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Europe’s premier event for biosolids and bioresources professionals with updates on the latest innovations, best practice, cutting-edge technology and research.

Please note that timings may adjust to your local time zone. The conference kicks off at 09:30 GMT on Tuesday 19th November.
2
Days
68
Speakers
4
Sponsors
60
Sessions
19. - 20. November, 2024 | The Point at Emirates Old Trafford, Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester, UK

European Biosolids & Bioresources Conference

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Speakers

Mat Davis
Mat Davis
Technical Advisor - Soil Protection and Materials to Land Environment Agency
Ester Rus
Ester Rus
Business Development Manager UK and Ireland Cambi
Des Devlin
Des Devlin
Wastewater Sludge Scientist Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Charlotte Went
Charlotte Went
Process Optimisation Manager Bioresources Severn Trent
Jakub Mukawa
Jakub Mukawa
Upgrade Process Enginee Cambi Group AS
Barry Oliver
Barry Oliver
Regional Director, BioResources, Water Technology Products Royal HaskoningDHV
Jason Askey-Wood
Jason Askey-Wood
Managing Director UK Green Fuels Ltd
Christian Wieth
Christian Wieth
Chief Maketing Officer AquaGreen ApS
Daniel Gapes
Daniel Gapes
Chief Scientific Officer Cetogenix
Musaab Al-Saleem
Musaab Al-Saleem
Principal Process Engineer Stantec
Philip Pedros
Philip Pedros
Vice President Mott MacDonald
Stephen Riches
Stephen Riches
Associate Director - Bioresources AtkinsRéalis
Suzy Hill
Suzy Hill
Project Manager (Engineering Innovation) United Utilities
Maria Dittmann
Maria Dittmann
Product Manager ELIQUO
Paul Fountain
Paul Fountain
Senior Consultant Biosolids Thames Water
James Cross
James Cross
Head of Projects and Services Levidian
Yadira Bajon-Fernandez
Yadira Bajon-Fernandez
Senior Lecturer in Bioresources Science and Engineering; and Policy Fellow with DESNZ Cranfield University
Steve Bungay
Steve Bungay
Senior Partner AD Ingenuity LLP
Amanda Lake
Amanda Lake
Head of Carbon and Circular Economy - Water Europe Jacobs
Ewart Cox
Ewart Cox
Managing Director Assentech Sales Ltd
Alex Harrison
Alex Harrison
Process Emissions Analyst I Chief Engineer - Asset Strategy & Planning Severn Trent
Julie Jeavons
Julie Jeavons
Technical Director Stantec
Stefano Giacalone
Stefano Giacalone
Head of Wastewater and Resource Recovery Business Modelling Applications
Gordon Reid
Gordon Reid
General Manager Zero Emissions Scottish Water
Clive Humphreys
Clive Humphreys
Senior Advisor Environment Agency
Oda Svennevik
Oda Svennevik
Process Development Scientist Scanship
Joanna Cloy
Joanna Cloy
Senior Project Manager Fidra
Bill Barber
Bill Barber
Technical Director Cambi
Ian Pepper
Ian Pepper
Regents Professor University of Arizona
Eric Auerbach
Eric Auerbach
Technical Director | Global Practice Lead for Bioenergy, Residuals, & Biosolids ARCADIS
David Tompkins
David Tompkins
Associate Director WSP UK
Richard Brindle
Richard Brindle
Head of Bioresources Strategy United Utilities
Chris Peot
Chris Peot
Director of Resource Recovery DC Water
Jason Mingo
Jason Mingo
Water Sustainability and Strategy Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA)
Diane Mitchell
Diane Mitchell
Chief Environment Advisor NFU
Joseph Merry
Joseph Merry
Senior Technical Specialist Stantec
Maryam Kabir
Maryam Kabir
Principal Process Engineer Royal HaskoningDHV
Coen Meijers
Coen Meijers
Business Development Manager DMT Environmental Technology
David Vaughan
David Vaughan
AD Business Development and R&D Director Carbogenics
James Meyer
James Meyer
Chief Technology Officer Onunda
Tom Taylor
Tom Taylor
Technical Specialist Yorkshire Water
Richard Kershaw
Richard Kershaw
Innovation Programme Manager Yorkshire Water
Peter Winter
Peter Winter
Lead Research Engineer Thames Water
Aderlanio Cardoso
Aderlanio Cardoso
Innovation Technical Expert Severn Trent Water
David Inman
David Inman
Innovation Projects Manager Anglian Water
Despina Berdini
Despina Berdini
Plant and Soil Scientist ADAS
Liz Cherry
Liz Cherry
Bioresources Strategic Investment Lead Severn Trent Water
Peter Talboys
Peter Talboys
Bioresources Associate AtkinsRéalis
Ross Wilson
Ross Wilson
Principal Bioresources Process Specialist AtkinsRéalis
Caroline Samberger
Caroline Samberger
Principal Process Engineer Stantec
Richard Clarke
Richard Clarke
Programme Manager (Engineering Innovation) United Utilities
Sido Altenburg
Sido Altenburg
Technical Sales Engineer / Business Development EasyMining

Program

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Stages
ROOM 1
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00

Conference Opening and Plenary Keynote - Environment Agency and the use of sludge

09:30 - 10:00
Mat Davis Mat Davis

Road to net zero – intermediate thermal hydrolysis in large WWTP

10:05 - 10:30
Ester Rus Ester Rus

Operational experience and performance evaluation of changing thermal hydrolysis pressure from 6 barg (165ᵒC) to 2.6 barg (145ᵒC) at a full scale advanced anaerobic digestion facility

10:30 - 10:55
Des Devlin Des Devlin

Experiences of recommissioning acid phase digestion at Claymills STF

10:55 - 11:20
Charlotte Went Charlotte Went

Morning break and networking

11:20 - 11:50

Full scale application of thermal hydrolysis with lower thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion yields higher throughput at Tarnow Waterworks, Poland

11:50 - 12:15
Jakub Mukawa Jakub Mukawa

Optimising the heat balance of HELEA® for CHP and GtG installations to deliver the sustainable route to advanced digestion

12:15 - 12:40
Barry Oliver Barry Oliver

Partial THP with sequential AD - addressing IED

12:40 - 13:05
Ester Rus Ester Rus

Lunch and networking

13:05 - 14:00

FIREFLY - sewage sludge to sustainable aviation fuel 

14:00 - 14:25
Jason Askey-Wood
Sergio Lima

Latest news from AquaGreen on biosolids drying and pyrolysis projects in Denmark

14:25 - 14:50
Christian Wieth Christian Wieth

Exploring the unique attributes of hydrothermal oxidation as a compelling bioresource processing technology

14:50 - 15:15
Daniel Gapes Daniel Gapes

Afternoon break and networking

15:15 - 15:45

Biosolids Carbonisation: Key design parameters and relationship with plant operation

15:45 - 16:10
Musaab Al-Saleem Musaab Al-Saleem

Evaluation of sewage sludge for processing in autothermal pyrolysis

16:10 - 16:35
Philip Pedros Philip Pedros

Assessing ATC technologies: Effectiveness in Removing Microplastics and Persistent Substances. UKWIR CIP4 Microplastics & ATC Project

16:35 - 17:00
Stephen Riches Stephen Riches
ROOM 2
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00

The fully sustainable biogas, graphene & hydrogen loop

10:05 - 10:30
Suzy Hill
James Cross

Potential of vacuum degassing at Thames Water - impact on dewatering and methane emissions from THP-treated sludge

10:30 - 10:55
Maria Dittmann
Paul Fountain

Do methane losses from anaerobic digestion compromise sustainability of renewable energy generation?

10:55 - 11:20
Yadira Bajon-Fernandez Yadira Bajon-Fernandez

Morning break and networking

11:20 - 11:50

Residual biogas - what does good look like?

11:50 - 12:15
Steve Bungay Steve Bungay

QuantifIED through bioresources process simulation – supporting low cost, low carbon futures

12:15 - 12:40
Amanda Lake Amanda Lake

Best available techniques for minimizing leaks and compliance with the Industrial Emissions Directive

12:40 - 13:05
Ewart Cox Ewart Cox

Lunch and networking

13:05 - 14:00

Quantum gas lidar for methane emission measurement from biogas assets

14:00 - 14:25
Alex Harrison Alex Harrison

Process safety and the added benefits of loss prevention in the control of greenhouse gas emissions

14:25 - 14:50
Julie Jeavons Julie Jeavons

Scottish Water digitally-enabled journey to net zero

14:50 - 15:15
Stefano Giacalone
Gordon Reid

Afternoon break and networking

15:15 - 15:45

Panel Discussion - A conversation about residual emissions

15:45 - 17:00
Clive Humphreys
Yadira Bajon-Fernandez
Steve Bungay
Paul Fountain
ROOM 3
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00

Eco-toxicological and climate change effects of sludge thermal treatments: Pathways towards zero pollution and negative emissions

10:05 - 10:30
Oda Svennevik Oda Svennevik

Agricultural use of biosolids: Farmer perspectives and evidence of environmental risks

10:30 - 10:55
Joanna Cloy Joanna Cloy

Comparing the carbon footprint of pyrolysis for PFAS removal to land application of biosolids cake

10:55 - 11:20
Bill Barber Bill Barber

Morning break and networking

11:20 - 11:50

Is land application of biosolids a significant source of human PFAS exposure?

11:50 - 12:15
Ian Pepper Ian Pepper

Biosolids planning for an uncertain future – how regulatory drivers and technology developments are influencing long-term infrastructure decisions

12:15 - 12:40
Eric Auerbach Eric Auerbach

Risky? Really?

12:40 - 13:05
David Tompkins David Tompkins

Lunch and networking

13:05 - 14:00

A conversation on the viability of sustaining recovery of biosolids to agriculture

14:00 - 15:15
Mat Davis
Richard Brindle
Chris Peot
Jason Mingo
Diane Mitchell

Afternoon break and networking

15:15 - 15:45

Assessing the effect of thermal drying on AAD energy balances

15:45 - 16:10
Joseph Merry Joseph Merry

Ephyra® plug-flow digestion – latest design developments and update on UK projects

16:10 - 16:35
Maryam Kabir Maryam Kabir

Maximising value from biogas with biogas operational services

16:35 - 17:00
Coen Meijers Coen Meijers

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Event location
Event date:
19. November - 20. November, 2024
Event location:
The Point at Emirates Old Trafford, Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester, UK
Organizer:
Aqua Enviro Ltd United Kingdon 0113 8730728 [email protected]
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