Residues to Revenues 2022 Programme
DAY ONE
Tuesday 26 July 2022
Pre-Conference Workshop: In-Field Chipping Technology Showcase
New and emerging technologies for processing forest slash, logging residues and stump wood. An informative 90-minute showcase featuring major equipment suppliers from around the world.
Where: Conference Venue | Distinction Hotel Rotorua. This is an in-person only event.
Free for conference delegates and workshop registration is required. Click here for more details.
Workshop Registrations + Morning Tea
Workshop Introductions
Precision Husky
- Scott Smith, President (presenting remotely)
- Billy Daniels, VP of Engineering (presenting remotely)
- Steve Briscoe, ProGrind Sales Manager, Precision Husky, USA (presenting remotely)
Morbark
- Travis Tschumy, Morbark Sales, Stevens Group
- Dean Pritchard, National Sales Manager, Stevens Group, NZ (live)
Peterson (Astec Group)
- Mal Windrim, Chip - Grind Consulting (live)
Vermeer Corporation
- Ted Dirkx, Sales Manager - Recycling and Forestry, Vermeer Corporation, USA (presenting remotely)
Large Volume in-field Chipping Operations
Insights from one of Australia’s oldest and largest chipping companies operating a fleet of in-field chippers in both pine and eucalypt plantations.
- Phillip Dohnt, Managing Director, LV Dohnt & Co, Australia (live)
12.00pm
Registrations + Lunch + Networking
12.50pm
Conference Welcome & Introduction
FIEA
Unlocking the Full Potential of New Zealand’s Forestry and Wood Processing Sector
Attracting investment into the country’s growing biofuels and solid fuels industries
Jason Wilson, Deputy Director General, Te Uru Rakau
Biomass Resources. Current and potential solid fuel supply and current demand
Just how much wood residue will be available: in what regions, where, when and at what delivered cost?
Peter Hall, Scientist, Scion
Driving the Transition from Fossil Fuels to Renewables
Fonterra’s wood biomass projects so far includes co-firing, conversion to wood pellets, and a new biomass boiler. Fonterra will share its insights from this journey and what it needs from the industry.
Linda Mulvihill, Head of Energy & Climate, Fonterra
Converting Coal to Woody Biomass Fired Energy
Three CDHB hospitals have already made the switch. Lessons from the conversion over seven years re supply and the changing requirements for their biofuel suppliers
Tim Emson, Energy Manager, Canterbury District Health Board
2.40pm
The Three-Year Journey in Switching from LPG to Biomass
Key lessons from the recent site conversion including securing ongoing fuel supplies for Danone’s Southland operation
Vikas Kakkar, CAPEX and Strategic Project Manager, Danone
3.00pm
Afternoon Tea & Networking
Sponsored by Pentarch Technical Services
3.30pm
Leading the Regional Conversions Charge
How one region has been able to encourage heat and energy plant conversions to woody biomass and is promoting the co-ordination of disparate supplies to local end-users?
Steve Canny, GM Strategic Projects, Great South
4.00pm
Driving Demand for Regional Biomass from Decarbonisation of NZ Businesses
Case studies showcasing successful co-investment for conversions to renewable process heat
Nicki Sutherland, Group Manager Investment and Engagement, EECA
4.30pm
Technology Showcase
Short presentations on new product or service innovations from exhibitors & partners
5.15pm
Drinks, Canapes & Networking
DAY TWO
Wednesday 27 July 2022
Timezone: NZDT
Welcome & Introduction
FIEA
Biofuel Extraction, Handling & Transport Systems being used Operationally in Europe
Lessons and opportunites for local forestry, logging and independent fuel supply operations
Lars Eliasson, Senior Researcher, Associate Professor, Skogforsk, Sweden (Remote)
8.35am
Aggregation of Fuel Supplies to Capitalise on Market Demands – from a forest owner’s perspective
Lessons from a two-year old initiative to add value to a company’s in-forest wood residues
Andrew Cocking, South Island Regional Manager, Port Blakely
Chipping in Forest
A successful “whole-tree approach” being used by a local company for wildlings and woody biomass
Brad Coleman, Owner, Canterbury Woodchip Supplies
9.20am
Selecting the Right Residues Extraction and Transport Systems for Forest Cutover and Skid Site Operations
Lessons from a well-established NZ wood residues business
Shane Hooker, Managing Director, SHL Forest & Wood Fibre Solutions
Morning Tea & Networking
Sponsored by Pentarch Technical Services
Control and Management of Moisture Content through Log and Biomass Drying – in the Forest
Key findings and recommendations from a major Australian study on the opportunities of in-field drying of logs for chipping
Martin Strandgard, Senior Research Fellow & Mauricio Acuna, Senior Research Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia (remote)
Session 5: Business Models for Buying & Selling Forest Fuels - Regional wood residues aggregation opportunities
Case Study: Ireland’s Vulcan Project
Setting up a successful commercial producer group of forest owners to co-ordinate the supply of biomass and timber to local end-users
Alex Kelly, Manager, Irish Wood Producers, Ireland (remote)
Co-ordinating Regional Supplies of Wood Residues
Options for collaborating to ensure scale, quantity and quality parameters being sought by heat users are being met and return to the wood suppliers can be maximised
Lloyd McGinty, Director, Energy Management, Ahika Consulting
Changing the Perception of Biomass Availability for Industrial Operations and Investors
Wood residues - They’re available – Now and into the future
Brian Cox, Executive Officer, Bioenergy Association of NZ
12.15pm
Conference Concludes, Lunch & Networking
2 | Post-Conference Workshop: What Wood Fuel will Heat Plant Operators' Buy?
Hosted by BANZ (Bioenergy Association of NZ). This half-day workshop will focus on what makes wood fuel different from forest residues and how forest growers and contractors can turn residues, which would otherwise be wasted, into revenue.
Presenters: To be confirmed
Where: Conference Venue | Distinction Hotel Rotorua. This is an in-person only event.
Cost is $45 + GST and workshop registration is required. Click here for more details.