Time

Wednesday, 18 May, Plenary Session

8:00

Conference registration, Refreshments

Session

Political Strategies & Visions

Chair: Dr. Tomas Kåberger

           IIIEE, Lund University

9:00

Conference inauguration

Mr. Mats Hellström
County Governor

Stockholm County

9:15

The Swedish Energy Agency’s directive and vision – changing from a fossil fuel based society to renewable motor fuels

Mr. Thomas Korsfeldt
Director General
Swedish Energy Agency

9:30

Sweden’s role in pushing for renewable fuels

Mr. Lars Guldbrand
Deputy Director

Ministry of Sustainable Development

9:50

Impact on oil reserves depletion to 2020 for renewable fuels and development of alternatives

Dr. Kjell Aleklett
President
Association for the Study of Peak Oil

10:10

Alternative fuels for heavy duty commercial vehicles. Scenario and conclusions.

Mr. Anders Kroon
Vice President
Volvo Powertrain Corp.

10:30

Coffee & tea break

Session

Biomass Market & CO2 Legislation

Chair: Dr. Tomas Kåberger

11:00

Preparations for the creation of a European Technology Platform on Biofuels

Dr. Wiktor Raldow
Head of Unit Directorate J
DG Research, European Commission

11:20

Market and potential for wood fuel, vision and strategy for the forest industry

Dr. Erik Ling
Market Manager, Biofuel
Sveaskog

11:40

Stabilising the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, the need for measures beyond the Kyoto treaty

Dr. Christian Azar
Professor
Physical Resource Theory, Chalmers

12:00

Conference lunch

12:00

Poster presentations, Exhibition of prototype DME Truck from Volvo

Session

Pathways of Production Technology

Chair: Dr. Tomas Kåberger

13:30

Potential of biorefinery as large-scale production plant for liquid fuels in the forest and pulp industry

Dr. Eric D. Larson
Research Engineer
PEI, Princeton University

14:00

Strategic assessment of the RTDD needs and overview of the syngas/liquid biofuels assessment of the raw material availability

Dr. Kai Sipilä
Professor
VTT Processes

14.30

Development and pathways for competitive large-scale production of biomass based synfuels

Dr. André Faaij
Professor
Dept. Science, Tech., Utrecht University

15:00

Coffee & tea break

Session

Fuels & Vehicles

Chair: Dr. Tomas Kåberger

15:30

Heavy duty DME vehicles Technical highlights from the second generation prototypes

Mr. Henrik Landälv
Manager, Environmental Projects
Volvo Powertrain Corp.

15:50

Biomass-based synthetic fuels as an integral part of Volkswagen's fuel strategy and the RENEW project

Dr. Frank Seyfried
Head of Group Research, Fuels & Oils

Volkswagen

16:10

10 years of experiences in selling alternative fuels - future challenges and visions

Mr. Johan Welander

Logistic manager

OK-Q8

16:30

Potential for biomass as feedstock to alternative automotive fuels and competing uses

Mr. Kent Nyström
Manager

Svebio (Swedish Bioenergy Association)

16:40 -17:30

General panel discussion

Above speakers

Chair: Dr. Tomas Kåberger

19:00

20:00

 

Guided tours at the Vasa maritime museum

Conference dinner, hosted by Volvo at the Vasa maritime museum

Dinner speaker: Dr. Tony Bridgwater, Aston University

 

 

Time

Thursday, 19 May, Plenary Session

8:00 - 16:00

Poster presentations

Session

Research & Market

Chair: Dr. Tomas Kåberger

9:00

Sweden’s strategy for the European Union’s Biofuel Directive - taxation, distribution, “green” certificates

Mr. Hans Sandebring

Ex-Commissioner
Ministry of Environment

9:20

Syngas routes to alternative fuels, efficiencies and potential with update on current projects

Dr. John Bøgild Hansen

Senior Scientist

Haldor Topsøe

9:40

Development of DME direct synthesis process, demo plant and project results of biomass gasification to DME

Mr. Mamoru Omiya

Manager of Catalyst Developm. Team

JFE Holdings

10:00

Techno-economics of biomass & black liquor gasification for automotive fuel production

Mr. Tomas Ekbom
Technical Director
Nykomb Synergetics

10:30

Coffee & tea break

 

Breakout Sessions   Chair and co-chair:                                                                Chair and co-chair:

Sessions

 

 

Thermo-Chemical Conversion

 

Dr. Suresh P. Babu

Gas Technology Institute

Ms. Eva K. Larsson

TPS Termiska Processer

Vehicle Development and Fuel Market

 

Dr. Tomas Kåberger

IIIEE, Lund University

Ms. Ebba Tamm

Swedish Petroleum Institute

11:00

State-of-the-art of biomass gasification and pyrolysis technology 2005

Mr. Erik Rensfelt

Consultant

ERen Energy

Views on automotive fuels, current & future regulations and emissions

Mr. Olle Hådell
Expert
Swedish Road Administration

11:30

Novel ultra-clean concepts of biomass gasification for liquid fuels

Mr. Esa Kurkela
Group manager
VTT Processes

Tomorrow’s fuels for advanced power trains, engine test emission results

Dr. Frank Seyfried
Head of Group Research, Fuels & Oils
Volkswagen

12:00

Overview of US biomass gasification projects and fuel tax exemptions

Dr. Richard Bain

Group Manager

NREL

Preferred alternative fuels motor concepts, novel types of engines

Mr. Peter Ahlvik

Senior Consultant

Ecotraffic ERD3

12:30

Conference lunch

14:00

Status of Chrisgas project, production of hydrogen-rich synthesis gas

Mr. Lars Waldheim

Manager, Gasification
TPS Term Processer

Comparison of Well-to-Wheels analyses of biofuels

Dr. Guido Reinhardt
Scientific Director

IFEU - Heidelberg

14:30

Status and potential of CHEMREC black liquor gasification

Mr. Ingvar Landälv
Technical Director
Chemrec

Status of Neste’s biobased NExBTL-diesel production for 2007

Mr. Raimo Linnaila

Business Developm. Manager

Neste Oil Corporation

15:00

Clean syngas from biomass by pressurised entrained flow gasification of

slurries from fast pyrolysis

Dr. Edmund Henrich

Group leader

Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe

Overview on novel and alternative fuels with strategies and visions

Dr. Leo Petrus

Project leader Bio-fuels

Shell Global Solutions Int.

15:30

Operation experiences of Carbo-V process for FTD production

Mr. Matthias Rudloff
Head of Developm.
Choren

Synthetic BioDiesel: a step towards even more environmentally friendly vehicles

Dr. Pierre Rouveirolles
Head of Research
Renault

16:00

Coffee & tea break

16:30

Summary and highlights of session thermo-chemical conversion presentations

Mr. Bram van der Drift

ECN Biomass

16:40

Summary and highlights of session vehicle development and fuel market presentations

Dr. Tomas Kåberger

16:50 -17:00

Closing remarks

Prize winner of best poster

Dr. Tomas Kåberger