1st International Biomass Emissions Conference
The 1st International Biomass Emissions Conference took place on Monday 14th – Tuesday 15th of September 2015 in Leeds, UK. The theme of the conference was to understand the formation and consequences of biomass generated emissions. Bioenergy is the most important renewable energy source globally, providing over 10% of the world’s primary energy, of which modern biomass contributes 38%. Sustainably-sourced bioenergy has the potential to make a major contribution to low carbon pathways in the UK and globally. This conference is intended to stimulate discussions on the forefront of research in energy technology and will focus on a range of related topics from legislation and air quality, to the influence of feedstock parameters and emissions mitigation.
The conference included plenary, oral presentations and poster presentations. The aim was to to further enhance communications between scientists and engineers from both academic institutions and industrial companies, and to foster new and substantial collaborations.
Monday 14 September 2015
1st International Biomass Emissions Conference opening address
Amanda Lea-Langton, University of Leeds
Plenary Speaker
Evaluating the suitability of alternative fuels to meet regulatory emissions
Connie Ellul, EDF Energy
SO2/NOx emissions reduction by utilising woody biomass to upgrade poor quality Pakistani coal in a pilot scale bubbling fluidised bed combustor (BFBC)
Stephen Chilton Presentation Leeds_Chilton
Urban air pollution from wood burning in the UK
Gary Fuller, Kings College London
Biomass fuels; is there a need for profiling?
Greg Forbes, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute Northern Ireland Presentation Leeds_Forbes
The importance of point source emissions in bioenergy system evaluation
Patricia Thornley Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester
Combustion emissions of particulates and the contribution from solid fuel and biomass burning
Gordon McFiggans, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Manchester University
The potential impacts of small to medium biomass combustion plant on local air quality
Alison Tomlin, Energy Research Institute, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds
Do combustion aerosol emissions trigger ice formation in clouds?
Ben Murray, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds
Carbon balance of bioenergy systems based on physical carbon flows
Josef Spitzer, JS Consulting, Austria Presentation Leeds_Spitzer
In a circular economy how does Fashion impact emissions?
George Stammers, Veolia UK
The impact of pressing and co firing with biochar and woodchip on the emissions profile of Juncus effuses generated during conservation management
John Corton, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Wales
Greenhouse gas emissions from wood chip storage piles
Carly Whittaker, Rothamstead Research
Tuesday 15 September 2015
Introduction PACT facility overview
Bill Nimmo
Small Scale Biomass Combustion – equally courted and denounced
Jes Sig Anderson Danish Technological Institute, Denmark Presentation Leeds_Andersen
Investigation of wood burner emissions from eight studies in New Zealand
Guy Coulson, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand Presentation Leeds_Coulsen
Cost-efficient reduction of population exposure to primary PM2.5 from residential wood combustion in Finland
Mikko Savolahti,Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Finland
Burning questions – what do measurements tell us about biomass burning in the European urban areas?
Paul Monks, Leicester University Presentation Leeds_Andrews
Particulate emissions from a 350 kw wood pellet heater
Gordon Andrews, Energy Research Institute, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds Presentation Leeds_Andrews
Biomass soot combustion and its formation mechanism
Farooq Atiku, Energy Research Institute, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds
Single particle and nitrogen partitioning studies for fuel flexibility in power stations
Juan Riaza. School of Engineering,University of Edinburgh Presentation leeds_jriaza
Understanding solid-gaseous phase transition of elemental contaminants during the gasification of biomass harvested from contaminated land
Jiang Ying, Centre for Bioenergy & Resource Management, Cranfield University Presentation Leeds_Jiang
Potassium release patterns during the combustion of solid biomass fuels
Patrick Mason, Energy Research Institute, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds Presentation Leeds_Mason
Combustion of biomass pellet in a fluidized bed reactor
Farook Sher, Faculty of Engineering, Nottingham University Presentation Leeds_Sher
Sustainable UK bioenergy: Minimising risk and maximising potential
James Beard, WWF Presentation Leeds_Beard_
The impact of emissions from residential combustion on atmospheric aerosol, human health and climate
Edward Butt, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds Presentation leeds_Butt
Quantifying the impacts of solid fuel combustion on ambient air quality
Luke Conibear CDT Bioenergy, University of Leeds Presentation Leeds_Conibear
