December 12 (Thursday)
08:00 – 09:30 – Registration, networking
09:30 – 09:45 – Miłosz Motyka, Ministry of Climate and Environment
9:45-10:45 – Session I: Policy and regulatory
- The European biogas sector – where are we, where are we going? Marta Kamola-Martines, European Biogas Association
- EU agricultural policy – building sustainable and competitive agriculture, Jerzy Plewa, PhD, Team Europe
- Biogas market in Poland 2024, Łukasz Tomaszewski, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Permitting biogas projects, Radosław Wasiak, Wardyński & Partners
10:45 – 11:45 Panel discussion. 2024 – acceleration or stagnation? Moderated by Lech Bojarski, ,,Magazyn Biomasa”
Panelists:
- Representative of the Ministry of Climate and Environment (TBC)
- Representative of the Ministry of Agriculture (TBC)
- Director General of the National Agricultural Support Center (TBC)
- Representative of the PSG (TBC)
- Representative of the Gaz-System (TBC)
11:45-12:15 Awards of „Magazyn Biomasa”, coffee break
12:15-12:15 Session II: Economy and ecology
- Taxonomy direction – sustainable investments in the renewable gas sector, Katarzyna Harpak, European Climate Foundation
- Ambition levels of decarbonization targets for selected sectors according to scientific methodologies, Tomasz Gasinski, PhD, Deloitte Advisory
- Biogas plants business models, Paulina Walczak, Metropolis Doradztwo Gospodarcze
- Opportunities for the use of digestate in Poland, TBC
13:15-14:00 Session III: Agriculture
- Barriers to biogas development in the rural areas, Michal Ćwil, Gobarto
- Agricultural biogas – market development trends, Adam Orzech, NaturalnaEnergia.plus
- Focus on substrate, TBC
- Biogas as a driver to reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture, TBC
14:00-15:00 Lunch
15:00-16:00 Panel discussion. Competitive, modern, sustainable – agriculture of the future. Moderated by Jolanta Kaminska, ,,Magazyn Biomasa”
- Panelists:
- Roman Czernicki, Galia Green Power
- Łukasz Karmowski, Union of Polish Distilleries
- Wojciech Styburski, Agrointegration
- Representative of the Association for Sustainable Agriculture & Food in Poland
16:00-17:00 Session IV: Technologies, production optimization, substrate management
- Tanks – a key building block for agriculture, biogas, biomethane. How to choose a durable and tailored solution, Piotr Zając, A-Consult
- Solving ammonia problems in the fermentation process, Ángel Borruey, Ferro Bio
- Lease of TEDOM cogeneration units – reducing risks and costs of biogas plant construction, Krzysztof Maciąg, Tedom Poland
- Solutions to increase the proportion of substrate in the form of manure and chicken manure in biogas and biomethane plants. Methodo know-how, Kacper Tetera, Methodo Poland
17:00-18:30 Session V: Investment financing
- Possibilities of financing the development of biogas plants in Poland – overview of available ones support programs and examples of completed investments, Daria Górna oraz Michał Szczepański, Edoradca
Discussion panel. Subsidies, credit, loan? Moderator: Beata Klimczak, ,,Biomass Magazine”
Panelists:
- Artur Wronkowski, A-RES
- Zsuzsanna Iwanicka, BOŚ Bank
- Representative of the Credit Agricole (TBC)
- Kamil Radziwon, Santander Bank Polska
18:30 Aperitif and networking
20:00 Gala dinner