December 14 (Thursday)

08:30-09:30 – Guest registration, welcome coffee and networking 

09:45 – Opening of the 8th Biogas Congress, Maciej Kosiński, Magazyn Biomasa, prof. Jacek Dach, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu

9:45-10:00 – Opening presentation: Dynamics of change on the Polish biogas market in 2020-2023, Beata Klimczak, „Magazyn Biomasa”

10:00-11:20 Session I: Biogas in Poland and Europe – national legislative and policy frameworks

1. Biogas and biomethane in Europe – report 2023, Natalia Walczak, European Biogas Association
2. Biomethane in Poland – strategic and investment perspective, Bartosz Safiejko, Strategy& Polska
3. Legal changes for biogas in 2023 – a new opening for biogas, Maciej Szambelańczyk, WKB Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr
4. First biomethane plant in Poland – case study, Miłosz Krzymiński, National Centre for Research and Development

11:20-12:10 – Leaders Forum – discussion panel with experts

12:10-12:30 – “Magazyn Biomasa” award ceremony 

12:30-12:50 Coffee break, networking

12:50-14:30 Session II: Direction towards decarbonization – biogas in the energy transformation 

1. ESG reporting and the biogas industry, Jakub Safijański, Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan
2. Biomethane – gamechanger for the industry, Sabine Dujacquier, Polish Biogas Group
3. Production and use of biogas from sewage and industrial waste – experience from the operation of installations on a full technical scale, Kraol Trojanowicz, PhD, Seen Technologie
4. Biogas and biomethane as fuels in the era of transformation and energy independence, Tomasz Kajdan, Biowatt
5. Environmental decisions for biogas plants – regulations and practical aspects of obtaining them, Monika Ostrowska, Bio-Industry

14:30-15:30 Lunch

15:30-17:00 Session III: Construction and operation of biogas plants – technology and solutions increasing the efficiency of the installation (part1)

1. Own needs for electricity, construction and operational differences of cogeneration units – comparison of biogas and biomethane plants, Krzysztof Maciąg, Tedom Poland
2. Progress in biogas production: SUMA mixing technology, the most important advantages for biogas operators and experience in the global market, Lena Undeutsch, Suma Ruhrtechnik
3. Biomethane production in Poland – observations and concepts of best practices in industrial biomethane projects, Hermann Benning, Revis Bioenergy
4. Desulphurization of biogas using iron hydroxide, Paweł Palkowski, FerroBio
5. Prefabricated reinforced concrete tanks – durability, quality, optimization of investment costs, Piotr Zając, A-Consult

17:00-18:00 Session IV: Financing and economics of biogas investements in Poland

1. Available investment financing mechanisms and the potential of biogas and biomethane market, Katarzyna Kurbiel-Auleytner i Wojciech Lewandowski, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
2. Investment financing from national and EU funds, Wojciech Nawrocki, Metropolis Doradztwo Gospodarcze
3. Transaction market in the area of biogas plants – investments or sale of biogas plants in Poland, Adam Kościelniak, A-RES 

18:30-19:30 Aperitif and networking

20:00 Evening banquet

December 15 (Friday)

10:00-11:10 Discussion panel with experts: How to use the experience of mature markets in building the biogas sector in Poland?

11:10-12:50 Session V: Construction and operation of biogas plants – technology and solutions increasing the efficiency of the installation (part 2)

1. Variability of energy production in a biogas plant, Marek Jedziniak, Biogas System
2. Pioneering installation project for green transport: the largest integrated bio-LNG production facility in Germany, Tomasz Bukowski, go&biogas /EnviTec Biogas Poland
3. The influence of mixing the feedstock in fermentation chambers on the amount of biogas produced, Karol Jędrzejewski, Xylem Water Solutions
4. Personalized microelements in biogas and biomethane plants: know-how of Methodo Chemicals, Magdalena Wandulska, Methodo Polska
5. Shell – comprehensive operations, Aleksandra Radwańska, Radosław Gwardecki, Shell Polska

12:50-13:10 Coffee break, networking

13:10-14:10 Discussion panel with experts: Global market – local issue. How to talk about biogas with local communities?

14:10-15:10 – Session VI: From biogas to biomethane

1. Standardization of biogas purification technology, Paweł Filanowski, biogas expert
2. Certification of Polish biomethane for the German market, Henning Dicks, agriportance GmbH
3. The potential of biowaste from households and supermarkets in Biomethane production – case Tallinn, Estonia, Jani Kangasaho, Biovoima

15:10 – Ending of the 8th Biogas Congres

*The conference programme is subject to change