Final Conference 2009

Regional Biomass Action Plans

Within REGBIE+, all involved partners have established or supported stakeholder fora at regional level with the major aim of making ground for a Regional Biomass Action Plan (RBAP). Results, approaches and impacts from within and without the consortium have been presented on the project's final conference within the frame of the World Sustainable Energy Days in Wels on the 25th of Febuary 2009. You are welcome to download the presentations given (click on the title).

: From left to right: D. Überbacher, K. Grecka, R. Guisson, M. Elle, L. Zidek, V. Lyant, U. Nyffenegger

Programme

14.30		Opening & Welcome Short introduction to the project REGBIE+ Marion Elle, target GmbH, Germany
14.40		Regional Biomass Action Plans: Development & successful implementation Christine Öhlinger, O.Ö. Energiesparverband, Austria
15.00		Links between regional and national biomass action plans Niina Kautto, Joint Research Center, European Commission
15.20		Developing biomass heating in New England Timothy Maker, Biomass Energy Resource Center, USA
15.40		Regional biomass networks and information centres Volker Holtkämper, Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz NRW, Germany
16.00		The business model Biowin Asko Puhakka, North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
16.20		Training female renewable energy engineers Lisa-Ann Lamont, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Successful examples from European regions

17.20		Région Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, France Valentin Lyant, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
17.35		Canton of Berne, Switzerland Ulrich Nyffenegger, Amt für Umweltkoordination und Energie, Bau-, Verkehrsund Energiedirektion, Canton of Berne
17.50		Alto-Adige and Emilia Romagna, Italy Dietmar Überbacher, Ökoinstitut Südtirol/Alto Adige, Unit Energy and Climate
18.05		Zilina, Slovakia Ladislav Zidek, BIOMASA
18.20		Pomerania, Poland Katarzyna Grecka, Baltycka Agencja Poszanowania Energii S.A.
18.35		Flanders, Belgium Ruben Guisson, VITO
18.50		Discussion / end
19.30		Evening Programme
Chairperson Christine Öhlinger, Energiesparverband Oberösterreich, Austria and Marion Elle, REGBIE+ coordinator, target GmbH, Germany

Conference details

Venue: Stadthalle Wels, A-4600 Wels, Upper Austria/Austria
Date: Wednesday, 25 Feb 2009
Time: 14:30-19:30
Fee: 70 Euro (plus 10% VAT)
Languages: English, German

Conference Office:
O.Ö. Energiesparverband
Landstraße 45, 4020 Linz, Austria
Tel. +43/732/7720-14386
Fax +43/732/7720-14383
office(at)esv.or.at