Within a one-day conference, employees of BIOENERGY 2020+ present the research results from current projects. There is also an exciting outlook on the Center's future research strategy.

Where: Graz University of Technology, lecture hall BMT, Stremayrgasse 16/EG, 8010 Graz
When: 06. April 2018, from 09:00 to 16:00. Limited number of participants. Registration required!
Contribution towards expenses: EUR 50,-- (existing project partners free of charge)
Conference language: English
If you are interested, please contact claudia.peternell@bioenergy2020.eu

Program (preliminary, program modifications reserved)

9:00 to 11:00: Session 1: Biomass combustion, biomass gasification and related processes and technologies

Walter Haslinger: Welcome and introduction to the program of the day

Franziska Klauser: Effect of oxidizing catalysts on particulate matter composition and PAH emissions of a wood stove

Stefan Retschitzegger: Corrosion in biomass fired boilers

Elisa Carlon: Demonstration of pellet boilers under real-life operating conditions: laboratory tests, on-site monitoring and dynamic simulation

N.N.: Outlook on the research topics for the period 2019 to 2023 in the field of fixed bed biomass conversion technologies

Gerald Weber: Developments in syngas research for production of fuels & chemicals – from lab to pilot scale

Michael Kraussler / Matthias Binder: Experimental and techno-economic evaluation of gasification-based BioH2 and BioSNG production

Matthias Kuba: Ash and bed material research in fluidized bed gasification of biogenic feedstock from lab- to industrial scale

Markus Luisser: Outlook on the research topics for the period 2019 to 2023 in the field of fluidized bed biomass conversion technologies and syngas

11:00 to 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 to 13:00: Session 2: Biotechnological processes, algal biorefineries and CFD modelling and simulation

Katharina Meixner: Phototrophic PHB production with Cyanobacteria

Markus Ortner: High added value bio-refinery products by synergistic processing of different industrial waste streams

Bernhard Drosg: Outlook on the research topics for the period 2019 to 2023 in the fields of bioconversion and biogas

Ali Shiehnejadhesar: Numerical modelling of a fixed bed updraft gasifier

Thomas Gruber: Transient CFD simulation of a log wood stove

Ramin Mehrabian: Outlook on the research topics for the period 2019 to 2023 in the field of CFD modelling and simulation

13:00 to 14:00 Lunch time

14:00 to 16:00: Session 3: Supply and value chains, automation and control and smart and micro grids

Christa Dissauer: Econometric tools to analyse challenges and opportunities in a biobased economy

N.N.: Value chains for future bio-based economy based on torrefaction

Christoph Strasser: Outlook on the research topics for the period 2019 to 2023 in the field of sustainable supply and value chains

Christopher Zemann: Online adjustment of the residual oxygen content of biomass furnaces based on a continuous estimation of the current CO l characteristics

Viktor Unterberger: Adaptive method for predicting the yield of solar thermal plants

Daniel Muschick: Modular Energy Management System for the operation of cross-sectoral energy system

Markus Gölles: Outlook on the research topics for the period 2019 to 2023 in the field of automation and control of thermal processes

Klaus Lichtenegger: OptEnGrid – optimisation of cross-sectorial energy systems

Michael Stadler: Outlook on the research topics for the period 2019 to 2023 in the fields of smart electric and micro grids

16:00 End of conference

Please note that photos are made at the venue and may be published for the purpose of documenting the event.

2018-03-02