Workshops, conferences

United Nations Development Program/Global Environment Facility (UNDP/GEF)
Committee for Energy Efficiency under the Council of Ministers of Belarus
UN Economic Commission for Europe
Project 00011748 (BY/03/G31)
Biomass Energy for Heating and Hot Water Supply in Belarus
Seminar dedicated to collection, processing and transportation of biomass

Seminar Program
(Hotel "Belarus" conference hall, 15, Storozhevskaja str. Minsk)
November 29, 2005

9.00	Registration
9.45	Welcome address	Mrs. Cihan Sultanoglu, UN Resident Coordinator/ UNDP Representative in Belarus
9.55.	Seminar opening. Prospects of the Republic in wider use of biomass for heat and electricity production	Mr. Roman Shirma, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy Efficiency of Belarus
10.10	Technical possibilities of forestry sector enterprises of the Ministry of Forestry for biomass supply to biomass consumers	Mr. Juriy Nazarov Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Forestry
10.40	New financial mechanisms developed UN ECE for funding of renewable energy projects	Dr. Evgeniy Nadezhdin, Regional energy advisor of the UN ECE
11.10	Results of training of Belarusian specialists in Finland on the issues of biofuel production.	Dr. Vladimir Voitekhovich Project manager Dr. Grigoriy Zavoiskih Belarus State Technological University
11.30	Coffee break
11.45	Feasibility Study for design of the list of techniques and equipment necessary for production and supply of wood chips to Vileika CHP	Dr. Аndrew Lednitskiy, Belarus State Technological University
12.15	Modern technologies of organization and production of wood chips.	Dr. Аlexander Fedorenchik, к.т.н. Pro-rector of Belarus State Technological University Dr. Grigoriy Zavoiskih. Belarus State Technological University.
12.45	Suggestions on use and modernization of MTZ techniques for loading and transportation forest residues	Dr. В.Korobkin, Chief designer of design department of RUE Minsk Tractor Plant (MTZ)
13.15	Lunch
14.15	International experience of wood waste collection . Main requirements to chipping machines. Maintenance features of chipping machines.	Mr. Peter Schuster ,LEV (Austria) Project Consultant
14.45	Techniques for loading wood chips at intermediate storage on the basis of machines produced by JSC "Amkodor"	Mr. А.А.Germann Chief Designer of forestry machines of JSC "Amkodor"
15.10	Belarus techniques for wood chips transportation. Directions of its development.	Mr. A.N. Sanko Deputy Chief Designer of production amalgamation "BelAvtoMAZ" Minsk automobile plant
15.30	Samples and producers of local mobile chipping machines	Dr. А.V.Vavilov, Head of sub faculty of Belarusian National Technical University Mr. S.I. Bondar-Liashuk Deputy Director "Amkodor-Invar" Company
16.00	Coffee break
16.15	Techniques and equipment available in the disposal of Belarusian forest harvesting companies.	Mr. P.P. Kosiak Director of "Vileiskiy Leskhoz" - Vileika forestry enterprise
16.35	Plans of Belarusian manufacturers to provide wood fuel market with modern techniques and transportation means.	Mr. D.A. Korchik Deputy head of department for investments in the Ministry of Industry of Belarus.
17.00	Efficient technologies and equipment for production of wood fuel within the system of the Ministry of Communal Services.	Mr. V.E. Zhdan Director of KUE "Belinkommash"
17.30	Discussions of the existing situation in the Republic around production of modern techniques to provide local wood fuel market demand.	Round table
18.00	Results and conclusions	Mr. Roman Shirma Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Energy Efficiency of Belarus