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Open Dual Lecture in Katowice entitled “Wood pellets – the future of the energy market?”

09.12.2022 - 18:06 update 14.12.2022 - 12:48
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OPEN DUAL LECTURE IN KATOWICE

14 DECEMBER 2022

UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA

INVITATION

You are invited to attend an Open Dual Lecture entitled “Wood pellets – the future of the energy market?”, organised within the Transform4Europe project.

The guests of the event will be:

Agnieszka Drobniak, PhD, Eng. – researcher in the field of Earth and environmental science from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, the University of Silesia in Katowice.

Lyubomir Kostov – graduate in chemistry, working with Veolia Energy Varna company, Bulgaria

In her presentation, Agnieszka Drobniak, PhD Eng., will talk about the history of using wood pellets as a source of energy and concerns regarding pellet fuel quality along with the pros and cons of using biomass for energy purposes.

On the other hand, Lyubomir Kostov from Veolia Energy Varna company will show the entrepreneurial perspective and talk about the future and use of biomass in Bulgaria. He will answer the question of how attitudes towards the biomass market in Bulgaria are changing in terms of power plants as well as individual households, and whether cooperation with science in this area is a good direction.

The moderator will be Iwona Jelonek, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof., the Director of the Centre for Biomass Energy Research and Education, and a researcher at the Faculty of Natural Sciences.

The lecture will be held on 14 December from 5–6.30 p.m. at RawaInk located at ul. Teatralna 17a in Katowice.

No registration is required for the meeting. Admission is free.

The event will be streamed online on the Transform4Europe YouTube channel.

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