Program Tuesday, 21. January 2025Conference registration
Time
Room
Content
09:00-11:00
SESSION 4A: E-FUELS – STATE OF PLAY AND EXPECTATIONS
Moderation: Dr Kati Görsch, DBFZ German Biomass Research Centre gGmbH
Regulatory environment for eFuels
Marlene Hermfisse, eFuel Alliance e.V.
N.N.
Elmar Kühn, UNITI
DAWN – The world’s first industrial plant for production of synthetic fuels using solar thermal energy
Dr. Christoph Falter, SYNHELION SA
Challenges in green refineries
Jörg Schröder & Dr Kati Görsch, DBFZ German Biomass Research Centre gGmbH
11:00-11:30
Coffee and networking break
09:00-11:00
SESSION 4B: BIOETHANOL – EXPLOITING THE POTENTIAL NOW
Moderation: Christine Kroke, German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe)
100% renewable ethanol E85 fuel for petrol cars after 2035
Nicolas Kurtsoglou, IFP Energies Nouvelles & Bioéthanol France
E20 in India: nationwide introduction
Mitavachan Hiremath, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
Steelanol – sequestering carbon, creating value
Kristen Allison, LanzaTech Global Inc.
Utilising ethanol to enable the incorporation of additional renewable hydrocarbon streams
Prof Dr Roger Cracknell, Shell Global Solutions (UK)
Performance potential of sustainable petrol fuels, taking E 20 as an example – from the world of racing to our roads
Benny Leuchter, Max Kruse Racing Team
11:00-11:30
Coffee and networking break
09:00-11:00
SESSION 4C: INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN RENEWABLE FUELS
Moderation: Torsten Weidemann, German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe)
Global biofuel supply and demand outlook: impact of legislative developments and feedstock implications
Gabriel Ferrera Rojano, Stratas Advisors
Global HVO capacity
Nik Pais dos Santos, Argus HVO Market Reporter
HVO100 goes Germany: potential, price and market trends
Dr Hans Wenck, Chairman of the Board, Energy Industry Association for Medium-Sized Businesses e.V (MEW),
Trends in renewable fuel trading in a demand-driven environment
Sean Bartlett, Managing Editor Biofuels, Quantum Commodity Intelligence
11:00-11:30
Coffee and networking break
09:00-11:00
SESSION 4D: ADVANCED ALTERNATIVE FUELS – FROM RESEARCH TO PRACTICE
Moderation: Prof Dr Thomas Willner, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg)
Advanced alternative fuels for the German transport transition – Techno-economic-ecological assessment
Dr Ralph-Uwe Dietrich, German Aerospace Centre e.V. (DLR) – Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics
CO2 as a future feedstock for mobility and industry – The role of hydrogen & CO2 for energy transition & decarbonisation
Dr Armin Günther, AIR LIQUIDE Deutschland GmbH
Chemical recycling of plastic waste with the READi process for future fuels
Yasin Incedag, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg)
Synthetic gasoline from Freiberg – The 'DeCarTrans' project
Melena Peuker, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering
11:00-11:30
Coffee and networking break
11:30-13:30
SESSION 5A: FUEL RESEARCH – TAPPING INTO INNOVATION POTENTIAL
Moderation: Prof Dr Jürgen Krahl, Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences (TH OWL)
Biofuel research in the political field of tension between narratives and realities
Prof. Dr Martin Wortmann, German Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Moving towards the digital fuel twin: machine learning to describe fuel combustion
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Heinrich Klepp, Ostwestfalen–Lippe University of Applied Sciences (TH OWL)
Fuels for the German Armed Forces (the Bundeswehr) – Status quo, future developments and military-specific aspects
Dr Sarah Tschirner, Bundeswehr Research Institute for Materials, Fuels and Lubricants (WIWeB)
Biofuels with variable degrees of regeneration through use of Solketal
Julian Türck, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Particle formation in direct-injection petrol engines as a function of selected fuel parameters
Johanna Klose, Volkswagen AG
13:30-14:30
Lunch and networking break
11:30-13:30
SESSION 5B: DRIVEN BY BIOMETHANE
Moderation: Dirk Bonse, German Biogas Association
Experience in planning and construction of biogas upgrading plants, biomethane feed-in plants and CNG refuelling stations
Alfons Himmelstoß, AEV Energy GmbH
Climate-positive bus travel with biogas and electric powertrain (Neobus)
Lena Friedmann, CM Fluids AG
Potential for biomethane production: availability of advanced substrates
Lorena Arimón Martínez, purEnergy Resources Inc.
Digital sustainability certification of biomethane: standards and challenges
Thorsten Nascimento Rohling, agriportance GmbH
13:30-14:30
Lunch and networking break
11:30-13:30
SESSION 5C: GREEN WATERWAYS: BIOFUELS AND RENEWABLE FUELS IN SHIPPING
Moderation: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bert Buchholz, University of Rostock, CIMAC Germany
National action plan “Climate-friendly shipping”
Dr Sabine Möllenkamp, Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV)
FAME in shipping – B30 on its way around the world
Dr Ulrike Schümann, University of Rostock and Katharina Friedrich, AGQM Biodiesel e.V.
Opportunities and limitations to the scale-up of sustainable biofuels via BioTheRoS thermochemical biomass conversion technologies
Duygu Celik, WIP Renewable Energies
Onboard for climate protection: AIDA Cruises and biofuels in the maritime sector
Dr. Christoph Schladoer, Carnival Maritime GmbH
13:30-14:30
Lunch and networking break
11:30-13:30
SESSION 5D: BIOFUELS FROM WASTE AND RESIDUES
Moderation: Detlef Evers, Waste-Based Fuels Association (MVaK)
Potential of Nuseed Carinata to contribute to the EU’s decarbonisation efforts
André Paula Santos, Nuseed
Production of waste-based and advanced biofuels in Austria
Walter Sattlberger, Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH
RSX advanced fuels with a high share of renewables
Dr Ralf Türck, TECOSOL GmbH
The Union Database in sustainability documentation; help or burden?
Dr Paul Neumann, EUFEX Deutschland GmbH
13:30-14:30
Lunch and networking break
14:30-16:30
SESSION 6A: HYDROGEN FROM RENEWABLE ENERGIES
Moderation: Werner Diwald, German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (DWV)
FCEV: Key technology for achieving climate change mitigation targets in the transport sector
Werner Diwald, German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (DWV) e.V.
Price factors for future hydrogen
Niels Dögnitz, DBFZ German Biomass Research Centre, non–profit GmbH
Sustainability criteria for hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives as energy sources (NA 172–00–10–01 GAK) – Focus of German standardisation work
N.N., N.N.
BioH2 filling station at a biogas plant
Dr Andy Gradel, BtX energy GmbHX
16:30
End of conference
14:30-16:30
SESSION 6B: CLIMATE-FRIENDLY TRANSPORT: RENEWABLE FUELS IN HEAVY DUTY AND FREIGHT TRANSPORT
Moderator: Simon Brück, German Logistics Association (DSLV)
How can renewable fuels in heavy goods transport can be taken into account regarding regulation?
Dr Tobias Block, eFuel Alliance e.V.
B100 in heavy-duty applications – Trucks, buses, mobile machinery
Katharina Friedrich, AGQM Biodiesel e.V.
Three paths to the future - what role do renewable fuels play at Volvo Trucks?
Christoph Fitz, Volvo Trucks
HyFiT Fuels – Towards carbon–neutral and clean propulsion in heavy-duty transportation with hydroformylated Fischer–Tropsch fuels
PD Dr Andreas J. Vorholt, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr
16:30
End of conference
14:30-16:30
SESSION 6C: SOARING HIGH! RENEWABLE FUELS IN AVIATION
Moderation: Martin Kaltschmitt, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
Sustainable aviation fuel market outlook
N.N, SKYNRG
Germany as a leading market for sustainable aviation fuels
Siegfried Knecht, aireg – Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V., Chairman of the Board
Synchronising the journey with biomass–derived hydrogen: reinforcing dedication to sustainability in sustainable aviation fuels
Madhumita Gogoi Saikia (winner of the 2024 Young Talents competition)
Developing Brassica carinata as a biodiesel crop
Ebtihal Mohamed, The Australian National University
16:30
End of conference
14:30-16:30
SESSION 6D: RENEWABLE OPERATING ENERGY FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Moderation: Prof Dr Peter Pickel, Association of German Engineers (VDI), Society Technologies of Life Sciences
Which energy sources will be charged or refuelled in agriculture tomorrow? Initial results of the TrAkzeptanz project
Johannes Buchner, Weihenstephan–Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences at TUM Campus Straubing
Biomethane – Operating energy for agriculture?
Klaus Senghaas, New Holland – CNH Industrial Deutschland GmbH
Resilient food production with green tractors – The ResiTrac project
Peter Emberger, Technology and Support Centre (TFZ) in the Centre of Excellence for Renewable Resources, Renewable Fuels and Materials Department
Biodiesel in Stage V tractors
Dr Johannes Ettl, TFZ Straubing, Fabian Wohlfahrt CLAAS GmbH
16:30
End of conference
