Biogas Now and Tomorrow: Unique visit of a new biogas plant in Turkey

About this event 

Unique opportunity to visit one of the most advance biogas waste management center in the city of Samsun, Turkey with experts roundtable

The production of biogas is strategically key to secure energy security and to contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions. KlimatelinK Biogas Community is organising a unique event including the visit of Samsun MSW landfill site with the team from Samsun Advan Energy where you would be able to see the generation of electricity from biogas and landfill gas. You will be able to visit this fully functional new unique integrated semi dry and wet fermentation biogas plant that transforms municipal waste into biogas, including discussions on the ground with the practitioners. Experts from the Turkish and international biogas industry will present their projects and research progress. You will also be able to meet and network with them and the attendees during the roundtable discussions and networking slots.

Location: Samsun, Turkey (90 minutes flight from Istanbul). Samsun Advan Enerji biogas plant is a 30 minute drive from the city centre

Costs: No cost for KlimateNet Patron members (semi-annual subscription fees . Participants will only have to pay for their flights to get to Samsun.

If you are not a KlimateNet Patron member then we will recharge at cost to cover accommodation (2 nights at a 4* hotel), meals for 2 days and transportation locally at $220.

The city of Samsun is at a 90 minute flight distance from Istanbul

Agenda (link for more details)

Wednesday 27.9: 

afternoon/evening - Welcome/meeting guests at the hotel in Samsun and dinner with all participants

Thursday 28.9: 

9am - 9.30am: Drive to Samsun Advan Enerji (30 min)9.30 - 10am: Welcome coffee

10 - 10.45am: Roundtable discussion: Introduction to Biogas in respect of Circular Net Zero Economy

• Babar Abbas: solid waste management issues in developing countries and circular economy
• Analyst from PWC: ESG reporting Circular Economy and effects of Green Energy
• Isıl Çakır (moderator)

10.45 - 11am: Coffee break

11 - 12.45pm: Roundtable discussion: The future of biogas and other bio-energies (including green hydrogen and bio-methane)

• Chigozie Kewe-Eze: Green energy in Nigeria
• Philipp Kyas: Biogas implementation and new technologies
• Bülent Icgen: Waste to Energy biotechnology
• Oral Zeki Şarman - Samsun Avdan Energy - moderator/speaker

1 - 2pm: Lunch

2 -4pm: Roundtable discussion : Financing bio-energy projects and finding the right business partners

• Leyla Arslan : on innovation and project management
• Presentation of the Micro 4 Biogas project
• Anne-France Kennedy - KlimateNet: How to build trust andsave time and costs for efficient partnerships -
• Erol iren - CEO Samsun Avdan Energy - Moderator/speaker

4 - 7.30pm: Free time and visit of Samsun

8 pm: Networking Dinner

Friday 29.9:

9am - 9.30am: Drive to Samsun Advan Enerji (30 min)

9.30 - 12.30pm: Visit of the biogas plant and Q&A session

12.30pm - 2pm: Lunch on site

From 2pm:  Back to airport for the 4.45pm Pegasus airlines flight to Istanbul

or

Visit of local sites before catching evening flights

or

Longer /week-end stay to visit local areas i,.e

The Bronze archeological site of Nerik Pinar

Boat trip on the stunning Canyon of Sahinkaya with a local guide

Participants are more than welcome to stay in Samsun area to visit the local natural beautiful sites like the canyon of Sahinkaya and the unique Nerik archeological site

or more information about KlimateNet membership please email membership@klimatenet.com or call Anne-France Kennedy at +447810893029.