December 12 (Thursday)
08:15 – 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
- Legal framework for biogas investments: perspectives and proposals for their changes, Radosław Wasiak, Wardyński & Partners
10:45 – 11:45 Panel discussion. Biogas 2024 – acceleration or stagnation? Moderated by Lech Bojarski, ,,Magazyn Biomasa”
Panelists:
- Sabine Dujacquier, Polska Grupa Biogazowa
- Józef Adam Kowalczyk, Fundacja Euro-Most
- Agnieszka Ozga, Gaz-System
- Marek Sawicki, Member of the Polish Parliament
- Łukasz Tomaszewski, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Grzegorz Wielgus, PSG
11:45-12:15 Awards of „Magazyn Biomasa”, coffee break
12:15-13:00 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
13:00-14:00 Session III: Agriculture
- Barriers to biogas development in the rural areas, Michal Ćwil, Gobarto
- Agricultural biogas – market development trends, Adam Orzech, NaturalnaEnergia.plus
- Biogas as a driver to reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture, Kinga Flis, LipCo Foods
- Substrate in a biogas plant: where to get it and how to manage it? Marek Jedziniak, PhD., Eng., Biogas System
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
- Jacek Dach, prof., PhD., Eng., Poznań University of Life Sciences
- Łukasz Karmowski, Association of Polish Distilleries
- Przemysław Krawczyk, Confederation Lewiatan
- Jerzy Próchnicki, PhD., Polish Association of Sustainable Agriculture and Food
- Wojciech Styburski, Agrointegracja
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
- Energy management of food waste (brown bin) in a biogas plant, Klaudiusz Nowotny, Nahtec
17:00-17:20 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
17:20-18:30 Discussion panel. Subsidies, credit, loan? Moderator: Beata Klimczak, ,,Biomass Magazine”
Panelists:
- Zsuzsanna Iwanicka, BOŚ Bank
- Marcin Orłowski, Galia Green Power
- Kamil Radziwon, Santander Bank Polska
- Artur Wronkowski, A-RES
- Paweł Wójtowicz, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
18:30 Aperitif and networking
20:00 Gala dinner
