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Workshop on
Opportunities for Bioenergy in South Africa
Tuesday 4 November 2014,
9:00
– 15:00
ESKOM Megawatt Park, Johannesburg.
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Workshop rationale and aim
IEA Bioenergy Task 32 and ESKOM jointly organised an expert workshop on the opportunities for bioenergy in South Africa. The workshop aimed at discussing the potential for applying various bioenergy technologies in the South African economy.
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Time
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Lecture / speaker
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9:00
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Registration and Coffee/Tea
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9:30
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Welcome and Introduction,
Yokesh Singh, Eskom
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Session I: South African Context for Biomass
Utilization
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9:40
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Biomass Action Plan for electricity generation in
South Africa, a bilateral G2G project, Kees Kwant, RVO,
Netherlands
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10:10
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Biomass Availability in South Africa, William
Stafford, CSIR
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10:40
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Coffee / Tea Break
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11:00
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Municipal Waste to Energy, Thembakazi Mali,
SANEDI
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11:30
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Overview of Biomass Related Activities at Eskom,
Yokesh Singh, Eskom
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12:00
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Lunch Break
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Session 2: Biomass Co-firing and Combustion
Technologies
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12:45
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Torrefaction,
Jaap Koppejan, Procede Biomass BV, Netherlands
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13:05
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Biomass Cofiring and Full Conversion, Mark Beekes,
DNV-GL, Netherlands
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13:25
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Industrial Biomass Combustion – reached
developments and future outlook, Ingwald Obernberger, Graz
University of Technology, Austria
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13:45
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Rural Energy: Improved Charcoal Production and
Woodstoves, Michael Temmerman, CRA Gembloux, Belgium
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14:05
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Coffee/Tea Break
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Session 3: Discussion
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14:20
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Opportunities and Barriers for Utilization of
Biomass for Electricity Production in South Africa
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15:00
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Closing
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Jointly organised with Eskom
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