Workshop 8 - Namibia April 2013

 

 

Workshop 8 – Namibia April 2013

Local Organiser

University of Greenwich

Date

29 – 30 April 2013

Location

Schweizerhaus, Swakopmund

Title

Towards establishing value chains for bio-energy

Outputs

  • Attraction of investment
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Increased Visibility
  • Training  Profitability and Sustainability of Bioenergy
  • Training Algae-based waste water treatment systems
  • Training Halophytic Algae, Cultivation and Management

 

Project Report

TECHNICAL REPORT FOR THE SECOND NAMIBIAN ACP WORKSHOP

Programme

Day One (29th April 2013) (Registration 8.00am)

Time
Slot

 

Speaker

 

Organization

 

Description

Session

08h15 -
08h20

Mr Philip Hooks &
Ms Anna Ipangelwa

UNAM

Master of Ceremonies / Introduction to Workshop

INTRODUCTION, BACKGROUND

08h20 -
08h40

Ms Bronwen Currie

Aquaculture Directorate

Opening Address

08h40 - 09h10

Prof Patricia Harvey

University of Greenwich

Introduction to the ACP S&T Biofuel Oil Project

09h10 -
10h10

Vitor Verdelho

A4F-AlgaFuel

Emerging industrial production of EPA microalgae biomass around the World

10h35 -
11h35

Prof Detlof von Oertzen

V.O Consulting

Biofuel in Namibia

SETTING THE BROADER SCHEME

11h35 -
12h30

Prof Ami Ben Amotz

Nature Beta Technologies

Marine Algal Systems

12h30 -
12h40

 

QUESTION & ANSWERS

12h40 -
13h30

Prof Keith Cowan

The Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Rhodes University

Integrated algae pond systems for waste water treatment and beneficiation

 

13h30 -
14h30

Lunch

14h30 -
15h00

Mr Andreas Namwoonde

SANUMARC

Waste to bioenergy - ACP Case Study: Biogas

CASE STUDIES

15h00 -
15h30

Mr Gonçalo Murta

 

ACP Case Study: Dunalliela

15h30 -
15h45

 

Tea Break

15h45 -
16h45

Field trip to New Sewerage Works Facility

Hosted by Mr. Dewald Duvenhage

FIELD TRIPS

16h45 -
18h00

Field Trip to Salt Works and Pans

Hosted by Mr. J. Klein

18h00 -
21h00

 

COCKTAIL PARTY

DAY TWO (30th APRIL 2013)

08h10 -
08h20

Prof Edosa Omoregie

ACP Partner: SANUMARC

Namibian ACP Partner: Role SANUMARC can play

VALUE ADDING

08h20 -
09h00

Prof Detlof von Oertzen

V O Consulting

Solid Biomass Value Chains

09h00 -
09h45

Mr John Milledge

University of Southampton

Micro-algal Bio refineries

09h45 -
10h00

Tea Break

10h00 -
10h55

Dr Mohammad Abdel-Hamid

University of Mansoura, Egypt

Wastewater treatment using microalgae: A promising environmental biotechnology

WATER TREATMENT & TRAINING

10h55 -
11h55

Prof Blahos Marsakek

Centre for Cyanobacteria Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Waste Water and energy

11h55 -
13h00

Paul Goacher;
Jill Varrie

Hafren Investments
Flamingo Moon

Training session : Profitability and Sustainability of Bioenergy Part 1

13h00 -14h00

Lunch

14h00 -
16h40

Prof Keith Cowan
Prof  Mohammad Abdel- Hamid
Prof Blahos Marsalek

Training session 1 : Algae-based waste water treatment systems

TRAINING

Mr Paul Goacher;
Ms Jill Varrie

Hafren Investments
Flamingo Moon

Training session 2 : Profitability and sustainability of bioenergy Part 2

Prof Edosa Omoregie

ACP Partner: SANUMARC

Dunaliella - Adding value to the supply chain (4 groups)

ADDING VALUE

16h40 -
17h20

Prof Edosa Omoregie facilitator (10 minutes per group)

ACP Partner: SANUMARC

Dunaliella - Feedback on adding value to the supply chain

17h20- 17h30

Prof Edosa Omoregie

ACP Partner: SANUMARC

SANUMARC: Final words

 

17h30

Thank You’s & Farewells by Philip Hooks & Anna Ipangelwa