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Programme
The programme of the Info Day was based on presentations of experts in the
biomethane sector, which stimulated lively discussions. In the late afternoon an
open debate took place in the framework of a round table discussion – in which
high level representatives shared their views and the potential pathways ahead. Of
course this discussion included the audience as well. Likewise the breaks were
intensively used for network activities and for the recognition of potential business
activities.
The Info Day started with the welcome of the participants by the CEO of the
Austrian Energy Agency opening the second National Info Day. The programme
consisted of four main parts:
The first part focused on sustainability issues, like the ongoing discussion in
the ILUC process and the availability of sustainable substrate.
The second part was dedicated to activities on European level in terms of
harmonization efforts dealing in particular with trade and technical
standards – whereas
The third part concentrated on different topics which do have or will have
an impact on the biomethane sector, like the proposed directive dealing
with infrastructure for alternative fuels or on progress of technologies which
enable a higher specific biogas earning per ton substrate input.
The fourth part consisted of a round table discussion which mainly dealt
with incentive mechanism needed to boost the biomethane sector. Of
course the framework was more or less provided by the 20/20/20 goals,
taking the latest German developments into consideration concerning. The
discussion was not restricted to the topic electricity generation by RES but
was extended to all energy carriers – taking socio economic impacts into
account.
The main results of the discussion are summarized below identifying the conclusion
drawn in the course of the Info Day.
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