Eseia International Online Summer School

Climate Friendly Bioenergy Solutions 14.—25.9.2020

Arranged by

Eastern Finland Universities together with Tanzanian partners and ESEIA - network

(including Project works related to promotion of cooperation between Europe and Africa in the field of climate friendly bioenergy solutions)

eseia ISS 2020

Course description

The student will receive comprehensive overview of environmentally friendly bioenergy solutions (by lectu-res and company presentations) and they will apply their knowledge for preparation a proposal of adapting European environmental friendly technology in Africa.

The two week programme arranged by Eastern Finland Universities together with Tanzanian partners and ESEIA network consist of lectures, company presentati-ons, individual assignments, workshops, supervised group tasks and presentation group work results.

Content:

Introduction

Presentation of challenges for students group works

Orientation to project works

Soil improvement and circular fertilizer products

Possibilities to utilize ash as such or purified by proper processing for fertilizers and earth construc-tion materials

Environmental friendly combustion technologies, (testing of emission reduction technologies with fluidized bed pilot plant)

Regional bioenergy solution (technical solution, biofuel supply chain management)

Supervised group works

Presentations of group works

Organisation

The Eseia ISS 2020 will be organized together with bioeconomy specialized universities in Eastern Finland

Savonia University of Applied Sciences (Varkaus, Kuopio, Iisalmi)

Karelia University of Applied Sciences (Joensuu)

University of Eastern Finland (Kuopio, Joensuu)

Partners in Tanzania

Participatory Plantation Forestry Programme (PFP, Iringa)

Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA, Morogoro)

Arusha Technical College (ATC) and Arusha City

First week Second week

EET time

Monday 14.9.2020

Tuesday 15.9.2020

Wednesday 16.9.2020

Thursday 17.9.2020

Friday 18.9.2020

Monday-Thursday 21.—25.9.2020

Friday 26.9.2020

Situation in Tanzania

Circular economy and waste manage-ment

Biorefining and applications

Bio fuel supply chains and pellet production

Combustion and gasification of bio-fuels and wastes

Daily supervised group works

Final presenta-tions of group works

09.15—10.45

Introduction to cour-se, introduction of participants

Research Manager Harri Auvinen, Savonia UAS:

Waste management & recycling, sorting, and processing various waste mate-rials

Prof. Luis Duart, LNEG: Biotechnologi-cal valorization po-tential indicator for lignocellulosic mate-rials to be used for feedstock in biorefi-neries

Prof. Reijo Lappalai-nen, UEF: Slow pyrolysis and applications

Ass. Prof. Antti Haa-pala, UEF: Hydrothermal liquefaction, extracti-on methods and chemical product applications

Research Director Arto Koistinen, UEF: Biochar, applications, e.g. filtering

Lecturer Asko Puhak-ka, Karelia UAS: Biofuel supply chain management

Regional bioenergy solutions

Prof Franz Winter: grate furnace, fluidized beds and rotary kilns: applicati-ons, limitations, characteristics for waste

Daily Supervised group works

Adapting European environmental friendly technology in Africa

Preliminary sub-jects:

Promotion of circular economy

Use of municipal wastes as fuel

Replacement of charcoal with pellets from indus-trial side streams

Soil improvement with circular ferti-lizer products

Bio and waste energy Center of Excellence

etc.

(Each group has own guiding men-tor from university and from Finnish company)

Final presenta-tions of group works

11.00 —12.30

Presentation of Tan-zanian forestry and bioenergy sectors: Juha Kiuru , Fahima Chamani, (Tanzanian forest sector, PFP project Mafinga)

Company presentati-ons: Shahdad Mulla (Lion Energy) Pellets from industrial side streams

Jonathan Lanes (Mkaa Endelevu) Charcoaling and briquetting factory

Prof. Reuben J.L. Mwamakimbul-lah (Sua Sokoine University of Agricul-ture): Tanzanian developmental agen-da in areas of agri-culture and Forestry

Research Manager Eero Antikainen, Savonia UAS: Sewa-ge water treatment

Lecturer Simo Pauk-kunen, Karelia UAS: Pellet production

Manager of Educati-on and RDI Markku Huhtinen, Savonia UAS:

Combustion and gasification technolo-gies of biofuels

Special problems related to combustion of municipal wastes (waste pretreatment, boiler corrosion, flue gas cleaning, ash treatment)

12.30 Lunch

13.15—14.45

Presentation of Tan-zanian forestry and bioenergy sectors Prof Peter Mashingo ( ATC Arusha tech-nical college):Energy production and con-sumption in Tanza-nia, Biomass and waste to energy

Bayai Chacha (Arusha City Couni-cil): Arusha city landfill operation & solid waste manage-ment

Prof Franz Winter : MSW treatment in Vienna

Dr Mudassar Azam: MSW Case study of Lahore City, Pakis-tan

Research Manager Harri Auvinen Savo-nia UAS: Microbe-based biorefining, accelerated compos-ting system for bio-masses, biogas production, soil improvement and circular fertilizer products based on industrial side streams and their processed mixtures, utilization of ash for fertilization.

Lecturer Ulla Santti Savonia UAS: Com-mercialization of applications

Company presentations:

Enon energiaosuus-kunta

Companies product presentations:

Riikinvoima

Andritz

Kpa-Unicon

As above Closing of online ISS 2020

15.00-16.30

Orientation to project work (supervised group work)

Tijana Jokic and Richard Wheeler from the eseia Team: How to create a successful EC proposal

Company presentations:

Jätekukko

Ferroplan

Prof. Lothar Fickert from TU Graz: Smart Bioenergy, Bioproducts and Services for a Sustai-nable Future / Opportunities and Challenges for Bio-energy in Smart Grids Part 1

Prof. Lothar Fickert from TU Graz: Smart Bioenergy, Bioproducts and Services for a Sustai-nable Future / Opportunities and Challenges for Bio-energy in Smart Grids Part 2

Free for visiting lectures from ESEIA network

Programme 1st week: 14.—18.9.2020, 2nd week: 21.— 26.9.2020

eseia ISS 2020

Finland is a safe, clean and technology-driven country which, as a member of the European Union, actively promotes democracy, the rule of law and human rights. The Finnish education system enjoys world-wide recognition for its excellence. In Finland, education is regarded as a fundamental right and the Finnish edu-cation policy emphasises equal opportunities for all.

Savonia University of Applied Sciences (Varkaus, Kuopio, Iisalmi) www.savonia.fi

Karelia University of Applied Sciences (Joensuu) www.karelia.fi

University of Eastern Finland (Kuopio, Joensuu) www.uef.fi

Eseia

The ISS 2020 is organised by eseia, the European Sus-tainable Energy Innovation Alliance, and it is part of the training formats within the eseia Education and Training Programme (www.etp.eseia.eu).

Eseia is a European non-profit association of leading research and innovation organisations in sustainable energy. Currently, eseia has 33 members from 13 EU countries from research, academia, industry and go-vernment. Eseia strives to become the premier provi-der of practice-oriented education and training in rene-wable energies. The Eseia Education and Training Programme (ETP) has been set up in 2013 to create innovative training solutions that will fill the gap in skills development as identified by the EC SET Plan Education and Training Initiative. To date, more than 500 students and young professionals have received training under the Eseia Education and Training Prog-ramme. The ETP activities included the International Summer Schools (ISS), Interdisciplinary Student Camps and Lab Courses hosted by eseia member or-ganisations from business for post-graduate students, and Inter-regional Training Workshops for professi-onals.

www.eseia.eu / www.etp.eseia.eu

Practical Information Who should attend?

The ISS is aimed at international master and Ph.D. students and young post-doc researchers, practitioners and professionals from industry or public sector.

The official language of the course is English.

Registration for Eseia online ISS 2020 (14. -25.9.2020)

The enrolment for studies is done online with the application form which can be found at the following link:

https://bit.ly/eseia-cfbs

Deadline for registration is 30 August 2020.

Studying places will be filled in order of registration. Information of Acceptance / being on the waiting list is relayed to the student by e-mail immediately after the sending of the registration form. Those on the waiting list are notified by e-mail of any possible free places at the latest five working days before the schooling be-gins.

Fee

There is no fee. Online course includes the course ma-terials in Moodle environment and online lectures. Ot-her costs are in the responsibility of the participants.

Academic recognition

The ISS is the equivalent of 5 ECTS.

Location

The ISS 2020 will be held online.

For further information please contact:

Markku Huhtinen Savonia University of Applied Sciences Varkaus, Finland +358 44 785 6763 markku.huhtinen@savonia.fi

https://bit.ly/eseia-cfbs