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BA Webinar: Flexible bioenergy systems in the Ag sector with a focus on digestate utilisation
Fri 10 Jul 2020 14:00 — 15:00
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Please note time is 14.00 to 15.00 AEST  

Bioenergy Australia Webinar Series

Supported by IEA Bioenergy - Flexible Bioenergy and System Integration (Task 44)

Bioenergy is a flexible option to satisfy the fluctuating demand for electricity, heat and transport fuels. Biogas plants, in particular, are very flexible bioenergy sources because, in addition to the ability to produce different types of energy, they also generate a valuable by-product called digestate. Digestate is a nutrient-rich sludge that remains after anaerobic digestion (AD), which can be used as bio-fertiliser.

Join the webinar to hear about the application of flexible bioenergy systems in the agriculture sector and, in particular, the key role of digestate in improving the soil quality, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and bringing jobs and economic advantages to regions.

Everyone is welcome to join the webinar, especially operators of AD plants, farmers and agricultural companies, organic waste producers, regulators, and consultants.

 

Agenda:

2.00 - 2.05 pm: Welcome (Bioenergy Australia)

2.05 - 2.10 pm: Flexible Bioenergy and System Integration (Amy Philbrook, Australian representative on IEA Bioenergy Task 44) 

2.10 - 2.20 pm: case study from Australia - Kalfresh Bioenergy Facility: transforming agriculture through anaerobic digestion (Richard Gorman, Kalfresh)

2.20 – 2.30 pm: case study from Denmark - Regulation and monitoring of physical impurities in biomass (Rasmus Eisted, Danish EPA)

2.30 – 2.40 pm: case study from the USA - Flexible bioenergy solutions for increasing the carbon conversion efficiency of anaerobic digestion (Ian Rowe, U.S. Department of Energy)

2.40 - 3.00 pm: Q&A

 

Presenters:

Amy Philbrook

Dr Amy Philbrook is the Australian representative on IEA Bioenergy Task 44 and a board director of Bioenergy Australia.

 

Richard Gorman

Richard is the CEO of Kalfresh, a vertically integrated vegetable farming packing and marketing business.

 

Rasmus Eisted

Dr. Rasmus Eisted is an experienced senior expert on Circular Economy and Waste Management in the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

 

Ian Rowe

Ian Rowe is the technology manager within the bioenergy technologies office at the U.S. Department of Energy.

 

 

Cost:

Bioenergy Australia Members: FREE

Non-Members: $30 (excl GST)