Workshop to define a long-term strategic vision for biomethane in Finland

The Finnish Biocycle and Biogas Association, in cooperation with the REGATRACE project, organizes a multi-stakeholder participatory workshop for Finland on the 10t of March. The number of participants is 50 specialists along the value chain of biogas and biomethane. The aim of this workshop is to collect inputs to define a long-term strategic vision for biomethane in Finland. For further information, please contact Anna Virolainen-Hynnä, executive director of the Finnish Biocycle and Biogas Association (anna.virolainen-hynna@biokierto.fi +358 400 987 805). Please find here attached the agenda:

 

8:30 – 9:00 Registration and breakfast

9:00 – 10:00 Background for the vision Biogas 2030

9:00 Opening of the event and workshop instructions (Anna Virolainen-Hynnä, Executive Director, Finnish Biocycle and Biogas Association, SBB)

9:10 Prospects for the biogas sector in Europe (Susanna Pflüger, Secretary General, European Biogas Association)

9:30 The potential of biogas and nutrient cycling in Finland (Sari Luostarinen, Senior Researcher, Finnish Natural Resources Institute)

9:50 Biocycle potential 2030 in Finland (Anna Virolainen-Hynnä, Executive Director, SBB)

10:00 – 12:30 Workshop session in  small groups

10:00 – 11:20 Target for biogas/biomethane production and its barriers and facilitators

11:20 – 12:20 Utilization of biogas and its obstacles and facilitators

12:20 Summary and decision

12:30 Lunch