R2Gas Workshop: Biomethane – The most evident renewable fuel today
Vienna, 25th April 2023, 09:00 to 17:00

Due to the current limited availability of natural gas from Russia, biomethane has gained an increasing interest. With the proposition of the Fitfor55 followed by the REPowerEU programmes, the importance of biomethane jumped up high again in the agenda with the target to produce some 35bcm by 2030. However, there are still a few hurdles to overcome.

Experienced experts from production, market, policy and application will discuss the actual status, the potential and limits of biomethane production as well as the business opportunities.

Venue:

Quartier Belvedere Central (QBC)

Gertrude-Fröhlich-Sandner-Straße 3; Stockwerk 8.

The building is located next to the new Vienna Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) and is of easy reach by all means of public transport

Language: English                 

Participation fees:        

130 EUR + VAT (if applicable) for participants registered before 28^th February

170 EUR + VAT (if applicable) for participants registered after 28^th February

Participation fee includes lunch and coffee breaks as well as farewell drink. The participation fee is payable by means of bank transfer performed by 21^st April against the invoice issued by R2Gas upon registration. (No registration and no payment will be possible on the spot.)

Programme (as of 17 January 2023)

08:15 Registration and welcome coffee

09:00 Welcome and House keeping

09:15 Frame conditions 

• European stakeholders promoting renewable gas production and consumption in view of the 2022 energy crisis

Speaker invited from TotalEnergy

• Present status and future prospects for biomethane in Europe 

Speaker: Arthur Wellinger (R2Gas)  

• Expected developments on the European natural gas market 2022-2030 (with special view on the Central-East Europe region)

Speaker: Dániel Garai, CEO Central Eastern European Gas Exchange (CEEGEX)

10:30 Coffee Break

10:50 Technology

• Conversion of biogas plants from generating electricity to producing biomethane

Speaker: Frank Scholwin (R2Gas)

• Up-to-date biomethane liquification providing new usage and distribution options

Speaker invited from Gruppo AB

• Latest developments in the field of biomass gasification

Speaker: Richard Zweiler (R2Gas)

• Prospects for integrating anaerobic digestion with Power-to-Gas

Speaker: Kornel L. Kovacs (R2Gas)

12:15 Lunch Break

13:30 Input materials

• Biogas production from agricultural by-products: developments in digestate treatment 
  Speaker from Bioquadrat GmbH
• Potential and conditions for producing sequential crops for biogas

Speaker: Wolfgand Gabauer (R2Gas)

• Challenges in utilising algae/seaweeds as energy sources

Speaker: Theo Verleun (R2Gas) 

14:45 Coffee Break

15:05 Markets

• Biomethane supply-demand forecast for Europe 2022-2030

Speaker: Jan Stambasky (R2Gas)

• Long-term cooperation between producers and traders in support of new biomethane investments

Speaker invited from Landwärme GmbH

• Cross-border transfer of biomethane certificates

Andreas Wolf (AGCS)

• Monetizing the “green” value of biomethane

Speaker: Attila Kovacs (R2Gas)

16:30 Farewell drink

17:00 End of Workshop