SRF conference

SOLID RECOVERED FUEL (SRF) - NOVEMBER 6 (London) - This international conference, sponsored by the European Recovered Fuels Organisation (ERFO) brought together current and potential users and producers of SRF. The event enabled local authorities, waste management companies, energy producers and energy users to listen to and discuss SRF with expert speakers from across Europe. Topics covered included:

• European perspective on SRF
• UK policy needs and perspective on SRF
• NGO view of SRF
• Role of Fuel Standards
• UK experience of SRF production
• Carbon footprint of SRF production and use
• Market development for SRF in Europe
• Industry sector and country experience of SRF from Europe
• Permitting SRF
• Financial incentives for SRF
• UK market development

You can download a programme for this event from here. You can download a full compilation (7 MB) containing all presentations from here.

Session 1 – Keynotes

• Welcome: Bernard Lanfranchi, European Recovered Fuel Organisation (ERFO) - 0.1 MB
• European Perspective - Bernd Gawlik (European Commission, JRC) - 0.5 MB
• The UK Perspective – SRF: a waste management tool for renewable energy - John Burns (Defra) - 0.5 MB
• SRF - an NGO perspective - Christian Tebert (ECOS & EEB) - 0.3 MB

Session 2 – Production of SRF

• Permitting SRF – Environment Agency - Martin Biggs (Environment Agency) - 0.2 MB
• Standards and Specifications of SRF – CEN/TC343 - Martin Frankenhaeuser (Plastics Europe) - 0.2 MB
• Producing SRF in the UK - Amanda Gascoyne (Shanks) - 0.3 MB
• Carbon footprint of SRF - Elisabeth Gaillarde (CRPE) - 0.8 MB
  
  

  Session 3 – The benefits of SRF: Case Studies

• European case studies - Bjorn Thon (Veolia) - 0.5 MB
• SRF in a UK power utility – Fibre Fuel at Slough Heat & Power - John Watson (Scottish & Southern Energy) - 0.7 MB
• SRF in the UK cement industry - Neville Roberts (Cemex) - 0.3 MB
• SRF in a German power plant - Thomas Glorius (Remondis) - 0.7 MB
• SRF in the German food industry - Thomas Hegner (Nehlsen) - 0.6 MB
• SRF in the Finnish paper industry Ari Frantsi (Stora Enso) - 0.7 MB
  
  

  Session 4 – The development of SRF in the UK

• Potential in the UK and how to benefit - Craig Ibbetson (Regen Fuels) - 1.2 MB
• SRF trading on a secure market - Geert Jan Pastoor (Pastoor Consult) - 0.6 MB
• Financial elements to facilitate the development of SRF -Melville Haggard (Defra) - 0.2 MB