Final Event, Bergen, Norway, 22 May 2012

2012-06-25 10:00:00

A successful final event! The final event in the Baltic Biogas Bus project was successfully held in Norway Bergen on the 22nd of May with 60 special invited guests from politics, research and industry.

A successful final event!

The final event in the Baltic Biogas Bus project was successfully held in Norway Bergen on the 22^nd of May with 60 special invited guests from politics, research and industry.

 

 

 

Under the title of Biogas – The natural choice for city buses, the event featured a program with sessions about environmental Policy, resources, Production & Infrastructure, use of biogas in buses and an outline of results from the project.

 A well-received message

The message of biogas as a natural choice for city busses was well-received by the attending delegates, says Mr. Ove Lunde Managing Director of HOG Energi, the partner hosting the event I Bergen.

In Bergen we can now see that the new biogas plant that is under way in our city is getting more and more attention from both the public and politicians. The understanding that biogas will be a significant contributor to reduce emissions in our city is also a broadening, we think that the project has been a significant instrument in achieving this understanding, says Mr. Lunde.

Highlighted results, achievements and experiences

The program highlighted results from the project but also had invited speakers from government and industry, featuring a blend of perspectives and experiences from different countries, says Baltic Biogas Bus Project Manager Mr. Lennart Hallgren. He also adds that such interchange and dissemination of knowledge has been a core element throughout the project.

The event in Bergen concluded with a handover ceremony of a document outlining project results, to politicians from Norway, Sweden and Estonia.  The politicians commented that they would use the document actively in their work, and emphasized the importance of intensifying the introduction renewable fuels in the city traffic.  We hope our results and our message contribute to give policy makers in cities, valuable tools to make the proper strategies to facilitate the use of renewables and specially biogas as fuel, concludes Mr. Hallgren.

The Baltic Biogas Bus Project is a 3 year project ending in September 2012. The project is partly funded by the EU and seeks to encourage cities and regions around the Baltic Sea and Norway to use biogas as a fuel for public transport.

 

 

 

 

Opening remarks by the moderator Ove LUNDE, Managing Director HOG Energi, Norway

Welcome to Hordaland. Why is an environmentally friendly public transport sector important to Hordaland and how can policy makers on a regional level act. Tom Christer NILSEN, County Mayor of Hordaland and Chairman of Norwegian Gas Forum, Norway

Norwegian authorities focus on climat-friendly transport Anne Marit BJORNFLATEN, Member of the Norwegian Parlament Vice Chair, Transport and Communications committee, Norway

Baltic Biogas Bus project, main goas, what have been achived and success stories from the project Lennart HALLGREN, Project Director, Stockholm Public Transport, Sweden

Biogas as fuel in Sweden Petri SALONEN, Evironmental Advisor, Stockholm County Council, Sweden

Estonian authoroties focus on climate-friendly transport Margus HANSON, Member of the Estonian Parliament, Estonia

Instrument for Increased Use of Biogas in the Transport sector Nelson ROJAS, Project Manager, HOG Energi, Norway

Biogas production options and experiences, as well as evaluation of different biogas production scenarios in the Baltic Sea Region Dr Wojciech GIS, Director Motor Transport Institute, Poland

Integrated regional distribution infrastructure planning - The case of Stockholm Sara ANDERSON, Biofuel Specialist, Stockholm Public Transport, Sweden

Planning for biogas in Tartu City: Resources, Production and Infrastructure for Biogas Jaanus TAMM, Project Manager, Tartu City, Estonia

Biogas Production and Upgrading Lars HAMMARLO, Operational Manager, Scandinavian Biogas Fuels AB, Sweden

Bus emissions in real life Dr Nils-Olov NYLUND, Chief Resercher Scientist, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), Finland

Operational experiences with methane buses - What´s on the market and were is the potential for improvement? Jan-Helge SANDVÅG, Technical Director, Tide ASA, Norway

Biogas - a key ingredient in a strategy for sustainable fuels Stefan WALLIN, Director of Sustainability, Stockholm Public Transport, Sweden

Handover Ceremony Baltic Biogas Bus Project Director Lennart Hallgren handed over The "Result and Achivements from the Baltic biogas Bus Project".

Round table discussion:"Looking at the future for Biogas in the Baltic Sea Region and Norway" Project partners invited NGOs and representatives from politics and industry to a discussion about views on the development potential for biogas buses