Woody Biomass for Transforming the Local Energy System（Nagano City）| Int'l Symposium

Program

Contents
Opening Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Renewable Energy Institute / Board Member, World Bioenergy Association (WBA) Remigijus Lapinskas, President, World Bioenergy Association (WBA) Luigi Finocchiaro, Senior Commercial officer, Advantage Austria, Austrian Embassy– Commercial Section
Keynotes : Development history of biomass heat market Heinz Kopetz, Founder of Austrian Biomass Association, Former Chairman of European Biomass Association (AEBIOM), Former President of the World Bioenergy Association (WBA)DL
Session 1 : Development of woody bioenergy Moderator：Takanobu Aikawa, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute Hisashi Kajiyama, President, Bioenergy Research & Investment（BERI） DL Volker Lenz, German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) DL Martin Nöbauer, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria (BMLFUW) DL Text
Session 2 : Global and local practices Moderator：Takanobu Aikawa, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute Ben Moxham, Director, Europe, Enviva DL Kelvin Hong, Great Resources, China DL Hironao Matsubara, Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP), Japan DL Chiaki Ikeya, Lab Forest Inc. Katsunori Maruyama, Director, Local Materials Promotion Office, Local Timber Utilization Division, Forestry Department, Nagano Prefectural Government DL
Closing Minoru Kumazaki, Chairman, Japan Woody Bioenergy Association DL

Contents

Opening

Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Renewable Energy Institute / Board Member, World Bioenergy Association (WBA)
Remigijus Lapinskas, President, World Bioenergy Association (WBA)
Luigi Finocchiaro, Senior Commercial officer, Advantage Austria, Austrian Embassy– Commercial Section

Keynotes : Development history of biomass heat market

Heinz Kopetz, Founder of Austrian Biomass Association, Former Chairman of European Biomass Association (AEBIOM), Former President of the World Bioenergy Association (WBA)DL

Session 1 : Development of woody bioenergy
Moderator：Takanobu Aikawa, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute

Hisashi Kajiyama, President, Bioenergy Research & Investment（BERI） DL
Volker Lenz, German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) DL
Martin Nöbauer, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria (BMLFUW) DL Text

Session 2 : Global and local practices
Moderator：Takanobu Aikawa, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute

Ben Moxham, Director, Europe, Enviva DL
Kelvin Hong, Great Resources, China DL
Hironao Matsubara, Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP), Japan DL
Chiaki Ikeya, Lab Forest Inc.
Katsunori Maruyama, Director, Local Materials Promotion Office, Local Timber Utilization Division, Forestry Department, Nagano Prefectural Government DL

Closing

Minoru Kumazaki, Chairman, Japan Woody Bioenergy Association DL

Successful case-stories from Europe on woody biomass utilization will be introduced, including heat utilization which is still an under-developed market in Japan. There will also be domestic companies and local government officials discussing future directions of woody biomass energy developments. This symposium is held as part of the International Wood Fair 2017*.

Date & Time :	Wednesday, 24th May 2017 13:00-17:00　(12:30 venue open) (Japanese-English simultaneous translation available)
Venue :	Conference Room 1, Wakasato Municipal Cultural Hall, Nagano City Access
Organized by :	Renewable Energy Institute World Bioenergy Association
Supported by :	Japan Woody Bioenergy Association (JWBA) Advantage Austria Tokyo
Admission	Free (prior registration required)

*About International Wood Fair 2017
The International Wood Fair is a global exhibition to showcase all kinds of the latest forest-related equipment, technology and information coming from both inside and outside Japan. The event creates opportunities for local governments, foresters, manufacturers, trading firms and other players to establish and strengthen contacts with each other and obtain technologies and know-how that will help realize "competitive forestry" to succeed in global market

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