Programme

29-30 September 2025

Day 1

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Registration
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Drinks reception and networking
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Industry dinner
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After dinner speech

Juergen Schaper Dipl.-Ing. (TH) CEng MIMechE, Operations Director (Energy Division),  FCC Environment

With decades of experience in the energy industry, and a fleet of energy from waste plants within his remit, Juergen Schaper will take a look at the challenges and opportunities facing the waste to energy and biomass industries, and provides insights on the developments and changes that plant operators need to be aware of in a rapidly changing world.

Speaker
Juergen Schaper
Operations Director (Energy Division)
FCC Environment
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Welcome
Speaker
Paul James, BSc MSc
Technical Director
SLR Consulting Ltd; event chair
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ETS policy and MRV requirements and updates
Speaker
Sam Reed
Head of Scope Expansion for the UK ETS
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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How to apply for a Greenhouse Gas Permit; how to develop a monitoring plan; putting the correct processes in place; reviewing and improving procedures; what to do about data gaps; Q&A session
Speaker
Helen Wood
MRV Lead
Environment Agency
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Regulatory priorities for emissions control, including NOx reduction and PAC management
Speaker
Ben Freeman
E&B Senior Advisor (Energy from Waste)
Environment Agency
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Optimized Flue Gas Management with SCR: Cutting NOx, Costs, and Preparing for CCS

Antonio Alarcon, Head of Sales - International & Emission, Engie

Ngochan Huynhthi, CO2 Domain Manager - Emission Department, Engie

Speaker
Han Huynhthi
CO2 Domain Manager - Emission Department
Engie

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Powering sustainable asset optimisation through OEM innovation
Speakers
Mark Gilsenan
Senior Engineering Manager
Martin Renewables Solutions
Max Schönsteiner
Head of Research & Development
Martin GmbH

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Refreshments
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Chair's introduction
Speaker
Robert van Kessel PhD
Managing Director / Operating agent
PREWIN; session chair
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Best practice in Health & Safety for outages and shutdowns: processes and procedures for optimum results

Ethan Parker, HSEQ Advisor, FIS 


Speaker
Ethan Parker
HSEQ Advisor
Future Industrial Services
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Water treatment for steam systems in EfW plants, and how we can use film forming amines to prevent corrosion
Speaker
George Nixon
Water Treatment Consultant
Deep Water Blue

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Generation loss reduction in hot weather by use of fully-automatic ACC cleaning robots

Speaker
Arndt Krebs
CEO and Managing Director
JNW Cleaning Solutions GmbH

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Optimising Outage Management: Harnessing CCSM Technology For Confined Spaces

Speaker
Gary Cooling, FISM
National Sales Manager – Energy from Waste
Total Safety UK

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Lunch
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From Contaminant Detection to Resource Optimization: AI’s Role in the Future of Waste Processing (title to be confirmed)


Speaker
Benedict von Spankeren
CEO
Wasteer

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Optimising planned outages to achieve operational excellence – on time, on budget and without incident (title to be confirmed)

Speaker
Sean Austin
Chief Executive Officer and Director of Strategic Projects
Shoal

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Break
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Comparing and contrasting the biomass energy industry and the energy from waste industry – learning and experience for operational excellence
Speaker
Adam Nicholson
Plant Manager
Ferrybridge 2, enfinium
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Views from the operators - current issues and future challenges

Views from leading plant managers on the operational challenges  they face currently and how they are approaching them, and the issues that are approaching in the near future and how they are future-proofing their operations.

Speaker
Laura Bratby
Operations Manager
Encyclis
Close of conference