8:00
Summit Sign-in & Coffee
9:00
1.1 Welcome & Keynote
Welcome note from our host & our keynote speaker Christian Holzleitner of DG CLIMA will addresses biochar & pyrolysis' role as a solutions-based technology in Europe's diversifying circular economy.
Moderator: Harald Bier
Biochar in a Circular Carbon Economy
10:15
Coffee
Posters & Exhibition
11:00
1.2 A High-Level Deep-Dive into Key Biochar Themes
Biochar's circularity, industry insights, shifting perspectives on biochar analytics and biochar & pyrolysis' role environmental remediation.
Moderator: Dr. Kathrin Weber
The Market Perspective – Scaling European industrial biochar production to climate relevance
Prof. Ondrej Masek ,
The University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences, UK Biochar Research Centre
Amplifying Impact: Integrating biochar with complementary CDR approaches
Restoring carbon balance through pyrolysis and biochar integration
Biochar as a key to solve large-scale soil contamination
12:45
Lunch
Posters & Exhibition
14:15
1.3 Circular Remediation
Explore the abilities of pyrolysis & biochar's applications & abilities in environmental remediation systems, with insights to circular integration.
Moderator: Prof. Gerard Cornelissen
Reactive ZVI-biochar filters for removal of chlorinated ethylenes from contaminated soils and waters
Circular Wastewater Filtration with Biosolids Biochar for PFAS and Pharmaceuticals Elimination
Grassland-derived biogenic activated carbons: Sustainable solutions for micropollutant removal in wastewater
Biochar recycling – experimental validation of a novel utilisation concept to overcome biochars economic barriers
14:15
2.1 Progressive Applications
Discover the horizons of biochar applications. This session will explore biochar as a sustainable alternative in plastics & polymers, heavy clay and battery applications.
Moderator: Dr. Mauro Giorcelli
Integration of biochar in heavy clay ceramics for building
Breaking barriers in filler technology: High-performance biochar solutions for plastics
Biocarbon engineered additives for enhanced recycled thermoplastic material performance
Porous gasification biochar as active material in electrocapacitive processes
15:45
Coffee
Posters & Exhibition
16:30
1.4 Integrating into the Construction Sector
Latest insights of biochar feedstock & applications in construction, including opportunities for scaling to meet construction industry relevance.
Moderator: Dr. Anna Lehner
Biochar modified asphalt
Pyrolyzed sewage sludge as a supplementary cementitious material for mortar – promising results
Processing & tailoring: turning biochar into functional carbon
Work on progress: STRABAG’s path to climate neutrality
Panel Discussion
16:30
2.2 Complex Feedstocks & Innovative Systems
Understand the effects of pyrolysis on variable & contaminated feedstocks. Learn how sensor & AI technologies are driving real-time data collection & monitoring.
Moderator: Giulia Ravenni
Removal of PFAS and production of sewage sludge-derived biochar by pyrolysis
Environmental benefits and challenges of biochar: A Danish perspective on feedstock, pyrolysis, and contaminant behavior
Advanced on-site monitoring and pyrolysis processes control for enhanced biochar quality
Predicting biochar quality in real time: Artificial intelligence solutions for commercial producers
18:00
Poster Engagement
Grab a drink and engage with our poster presenters!
18:30
Evening Mixer
Food, Drinks, Music, Network
8:45
Wake Up Call
Collect a run-down from Day 1 presentations and hear key learnings from our moderatars.
8:45
Wake Up Call
Collect a run-down from Day 1 presentations and hear key learnings from our moderatars.
9:00
1.5 Advanced Analytics
Growing our understanding of biochar as carbon means broadening our scientific approach to understanding material characterization.
Moderator: Prof. Ondrej Masek
Commercial analytics - between ambition and functionality
Biochar and natural charcoal (inertinite) structure: insights into long-term permanence of biochar carbon from micro-raman spectroscopy
Assessment and integration of different methodologies for the characterisation of carbon persistence in biochar
9:00
2.3 Circulation & Impact
Biochar's impact as a soil amendment under various conditions, from common European crops to war-contaminated soils, with life-cycle insights.
Moderator: Prof. David Chiaramonti
Life cycle assessment of biochar-assisted Miscanthus x giganteus phytotechnology applied to post-military lands
Range of climate change impacts in Danish straw and digestate pyrolysis systems
Assessment of biochar circularity
10:15
Coffee
Posters & Exhibition
10:45
1.6 Bridging the Gap: Integrating Biochar into European Metals
Learn how biochar is the first and last step in achieving a green metallurgy industry, and how collaboration between sectors is driving an impactful framework.
Christoph Feilmayr & Johannes Gabl
The irreplaceable need for carbon of a transformed steel industry
Carbon in motion: evolving a circular model for hard-to-abate industries - case Outokumpu
Eramet decarbonization: toward sustainable, tailored & competitive biocarbon for the manganese ferroalloys industry
Biochar: The first and last step toward climate-neutral metallurgy in Europe
Panel Discussion
10:45
2.4 Improving Land and Biomass Utilization
Delve into biochar’s abilities in waste reduction, emissions mitigation, and sustainable agriculture. Gain insight to benefits and trade-offs for long-term applications.
Reduced N2O emissions from agricultural soil amended with straw biochar and a nitrification inhibitor- Results from a two-year field experiement
Biochar-enhanced anaerobic digestion: effects of biomass type, seasonality, and pyrolysis conditions
Biochar production as missing link for composting facilities
15 years of biochar experiments in vineyard in Italy
12:30
Lunch
Posters & Exhibition
13:30
1.7 Energy & Climate-Impact
Energy is a key product of most pyrolytic processes. Discover scientific, industrial & policy perspectives addressing technology integration to decentralized energy systems in Europe.
Moderator: Cecilia Sundberg
Rock-enhanced biochar: Combining pyrogenic carbon and carbonating minerals for enhanced carbon capture and storage
Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR) in the context of renewable energy systems
The Danish Pyrolysis Industry: Challenges, Achievements and inspiration for implementation of biochar in EUs agricultural climate strategy
The New Bioenergy Story
13:30
2.5 Metallurgical Deep-Dive
Gain insight to scientific & industrial knowledge, knowledge-gaps & active industrial biochar-use & energy utilization in the metallurgical industry.
Moderator: Dr. Kathrin Weber
Scaling sustainable biocarbon: Meeting market demand with agglomerated products
Large-scale production of metallurgical-grade biochar integrated with combined heat and power plants
Current status and prospects for biochar application in iron and steelmaking
Supporting the Industrial implementation of biochar through extrusion technology
15:00
Coffee
Posters & Exhibition
15:30
1.8 EU Policy & Sector Perspectives from Belgium
Gain the latest EU policy insights for biochar-relevant files and learn from industry leaders from our host country.
Moderator: Harald Bier
Connecting the Dots: Biochar perspectives as permanent CDR and SCA in EU and international policies
Shitting bricks: from sewage sludge to carbon neutral concrete
The challenges of the biomass industry
Biochar material applications via design thinking
