Keen debate generated from Residues ConferenceFriday 19 Apr 2013 This week, in Melbourne, FIEA ran its popular biennial "Residues to Revenues/CleanTECH" conference following the running of the New Zealand event last week. Keynote presentations at both events came from international bio-energy experts: Dr Brooks Mendell from Forisk Consulting in USA, Don Roberts from CIBC World Markets in Canada and Keith Richards of Thames Valley Bio-energy from the UK.Conference keynote speaker Brooks Mendell provided delegates with a clear insight into the key measures for evaluating international wood bio-energy technologies and projects. Don Roberts delivered sharp and succinct facts on where wood energy sits in the global CleanTech space. Many delegates were surprised to find how Cleantech projects had evolved over the recession around the world. Mr Roberts also had some startling information about China's CleanTech plans. Keith Richards was the lead speaker in the series and showed what passion and commitment are required to launch and run long-term local wood energy projects. His keynote presentation led a whole session of industry practitioners who recounted their learnings from over a decade of building and developing wood for heat schemes in regional areas. A range of science-based and industry-focused new technologies also featured strongly at this bioenergy conference, which drew audiences from forestry local and regional government as well as from the electricity major heat users and materials recycling companies. In both conferences two new technology presentations stood out on the industry development front. Nick Gerrittsen from CarbonScape recounted the many challenges of developing and gaining international acceptance for their newly commercialised Green Coke products from his base in Marlborough. Michael Quintern and Max Morley of MyNoke stunned the conference delegates with their simple yet revolutionary new business model for dealing with wastes from pulp and paper and municipal waste streams. With issues relating to available market volumes of wood wastes in the future being hotly debated throughout both conferences there was plenty of discussion and networking among the diverse audience. Delegates commented on the great opportunities that were available for networking at both two-day events. There was a strong representation of decision makers - from both inside and outside the forest and wood products sector that this FIEA CleanTECH conferences series now draws. |
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