Advances Biofuels and engine developments - essential in the energy transition

This side event at the European Energy and Industry Summit addresses the potential of agricultural residues and the challenges and potential in the differente transport sectors. Moreover, it will be shown how technology is key to convert agricultural residues into advanced sustainable biofuels that meet the stringent requirements at the engine engineering side.
With key-notes from ECN, part of TNO, Biobased Delta, IEA Advanced Motor fuels and panel discussion with HAN Automotive, TNO automotive, SkyNRG and Maritiem Kenniscentrum.

The event was moderated by Eric van den Heuvel of the Platform Duurzame Biobrandstoffen.

Programme

13.45 – 14.00 Welcome and introduction
André Faaij, ECN part of TNO
Setting the scene: Advanced is defined by the resources, it requires innovative technologies to create drop-in or new fuels for the transport market.

Biobased feedstock and advanced biofuel production

14.00 – 14.30 Biomass from wastes residues in industrial food chains, two case presentations
Biobased Delta, Marcel van Berkel
Cargill, Edwin Berends
Beta Process, Hans van Klink

14.30 – 15.00 Advanced biofuels production, state of the art and R&D challenges
Jaap Kiel, ECN part of TNO

Engine developments

15.00 – 15.30 New alternative fuel options for combustion engines
Key-note Nils-Olof Nylund, Engine and vehicle emissions, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and representing IEA Technology Collaboration Platform Advanced Motor Fuels (IEA-AMF).

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break

Transport sectors

16.00 – 16.30 Three short introductions (10 min each)

• Heavy duty transport, Meeting the requirements of engine developments
  Jan Ebbing, TNO Traffic & Transport
• Greening Aviation, status and way forward, opportunities and challenges
  Karlijn Arts, SkyNRG
• Towards a green marine sector, role and place of renewable fuels in marine
  Pieter ‘ t Hart, Maritiem Kenniscentrum

16.30 – 17.15 Interactive panel discussion
lead by with Eric van den Heuvel, PDB
What have we learned, what are challenges and what’s next?
Discussion based on a series of statements and questions with panel and participation of audience through use of Mentimeter.
Panel to reflect on the mentimeter outcome.

17.00 – 17.15 Closure
Eric van den Heuvel, PDB

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