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Energy Efficient Technologies and CO2 Reduction Potentials in the Pulp and Paper Industry
 
Location and date(s) of workshop:
IEA, Paris: 9 October 2006
   
Organiser(s): In collaboration with IETS Implementing Agreement and WBCSD
   
Contact(s):
   

Background:

The technical workshop aims at better quantifying the global potential for energy efficiency and CO2 reduction in the pulp and paper sector and at discussing various approaches to overcome the barriers to improvements.

 
Links to relevant documents:
Agenda
Concept Note
Proceedings
Discussion Paper

World Business Council for Sustainable Development website
Industrial Energy-related Technologies and Systems website

 
Proceedings:

Opening and the G8 programme
Bob Dixon., Head, Energy Technology Policy Division, IEA

Key messages on Sustainable Forest Products Industry, Carbon and Climate
James Griffiths, Director, Sustainable Forest products Industry, WBCSD

Pulp & paper industry and energy indicators in the G8 industry task
Dolf Gielen, Energy Technology Policy Division, IEA


Status and global trends

Chair: Bob Dixon, Head, Energy Technology Policy Division, IEA

Energy efficiency developments in the North and South American Pulp & Paper industry
Jaakko Jokinen, Poyry Consulting

Energy efficiency developments in the European Pulp & Paper industry – Jaakko Jokinen, Poyry Consulting

Current energy efficiency in the Chinese Pulp & Paper industry – Li Zhoudan, China Light Industry Cleaner Production Centre

Benchmarking energy use and GHG emissions – Thomas Browne, Paprican


Technologies to improve energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions

Chair: Thore Berntsson, Chalmers University of Technology & IETS

Improvement potential in chemical pulping: Black liquor gasification – Rikard Gebart, Lulea University of Technology

Energy efficiency improvement in mechanical pulping – Pekka Ahtila, Finnish Forest Industries Federation

Advanced paper making technologies – Risto Talja, Metso Paper

Energy conversion: increasing the use of CHP systems - Jean Pierre Durnicki, Turbomach and Paolo Vezil, Metso Paper


Integrated Energy Systems, alternative fuels, feedstocks and processes

Chair: Isabel Cabrita, National Institute of Engineering Technology and Innovation (INETI) & IETS

Energy efficiency in Pulp and Paper making in Japan: the benchmark for the world? - Yoshihiro Hayakawa, Oji Paper

Status of Bio-refinery development in the US and Europe – Lori Perine, AFPA and Peter Axegard, STFI

Programs to improve energy efficiency in Sweden's Pulp & Paper Industry KAM and FRAM – Thore Berntsson, Chalmers University of Technology (not present due to illness and presented by and Peter Axegard, STFI)

Energy Transition in the paper chain – Gerrit Jan Koopman, Royal VNP


Roundtable: Recommendations for G8 activities
Chair: Dolf Gielen, Energy Technology Policy Division, IEA

Discussion will focus on:
• R&D needs
• Achieving efficiency and CO2 reduction
• Benchmarking and other approaches
• ETS & IPCC
• Energy Indicators
• Extending best practices to developing countries
• Coordination of international activities in this field
CHP (Simon Minett, COGEN, Europe)
Paper Recycling and Energy (Marco Mensink - CEPI)