Programme 2024

30 Sept - 1 Oct 2024

Preliminary programme – sessions, speakers and details to be confirmed


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

Our after dinner speaker  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.

This year's after dinner speaker, Dr Jane Atkinson CBE, is Chief Operating Officer at  enfinium, one of the UK's largest waste to energy companies.   With some of the UK's largest plants in operation, and others in construction, Jane's speech will provide an immensely valuable take on where the UK waste to energy industry is now, and where its going.

Speaker
Dr Jane Atkinson CBE
Chief Operating Officer
enfinium

Day 2

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Registration and coffee
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Welcome and introduction

Paul James, Technical Director, SLR Consulting Ltd; conference chair

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The UK ETS: what we learned from the Summer consultation, next steps, and what to expect for implementation
Speaker
Sam Reed
Head of Scope Expansion for the UK ETS
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Achieving safe, compliant, and timely Industrial Services during EfW and Biomass Plant shut-downs
• Augean and Future Industrial Services capabilities for the EfW & Biomass Plant sector

  • Treatment of APCr
  • ESG
  • Compliance
  • Resource
  • Safety
  • Case Study


Richard Brooke, Commercial Director, Augean

Matthew Blake, Director, Future Industrial Services



Speakers
Richard Brooke
Interim CEO
Augean
Matthew Blake
Director of Future Industrial Services
Part of the Augean Group
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Achieving BREF emissions standards for mercury and VOCs using powdered activated carbon


Speaker
David Reay
Head of Strategic Partnerships
CPL Puragen
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Operator experience: NOx reduction trials at FCC Environment plants – methodology and results so far
Speakers
Leigh Hornsby
Environment Manager
FCC Environment
Jason Walton
Operations Manager, Eastcroft EfW
FCC Environment
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Break
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Enhancing Boiler and Turbine Protection during Operation and Un-Scheduled Shutdowns with ODACON Film-Forming Amine Treatment

      

Speakers
Robert van Kessel PhD
Managing Director / Operating agent
PREWIN; session chair
Ronny Wagner
Managing Director
Reicon
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No laughing matter – the challenge of gas bottles in the waste stream, and the systems and processes to monitor and reduce the problem.
Speakers
Amy Bloom
Technical Plant Engineer - Processing
Suez Recycling & Recovery UK
Nick Royston MEng AMIChemE
Technical Plant Engineer
Suez Recycling & Recovery UK
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Innovation for boiler availability increase – super-powerful pressure wave generators without explosion/detonation.


Speaker
Tobias Mettler
Managing Director
P-Wave
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Lunch
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One year on: lessons from a new ERF
Speaker
Laura Bratby
Operations Manager
Encyclis
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Welland and Tyseley: gasification success stories


Speaker
Glynn Dunkley
Head of Plant Engineering
Cobalt Energy
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Refreshments
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Maximising the performance of Waste to Energy plants
Speaker
Chris Heywood
Country Manager
Valmet
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CCS integration into ERFs
Speaker
Edward Thomas
Head of CCS Projects
Viridor
Close of conference