Energy from Biomass Combustion
2013 Dates to be confirmed

Course details

The course will provide a comprehensive overview of energy from biomass combustion and will give delegates a sound understanding of the fundamentals and practicalities of the following:

• - Basics of solid biomass combustion
  - Dedicated Biomass Installations
  - Solid biomass for electricity generation
  - Biogas and landfill gas for process heat and power generation
  - Sustainability and Safety for Biomass
  - Storage of Biomass
  - Liquid biofuels for transportation petrol and diesel engines

Delegates are free to attend the full 5 days or may choose to attend the day(s) most relevant to them.

The course will be delivered by a team of practitioners and academics, all experts in their particular fields of contribution. The participant learning experience will be enhanced by a site visit to one of the University’s biomass installations and lectures will be supported by a full set of notes.

The 2012 course also includes a site visit to Drax Power Station near Selby, including presentation by Drax Biomass Procurement Team.

New for 2012

The 2012 programme has been developed to include a number of new lectures to reflect the current climate and delegate feedback. This includes:

- A case study of the Steven’s Croft Biomass Plant at Lockerbie by a speaker from Eon
- A lecture on torrefaction
- An afternoon entitled “Sustainability and Safety for Biomass” including lectures on Life Cycle Analysis, Sustainability, Safety and Storage in relation to Biomass. This includes speakers from DECC, the Tyndall Centre and Rothamsted Research

2013 programme

The 2013 programme and online booking will be available to view approximately 3 months prior to the course date. You can, however, download the 2012 programme and course brochure from the left hand column for your information.

Who should attend

This course will be of particular interest to:

- Process engineers and chemists new to the bioenergy field
- Regional developers wanting to obtain a technical perspective on bioenergy
- Energy and environmental managers interested in utilising bioenergy
- Process heat system designers interested in biomass as a heat source

Accreditation

This course has been developed in conjunction with SUPERGEN Bioenergy. The SUPERGEN team at Leeds is based within the Energy and Resources Research Institute (ERRI) which is the largest academic research establishment in the UK focused on energy and resources research and development.

The Energy Institute has approved Leeds University – Faculty of Engineering as an Approved Training Provider.

Venue

The course venue will be the School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering, the Houldsworth Building of the University of Leeds. The University campus is ten minutes by foot from Leeds city centre. Limited car parking is available on the University campus at an approximate cost of £5.00 per day.

How to Book

For further information and to book please contact:

Rachael Lawson

CPD, Conference & Events Co-ordinator
CPD, Conference & Events Unit

Engineering Research & Innovation Service

Faculty of Engineering,
School of Civil Engineering, c/o Room 209,
University of Leeds, LEEDS LS2 9JT, UK
t: + 44 (0)113 343 8104
f: + 44 (0)113 343 2511
e: cpd@engineering.leeds.ac.uk