| Day TwoJune 24, 2008 |
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| 09:30 |
Welcome address
Sean O'Hanlon,
Executive Director,
American Biofuels Council
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| 09:40 |
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Identify current trade considerations |
- Uncover the latest constraints on the distribution of ethanol and other biofuels
- Understand the transparency across international markets
- Evaluate what's needed to create suitable conditions on global and national levels for increased production and trade
Alexandre Betinardi Strapasson,
Head of Department, Sugarcane and Agri Energy,
Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply
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| 10:15 |
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Review the latest development of new sources of feedstocks: Miscanthus, sorghum, jatropha, algaes |
- Identify the potential for sustainable, low-cost, volume production from these feedstocks
- Outline the key issues in using these feedstocks – can these be grown on non-agricultural land?
- Overcome the implication for water use and other ecosystem impacts
- Review the progress on the commercial developments of these feedstocks
William Thurmond,
President,
Emerging Markets Online
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| 10:50 |
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| 11:10 |
Stream one
Second generation biofuels: Future outlook |
| Understand second generation cellulosic ethanol refining |
- Identify the latest research and technology for ethanol refining: What are the benefits of membrane technology?
- An operator perspective: Evaluate the process of implementing the membrane technology
- Identify the benefits of cellulosic ethanol
Mark Schwartz,
Business Development Manager, Global Engineering and Technology,
Greenfield Ethanol
Steve Kroll,
Vice President, Sales and Marketing,
Vaperma
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Stream two
Current trends in commercializing ethanol and other biomass |
| Biofuels in Latin America - Argentina's expanding role in the future of renewable energy |
- Understand how Argentina is becoming a world biodiesel powerhouse (in the same way that Brazil has done with ethanol)
- Identify how Argentina is perhaps the only country remaining that can continue to produce biodiesel profitability
- Evaluate the opportunities in Argentina in biofuels
Alfredo Langesfeld,
Founding Member,
Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber
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| 11:45 |
| Renewable diesel - a case study
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- Understand how renewable diesel is a way to incorporate renewable resources into transportation fuels
- Outline renewable diesel as a viable, fungible fuel
- Evaluate ConocoPhillips' experience with renewable diesel and their implementation strategy
Scott Mason,
Director Business Development, Advanced Biofuels,
ConocoPhillips
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| 2007 EISA Renewable Fuels Standard: Implications for ethanol blends and FFVs
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- Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 mandates challenging levels of biofuel use and greater fuel efficiency: How has this effected the industry?
- Use of low-level ethanol blends alone provides insufficient ethanol demand; mid-level blends require vehicle compatibility
- Use of E85 and flexible-fuel vehicles (FFVs) would provide maximum flexibiility during the transition, and would require commensurate improvement to fueling infrastructure
James Anderson,
Technical Expert, Systems Analytics & Environmental Sciences,
Ford Motor Company
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| 12:20 |
Themed networking lunch: Discussions include:
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| 12:25 |
| Pipelines |
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Understand how pipeline infrastructure can be improved to accommodate biofuels
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| Feedstock prices and new sources of feedstock |
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Evaluate the avail;ability, cost and performance: Will prices return to normal? Review new feedstocks and discover what else is viable
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| Ethanol infrastructure |
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Enhance your ethanol plant: How can we cost effectively improve our infrastructure?
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| Technological advancements |
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Discover the latest technologies to maximize the production of cellulosic ethanol
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| 13:45 |
Stream one
Second generation biofuels renewable diesel |
| Review the progress of a second generation renewable diesel: NExBTL |
- Analyze the experience from the world’s first renewable diesel plant
- Identify the benefits of a renewable diesel in the marketplace
- Clarify the potential future developments of this renewable diesel
Neville Fernandes,
Business manager,
Neste Oil
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Stream two
Refining and biorefining developments |
| Overcome the challenge of integrating refining and biorefining: A future view |
- Achieve biomass integration into an oil refinery; Review biorefineries and its co-products
- Forecast how biorefineries will create a sustainable bio-based economy
- Evaluate the benefits of the biorefinery
Sandra Lima de Oliveira,
Manager, Biorefinery Development,
Petrobras
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| 14:20 |
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Closing plenary presentation: Future biofuels - commercialization and deployment |
The next wave of biofuels - market potential and opportunity
- Evaluate the technologies advancing to commercialization and deployment
- Outline the advanced commercialization and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies
- Identify the current and future biofuels – understand the stage of development of future technologies worldwide
- What is the future outlook for 2nd generation biofuels? Will the current initiatives continue or will the dynamics change?
Dr Helena Chum,
Biorefinery Analysis and Exploratory Research Group Manager,
National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
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| 15:00 |
Chairman's closing remarks
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