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TOMORROW’S THINKING TODAY

Developing UK Biogas

Building an AD infrastructure for waste, energy, heat and fuel

Programme includes:

• Business plans and financing

• Biogas upgrading

• Top speakers from leading organisations including: BiogenGreenfinch • National Grid • British Gas WRAP • Mercedes-Benz

WHO SHOuLD ATTeND• Senior waste and environmental

officers in Local Authorities

• Climate change and carbon management officers in Local Authorities

• Central government planners, advisors and policy makers in energy, agriculture, waste management and climate change departments

• Senior management in the waste industry

• Senior CSR, technology, energy and environmental management from food processing industries, food retailers and the catering industries

• Farmers, landowners and agricultural advisors and developers

• Technology developers, manufacturers and agents

• Environmental consultants

• Climate change and energy advisors and consultants

• Energy and utility companies

• Water and sewage companies

• Organisations considering renewable energy sources and fuels

• The recycling industries

• Technical and academic personnel

• Engineering and contracting companies

• Financial institutions and investment houses

• Biomass producers

• Renewable energy and fuel suppliers

• Research and academic organisations

• Planning officials involved in energy related projects

• PR companies involved in selling renewable energy to the UK

WHy yOu SHOuLD ATTeNDIn February 2010 DECC announced new Feed-In Tariffs, which aim to reward communities and businesses which generate electricity from renewable sources. These will be introduced in April 2010. Additionally, the results of the consultation on the Renewable Heat Incentive and the Methane Feed-In tariff will have very considerable effects on the development of biogas in the UK.Whilst the potential of AD is unquestionable – estimates suggest that 18% of the UK’s total gas demands could be supplied by renewable gas, and up to 48% of its residential gas demands – the delivery of plants is proving challenging.There is plentiful government enthusiasm for the development of an AD infrastructure, with five plants securing funding through the AD demonstrator arrangements, and high-level interest in the potential of this market from key energy industry players including British Gas and National Grid. However, development is frequently stalling as the management of all the variables throws up challenging issues.This important conference addresses these issues, and aims to provide the information, direct experience and industry knowledge to enable delegates to move their business plans forward.

WHAT yOu WiLL geT FrOM THiS CONFereNCe• Analysis of government policy and what this means for

the developing AD industry• Analysis of the financial incentives and support

mechanisms, and how these will affect risks and revenue• Discussion from industry leaders in waste, water and

energy on how the regulatory, technical and financial issues can be developed to ensure effective partnerships and industry growth

• A focus on feedstock - updates on local authority collections, a new focus on increasing commercial food waste collections, consideration of the energy value of different feedstock and the commercial implications of these in gas production

• Dealing with digestate – developing a market, ensuring the land bank, understanding its qualities, uses and benefits

• Essential financing issues - how to form a robust business case for AD development; accessing funding; an analysis of what the lenders want; discussion from on-going AD projects leaders; risk management

• The development of heat distribution – the mechanics and technicalities; financing models

• Gas to grid – experiences from British Gas case studies in the UK and what these imply for future development paths; the economics and technical aspects of upgrading gas to grid quality

• Biogas to vehicle fuel development – market opportunities and key speakers from the Renewable Energy Association, a french case study and Mercedes Benz, vehicle manufacturer

Developing uk Biogas addresses the issues that are critical to the development of Anaerobic Digestion in the uk. With plenty of time built in for questions and discussions, and with debate panels featuring experts in their fields, Developing uk Biogas brings you the analysis, information, discussion and networking opportunities that are essential for the development of this industry.

Book your place today – its the future of your business!

Approved by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, this conference provides

two days towards the Institution’s Graduate Structured Learning& Development Programme,

Or 13 hours of Continuing Professional Development

www.recyclingwasteworld.co.uk/conferences

SUppORTING ORGANISATIONSMembers of supporting

organisations have a 10% discount off the standard delegate rate – see the

back cover booking form for further details.

22 & 23 June 2010

On Farm energy generation Securing revenue streams from land based energy

Stoneleigh Park Conference Centre,

Warwickshire

An in-depth analysis of Anaerobic Digestion and other renewable energy options for the agricultural sector, this conference will assess the options open to the farming community as the market looks increasingly towards on-farm energy generation.For further information, delegate bookings and exhibitor details call Recycling and Waste World Conferences on 01722 717031www.recyclingwasteworld.co.uk/conferences For further information on RASE see www.rase.org.uk

Exhibition OpportunitiesYour chance to reach your target audience

and actively participate in the conference.

If this appeals to your company please

contact 01722 717031 or email events@

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Photograph of BiogenGreenfinch Anaerobic Digesters at Westwood Facility in Northamptonshire Copyright BiogenGreenfinch 2010. All rights reserved.

Developing uk BiogasBuilding an AD infrastructure for waste, energy, heat and fuel24-25 June 2010, Stoneleigh Park Conference Centre, Warwickshire

Thursday 24 June 201009.20 Welcome

Jon Benson, Publishing Director, A & D Media Ltd, Recycling and Waste World

09.25 Chairman’s introduction Michael Chesshire, Chairman of the Renewable Energy Association Biogas Group; Technology Director, BiogenGreenfinch

09.35 Opening address Speaker to be confirmed, after the election

Policy, strategy and implementation 10.00 implementation of government AD strategy – key issues

• Delivering the implementation plan – how will the shared goals be achieved, are they still applicable and what are the developments? • Capital development funding – results so far and future opportunities • Market developments for digestate – an outline of WRAP’s activities and future plans • Training the work force – the need to develop a skill base, the role of industry bodies and business opportunities in training • Funding opportunities Nina Sweet, Organics Sector Specialist, WRAP

10.25 Developing Anaerobic Digestion in response to government’s renewable energy policies • Where AD fits in the government’s Renewable Energy Strategy • Current energy policies relevant to AD – heat & power • Sourcing and securing feedstock – is there a role for energy crops, and if so, what? • Wider resource availability and competitiveness issues Lucy Hopwood, Land and Agriculture Manager, NNFCC

10.45 Question and answer session

10.55 regulatory, technical and financial issues – potential synergy of water and waste • Working partnerships and regulatory hurdles that need to be overcome • Financial implications of joint industry agreements • Capacity in the water industry for further AD development in the UK Ken Shapland, Environmental Regulation Manager, Severn Trent Water Ltd; President CIWEM, Chairman Water UK Environmental Permitting Group

11.15 refreshments

Incentives, support mechanisms and grid development11.45 An analysis of the incentives and support mechanisms

for the developing biogas industry • The FIT – does this provide the incentive required for the small scale producer? Does it achieve its objectives for the larger scale producer? • The RHI and the biomethane injection tariff – how do the support mechanisms tie together and what will their implications be? • What direction will the industry now develop in and will the potential for heat delivery be achieved through these mechanisms? • The relationship between FiTs and ROCs – key points and financial differences. • Choosing the appropriate support mechanism for the medium sized plant, criteria for choice, comparative economics, implications for businesses • How can developing businesses in the biogas area capitalise on what’s available? • Do the economics stack up for investors? Michael Chesshire, Chairman, Renewable Energy Association Biogas Group; Technical Director, BiogenGreenfinch

12.15 injecting gas into the grid; regulatory, technical and economic challenges; facilitating the connection process; how to maximise the potential of renewable gas • Removing the barriers to implementation – the technical and regulatory issues that need to be addressed by both the gas generator and the gas network provider to ensure gas injection success • The impact of government policies and incentives, including the heat tariff and the biomethane injection element – are they sufficient to help the development of the market? • Economics – do the costs/returns stack up so far, and what else needs to be done to fulfil market potential? Who pays for connection, and what are the implications for the industry? Steven Vallender, Head of the Sustainable Gas Group at National Grid, National Grid

12.40 Question and answer session

13.00 Lunch

Market development issues – collection, digestate use, planning14.00 increasing food waste collections from household and

commercial sources • Analysis of government funded food waste collection trials • Analysis of consumer attitudes to food waste collections • Optimum approaches to the design of collection services and communications • Opportunities for collection of food waste from businesses and schools Linda Crichton, Local Government Services, WRAP

14.25 recycling Quality Digestate to Land: Soil Fertility Benefits • Digestate quality and properties for land application (PAS110/Quality Protocol) • Legislation – Environmental Permitting and Nitrate Vulnerable Zone regulations • Landbank availability – do we have enough land nationally and regionally? • Crop available nutrient supply and soil organic matter benefits • Application to crops – practical challenges • Market development and economics Prof. Brian J Chambers, Head of Science – Environment, ADAS Group of Companies

14.45 Achieving planning success – addressing the key challenges and hurdles in AD planning applications • Issues pertinent to waste and energy planning – site location, local opposition, environmental permitting, environmental impacts • Optimising location choices for energy offtake and energy efficiency, digestate offtake issues, transport • Making the planning policy case for AD • Key requirements for a successful planning application Karl Cradick, Director, Savills

15.05 Question and answer session

15.15 refreshments

Community energy development15.40 Community energy policy planning and delivery

– implications for AD Dr Tim Rotheray, CHPA Policy Manager

16.00 gutsgemeinschaft plant – a case study of a community based AD project and District Heating Scheme • A brief overview of the Gutsgemeinschaft plant and its development • Development of a Micro Grid • Structure of the community heating system • Technicalities and issues of developing a community based project and micro grid • Financing the community project, who’s responsible? • Ensuring community buy-in • Responsibility of continued maintenance and development • Government support structure – what initiatives does the government provide for community based schemes? • The UK compared to Germany, how do we secure the future of community based projects in the UK? Ute Koners, Project and Sales Manager, MT-Energie

16.20 Community Based AD in the uk – A case study of Leominster • Overview of the organizational structure • Community involvement • Use of local resources as a feedstock, local use of digestate and possible uses for heat and electricity within the community • Financing, how do you mitigate the risks in terms of production, feedstock and technology • Timescales for the project and progress so far Philipa Roberts and Jay Abrahams, LeAD Steering Group

16.35 Question and answer session and industry discussion – Securing long term feedstock deliverability – can the uk develop waste and collection strategies to ensure biogas development? is digestate a valuable product in its own right? How do the economics of AD stack up for local authorities and the waste industry? Matthew Homer, Street Scene Strategy Manager, Environment and Regeneration, Islington Council Ben Jennings, County Waste Manager, Devon County Council David Timson, Environment Project Manager - Waste, Sainsbury’s Lucy Hopwood, Land and Agriculture Manager, NNFCC Senior representative to be confirmed, UK Waste Industry

Developing uk BiogasBuilding an AD infrastructure for waste, energy, heat and fuel24-25 June 2010, Stoneleigh Park Conference Centre, Warwickshire

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17.10 Selling it to the public – how do we make the uk love the bugs! • How can communications be used to reconcile opposing views of AD, counter the myths about the technology and encourage public acceptance and participation? • Why is the language we use so crucial to winning hearts and minds? • Communications lessons that AD can learn from other sectors of waste management? Paul Davison, Managing Director, Proteus PR

17.30 Chairman’s conclusion and close of Day 1

Friday 25 June 201009.00 Chairman’s introduction

John Baldwin, Managing Director, CNG Services

Financing AD – developing the business case, securing funding, mitigating risk09.10 Securing funding - a guide to developing and delivering

a winning business case for AD development looking at: • Feedstock and technology selection • Marketing strategy for the outputs • Site requirements • Outline design • Financial appraisal • Health and Safety • Project risk Amaya Arias Garcia, Principal Process Engineer, RPS

09.30 Anaerobic digestion – a viable investment vehicle for a bank? • An outline of The Cooperative Bank’s investment policy • What the investor is looking for in project based investment • The lender’s key concerns – security, risk mitigation, pay back and returns • What the industry needs to do to ensure greater funding James Sutcliffe, Head of Renewable Energy, The Cooperative Bank

09.50 Question and answer session10.00 AD project finance from the Private equity investor

point of view • What the investor is looking for • Risk mitigation • Long term vision and security of variables • How the economics stack up • AD or other renewables – why should investors choose AD? Alex Betts, Managing Director of CPE, Climate Change Capital

10.20 Post financial-crunch – novel methods of financing through community investment? • An exploration of partnerships and models to secure lending for a nascent industry • Drawing on SSE experiences in wind energy funding for communities – can these structures be replicated for AD? • Development potential for AD through Community Investment Companies (CIC) • Social Enterprise - is it for sandal-wearers only? Why is the Conservative Party looking at it? Samantha Fuller, Analysis and Development Manager, Scottish and Southern Energy

10.40 Question and answer session and industry discussion – Will financing prove to be the block to the development of an AD infrastructure? With panel guests: Tim Evans, Managing Director, Renewable Zukunft Richard Simon-Lewis, Senior Director, Renewable Energy, Lloyds Banking Group Shaun Flynn, Business Development Manager, Selby Renewable Energy Park

11.15 refreshments

Biogas upgrading, drivers and opportunities11.40 The way forward - gas to grid or gas to fuel?

The carbon analysis • Brief synopsis of the analysis currently being carried out • Emissions calculations – direct emissions, indirect emissions • Carbon analysis of the different energy uses of biogas: electricity, heat (including gas to grid), vehicle fuel • Choices for the optimum utilization of biogas • A comparison of the carbon impacts using waste biomass for biofuel with biofuel derived from energy crops

• Suggestions for policy development and market structures Ann Ballinger, Senior Consultant, Eunomia Research and Consulting

12.00 Anaerobic digestion and biogas development from an energy supplier’s point of view • Research and objectives of British Gas’s 5 projects currently under development • Understanding the variables - partners, feedstock, proposed energy output, contractual arrangements • Implementation challenges and hurdles – what works and what doesn’t and where the difficulties lie • Lessons learnt and proposals for future development improvements • RHI feedback • Where to now? Next steps for British Gas Martin Orrill, Head of Energy Technology and Innovation, British Gas plc

12.25 Technical and economic aspects of upgrading biogas to grid quality • Analysis of the different sources of feedstock and their energy values • Cleaning up biogas for injection into the grid and the technology involved • Economic aspects of cleaning biogas for injection into the grid Stephen MuCulloch, UK Business Development Manager, Chesterfield Biogas

12.45 Bio-SNg – a complimentary technology to AD for large scale gas production? • An explanation of the technology and its potential role in waste utilisation for energy • Examples of activities globally • Its potential role in the UK Chris Manson-Whitton, Head of Bio-Energy, Progressive Energy Ltd

13.00 Question and answer session13.15 Lunch 14.10 government policy and support mechanisms for

bio-methane based vehicle fuels • Renewable transport fuel incentives • What are the economic impacts of the incentives? • What policy is the government feeding in to renewable fuels at the moment? • Do the current policies work? What effect are they having on the industry? • What does the future look like, future policies planned? David Collins, Head of Biodigestion, UK Biogas Group, REA

14.30 Local authority biogas production – the Lille biogas project for vehicle fuel and grid injection • An outline of Lille and its area, the feedstocks available for biogas production (biowaste and sewage sludge), • The mechanics involved in collection • Organisation, structure and decision-making processes between stakeholders • Economics of production, the impact of the feed-in tariffs in France • Technologies employed in two upgrading plants • Future prospects Pierre Hirtzberger, Deputy Head of Urban Waste Division, Lille Métropole Urban Community

14.55 Biogas vehicle fuel development from the vehicle manufacturer’s point of view • An analysis and comparison of the production, running costs and carbon count comparing CNG vehicles, standard diesel, standard petrol and electric vehicles. • Vehicles run on CNG – how does their performance and efficiency compare to diesel /electric / petrol vehicles • Taxation structure for BioMethane - developing incentives and support mechanisms that encourage distribution development and vehicle take-up • Results so far of trials and tests • Development of distributor and refuelling systems –incentives? • Market economics – can we source enough BioMethane, and what are the first steps for achieving this? • How Mercedes see this market developing Nick Blake, Sales Engineering Manager – Commercial Vehicles Mercedes-Benz UK

15.15 Question and answer session and industry debate – What direction will the biogas industry take in the uk? With panel guests: Richard Lilleystone, Chief Executive, Gasrec, Martin Orrill, Head of Energy Technology and Innovation, British Gas plc Chris Manson-Whitton, Head of Bio-Energy, Progressive Energy Ltd

15.45 Chairman’s conclusion, refreshments and networking opportunity

16.00 Close of conference

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