Programme Monday 19th of February 2007

 

Session 1: Introduction and Framework                                                (*subject to final confirmation)

 

8.30  -  9.45 h                 Registration & Coffee

9.45  -  9.55 h               Opening & welcome address (Conor McGovern, Chairman, Cré - Composting Association of Ireland, Sligo, Ireland)

9.55  - 10.20 h               Biomass, biowaste and  bioenergy in the European context (Josef Barth, European Compost Network ECN/ ORBIT e.V., Weimar, Germany)

10.20 - 10.35 h               Status of composting in Ireland in 2006 and Cré Projects (Percy Foster, Executive Administrator, Cré - Composting Association of Ireland Teo, Sligo, Ireland)

10.35 – 10.50 h              Delivering the national biodegradable strategy for Ireland (Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland) 

 

11.00 – 11.30                 Coffee Break

 

11.30 - 11.55 h               Soil Protection and the EU Soil Thematic Strategy (Luca Marmo, European Commission, Directorate General Environment, Belgium)

11.55 - 12.20 h               The role of organic matter for soil conservation in the European context (John Geraghty, Conservation Agriculture Ireland and World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, Tipperary, Ireland)

12.20 - 12.45 h               Targets and promotion of biomass and renewable energy recovery in Europe (Dr. Karl Kellner, European Union Directorate General Energy and Transport, Brussels, Belgium)*

 

12.45 - 14.00 h              Lunch

 

14.00 - 14.15 h              Keynote address - Minister Dick Roche, Minister of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Ireland

 

Please Chose Parallel Session 2A or 2B

14.15 - 14.35     14.35 - 15.05   15.05 - 15.25         15.30 – 16.00             16.00 - 16.15   16.15 - 16.40     16.40 – 17.10   17.10 – 17.40

Parallel Session 2A: Workshop on Brown Bin Experiences in Europe Implementation of separate collection across Europe - introductory remarks on drivers, situation and obligations (Dr. Enzo Favoino, Scuola Agraria Del Parco Di Monza, Italy) An overview of different collection schemes and keys to efficiency: how collection frequencies and capture rates affect organics in residual waste.  (Dr. Dominic Hogg, Eunomia Research & Consulting, Bristol, UK) Roll out of brown bin collections in Ireland - a review of developments to date (Lorraine Herity, RPS, Dublin, Ireland)    Coffee Break   Potential for organic waste collection in apartments & in-sink macerators, funded  by the EPA (Warren  Phelan, RPS, Dublin, Ireland) Implementation of separate collection of biowaste in a densely populated area and comparison against commingled collection of mixed MSW (Dr. Enzo Favoino, Scuola Agraria Del Parco Di Monza, Italy) Decentralised separate collection and treatment of  biowaste by farmers, case studies and examples from Austria (Florian Amlinger, KEB Compost - Consulting & Development, Perchtoldsdorf, Austria) Cost assessment of separate collection -  an evaluation of key factors for economic and operational optimisation including financial tools like PAYT systems, promotion of home composting, etc. (Dr. Dominic Hogg, Eunomia  Research & Consulting, Bristol, UK)

 

Parallel Session 2B: Biomass and Renewable Energy Production

14.15 -14.40 h              Future development and framework for the utilization of energy from biomass (Jaqueline Daniel, Institute for Energy and Environment, Leipzig, Germany)

14.40 -15.05 h              Renewable resources and their contribution to sustainable production, energy generation and savings of natural resources (Dr. A. Schütte, Agency for Renewable Resources FNR, Gülzow, Germany)*

15.05 -15.30 h              Greenwaste treatment options; impacts on soil and climate change (Prof Dr. M. Kranert, Univ. Stuttgart, Germany)

 

15.30 -16.00 h              Coffee Break

 

16.00 -16.25 h              Biomass market development, case study from the Federal State of Hessia (T.Turk, IGW Witzenhausen, Germany)

16.25 -16.50 h              Biomass feedstock preparation - latest technology developments (A. Hunter, Komptech, Frohnleiten, Austria)

16.50 -17.15 h              Biomass recovery synergies between agriculture and waste management (Dr. W. Müller, ORA, Malvern, UK)

 

19.30 h                  Social Evening- Guinness Storehouse, Dublin - Tour, Buffet Meal & Irish Music

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programme Tuesday 20th of February 2007

 

 

Session 3: Beneficial Use of Biomass in Soils

8.30- 9.00 h                  Coffee Break

 

High Quality Compost and Use in Peat Replacement

9.00  -  9.15 h               Irish Compost Standard Research Project  (Dr. Munoo Prasad & Percy Foster Cré Composting Association of Ireland)

9.15  -  9.40 h               Using compost as a peat replacement - the peat industry's perspective (Dr. Munoo Prasad, Bord na Móna,  Ireland

9.40  - 10.05 h              Manufacturing peat reduced compost products - the plant operator’s perspective (Marion Bieker, Humus & Erdenkontor, Witzenhausen, Germany)

 

10.15- 10.45 h              Coffee Break

 

Benefits of Compost Use

10.45 - 11.10 h             Compost application to soils - a precautionary approach (Florian Amlinger, KEB, Perchtoldsdorf, Austria)

11.10 - 11.35 h             Key benefits of compost use for the soil-plant system (Prof. Stephen Nortcliff, Univ. of Reading, Reading, UK)

11.35 - 12.00 h             11 years of experiences with compost application in agriculture - the real benefits and risks for soils (Prof. Dr. Kluge, LUFA Augustenberg, Karlsruhe, Germany)

 

12.00 - 13.00 h             Lunch

 

Use of Compost in Agricultural Land

13.00 - 13.25 h             Agricultural humus management using high quality certified composts (Dr. Stefanie Siebert, BGK, Cologne, Germany)

13.25 - 13.50 h             A tillage farmer’s requirements for compost use (Julian Martin, Ireland)

13.50 - 14.15 h             The impact of the Nitrates Directive on the use of compost on land & research arable crop trials using greenwaste compost (Gerry Bird, OCAE Consultants, Enfield, Ireland)

 

14.15 -14.30 h              Coffee Break

 

Keynote address - Minister Mary Wallace T.D. , Minister of State in Department of  Agriculture and Food, Dublin, Ireland  

 

 

Beneficial Use of Biomass in Soils and Energy Utilisation

14.45 - 15.10 h             Review of compost applications in agriculture, landscaping, horticulture & brownfields (Anne O’Brien, WRAP, UK )

15.10 - 15.40 h             The Växtkraft Project - closing the loop between city and agriculture for the production of renewable energy, fuels and nutrients by means of digestion of biowaste and energy crops (Per-Erik Persson, Vafab, Västeras, Sweden)

15.40 - 16.10 h             Effects of growing energy crops on the humus content and fertility of soils (Dr. Dieter Horlacher, Humbolt University, Berlin, Germany)

16.10 - 16.30 h             Final discussion and closing remarks (Josef Barth, ECN, and Conor McGovern, Cré)

 

16.30 – 17.00h              Guided tour of Dublin Castle

 

Evening                        Visit to some of Dublin’s Famous Pubs!

 

 

 

Wednesday 21st of February 2007 - Study Tours Day

 

 

 

8.00h - 14.00h              Visit to composting sites, blending and bagging facilities (Bord na Mona).

 

Bus back at Dublin airport at 3.30pm. Back at Dublin Castle/City Centre at approximately 4.30pm