Tuesday 10 June 2025 | 16:30 - 18:10 | Room: Parallel 1

Innovation and Sustainability for Maritime Biofuels

Discover the latest advancements in sustainable maritime biofuels through presentations from leading Horizon Europe projects: M2ARE, COCPIT, SEAFAIRER, FUEL UP and POSEIDON. Experts will provide project overviews, highlighting technology, industry roles, feedstock versatility, output, and testing/certification activities. This session offers a crucial update on the future of cleaner shipping.

Conference registration is mandatory.
Please note that this programme may be subject to alteration and the organisers reserve the right to do so without giving prior notice.

 

 

Agenda

16:30
PART 1 – Project presentations
Moderator: Kyriakos Panopoulos, CERTH
Workshop introduction: Kyriakos Panopoulos

• M2ARE
Michael Bampaou, CERTH, General overview of the M2ARE project

COCPIT
Evanthia Nanaki – (HelleniQ) – Project presentation, the role of industry in supporting COCPIT’s technology, Focus on market analysis

SEAFAIRER
Daniel Pichler, DTU, Project presentation, focus on feedstock and output versatility, as well as testing/certification activities

FUEL UP
Duncan Akporiaye (SINTEF) – Project presentation, focus on the testing/certification activities

POSEIDON
Feliu Sempere Nácher, Global Omnium, Project presentation, focus on initial steps of the value chain producing biogas from biosolids

Wrap up and preparation for panel discussion

17:40
Part 2 – Panel Discussion

Overall guiding question: How do we get our biofuel into a plane/ship?
Moderator: Kyriakos Panopoulos, CERTH

• Michael Bampaou, CERTH – M2ARE
• Eva Nanaki, HelleniQ – COCPIT
• Sary Awad, IMT Atlantique – COCPIT
• Daniel Pichler, DTU – SEAFAIRER
• Duncan Akporiaye, SINTEF – FUEL UP
• Fabio Gutiérrez, Fundación Valenciaport – POSEIDON

Organiser

Conference registration is mandatory.
Please note that this programme may be subject to alteration and the organisers reserve the right to do so without giving prior notice.