1. Centre of Excellence THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF SOLID FUELS – THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF SOLID FUELS – Processes of pyrolysis, gasification and combustion of biomass an wastes WORKGROUP 1 Combustion and gasification of biomass and wastes for heat and energy WORKGROUP leader Tomasz Chmielniak, Ph.D

2. Centre of Excellence Activity in CONBIOT Project WP 1:Conference cycle Task 1.1 Conference: Combustion and Gasification of Biomass and Wastes WP 3: Twinnings with EU universities and research institutes Task 3.1-3.3  Outboard and inboard visits  Formulation and formalisation of the scope of cooperation (Cooperation Agreement)

3. Centre of Excellence  TARGET:Exchange of experiences and knowledge between European and Polish science and industry centres in the range of exploiting biomass and wastes  DATE AND PLACE:19-22 May 2003, WISŁA - POLAND  ORGANIZERS:  Center of Excellence "CONBIOT” Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal  Polish Ecological Club - Upper Silesia  Industrial Energetic Society International conference: „COMBUSTION AND GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS AND WASTES”

4. Centre of Excellence Conference programme  Seven Lecture sessions: 28 papers (9 external – 19 internal)  Poster session: 9 posters (1 external – 8 internal)  Meeting of Scientific and Organisation Committee with Supervisory Board of CONBIOT Project

5. Centre of Excellence Thematic range  Research and development in the field of biomass and waste application for energy production (combustion and co-combustion, gasification, environmental protection, biomass sources)  Current situation and perspectives of biomass and waste as the energy sources. (European Union, NAS countries)  Sixth Framework Programme: Sustainable Energy Systems (thematic scope, scientific networks, financing) 64% 22% 14% Research and development Current situation and perspectives Sixth Framework Programme

6. Centre of Excellence Conference participants  Number of participants:125 of countries:11  Number of countries:11 Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Netherlands Italy Lithuania Poland Spain Ukraine United Kingdom

7. Centre of Excellence WP3:TWINNINGS WITH EU UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES Task 3.1: Energy and Resources Research Institute University of Leeds Two  Two meetings in:  Energy and Resources Research Institute (2 representatives of the center)  Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal (representative of ERRI, UL)  Cooperation Agreement  Terms of cooperation in CONBIOT Project, including future internships of young researches  Possible directions of cooperation in scientific programmes

8. Centre of Excellence WP3:TWINNINGS WITH EU UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES Task 3.2: Danish International Consulting TNO Environmental, Energy and Process Invitation  New Partner: DIC, membership in the Supervisory Board of the Centre, participation in conferences, and specialised seminars  Scientific internships, TNO: modelling of gasification and combustion processes, modern technologies, accreditation and certification  Visit in DIC: November 2003 (second year of the project) Cooperation Agreement

9. Centre of Excellence WP3:TWINNINGS WITH EU UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES Task 3.3: Partner change  Meeting with VTT Processes representative Budapest - conference Bio-Energy Enlarged Perspectives

10. Centre of Excellence Research activity GASIFICATION AND CO-GASIFICATION  DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROTOTYPE CONSTRUCTION OF COUNTER-CURRENT FIXED BED GASIFICATION REACTOR; Gasification system for wood and waste, 3,5 MW; ZM ZAMER, The State Committee for Scientific Research project  SEWAGE SLUDGE GASIFICATION FOR CHP APPLICATION; Research on sewage sludge pyrolysis and gasification, modelling of the process; NAS Extension to Contract No: ENK5- CT-2000-00050  DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL SCALE BIOMASS AND WASTE FIXED BED GASIFICATION REACTOR FOR CHP APPLICATIONS; Development of small scale biomass and RDF gasification reactor, process calculation, preliminary and detailed design; IChPW project.

11. Centre of Excellence Research activity COMBUSTION AND CO-COMBUSTION  ELABORATION AND APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY OF PREPARATION OF COAL / BIOMASS FUEL MIXTURES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOILERS; Procedures for preparation and analysis of fuel mixtures, co-combustion tests in laboratory and industrial scale: WLM 2,5 MW (mechanical grate boiler), CYMIC 98 MW (fluidised bed boiler), The State Committee for Scientific Research project  TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF CO-COMBUSTION OF BIOMASS WITH COAL IN PULVERISED COAL BOILER; Research on co- combustion process in pulverised coal boiler OP-130 MW; The National Found for Environmental Protection and Water Management project  RESEARCH ON LOW CAPACITY BIOMASS BOILERS; Energy and emission efficiency tests, construction and process development; Commercial partners

12. Centre of Excellence Research activity PAPERS AND CONFERENCES  7 PAPERS  4 CONFERENCE PRECEDDINGS  11 PRESENTATIONS  Marek Sciazko, Tomasz Chmielniak, Gasification of solid fuels; Termochemical Conversion of Coal and Biomass, IChPW and IGSMiE publishing, 2003, ISBN – 83-913434-1-3 (in Polish).  Krystyna Kubica, Thermochemical transformation of coal and biomass, Termochemical Conversion of Coal and Biomass, IChPW and IGSMiE publishing, 2003, ISBN – 83-913434-1-3 (in Polish).  Tomasz Chmielniak, Marek Sciazko, Co-gasification of biomass and coal for methanol synthesis, Applied Energy 74 (2003), 393-403.  Krystyna Kubica, Daniel Nowakowski, “Distribution and properties of products obtained during fix bed pyrolysis of biomass and its co-pyrolysis with coal”, Proceedings of International Conference CARBON 2003, 6-10 July 2003 Oviedo-Spain