Advanced Biofuels Conference 2023

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

13.00 – Opening address – Tomas Ekbom, Conference Director and Anna Törner, CEO Svebio

Changing Politics in a Changing Climate

Moderator Johanna Mossberg, RISE

• The EU landscape and R&I perspectives for advanced biofuels and biomethane
  Maria Georgiadou, Senior Expert – Renewable Energy R&I Policy, European Commission, Belgium
• Global development of advanced biofuels sector – data, net zero and markets
  Bharadwaj Kummamuru, Executive Director, World Bioenergy Association
• On the road to net zero: Opportunities for biofuels in road, aviation and beyond
  Jan-Erik Nordström, Business Development Manager, Neste Corporation, Finland
• Accelerating progress towards net zero emissions: The power of supplementing existing efforts
  Henrik Brodin, Head of Energy, Södra, Sweden
• Panel: Policy
  Maria Georgiadou, European Commission • Luc Pelkmans, IEA Bioenergy TCP
  • Henrik Brodin, Södra • Joakim Autio, Valmet Technologies
  

15.00-15.30 Coffee & tea at the mini-expo

15.30 – International Industrial Biofuels Development

• Preem’s transitional journey: Advancing towards climate-neutrality by 2035
  Johanna Rindebäck, Development engineer, New opportunities, Preem, Sweden
• Biofuels production and development in China
  Fuli Li, Professor, Qingdao Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
• The Future of energy gases
  Tommy Mattila, Vice President Transport & Industry, Gasum, Finland
• Sustainable transports with decarbonized fuels – a heavy duty perspective
  Monica Johansson, Fuel and Energy Analyst, Volvo Group, Sweden
• Large scale catalytic pyrolysis pilot paving the way to commercial biocrude production
  Joakim Autio, Solution development manager, Pyrolysis, Valmet Technologies, Finland
• Panel: Feedstocks and market supply
  Tommy Mattila, Gasum •  Johanna Rindebäck, Preem • Fuli Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences • Monica Johansson, Volvo Group

17.30 End of conference day 

19.15 Gathering in the lobby on the entrance level for a drinks reception and networking
19.45 Dinner

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Thursday, 21 September 2023

09.00 – Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and Electro-fuels

Moderator: Johanna Mossberg, RISE

• Progress in the production and use of Biojet/Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
  Jack Saddler, Professor of Biofuels/Bioenergy, University of British Columbia, Canada
• CH2ESS to accelerate hydrogen and ways to maximixe biojet production
  Fredrik Granberg, Project Manager, Green Fuels Operation, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

10.00-10.30 Coffee & tea at the mini-expo

10.30 – Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and Electro-fuels

• A driving force in Sustainable Aviation
  Isabelle Nordin, Sustainability Project Leader, SAS – Scandinavian Airlines, Sweden
• Sustainable Aviation Fuel – A Society Value Proposition
  Christian Janssen, Director External Ventures, St1
• KBR PureSAFSM –  A High-Value, Renewable, and Cost-Effective Solution for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
  Yawar Naqvi, Leading the business development for PureSAF, KBR

11.20 Transforming for Zero-emission Transport

• Global marine biodiesel: demand drivers and opportunities today
  Catherine Caulfield, Business Development Manager – Marine Fuels, Argus, United Kingdom
• Panel: Aviation and maritime
  Christian Janssen, St1 • Jack Saddler, UBC • Catherine Caufield, Argus • Therese Jällbrink, Port of Gothenburg

12.10-13.30 Lunch

13.30 – Transforming for Zero-emission Transport

• Recent IMO Actions to support achieving 2030 GHG Strategy
  Ji-Man Seo, Senior Professional Officer, Marine Environment Division,
  International Maritime Organization IMO, United Kingdom
• Port of Gothenburg as renewable energy hub
  Therese Jällbrink, Renewable Fuel Expert, Port of Gothenburg, Sweden
• Development and status of methanol as a marine fuel
  Bengt Ramne, Managing Director, ScandiNAOS, Sweden

14.30-15.00 Coffee & tea at the mini-expo

15.00 End of conference day 

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15.00 – Free IEA Bioenergy seminar
Assessment of Successes and
Lessons Learned for Biofuels Deployment

• Luc Pelkmans, Technical Coordinator, IEA Bioenergy TCP, Belgium
• Tomas Ekbom, Program Director, Svebio, Sweden
• Heitor Cantarella, Director, Center for Soils and Environmental Resources, Brazil (Online)
• Franziska Müller-Langer, Head of Department Biorefineries, DBFZ, Germany (Online)
• Pralhad H Burli, Economist, Idaho National Laboratory, USA (Online)
• Panel: With above speakers and Bharadwaj Kummamuru, World Bioenergy Association

17.00-18.00 Wine & snacks: buffé

Please note that the program and study visits are preliminary and subject to change.