The global wood pellet trade – markets, barriers and opportunities A PELLETS@LAS workshop

The global wood pellet trade – markets, barriers and opportunities Workshop summary
June 17, 2008, Academiegebouw, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Martin Junginger Richard Sikkema Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University

The global wood pellet trade – markets, barriers and opportunities A PELLETS@LAS workshop

Programme
9:00 9:15 9:30 Registration and coffee Martin Junginger (Utrecht University) Jonas Dahl (FORCE Technology) Introduction and workshop setting European production, trade and consumption of wood pellets – first results from the Pellets-@las project From producer to end-consumer: typical local and international European pellet chains evaluated first results from the Pellets-@las project

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Richard Sikkema (Utrecht University)

10:20 Martin Junginger (Utrecht Global saw dust and wood pellet potentials: almost University, IEA Bioenergy Task 40) unlimited supply for Europe? 10:45 Coffee break 11:15 Peter-Paul Schouwenberg (Essent, The importance of global sourcing of wood and IEA Bioenergy Task 40) coffee husk pellets for co-firing 11:50 Christian Schlagitweit (Propellets) 12:15 Tjipke Hoekstra (Control Union) 12:40 Room for questions and discussion 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Wijnand Schonewille (Harbour of Rotterdam) 14:25 Ger Ostermeijer (Peterson) 14:50 Xander van Tilburg (ECN) 15:15 Coffee break 15:45 Open workshop Barriers and opportunities for global pellet trade: o Where do the participants see the European / global wood pellet market heading within the next 5-10 years? o What are the main barriers for the international trade? What the main drivers? o How does large-scale import of wood pellets affect the European markets? A free lunch will be served What it takes to become a global pellets hub Large-scale pellet logistics Policy design to support the large-scale use of wood pellets Local pellet markets in Europe for residential heating Certifying