The Wenet Conference combines interesting and topical expert presentations with visits to the various wood fuel demonstration sites and technology enterprises in North Karelia and an excursion to the Silva 2006 Forest Exhibition.
Tuesday 6. June
13.00-18.00 Registration
15.00-18.00 Project meetings
18.00-22.00 Warming-up 06.06.06 06 pm
Wednesday 7. June
08.00-09.30 Late registration
08.00-10.00 Project meetings
10.00-12.30 Wood energy booming
chair CEO Keijo Mutanen, Joensuu Regional Development Company Josek Oy
Wood energy boom and regional economy,
Executive Director Pentti Hyttinen, Regional Council of North Karelia
North Karelia ? a forerunner in the use of wood energy
Managing Director Keijo Mutanen, Joensuu Regional Development Company Josek Oy
Successfull technology and know-how transfer, recipients point of view
? Case: the Northern WoodHeat project
Chief Executive Cliff Beck, Highland Birchwoods Ltd, Scotland
Baltic Sea Networking for Sustainable Bioenergy Development
? Case: the INTERREG IIIB Baltic Biomass Network
Project Manager Stephen Dahle, Potsdam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Germany
Discussion
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14.00-16.30 Panel discussion:
Promotion and development of the use of wood energy: Driving and breaking forces
chair Product Manager Eija Alakangas, VTT
Members from
Italy
Germany
Scotland
Slovak Republic
Spain
Evening programme
17.00-20.00 Visit to the Tulikivi factory and the Finnish Stone Centre
20.30 Dinner at The Scenic Restaurant, Hotel Koli
22.00 Late evening walking adventure to the top of Koli hill
Thursday 8. June - Wood Enegy Solutions
08.30-10.30 Holistic Supply Chain Design
chair Senior Researcher Lauri Sikanen, Finnish Forest Research Institute
Wood Fuel Resources in Europe,
Senior Researcher Dominik Röser, Finnish Forest Research Institute
Challenges
Senior Researcher Ján Ilavský, Slovak Republic
Chief Executive Cliff Beck, Scotland
Solutions
Tailoring of forest energy technology to meet customer needs,
Professor Antti Asikainen, Finnish Forest Research Institute
Replacement of nutrien deficit caused by wood energy harvesting,
Senior Researcher Olli Reinikainen, Vapo Oy
10.30-11.00 Coffee
11.00-12.30 Business Models for Heat Producing
chair CEO Keijo Mutanen, Joensuu Regional Development Company JOSEK Oy
Challenges
Where is the business within wood energy?
Project Manager Antonio Gonzalo Pérez, Expobioenergia
Solutions
Case Eno Business Model,
Bioenergy Adviser Urpo Hassinen
Tomorrow?s wood energy entrepreneurship,
Project Manager Asko Puhakka, North Karelia University of Applied Sciences
Wood energy entrepreneurship and local economy,
Research fellow Lasse Okkonen, North Karelia University of Applied Sciences
12.30-13.45 Lunch
13.45-15.30 Combustion Technology Design
chair Product Group Manager Michael Hoven, Kvaerner Power Oy
Challenges
Scaling of combustion systems ? Small scale and large scale solutions,
Product Manager Eija Alakangas, VTT
Solutions
Small scale combustion,
Graduate Engineer Kasimir Nemestothy, Austrian Energy Agency
Large scale combustion,
Product Group Manager Michael Hoven Kvaerner Power Oy
CHP solutions,
Sales Manager Tauno Kuitunen, Wärtsilä Biopower Oy
Gasification solutions -Expanding the scope of wood fules into industrial process energy and cogeneration
CEO Sampo Tukiainen, Absolute Energy Inc
15.30-17.30 Business to Business meetings
You can make an appointment with Wenet companies. See the list of expert companies within the Wenet.
Evening programme
18.00-22.00 Visit to Koli leisure house fair, camp fire with out-door activities, dinner and North Karelian experiences with Finnish sauna and traditional smoke sauna
Friday 9. June
9.00 Transfer to Silva 2006 Forestry Fair
10.00-14.00 Silva 2006 Forestry Fair:
Demonstrations of the latest wood fuel supply technology
14.00-17.00 Study tours, choose between visit 1, 2 or 3:
Visit 1: Kontiolahti municipality; use of wood chips for heating and a heating plant at Kylmaoja School, Lehmo
Visit 2: Pellet heating plants at Reijola Shopping Centre and Suhmura Care Home
Visit 3: Eno Energy Cooperative; chipping and transport of wood chips, and a 2 MW heating plant. Option for EnoCell-pulpmill tour.
17.00-18.30 Joensuu sight seeing including visit to the new wooden research centre called Metla House.
18.30 Transfer to Koli
Saturday 10. June
Additional study tours, choose between 4, 5 or 6:
09.00-12.00 Visit 4: Kontiolahti municipality; use of wood chips for heating and a heating plant at Kylmaoja School, Lehmo
Visit 5: Pellet heating plants at Reijola Shopping Centre and Suhmura Care Home
08.00-12.00 Visit 6: Eno Energy Cooperative; chipping and transport of wood chips, and a 2 MW heating plant. Vapo 20 MW CHP plant and pellet factory in Ilomantsi
Cultural programme
10.30-20.00 Karelian Expert has organised a lake Pielinen cruise and a cultural round trip around Lake Pielinen. See detailed programme. Please note this has an extra fee of 65?
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