Draft Programme

10:00 – 10:05                   
Welcome
Silvia Burzagli, Executive Director of Tuscany Region EU Liaison Office 

10:05 – 10:10
Introduction
Hans Korteweg, Managing Director, COGEN Europe

10:10 – 10:20
Keynote Speech
Robert Nuij, Head of Unit – Buildings & Products, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission (invited)   

10:20 – 12:00
Technical Session: Lessons Learned from the Fit4Micro Project
Introduction to the Fit4Micro Project
Michel Delanaye, CEO & Founder, MITIS

Work Packages Reports

“Biofuel Production – Upgrading Fast Pyrolysis Oil to Micro Turbine Fuel”
Bert van de Beld, Director of Technology, Biomass Technology Group (BTG)

“Development of a Pressurised Flameless Combustor for Liquid Biofuels”
Siri Harboe-Minwegen, Team Leader High Temperature Technologies, OWI Science For Fuels 

WP4, tbd

“Combined Heating, Cooling and Power Generation with the Fit4Micro Hybrid System – Experimental Results and Assessment of its role in the Energy System”
Gerrit Füldner, Head of Group Thermal Integration (TIG), Division Heat and Buildings, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

WP6, tbd

WP7, tbd

Questions and Answers 

12:00 – 12:45
Networking Lunch

12:45 – 14:00
Policy Panel Discussion
Moderator: Alexandra Tudoroiu-Lakavičė, Head of Policy, COGEN Europe

Panellists:

• Michel Delanaye, CEO & Founder, MITIS
• Jozefien Vanbecelaere, Head of EU Affairs, European Heat Pump Association (EHPA)   
• Tzeni Varfi, Head of Policy, Smart Energy Europe (smartEn)
• Hélène Sibileau, Senior Policy Advisor, Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE)
• Anne–Katherina Weidenbach, Cabinet Member of Energy & Housing Commissioner Jørgensen, European Commission (invited)  

Questions and Answers

14:00 – 14:15
Closing Keynote Speech
Bruno Tobback, Member of the European Parliament (S&D, Belgium); Member, ITRE Committee (invited)

14:15 – 15.00
MGT EV Charging Demo Using Sustainable Liquid Biofuel