Speakers – IEA Bioenergy Triannual Conference 2021 – ONLINE https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org Bioenergy - A critical part of the path to the carbon neutrality Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:49:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.2 https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-IEA_BIOENERGY_conference_2021-favicon-32x32.png Speakers – IEA Bioenergy Triannual Conference 2021 – ONLINE https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org 32 32 Jacob Zeuthen https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/speakers/jacob-zeuthen/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:46:32 +0000 https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/?post_type=speakers&p=2886 Jacob Zeuthen is an experienced Process and Product Development Engineer with more than 12 years experience in the chemical industry. In August 2021 he joined Maersk as Senior Future Fuels Manager. Jacob has a M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).


Session
• Long term markets for biomass and biofuels

]]> Berend Vreugdenhil https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/speakers/berend-vreugdenhil/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:49:23 +0000 https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/?post_type=speakers&p=1810 Berend Vreugdenhil holds an M.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University Delft. In 2006 he started his career at ECN, where research was focused on developing indirect gasification technology to produce sustainable natural gas from biomass.

He mostly worked with gasification and gas cleaning based on ECN technology MILENA and OLGA. Co-production of chemicals such as BTX and ethylene is a relative new topic that he worked on as well. At a later stage he became leader of the gasification group within ECN.

In 2018 ECN merged with TNO. Since the merger with TNO the work has expanded into the direction of thermo chemical recycling of plastic waste streams. There is overlap with gasification for the bio-based economy, therefore the knowledge in this field can be applied directly to the field of plastics recycling.

Since 2016, Berend leads the IEA Bioenergy Task 33 on gasification of biomass and waste.


Session
• State of the art and innovation in Green Gas

]]> Susan van Dyk https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/speakers/susan-van-dyk/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:41:03 +0000 https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/?post_type=speakers&p=1806 Susan is Research Associate at the University of British Columbia and self-employed as an independent researcherand freelance editor and writer. She has a PhD in Biochemistry and a Master’s degree in law with fifteen years’ experience in biofuels research. Her focus over the last six years has been on drop-in biofuels with an emphasis on biofuels for aviation. She has acted as project manager for multiple projects on biojet fuel development and commercialization, evaluating technologies, feedstock, supply chains and policy instruments.


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• The potential of drop-in biofuels to decarbonise aviation

]]> Floor van der Hilst https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/speakers/floor-van-der-hilst/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:47:11 +0000 https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/?post_type=speakers&p=1787 Floor van der Hilst is an Associate Professor in the Energy and Resources group of the Copernicus Institute of Utrecht University. Her research focuses on sustainable land use and sustainable biomass production for the biobased economy. She coordinates several international research projects on environmental and socio-economic impacts of land use (change), biomass production and agricultural intensification. She spent several working periods in Mozambique, Ukraine, Brazil and South Africa. Floor is the co-chair of IEA Bioenergy Task 45 on the sustainability of bioenergy.


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• Realising sustainable bioenergy pathways towards climate goals

]]> Rasmus Valanko https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/speakers/rasmus-valanko/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:23:49 +0000 https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/?post_type=speakers&p=1862 Rasmus Valanko is the Managing Director for Systems Transformation at We Mean Business (WMB). He works to implement systemic change by working with companies and partner organizations on climate change.

Prior to joining WMB, Rasmus led the sustainability transformation of the chemical company Kemira, acting as Director for Corporate Sustainability. He has directed several business collaboration initiatives at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) where he led the Climate & Energy program. Rasmus brings a wealth of knowledge on sustainability from private, public and NGO sectors and believes in the power of collaboration to find innovative solutions to some of the most complex challenges faced by society today.


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• Long term markets for biomass and biofuels

]]> Daniela Thrän https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/speakers/daniela-thran/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:29 +0000 https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/?post_type=speakers&p=1910 Daniela Thrän studied environmental engineering at the University of Berlin and completed her doctorate at Bauhaus University Weimar. As a scientist, she researches how biomass can be produced and used as sustainably as possible. Since 2008 she has been the head of the “Bioenergy Systems” department at the DBFZ in Leipzig. Since 2011, she has headed the Bioenergy Department at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig and has since held the professorship for Bioenergy Systems at the University of Leipzig. She contributes her expertise on the sustainable use and production of biomass to numerous committees and is co-chair of the German Bioeconomy Council. Professor Thrän leads research projects in the field of bioenergy, bioeconomy and the spatial impact of renewable energies and has developed the “Smart Bioenergy” approach, which focuses on technologies and concepts for more flexible bioenergy provision in future energy systems.


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• Bioenergy’s contribution to low-carbon energy systems

]]> Sune Tjalfe Thomsen https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/speakers/sune-tjalfe-thomsen/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:17:12 +0000 https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/?post_type=speakers&p=1796


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• Emerging biofuels markets and the importance of LCA and certification 

]]> Jossy Thomas https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/speakers/jossy-thomas/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:56:49 +0000 https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/?post_type=speakers&p=1779 JossyThomas is Industrial Development Officer at the Energy Technologies and Industrial Applications Division (ETI) of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). He has over 20 years of international technical cooperation experience with UN ESCAP, Bangkok and UNIDO.

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India, a Master’s degree in Energy Technology from the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, and has an MBA from the Open University, UK. He currently manages more than 20 projects in Africa and Asia that promote sustainable energy and inclusive development, as well as include projects that focus on empowering women or have a strong gender lens integrated.


Session
• Implications of COP26 for future bioenergy & bioeconomy

]]> Geoff Tauvette https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/speakers/geoff-tauvette/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:40:00 +0000 https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/?post_type=speakers&p=1805 Geoff is Vice President, Operations and Sustainability at FSM and is responsible for providing oversight of the delivery of safe, reliable and sustainable fuel and de-icing operations on behalf of the airline consortia and establishing the strategic vision for sustainability and environmental management of the consortia’s strategic infrastructure and operations.  Prior to joining FSM in late 2020, Geoff held a senior leadership role at a major Canadian airline where he was responsible for aviation fuel procurement, consortium management, environment and climate change risk management and sustainability. Today, Geoff leads a team of professionals that provides environmental and sustainability guidance to fuel and de-icing consortium operations and projects. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geologists of Alberta and holds a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from the University of Ottawa and a Master’s in Civil Engineering from McGill University, both specialized in environmental engineering.


Session
• The potential of drop-in biofuels to decarbonise aviation

]]> Paul Stuart https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/speakers/paul-stuart/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:32:51 +0000 https://www.ieabioenergyconference2021.org/?post_type=speakers&p=1879 After a career in engineering design and consulting, Paul joined the Chemical Engineering Department at Polytechnique Montréal in 2000 to become Chairholder of the first NSERC Chair in Design Engineering. In his research program, Paul addresses industry-driven problems using product and process design methodologies and systems analysis tools, targeting the forest products industry and its transformation to new business models such as the biorefinery. In 2010, Paul co-founded and is today Principal Consultant of EnVertis Inc, a global consultancy seeking to assist forest product companies with business transformation. Paul is a founding Fellow of the Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada (PAPTAC), a past President of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE), and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). Prior to joining Polytechnique Montréal, Professor Stuart worked in engineering design consulting for 12 years. His research activities focus on defining strategies to enhance the competitive position of forestry companies, while examining options for revenue diversification via implementation of biorefinery concepts.


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• Industrial symbiosis and biorefineries in a circular economy

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