CHP Goes Green Final Conference Programme ... - COGEN Europe

Final Conference of CHP Goes Green
CITIES AND BIO-ENERGY
COGENERATION
The CHP Goes Green project is an Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) co-funded project that promotes the use of renewable
energy sources (RES) in combination with cogeneration (also known as combined heat and power; CHP).
The advantage of the use of bio-energy CHP is self-evident, as it allows highest efficiency combined with an increase
of renewables’ share. The combination of RES and CHP is a key approach to reach the ambitious EU climate
and energy goals. However, it is not yet widely spread and implemented.
The CHP Goes Green project contributes towards achieving this goal through extensive information, experience
sharing and capacity-building of local and regional stakeholders on bio-energy CHP. So far the project has produced
the following results:
• Analysis of the European and regional legal and economic framework on bio-energy CHP and its impact on
the regional markets in 8 good practice cities/regions
• Development of action and implementation plans of good practice
• Eight public campaigns addressing policy makers, building owners and other bio-energy stakeholders
• Target-group specific promotion of best practices for RES-fuelled CHP approaching different groups of
building owners, planners and installers
• Initiating 24 new RES-CHP applications
• Training of policymakers with regard to technical, ecological and economic issues
• Transfer of generated good-practice to 16 further cities/regions
The CHP Goes Green project will end in June 2013. To ensure a widespread dissemination of the project results
among key stakeholders, a Final Dissemination Workshop will be held on Friday 19 April in the Crowne Plaza Hotel
in Brussels. Please find the draft agenda and registration form in this Conference brochure.
The main objective of this Final Conference is to present the final outcomes of the project and share the
experience of the project partners on how to best promote the uptake of RES-CHP in cities and regions
in Europe. The main target audiences are energy agencies, local and regional decision-makers, NGOs,
universities, associations, planners, consultancies and ESCOs.
The recommendations on the use of RES-fuelled CHP in cities and regions wil also be presented. In addition, the
event will also look at bio-energy in a broader perspective (role of technology and agriculture) and hear the view
of several best practice cities.
Participation to the Final Conference is free of charge.
For more information on CHP Goes Green, contact the project coordinator Elisabeth Dubbers.
by email: Dubbers@berliner-e-agentur.de or by telephone +49 (0) 30 29 33 30 - 603.
More information on the CHP Goes Green project can be found on www.chp-goes-green.info.
20 th Anniversary
This event is a part of the COGEN Europe Annual Conference, 18-19 April 2013, Brussels

Final Conference of CHP Goes Green
CITIES AND BIO-ENERGY
COGENERATION
Date: Friday, 19 April 2013
Time: 09.00 – 14.00
Place: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Rue Gineste 3
B-1210 Brussels, Belgium
Programme
09.00 Registration & Coffee
Key Drivers
10.00
10.20
Bio-energy CHP - potential and opportunities
Elisabeth Dubbers, Berlin Energy Agency
The market for biogas technologies in Europe
Paul Fay, City of Frankfurt (invited)
10.40
11.00
The use of biomass CHP in urban areas
Nathalie Devriendt, VITO
Discussion
Case Studies
11.15
Riga, Latvia: Līga Ozoliņa, Ekodoma
Latvia’s share of CHP in total electricity consumption has been increasing at a very fast pace from
20% in 2000 to 40% in 2010. Despite the large potential for renewable CHP, Latvia experienced a
modest growth due to the high investment costs involved. The City of Riga is particularly ambitious
about harnessing the existing potential for renewable CHP.
11.30
Berlin, Germany: Elisabeth Dubbers, Berlin Energy Agency
In Germany biogas and solid biomass are increasingly used in CHP plants, as a result of the strong
support that renewable energy sources receive. This upward trend is expected to continue following
the entry into force of the 2012 amended German Renewable Energy Law (EEG). The City of Berlin
has one of the most supportive approaches in Europe for CHP.
11.45
12.00
Italy: Marco Baresi, Turboden
Approximately 4% of the electricity generated in CHP mode is fuelled by biomass today, amounting
to 4224 GWh. Biomass CHP is expected to thrive in Italy, as the RES feed-in-premium for biofuels is
accompanied by a CHP bonus. One factor that will affect the growth of biomass CHP in Italy is that
the Italian renewable energy Decree establishes sustainability criteria for biomass, biogas, bioliquids
and waste treatment plants in order to control the quality and quantity of the raw materials used.
Discussion
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
20 th Anniversary
This event is a part of the COGEN Europe Annual Conference, 18-19 April 2013, Brussels

Final Conference of CHP Goes Green
CITIES AND BIO-ENERGY
COGENERATION
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Please send your registration to COGEN Europe at info@cogeneurope.eu or fax at +32 2 772 50 44
Participation to the Final Conference is free of charge.
For further information on the event, please contact Stefan Craenen
Tel: +32 2 772 82 90
Email: stefan.craenen@cogeneurope.eu
20 th Anniversary
This event is a part of the COGEN Europe Annual Conference, 18-19 April 2013, Brussels