The VIV Asia Biogas Conference is organized with support of the GIZ Project Development Program. The Program forms part of the “renewables - Made in Germany” Initiative by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). The initiative aims at sharing knowledge and technology and creating business partnerships and sector-specific networks between German and Southeast-Asian companies and business associations in order to join forces to maximize project opportunities in the field of renewable energies.
Date: 12 March 2015
Location: BITEC
Please find the preliminary program below.
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Preliminary Program
INTRODUCTION (plenary)
10.30 hrs |
Welcome remarks |
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Thomas Chrometzka, Director Renewable Energy, GIZ
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10.40 hrs |
Thailand\'s strategy for biogas development |
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Jariya Budnard, Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE)
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11.00 hrs |
Trends from the use of biogas technology in Germany |
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Lucas Wagner, German Biogas Association (FvB) |
PARALLEL SESSIONS
GROUP I: What\'s high, what\'s dry? Remaining potential and trends in biogas market development
11.30 hrs
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Biogas from animal by-products, manure, agricultural crop waste and energy crops:
remaining potential and ways to tap them in Thailand and ASEAN |
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Dr. Pruk Aggarangsi, Energy Research and Development Institute (ERDI)
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12.00 hrs |
Technology trends in biogas from agricultural, agro-industrial and food waste |
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Marcello Barbato, EnviTec Biogas Philippines
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12.30 hrs
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Questions and Answers
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13.00 hrs |
Break |
GROUP II: Farming for driving: biofuels
11.30 hrs |
Compressed Biogas (CBG) for Thailand - Status Quo and Policy Development |
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N.N., Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency
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12.00 hrs |
Biogas upgrading and utilization as Bio-CNG or Bio-LNG for vehicle fuelling |
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Dr. Alfons Schulte-Schulze Berndt, CEO, Schmack Carbotech GmbH
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12.30 hrs
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Questions and Answers
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13.00 hrs |
Break |
GROUP III: Sustainability of Biogas Projects
14.00 hrs |
Sustainable crop cultivation and use of digestate |
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Dorothea Hoffmann, Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture/ Bayerische Landesanstalt
für Landwirtschaft (LfL) |
14.45 hrs |
Integrating communities in the value chain |
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Dr. Yotsawin Kukeawkasem, Smallholder Farming & Agribusiness Expert
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15.30 hrs |
Questions and Answers |
GROUP IV: Best practice of safe and successful O&M
14.00 hrs |
Risk Assesment and Safety Guidelines of Biogas Plants |
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Lucas Wagner, German Biogas Association (FvB) |
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14.45 hrs |
Emission control and value added technology for digestate |
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Henk Haaring, General Manager, Dorset Green Machines bv |
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15.30 hrs |
Questions and Answers |
CLOSING OF CONFERENCE (plenary)
16.00 hrs |
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Summary and Biogas Market Trends South-East Asia |
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Vincent Choy, Asia Pacific Biogas Alliance |
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16.45 hrs |
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Closure |
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Thomas Chrometzka, Director Renewable Energy, GIZ |