Bio-SNG ’09

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Final Programme

DAY 1 May 26, 2009
09:30 Welcome coffee
10:15 10:30 Welcome, Introduction S. Stucki, PSI, CH
Session 1 The potential of Bio-SNG
10:30 10:50 Bio-SNG and its role within the future energy system A. Wokaun, PSI, CH
10:50 11:20 The role of Bio-SNG in the European gas industry A. Vogel, E.ON Ruhrgas, DE
11:20 11:50 Bio-SNG: A promising fuel option for motor vehicles? C. Bach, EMPA, CH
11:50 12:20 European Bio-SNG strategy – Possibilities and constraints in the context of limited biomass resources M. Kaltschmitt, DBFZ, DE
12:20 12:40 Biomass availability for Bio-SNG in Switzerland R. Zah, EMPA, CH
12:30 14:00 LUNCH, Posters
Session 2 Gasification and catalytic methanation technologies for SNG
14:00 14:20 Optimizing indirect gasification for SNG production R. Rauch, TU Vienna, AT
14:20 14:40 Pressurized steam/oxygen gasification V. Bush, Gas Technology Institute, USA
14:40 15:00 Indirect gasification by retrofitting fluidized bed boilers H. Thunman, Chalmers University, SE
15:00 15:20 Milena gasifier system for large scale SNG production B. van der Drift, ECN, NL
15:20 16:00 Coffee break, Posters
16:00 16:20 Catalytic methanation in fluidized bed S. Biollaz, PSI, CH
16:20 16:40 The Güssing methanation plant S. Möller, CTU, CH
16:40 17:00 Fixed bed methanation M.M. Weiss, Lurgi, DE
17:00 17:20 Adjusting methanation stoichiometry via AER process U. Zuberbühler, ZSW, DE
18:00 Evening programme, Dinner

DAY 2 May 27, 2009
Session 3 Hydrothermal production of SNG from wet biomass
09:00 09:20 PSI’s catalytic hydrothermal gasification process F. Vogel, PSI, CH
09:20 09:40 Salt separation & recovery from supercritical water M. Schubert, PSI, CH
09:40 10:00 Pilot-scale demonstration of biomass gasification in supercritical water N. Boukis, FZK, DE
Session 4 Gas upgrading and grid injection
10:00 10:20 Injection of Bio-SNG into the gas grid:
defining the specifications
M. Seifert, SVGW, CH
10:20 10:40 Gas upgrading technologies R. Baciocchi, ETHZ, CH
10:40 11:10 Coffee break, Posters
Session 5 System integration, LCA and economic analysis
11:10 11:30 Flexible polygeneration – Interest of a combined heat,
power and SNG unit
J.-C. Valle-Marcos, EDF, FR
11:30 11:50 thermo-economic optimization of SNG production systems F. Maréchal, EPFL, CH
11:50 12:10 LCA of SNG from biomass B. Steubing, EMPA, CH
12:10 12:30 Environmental and economic aspects if Bio-SNG compared
to other biofuels
F. Müller-Langer, DBFZ, DE
12:40 14:00 LUNCH, Posters
Session 6 A bright future for SNG from biomass
14:00 14:30 The GoBiGas project M. Hedenskog,
Göteborg Energi, SE
14:30 14:50 NG from algae using a closed loop process C. Ludwig,  PSI/EPFL, CH
14:50 15:00 Closing M. Kaltschmitt, DBFZ, DE
15:00 Farewell coffee