International pellets industry discusses market developments and technologies
Platform for knowledge exchange: 8th Pellets Industry Forum, Stuttgart
Pforzheim/Stuttgart (pts022/19.08.2008/12:10) The market for wood pellets is currently experiencing strong international growth. For investors, producers and service providers, this opens up a wide range of opportunities, but also challenges: "Currently the situation in the international pellets markets is very dynamic, new technologies are in demand worldwide, making high quality market information important for investment decisions," reports Barbara Pilz, Project Manager for the 8th Pellets Industry Forum. The 8th Pellets Industry Forum serves as a platform for international knowledge exchange: the organizer, Solar Promotion, is expecting around 500 industry experts from all over the world. The 8th Pellets Industry Forum will take place in the International Congress Centre Stuttgart (ICS) of the New Trade Fair Centre Stuttgart from October 28 to 29. Innovations in pellet technology will be on show at the Interpellets 2008 trade fair from October 29 to 31, also in the New Trade Fair Centre Stuttgart.
Current developments in the German and European pellets market
The 8th Pellets Industry Forum offers decision makers in the wood pellets industry the ideal platform for exchange and learning. The trade conference features top-class speakers and a wide-ranging program that is closely based on the current market developments in the German and European pellets markets. The main topics that will be covered by the two-day conference include the framework conditions currently prevailing in the pellets markets as well as future pellet supply scenarios.
Europe's wood pellets markets vary from country to country: Italy, for example, is the largest European market for pellet stoves - 800,000 have been installed, according to the Italian industry association, Associazione Italiana Energie Agroforestali (AIEL). In Germany, the framework conditions for further growth are currently very positive: examples include the recently passed renewable heating law and the high level of financial support through the market incentive program. Dr. Karin Freier from the Federal Environment Ministry will give an overview of this situation. Thomas Seltmann from the Energy Watch Group will report on the consequences of increasingly scarce fossil fuels for the energy industry. Dr. Christian Rakos from the Austrian proPellets association will give a lecture on future pellet supply scenarios as well as the considerations and planned activities in Austria. And Dr. Lukas Kranzl from the Energy Economics Group at Vienna University of Technology will outline where the use of wood-based biomass makes sense from an energy, environmental and economic point of view.
News from the countries, research and technology, as well as marketing and international trade and logistics
The conference will also focus on current trends in pellet technology, such as optimization of standards and exemplary production technologies for pellets, as well as reports on marketing concepts from the European markets. Compact country reports will, among other things, present the emerging wood pellets markets in France, Great Britain and the USA. The development of pellets production in countries with large forested areas and the challenges emerging for international trade will also be discussed, with the leading export market of Canada and the dynamic developments in Russia being highlighted.
International focus: German-English simultaneous translation
Around 500 experts and decision makers from industry, research and politics are expected to attend the 8th Pellets Industry Forum. The conference, which last year had a total of 451 expert participants from 33 countries, will take place in the International Congress Centre Stuttgart (ICS) right next to the airport from October 28 to 29. The presentations at the 8th Pellets Industry Forum will be simultaneously translated from German into English. The international Interpellets 2008 trade fair will take place in parallel to the Industry Forum - also at New Trade Fair Centre Stuttgart. For three days from October 29, 150 exhibitors from Germany and abroad will showcase their latest products, services and technical solutions covering every aspect of pellet technology in an exhibition area of 7,000 square meters.
The program for the 8th Pellets Industry Forum is available online at: http://www.pelletsforum.de > Program (English Version)
8th Pellets Industry Forum - at a glance
Date: October 28-29, 2008
Venue: International Congress Centre Stuttgart (ICS), New Trade Fair Centre Stuttgart
Language: German / English (simultaneous)
Participants: 500 (expected)
Target group: Decision makers from the pellets industry (producers, dealers, suppliers), service providers, (management consultants, contractors, planners, energy agencies), researchers, investors, representatives from authorities and politics
Registration fee:
registration before September 15, 2008: Eur340
after September 15, 2008: Eur390
at the door: Eur450
The registration fee includes conference documentation, lunches, drinks during breaks and entry to the Interpellets 2008 trade fair.
Organizers and supporters of Interpellets 2008 and the 8th Pellets Industry Forum:
The Interpellets 2008 trade fair and the 8th Pellets Industry Forum are organized by Solar Promotion GmbH, Pforzheim, Germany. The events are supported by the German Pellets Association (DEPV) and the German Solar Energy Society (DGS).
Sponsors of the 8th Pellets Industry Forum:
Anton Heggenstaller GmbH, Bühler AG, EWK Umwelttechnik GmbH, FireStixx, Ökofen Heiztechnik GmbH, Paradigma Energie- und Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG, RIKA Metallwaren GmbH + Co. KG, Schellinger KG, STELA Laxhuber GmbH, Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co KG, Windhager Zentralheizung GmbH, wodtke GmbH.
Further information on Interpellets 2008 and the 8th Pellets Industry Forum:
Solar Promotion GmbH
Barbara Pilz / Horst Dufner
P.O. Box 100 170
75101 Pforzheim, Germany
Phone +49 (0)7231 / 58 59 8-0
Fax +49 (0)7231 / 58 59 8-28
info@interpellets.de
http://www.interpellets.de
Press contact:
Press office Interpellets 2008
and 8th Pellets Industry Forum
c/o pr.moebitz Gabriele Möbitz
Freiaustraße 58
79100 Freiburg, Germany
Phone +49 (0)761 / 881 49-84
Fax +49 (0)761 / 881 49-85
gmoebitz@pr.moebitz.de
http://pr.moebitz.de
| Aussender: | Solar Promotion GmbH |
| Ansprechpartner: | Barbara Pilz/Horst Dufner |
| Tel.: | +49 (0)7231 / 58 59 8-0 |
| E-Mail: | info@interpellets.de |
