

Of course, if there is anybody you are unable to meet over the two days, ACI’s event team will do their best to initiate contact after the event.