8:30 – 9:30

Foyer of the Sofyivskiy Grand Hall, first floor

Registration of the conference participants, welcome coffee

09:30 – 10:00

The Sofyivskiy Grand Hall, first floor

Сonference Opening Ceremony, Welcome Addresses:

Andrii Herus, Committee of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Oleksandr Marikovskyi, Committee of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Oleksiy Orzhel, Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection (invited)

Ulana Suprun, MD, Acting Minister of Health of Ukraine (8/2016-8/2019)

Dafina Gercheva UNDP, Resident Representative to Ukraine

Georgii Geletukha, Chairman
Oleksandr Dombrovskyi, Co- Chairman
Sergii Savchuk, Co- Chairman

Yurii Snezhkin, Director ITTF NASU
Remigijus Lapinskas, Co- Chairman
Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen, Co- Chairman
Representatives of legislative and executive power

10:00 – 11:15

Section 1 “Strategy and policy issues”

Moderator: Georgii Geletukha

1. State policy on bioenergy development in Ukraine.

Sergii Savchuk (Head of State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine)

2. Global bioenergy development.

Remigijus Lapinskas (President of World Bioenergy Association)

3. How to achieve 100% renewable energy supply exemplified by the Danish case and Northern Europe.

Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen (Head of Center for Bioenergy and Green Engineering of Aalborg University, Denmark)

4. State and prospects of bioenergy development in Ukraine.

Georgii Geletukha (Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine)

11:15 – 11:45

Coffee break (Foyer of the Sofyivskiy Grand Hall, first floor)

11:45 – 13:00

The ceremony of public presentation of CU “Global 100 RE Ukraine”

Moderators: Ruslana, Oleksandr Dombrovskyi

5. Clean energy makes us free and opens up endless possibilities for the world!

Ruslana (Ambassador for Renewable Energy)

6. Goals and objectives of CU “Global 100RE Ukraine”.

Oleksandr Dombrovskyi (Head of CU “Global 100 RE Ukraine”)

7. Fighting climate change as a key challenge of 100RE UA.

Georgii Geletukha (Bioenergy Association of Ukraine,  

The founders of the CU “Global 100 RE Ukraine”

Q&A Session. Discussion.

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch (Premier Hall + Fireplace room on the ground floor of the Premier Palace Hotel)

14:00 – 16:00

Section 2 “Financing of bioenergy projects”

Moderators: Paata Janelidze, Remigijus Lapinskas

8. Results of the implementation of the UNDP project “Development and commercialization of bioenergy technologies in the municipal sector in Ukraine”, 2015-2019.

Paata Janelidze (UNDP Project, Kyiv, Ukraine)

9. Development of a feasibility study and technical documentation for projects using agricultural biomass within the framework of the UNDP project.

Yevhen Oliinyk (UNDP Project, Kyiv, Ukraine)

10. Renewable Power – Turnkey power plant solutions from Croatia.

Hrvoje Ungvari (Đuro Đaković TEP d.o.o., Slavonski Brod, Croatia)

11. EBRD experience in bioenergy projects.

Tetiana Markuta (EBRD, Ukraine)

12. PFAN - promoting investment in renewable energy projects.

Rostyslav Maraikin (PFAN Regional Coordinator Eastern Europe & Central Asia)

13. An overview of the European spot wood pellet market.

April Poore (Argus Biomass Markets, London, United Kingdom)

14.  Agrobiomass for energy. Horizon 2020 project AgroBioHeat.

Tetiana Zheliezna (Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine)

15. Techno-economic analysis of corn stover harvesting and processing into fuel briquettes and pellets.

Semen Drahniev (SEC Biomass, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine)

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee break (Foyer of the Sofyivskiy Grand Hall, first floor)

16:30 – 18:00

Section 3 “Electricity generation and heat production from solid biomass” 

Moderators: Volodymyr Kukovalsky, Volodymyr Maistryshin

16. Flexible electricity production in biomass CHP for grid balancing, experiences from Finland.

Pekka Ruohonen (Pöyry Finland Oy, Finland)

17. Production of cold from heat is a guarantee of 100% loading of the biomass boiler. Implementation experience.

Volodymyr Maistryshin (LLC "ENERSTENA UKRAINE", Kyiv, Ukraine)

18. Unique project - 6 MW boiler on sunflower husk pellets.

Oksana Martynenko, Oleksandr Piskarov (PrJSC «Philip Morris Ukraine», Kharkiv, Ukraine)

19. The experience of bio-TPP operation in Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky.

Volodymyr Kukovalsky (Yugenergopromtrans Ltd., Kyiv, Ukraine)

20. Siemens solution for biomass energy.

Oleksiy Balaba (Siemens Ukraine, Bioenergy Association of Ukraine)

21. Heat and power from biomass: technologies and successful cases.

Yuriy Farenyk (LLC "TEFF”, Odesa, Ukraine)

18:15 – 21:00

Reception for the conference participants

(Restaurant Atmosfera is located on the roof of the Premier Palace Hotel Kyiv and delights its guests with panoramic views of Khreshchatyk, the Bessarabian Market and the Olympic Stadium)

8:30 – 9:00

Welcome coffee (Foyer of the Sofyivskiy Grand Hall, first floor)

9:00 – 10:30

The Sofyivskiy Grand Hall, first floor

Section 4 “Strategy and policy issues”

Moderators: Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen, Maksym Sysoiev

22. Biogas is a moving sector. Biogas for decentral utilization and as transportation fuel. Biomethane in the European gas grid by 60-80 mill. Toe by 2030

Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen (Head of Center for Bioenergy and Green Engineering of Aalborg University, Denmark)

23. Fighting climate change with renewable transport fuels.

Asta Soininen (Neste Corporation, Finland)

24. Recovery of Energy and Materials from Urban and Agricultural Residues as an Alternative to Open Burning.

Alex Gittelson (WTERT Eastern Europe, NY, USA)

25. Challenges and opportunities for bioenergy projects due to implementation of the new electricity market.

Maksym Sysoiev (LLC "Dentons Europe", Kyiv, Ukraine)

26.  The role of biomass to provide energy independence Communities.

Stanislav Ignatiev (Kharkiv Energy Cluster, Ukraine)

27. The synergy of bioethanol and biogas within completed projects of  UTC.

Eugene Lukashevych (Ukrainian technology company, Ukraine)

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break (Foyer of the Sofyivskiy Grand Hall, first floor)

11:00 – 13:00

Section 5 “Biogas, biomethane”

Moderators: Petro Kucheruk, Yurii Epshtein

28. MHP is the leader in biogas production in Ukraine. Experience in the processing of complex waste.

Ivan Traksler (MHP, Ukraine)

29. The main mistakes of operation of biogas plants on real examples. Vertical metal reactors - the benefits of advanced technologies.

Yaroslav Babkin  (Zorg Biogas Ukraine Ltd, Kyiv, Ukraine)

30. Features of creating a biogas project in Ukraine on a specific example - the experience of Ecodevelop and Gals Agro.

Mikhail Lobodin, Oleg Riabov (Ecodevelop, Gals Agro, Ukraine)

31. Ecological aspects of organic waste utilization by anaerobic digestion. Organic fertilizers production from the digestate of biogas plants.

Yurii Epshtein (Akkord Ltd., Kharkiv, Ukraine)

32. Possibilities and mechanisms of support the development of biomethane market in Ukraine.

Yurii Matveev (Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine)

33. Economic prerequisites for biomethane production and use in Ukraine.

Petro Kucheruk (SEC Biomass, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine)

34. The effect of anaerobic digestion on soil organic matter.

Willem Jan Oosterkamp (Oosterkamp Oosterbeek, Netherlands)

35. Preparation of biogas for use and its analysis.

Anton Byshok, Oleksandr Slepykh (Biogas – Consult Ltd., Volnovakha city, Ukraine)

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch (Premier Hall + Fireplace room on the ground floor of the Premier Palace Hotel)

14:00 – 16:00

Section 6 “Use of MSW for heat and power production” 

Moderators: Svitlana Kolomiets, Yurii Matveev

36. Conditions for integrated treatment of MSW using their energy potential as an example of a project in Kiev.

Svitlana Kolomiets, Sergii Savchuk (Kyiv City State Administration, State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine)

37. Separate collection and incentive tariff policy - conditions for deep recycling of MSW in Kyiv.

Oleg Popenko (Center for assistance in implementation of energy efficient and environmental projects, Kyiv, Ukraine)

38. Assessment of MSW processing technologies in Ukraine. (Project Technology Need Assessment). Energy utilization of MSW.

Yurii Matveev (Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine)

39. Mechanical-biological waste treatment with alternative fuel production (SRF) for the cement industry.

Pavlo Bondarev (Ukrcement, Ukraine)

40. Environmental aspects of production and use of SRF/RDF fuel.

Tetiana Omelyanenko (Head of the Young Professionals Group of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) in Ukraine)

41. Rational technologies of resource-energy utilization of mixed MSW - Munich model for Ukraine.

Sergii Sokol-Tchernilovski (EGGERSMANN - Ukraine", Munich, Kyiv)

42. Prospects and conditions for the implementation of commercial projects of modern environmentally friendly waste incineration plants in Ukraine (Title to be specified).

Viacheslav Panov, Dmytro Anohin, (PJSC "Kotloturboprom”, Kharkiv, Ukraine)

43. Thermal method of waste disposal.

Sergii Melnyk (LLC «Vilna Energia ІF»,  Kalush, Ukraine)

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee break (Foyer of the Sofyivskiy Grand Hall, first floor)

16:30 – 18:15

Section 7 “Biomass resources: utilization and prospects” 

Moderators: Tetiana Zheliezna, Rainer Janssen

44. BIOPLAT-EU - Promoting sustainable use of underutilised lands for bioenergy production through a web-based Platform for Europe

Rainer Janssen (WIP Renewable Energies, Munich, Germany)

45. The strategic role of biomass in the European policy framework on climate-energy and in the RED II. Insight into opportunities for agriculture in Italy and the BIOPLAT-EU platform.

Guido Bonati, Stefano Fabiani., Giuseppe Pulighe,  Tiziana Pirelli (CREA, Rome, Italy)

46. Agricultural biomass as an opportunity for circular economy in Croatia

Ivanka Netinger Grubeša, Ivana Barišić, Marija Trkmić, Davor Ljubas (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek, Osijek, Croatia)

47. Loyal energy policy and promotion of bioenergy in Ukraine.

Oleksandra Gumeniuk (European-Ukrainian Energy Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine)

48. Prospects for cultivation and use of energy crops in Ukraine.

Oleksandra Tryboi (SEC Biomass, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine)

49. Model of use of energy crops. WILLOW.

Iryna Gnap (Agro-Energy Company «SALIX energy», Ukraine)

50. Energy willow as a basis for the energy independence in Ukraine. Strategy 2020-2024.

Leonid Melezhyk (“Energy willow” LLC , Kyiv, Ukraine)

18:15 – 18:30

Concluding Speech:

Georgii Geletukha, Chairman

Oleksandr Dombrovskyi, Co-Chairman