Presentations from the 4Biomass Transnational Workshop: Trade of Biomass in Central Europe (House of the European Union, Vienna, Austria)

Programme of the Trade Workshop

Session 1

1. The Central Europe Project 4Biomass – a brief introduction

by Carina Lemke, Renewable Resources FNR, Germany

2. Availability of biomass for energy – global perspectives, current and future

by Florian Kraxner, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria

3. IEA Task 40 Sustainable International Biomass Trade: aspects for the Central European Region

by Lukas Kranzl, Vienna University of Technology, Department of Power Systems and Energy Economics, Energy Economics Group (EEG), Austria

Session 2

1. German biomass production and trade considering EU 2020 objectives and sustainability

by Hans-Jürgen Froese, Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Germany

2. Development of pellet supply & demand in Europe – implications for trade

by Christian Rakos, proPellets Austria, President of the newly founded European Pellet Council, Brussels

3. Impact of sustainability criteria on trade of biofuels for transportation

by Matthias Edel, German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ), Leipzig, Germany

Session 3

1. Biomass trade flows from Ukraine to Central European countries

by Tetiana Zhelyezna, SEC Biomass, Ukraine

2. Bioenergy Development in British Columbia, Canada. Mutual Exchange with Europe

by Sandy Ferguson, BC Bioenergy, British Columbia, Cdn.

3. Trading biomethane in Central Europe

by Zoltan Elek, Landwärme GmbH, Germany

Session 4

1. Biomass is a local resource – and should be used first locally! A controversial statement?

by Adam Gula, AGH University of Science & Technology, Krakow, Poland

2. Solutions to overcome barriers in bioenergy markets in Europe – Experiences and results from EUBionet III Project

by Johan Vinterbäck, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences