Program
Preliminary program
April 20, 2026 | GET TOGETHER
- Get together in the evening, Rostock City
April 21, 2026 | CONFERENCE DAY
- Scroll down for detailed program
- Networking dinner, Rostock City
April 22, 2026 | TECHDAY (OPTIONAL)
- In the morning
- Additional possibility to visit the SET Lab in the afternoon
Conference PROGRAM
Session 1 | Identification and Production of Biofuels
Role of biofuels for marine application – status and perspectives
Can sugar also be used as a bio-drop-in? If so, what are the challenges?
Session 2 | Market Situation and Biooil Optimisation using Additives
Opportunities and limits of additives regarding bio-fuel usage
Session 3 | How to get new (off spec) Bios into Operation
Experiences with marine drop-in biofuels from fuel testing and advisory perspective
Session 4 | The Hardware's Point of View
Dr. Klaus Tröster
Challenges of new bio-drop-ins from engine manufacturer’s point of view
Session 5 | The Shipping Companies' Perspective
Biofuels in container shipping: Operational experience at Hapag-Lloyd
Science Pitches
Decarbonising maritime shipping with sustainable biofuel from waste biomass
Marine Fuels by Thermo-Catalytic Reforming of Biomass
Mixing stabilities of pyrolysis oil based fuel alternatives
The Rostock Biofuels in Shipping Symposium is organized by
Forschungszentrum für Verbrennungsmotoren
und Thermodynamik Rostock GmbH
Joachim-Jungius-Straße 9 | 18059 Rostock | Germany
In cooperation with
