6 October (Tuesday)
08:45–09:45 Participant registration, networking over coffee
10:00–10:10 Conference opening
10.10–11.20 Session I. Policy and law: biomass in the new strategy for the energy and heating sectors
1/The heating sector transformation strategy to 2040 – the role of biomass
2/RED III and sustainability criteria – what is changing for biomass-fired installations?
3/The timber industry and the biomass sector – energy wood, the cascade principle and raw material availability
4/Straw as a fuel for district heating – potential, limitations and requirements for plants
11:20–12:10 Panel discussion with experts: Wood biomass in Poland – an availability crisis or a game-changer?
12:10–12:30 Coffee break
12:30–13:30 Session II. Supply and demand – biomass demand in Poland and new sources of raw material
1/ Trends among biomass suppliers – Europe, the Baltic Sea region and imports from outside the EU
2/ Biomass consumption and utilisation potential in Poland
3/ Biomass heat sales and fuel contracting models
13:30–14:30 Lunch
14:30–15:30 Session III. Technology and innovation: how to burn efficiently, optimise operations and manage a plant?
1/Modern biomass boilers and cogeneration systems – an overview of solutions
2/Biomass supply logistics and fuel storage
3/AI and digitalisation in heating and power plants
