Progress in Biogas IIIBiogas production from agricultural biomass and organic residues

International Conferencewith exhibition and field trip

10 ­ 11 September 2014Stuttgart, Germany

Field trip: 12 September 2014

Information

VenueHaus der WirtschaftStuttgart, Germany

In co­operation with:

Abstracts, papers, programMs. Jenny Aragundy­KaiserE: papers@progress­in­biogas.comF: 0049 (0) 7954.926 203

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Final Call for Papers

Organisers

Co­organisers:SponsoringParallel to the conference a selected number of companies havethe opportunity to present themselves to a worldwiderepresented audience. Take the chance to position yourcompany in an international context. On the two previousconferences of "Progress in Biogas" there were more than 700participants from 40 countries. The sponsors' logo will bepublished on all announcements, the proceedings as well as inall mailings via e­mail, fax or letter. They will also be listed andlinked on the congress homepage prior to the congress. Mailingactivities will take place via the IBBK network, which comprisesof about 35.000 worldwide members. There are diverse ways tosponsor this international event. If you are interested to knowmore about the possibilities, please visit our web page atwww.progress­in­biogas.com or write an email to Ms. Silke Volk<pib3@progress­in­biogas.com>.Organising CommitteeDr. Hans Oechsner – Universität Hohenheim, GermanyErnst Berg – MLR Baden­Württemberg, GermanyKonrad Raab – UM Baden­Württemberg, GermanyRene Moletta ­ Moletta Méthanisation, FranceMichael Köttner – IBBK, GermanyJenny Aragundy­Kaiser – IBBK, GermanySilke Volk – IBBK, GermanyInternational Scientific Committee•Prof. Oderico Konrad ­Univates­Universität Rio Grande du Sul, Brazil

•Dr. Gonzalo Ruiz­Filippi ­Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, Chile

•Prof. Renjie Dong ­ China Agricultural University Peking, China•Heinz­Peter Mang ­University of Science and Technology Beijing, China

•Dr. Claudia Wendland ­ WECF, Germany•Dr. Jan Liebetrau ­Deutsches Biomasse Forschungszentrum, Germany

•Detlef Riesel ­ FNR, Germany•Mark Paterson ­ KTBL, Germany•Prof. T.N. Singh ­ IIT Mumbai, India•Prof. Ashok Pandey ­ Centre of Biofuels & BiotechnologyDivision, India•Prof. Franco Cecchi ­ University of Verona, Italy•Dr. Simón González Martínez ­ UNAM, Mexico•Prof. Joan Mata Alvarez ­ University of Barcelona, Spain•Prof. M. Taherzadeh ­ University of Borås, Borås, Sweden•Asst. Prof. Dr. Pruk Aggarangsi ­ Chiang Mai University,Thailand•Prof. C. Visvanathan ­ Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand•Prof. Nuri Azbar ­ EGE­Universität, Ismir, Turkey•Prof. Samir Khanal ­ University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA•Stephanie Lansing, Ph.D. ­ University of Maryland, USA

Travel and Accommodation:All participants and speakers have to organize and finance their traveland accommodation themselves. Please be aware that some countriesrequire a visa to enter Germany. If you need an invitation letter pleaselet us know in time.What do I need to pay?Every participant is required to register as a paying delegate to attendthe conference. If your abstract is selected and you are presenting asspeaker or poster exhibitor you are eligible for discounted registrationfees. We encourage all practitioners to present their work at theconference. Presenters who do not register within the given time framewill be replaced. If you are a member of FnBB e.V. (cooperation partner)you can profit from a discounted price additionally.

Important dates:31 January 2014 Final Deadline for abstracts submission03 March 2014 Abstracts acceptance/rejection notification15 May 2014 Deadline for submission of full papers (acceptedabstracts), registration to attend the conference10 – 12 September 2014 Progress in Biogas III

Sponsoring, exhibition, logisticMs. Silke VolkE: pib3@progress­in­biogas.comF: 0049 (0) 7954.921 969

IBBK Fachgruppe Biogas GmbHAm Feuersee 6

74592 Kirchberg / Jagst, GermanyFax : 0049 (0) 7954.926 204

Web: www.progress­in­biogas.com

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Call for papersInvitation Call for papersFor the new experts on biogas and bio­energy field theconference will be a platform to introduce themselves. They canalso profit from the senior experts presenting at "Progress inBiogas III." The conference will be the perfect environment toexplore new ideas, debate new and old concepts and presentand discuss practical applications.You are welcome to enrich this event by sharing yourknowledge!Presentation formatsOral presentation: Speakers will have 20 minutes to presenttheir work to a broad audience, followed by a conducteddiscussion at the end of each theme session.Poster presentation: In this case your poster will speak for youduring the two days of the conference. Be sure that your textand pictures communicate your work clearly. There will bededicated parallel poster sessions.How to submit?Take the opportunity to present your work at this internationalconference. Your summary must be in a form of an abstract.This must introduce your work and summarise your proposedpresentation. Final Deadline is the 31 January 2014.Abstracts should be submitted at www.progress­in­biogas.com/papers/ (online only). To submit your abstract youshould be enrolled in the platform. Please specify if you want tosubmit your abstract as a poster or an oral presentation. Alsoselect the theme session in which it should be included(multiple­choice is allowed). For further information, andspecifically on the tracks and submission procedure pleasecontact papers@progress­in­biogas.com. If your abstract isaccepted you will have to submit a full paper between six andeight A4 pages. Practitioners are welcome to present their work.LanguageThe language of the conference will be English. However, asimultaneous translation German­English­German is foreseen,for the main session. Please note that the abstracts have to besubmitted in English. Also Powerpoint presentations (from theselected abstracts) have to be prepared in English.Exhibition"Progress in Biogas III" not only will offer the opportunity toexchange their knowledge and experience to its participants, butalso to have an overview of the latest innovations and progressin the field in a two­days exhibition. During this parallel exhibitioncompanies and organisations will present their services andtechnical innovations in an international context.

Conference themesWe are seeking for contributions dealing with the following sessionthemes below for "Progress in Biogas III."1. Domestic biogas plants: Systems, implementationoptions/examples; domestic sewage, garbage/waste, animal excreta,human excreta; improvement of sanitation; technical innovations –year­round plant operation; use of gas: electricity production, heatingand cooling, lighting; appropriate technical equipment/appropriatetechnologies – climatic zones of the earth; economic conditions andprofitability/costs; safety; acceptance; emissions; minimumrequirement for the gas quality2. Agricultural biogas plants (farm scale biogas plants): Process;manure biogas plants; substrates; efficiency and economic viability;safety; emissions3. Biogas generation from industrial, communal and municipal,bio­waste: Co­fermentation in local cycle; waste from the foodproduction; agricultural industrial waste; hygiene; suitable rawmaterials – necessary waste separation4. Flexibility of biogas production and use: Storage, intermediatestorage; isolated solutions; targeted generation; flexible production;networking with other renewable energy sources; power to gas5. Biogas as vehicle fuel: Use in agricultural tractors and vehicles;preparation techniques; economy; quality requirements for the finalproduct; small processing and energy recovering systems6. Digestate application and management: Sanitation; soilimprovement; humus generation7. Innovative fermentation and digester construction methods:Hydrolysis; 2­Phase nature; improved lagoon models8. Innovative heat application concepts: Secondary basedelectricity generation – electricity from heat; cooling; heat grid­connections; micro gas grid; district heating concepts9. Technical, economical and social cooperative structures ofdecentralized small scale biogas systems

MotivationStuttgart, being located in Baden­Württemberg, where thebiogas movement started is the most adequate place to offerexperts, scientists, practitioners and interested people from allover the world an intensive knowledge exchange in the countryof the current "world leader" in biogas. That is why Stuttgart isthe ideal framework to organize the international conference"Progress in Biogas."

The "Progress in Biogas" internationalconference takes place for the third timein September 2014. This time a majorfocal point of the event will be thepresentation of practical and scientificresults from small­scale decentralizedbiogas systems on household, farming,industrial, communal and municipal leveland innovations on biogas technologiesand techniques. This will contribute tooptimize and efficiently improve thetechnology making biogas production anduse more flexible.The conference will take place duringtwo­days and be followed by one­day fieldtrip. Moreover, the participants will havethe opportunity to interact with each otherin a relaxed way in the evening receptionat the first day of the conference.Biogas Question TimeThere will be also the opportunity to useour “question time” with specializedbiogas field experts from IBBK to talkabout a specific topic or problem. Pleasecontact Ms. Jenny Aragundy<papers@progress­in­biogas.com> to getto know how it works and how you canprofit from it in order to enhance yourknowledge and international exchange.

Target GroupsThe conference aims to reach practitioners, scientists,researchers, politicians, decision makers, biogas plants­owners, biogas plants­planners, students, companies workingon the biogas field, NGOs, and all people interested on biogasfield, sustainability and bio­energy.

Why to submit?You will present your work to an experienced audience and will havethe opportunity to exchange your knowledge and discuss with themabout the latest progress occurred in the biogas field.