{"id":11525,"date":"2021-10-13T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T12:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/?p=11525"},"modified":"2021-11-01T14:41:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T12:41:53","slug":"pidtrymka-bioenergetychnogo-doosnashhennya-energetychnogo-sektoru-ukrayiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/news\/11525\/","title":{"rendered":"Materials of webinar \u201cBioenergy retrofits for Ukrainian fossil heating and power sectors \u2013 European technologies and examples\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On September 22, 2021, the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine together with the BIOFIT project held the first online webinar \u201cBioenergy retrofits for Ukrainian fossil heating and power sectors \u2013 European technologies and examples\u201d from the series of webinars \u201cSupporting bioenergy retrofitting of the energy sector of Ukraine\u201d.&nbsp;The main goal of the webinar series is to promote cooperation and exchange between European industry and private sector players with stakeholders from research, industry, and the public sector in Ukraine regarding increasing uptake of bioenergy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was attended by 117 participants from various categories of stakeholders: representatives of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine, local governments, local state administrations, representatives of local communities, business, research institutions and other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uabio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BIOFIT-Twitter-1024-x-512px-webinar-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10766\" width=\"860\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uabio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BIOFIT-Twitter-1024-x-512px-webinar-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/uabio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BIOFIT-Twitter-1024-x-512px-webinar-1-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The overall aim<\/strong> of the BIOFIT project is to facilitate the introduction of bioenergy retrofitting in the following five industry sectors: first-generation biofuels, pulp, and paper, fossil refineries, fossil-firing power, fossil power, heat, and CHP plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the webinar, seven speakers shared their experience and knowledge with the Ukrainian audience to support Ukraine\u2019s power and heat sector towards bioenergy retrofitting.&nbsp;<strong>Manolis Karampinis<\/strong>&nbsp;(Research Associate, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas \u2013 CERTH) briefly introduced the BIOFIT project, its activities and outputs and explained how fossil fuel phase-outs in the EU power and heat sectors may provide opportunities for bioenergy retrofits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Georgii Geletukha<\/strong>&nbsp;(Head of Board, Bioenergy Association of Ukraine \u2013 UABIO) presented the current status of the energy supply and generation in the Ukrainian sectors and emphasized that the large untapped national potential of biomass (mostly agrobiomass) is in locations close to the existing coal and gas thermal plants, something that could support bioenergy retrofits provided that an enabling policy framework is adopted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bj\u00f6rn Forsberg&nbsp;<\/strong>(CEO &#038; Global Market Manager, WTS AB Powder Burners) gave a detailed technical overview of the wood powder combustion technology, which can be used to replace coal, gas or oil in steam and hot water boiler, as well as present the experience of a CHP plant in Poland that was capable of fully substituting coal through the installation of wood powder burners.&nbsp;<strong>Johanna Lind\u00e9n&nbsp;<\/strong>(CEO, Petro Bio AB)<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>presented the cases of a diverge portfolio of clients \u2013 a paper mill, a DH plant, a large laundry and a Waste-to-Energy plant \u2013 that were capable of substituting their fossil fuel consumptions with renewable biomass burned in the form of powder or bio-oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a short break,<strong>&nbsp;Preben Messerschmidt<\/strong>&nbsp;(Project Director, Power, Ramboll) explained how a conversion to biomass can be a viable, well-proven alternative for large-scale coal plants that would be otherwise decommissioned and discussed several technical challenges from the fuel switch as well as possible solutions.<strong>&nbsp;Joonas H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4inen<\/strong>&nbsp;(Sales Manager, Rebuilds and Conversions, Valmet) focused on the Bubbling Fluidized Bed (BFB) technology, a retrofit alternative that is well suited to existing coal and biomass boilers, as well as recovery boilers in pulp mills. The typical range of fuels that can be effectively handled by a retrofitted BFB, benefits and challenges to a conversion as well as examples of successful projects were presented.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally,&nbsp;<strong>Kamila Wagieca<\/strong>&nbsp;(Director Energy &#038; Public Affairs department, Veolia) highlighted how a European utility that takes advantage of modern technology and locally available biomass residues and by-products has retrofitted several of its facilities and phased out fossil fuel consumptions. The webinar was closed with a short Q&#038;A session, addressing questions from the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The event programme and all presentations are available<a href=\"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/events\/10759\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <strong>on this link<\/strong><\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-uabio wp-block-embed-uabio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OAVl4vinsT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/events\/10759\/\">Webinar &#8220;Bioenergy retrofits for Ukrainian fossil heating and power sectors \u2013 European technologies and examples&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Webinar &#8220;Bioenergy retrofits for Ukrainian fossil heating and power sectors \u2013 European technologies and examples&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; UABIO\" src=\"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/events\/10759\/embed\/#?secret=mT6VZX6yX8#?secret=OAVl4vinsT\" data-secret=\"OAVl4vinsT\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The second online webinar \u201cBiomethane: transfer of technologies, policies and best practices from European experience\u201d will be held on November 10, 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The programme and registration form is available <a href=\"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/events\/10791\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-uabio wp-block-embed-uabio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hCxBytz9pl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/events\/10791\/\">Webinar &#8220;Biomethane: transfer of technologies, policies and best practices from European experience&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Webinar &#8220;Biomethane: transfer of technologies, policies and best practices from European experience&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; UABIO\" src=\"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/events\/10791\/embed\/#?secret=nxeU42ggJi#?secret=hCxBytz9pl\" data-secret=\"hCxBytz9pl\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"clear: left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uabio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/eu.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10762\" width=\"107\" height=\"72\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The BIOFIT project has received funding from the European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 817999. The present document and workshop presentations reflect only the author&#8217;s view; the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 22, 2021, the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine together with the BIOFIT project held the first online webinar \u201cBioenergy retrofits for Ukrainian fossil heating and power sectors \u2013 European technologies and examples\u201d from the series of webinars \u201cSupporting bioenergy retrofitting of the energy sector of Ukraine\u201d.&nbsp;The main goal of the webinar series is to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,7,13,1,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-topical","category-materials","category-uabio-news","category-news","category-presentations"],"views":410,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uabio.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}