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24-26 Feb, 2026
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13:30 - 17:00

Sustainable Biomass Markets & Supply Chains

12:30

Registration & Networking Lunch

13:30

Welcome Remarks by CMT & Afternoon Chair

13:40

Europe’s Decarbonisation Crossroads – Biomass in the Energy Transition

14:00

Outlook of EU Biomass (Wood Pellets) Demand to 2030

  • Declining demand in the UK and Netherlands due to expiring subsidies
  • Rising demand forecast in Poland & Eastern Europe
  • Harmonization requirement on biomass usage & sustainability across sectors in the UK
  • Regulatory compliance challenges

Ms. Fiona Matthews, Director, Bioenergy

Hawkins Wright Ltd.

14:25

Utilities Panel - European Biomass Demand & Policy Transitions: What Lies Ahead for Utilities & District Heating Operators

  • European Demand Under Pressure
  • Navigating Regulatory Headwinds
  • Market Confidence & Investment Outlook
  • District Heating & System Flexibility

Mr. Martin de Wolff, Head of Biofuels Trading

RWE Supply & Trading

Mr. Michael Schytz, VP, Biomass Sourcing

Hofor A/S

15:10

Networking Coffee Break

15:40

(Panel) Global Wood Pellet Markets in Transition: Supply Reconfiguration, Trade Flows & Asia’s Influence

  • Global Supply Reconfiguration
  • Meeting Europe’s Tightening Requirements
  • Logistics, Shipping & Port Infrastructure
  • Asia as a Major Balancing Market
  • Price Outlook & Contracting Models

Mr. Tom Halstead, Head of Trading

CM Biomass Partners AS

Mr. Mark McConnell, Director of Sales

AS Graanul Invest

Mr. Henry Pease, Biofuels Trader

RWE Supply & Trading GmbH

16:20

(Panel) Wood Chip Markets in Transition – Electrification vs BioEnergy

  • Impact of large-scale heat pumps and electric boilers
  • Shifting economics of wood chips in district heating
  • Supply-chain consolidation trends

Mr. Michael Schytz, VP, Biomass Sourcing

Hofor A/S

Mr. Daniel Madrid Garcia, Trading Manager

Generandi Trading Ltd

17:00

End of Day 1 & Welcome Drinks Reception

09:00 - 17:00 

Sustainable Biomass Markets & Supply Chains

Combined Agenda (13:30 - 17:00)

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09:00

Chair’s Welcome

09:10

(Panel) Status Check – SAF from Biomass

  • HEFA vs Alcohol-to-Jet maturity
  • Feedstock limitations
  • Blending mandates and airline offtake

Mr. John-Paul Taylor, Founding Partner

KindlePoint Partners

Mr. Daniel Madrid Garcia, Trading Manager

Generandi Trading Ltd

09:50

Topical: Biocarbon in Steel, Cement & Hard-to-Abate Sectors – Reality Check for Industrial Decarbonisation

  • Commercial viability of biocarbon substitutes
  • Pilot results vs industrial realities
  • Cost and logistics challenges

Mr. Thomas Meth, Head of Biomass

Javelin Global Commodities

10:20

Networking Coffee Break

10:50

(Panel) BECCS in Europe – Policy Support & Real-World Deployment

  • Methodology development
  • MRV standards
  • Project updates
  • Contract-for-difference & subsidy models

Johan Boerje, BECCS Development

Stockholm Exergi AB

Ms. Kaja Voss, Co-CEO & Founder

Inherit Carbon Solutions AS

Mr. Michael Schytz, VP, Biomass Sourcing

Hofor A/S

11:50

Topical: EU Biomass & Carbon Markets – Enabling Negative Emissions

  • Market design, permanence, and integration with CRCF pathways

12:25

Joint Networking Lunch

13:30

Afternoon’s Chair

Special Integrated Session — District Heating in Transition: Heat Pumps, Biomass & Data-Centre Waste Heat in Europe’s Cities

13:40

Topical: The Future of District Heating – Connecting Bioenergy, Heat Pumps & Digital Waste Heat

14:00

Topical: Decarbonising Data Centres & Heat Reuse

  • Harnessing Data-Centre Waste Heat for Urban Networks
  • What is the challenges of heat reuse for data centre?
  • What is the challenges of data centre heat reuse for district heating operator?
  • Is there an opportunity to overcome that challenges today?

Mr. David Gyulnazaryan, Director & Principal Consultant

Impleon

Mr. Karl Rabe, Founder & MD

WoodenDataCenter ( WOODEN DataCenter )

Henrik Borling

Huawei Technologies Denmark ApS

14:40

Topical: The AI Energy Surge — Powering the Digital Economy Sustainably

  • Data-centre & energy demand forecast to 2035

15:10

Networking Coffee Break

15:30

Topical: From Offshore Wind to Data Centres: Building Integrated Energy Ecosystems at Port Scale (Details to be advised)

Representative
Port Esbjerg

16:00

Topical: EU Data Centres & the Road to Carbon Compliance

  • Regulatory baseline (Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, how EN 50600 & ISO/IEC 30134 map to procurement);
  • Practical steps for operators to evidence compliance (energy metering, hourly matching, procurement constructs);
  • Roadmap: immediate actions (2026–2028), medium term (2028–2032).

Mr. John Booth, Mnaging Director & Principal Consultant

Carbon3IT Ltd.

16:30

Fireside Chat: Carbon Removal Meets Digital Infrastructure

  • Hyperscaler procurement models for removals: portfolio approaches (DAC + nature-based + engineered), contract length & price signals;
  • Siting and offtake: on-site vs off-site removals; co-location synergies with BECCS/industrial CDR;

17:10

End of Day 2 & Networking Drinks Reception

09:00 - 17:00

CarbonSmart Digital Futures – Data Centre Decarbonization & Carbon Removal Convergence

09:00

Chair’s Welcome

09:05

Topical: From Stranded Assets to Strategic Infrastructure: Repurposing Europe’s Underutilised Power Plants for Data Centre Growth

Explore explores how legacy energy infrastructure is being reimagined as the backbone of Europe’s climate-aligned digital economy

09:25

Topical: Green PPAs for Europe’s Data Centres: Securing 24/7 Clean Power

To examine how hyperscalers and colocation data centre operators are using long-term renewable Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to decarbonise operations, stabilise energy costs and meet corporate 24/7 clean energy targets across Europe, with a special focus on Nordic market structures and cross-border electricity trading.

09:50

(Panel) Sustainable Low-Carbon Power at Scale — Renewables & Grids Integration in the AI Era

Examine how Europe can practically deliver round-the-clock low-carbon electricity to power AI-driven data centres, blending renewables, firm low-carbon supply, storage and grid optimisation into bankable, scalable delivery models.
  • Load growth concentration; grid bottlenecks; interconnectors & cross-border balancing
  • Integrating variable renewables with firm low-carbon supply; non-firm/ phased connections
  • Data-centre flexibility participation; equipment lead times; strategic siting

10:30

Networking Coffee Break

11:00

Topical: Natural Gas & Carbon Capture — The Transitional Backbone for Europe’s Digital Energy System

11:40

Topical: Innovation in Decarbonisation Strategies in Data Centre Operations

12:15

Networking Lunch

13:15

Afternoon’s Chair

13:20

Buyer’s Clinic: Corporate Net-Zero Procurement & Carbon Credit Strategies

Provide a practical, real-world look at how large corporations — especially data centre operators, hyperscalers and industrial players — are structuring their net-zero strategies through renewable procurement, carbon removals, and high-integrity carbon credit portfolios.

14:00

Fireside Chat: Policy & Collaboration for a Climate-Positive Europe

Conversation on how European policy, industry coalitions and cross-sector collaboration can move from “net-zero” to “climate-positive” outcomes.

14:30

Panel Discussion: Carbon Markets & MRV – Building Trust at Scale

  • State of digital MRV & registry interoperability (what exists vs gaps)
  • Tokenisation: merits/risks and legal considerations
  • Credit stacks: combining vintage, removal type, permanence guarantees
  • CRCF QU.A.L.ITY criteria & integrity critiques
  • Corporate procurement needs and the market offerings that meet them

16:00

Final Remarks & Closing Drinks Reception

17:00

End of Conference.

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