9.20 Welcoming remarks from the Chair
Ausilio Bauen, Director, E4 Tech

9.30 Renewable Energy Directive Update

• Renewable energy policy post-2020
• Targets to 2030

Giulio Volpi, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission

10.00 Multiple pathways for a low carbon mobility in EU: Concawe’s work exploring the role of low carbon fuels in road transport

• Covering biofuels, power-to-fuels and other fuels with low CO2 intensities

Marta Yugo, Science Executive, Economics and Modelling (CO2 and Energy), Concawe

10.30 What role will biofuels play in transport decarbonisation?

• Climate strategies up to 2050
• What is the role of sustainable biofuels for the EU?
• What are the key drivers for success in the biofuel industry?

Marko Janhunen, Director, Public Affairs, UPM

11.30 REDII implementation at the EU and national levels, with a special emphasis on aviation, co-processing and waste certification
Angel Alvarez Alberdi, Secretary General, European Waste to Advanced Biofuels Association

12.00 Waste-based Biodiesel and Ethanol market in the EU: market in the light of RED II
Victor Allemandou, CEO, Nexus Brokerage Services

12.30 Is REDll enough to drive the development of Advanced Biofuels?

• What roll does EU directives play to reach the decarbonisation? Hinder or help?
• High Blended fuels the future for Europe.

Ylwa Alwarsdotter, Executive Vice-President, Business Development, SEKAB Biofuels & Chemicals

2.20 Opening remarks from the chair
Ausilio Bauen, Director, E4 Tech

2.30 Food vs Fuels the positive impact of industrial scale waste-based biofuels
Vinesh Sinha, Managing Director, FatHopes Energy Sdn Bhd

3.00 Biofuel market outlook from the IEA’s Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report
Pharoah Le Feuvre, Renewable Energy Expert, International Energy Agency

4.00 Advanced biofuels in the EU: an outlook to 2030

• Introduction to the advanced biofuel target set out in REDII and an overview of advanced biofuel targets in different Member States (complement EC representative presentation).
• Presentation of an outlook for advanced biofuel production in the EU based on different scenarios (e.g. baseline technology success, accelerated / challenging growth, meeting REDII requirements). Discussion of the implications of different scenarios.
• An overview of promising fuel production pathways and technology developers that are expected to contribute to deployment and production in the 2030 timeframe. This will also include a view on their potential to contribute to different sectors, e.g. marine and aviation.
• A high level review of the barriers facing advanced biofuel production in the EU and actions that could be taken to resolve them.

James Nicolle, Management Consultant, e4 Tech

4.30 E-fuels: an alternative to biofuels?

• A look at the first synthetic Blue Crude plant
• Sustainability comparisons
• Regulatory compliance

Gunnar Holen, CEO, Nordic Blue Crude

5.00 Commercializing the innovative production of renewable fuels from non-food biomas

• Anellotech is developing its Bio-TCat™ technology to produce 100% bio-based drop-in aromatic chemicals and fuels from non-food biomass, currently from sustainably-sourced loblolly pinet
• Anellotech’s product range AnelloMate™ includes ‘AnelloMate BTX’, a naphtha containing over 90% bio-BTX (a mixture of bio-based benzene, toluene and xylenes) and ‘AnelloMate Distillate’, a middle and heavy distillate range hydrocarbon mixture
• AnelloMate BTX can be used as a high-octane gasoline/petrol blendstock. It can also be used in a range of chemical applications to make commodity plastics.
• AnelloMate Distillate can be used as bio-marine fuel, or can be upgraded in refineries to make diesel or jet fuel blendstocks
• AnelloMate products offer a unique opportunity for cellulosic sourced biofuels with the same properties as conventional fuels, including fungibility in fuel distribution systems
• Engineering work has begun on Anellotech’s first commercial plant and the next phase of construction will begin in the second half of 2020

David Sudolsky, President & CEO, Anellotech

9.20 Welcoming remarks from the Chair
Ausilio Bauen, Director, E4 Tech

9.30 Biofuels in aviation: lessons learned: sustainability & policy
How the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market came into being

• The importance of SAF in the aviation sector
• The developments thus far (financially, technology etc)
• Sustainability considerations and best practices
• Importance business cases to bridge the price gap
• The importance and difficulties with regards to scaling this industry

Karlijn Arts, Policy & Sustainability Manager, SkyNRG

10.00 French roadmap for bio-jet fuel: Draft Mobility Orientation Law
Bernard Chaud, VP for Industrial Strategy, Global Bioenergies

10.30 CORSIA’s impact on the global aviation biofuel market

• National and regional biojet uptake incentives
• CORSIA: background, timeline and lessons learned from 40th Assembly
• Role of feedstock sustainability, ASTM certification and biojet's link with road biofuel market
• Quantitative impact assessment on HEFA jet demand through 2030

Cornelius Claeys Analyst, Global Biofuels Stratas Advisors

11.30 Aviation fuels and the development of an enabling environment for the industry to thrive sustainably

• Plus marine biofuels and the Sustainable Shipping Initiative

Stephen Wetmore, Business Development Director, The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials

12.00 Commercializing Bio-Heavy Fuel Oil: the first sustainable biofuel that is specifically developed for a marine application

• The opportunity for Marine biofuels
• The marine specific requirements for biofuels
• How to bring a fuel from lab to sea?

Rianne de Vries, Manager Business and Government, GoodFuels

12.30 Q&A: Aviation biofuel

2.20 Opening remarks from the chair
Ausilio Bauen, Director, E4 Tech

2.30 The road to 2030: Is the EU’s Effort Sharing Regulation the real driver for emissions reduction?
Emmanuel Desplechin, Secretary General, ePure

3.00 Case study: Eni Biorefineries and Green diesel
Giacomo Rispoli, Portfolio Director of Management & Supply and Licensing, Eni

4.00 Consumer affordability of a high(er) percentage biofuels blend – supply economics and pricing scenarios
Mark Waddington, Associate Director, Channoil Consulting

4.30 Hydrofaction - Advanced Biofuels for Long Haul Transport from Organic Waste

• Commercializing of Hydrofaction™ - production of renewable transportation fuels with high energy conversion efficiency:
• Proven Chemistry and strong IP Position
• Benefits of Hydrofaction™ and uniqueness of Hydrofaction™ Oil
• Partnership with:
• Forestry industry in Europe-a two-stage large scale facility
• Urban organic waste management in North America-application in wastewater treatment plant
• Downstream of petroleum industry - refinery and distribution

Perry Toms, CEO, Steeper Energy

5.00 Conference closes

DAY ONE: 10th October 2018

9.15 Welcoming remarks from the Chair
Ausilio Bauen, Director, e4tech

9.30 Progress in lignocellulosic biofuels and their potential contribution to 2030

• Latest developments in novel biofuel technologies
• Potential ramp up in supply to 2030
• End-uses and contribution to targets
• Requirements for growth

Ausilio Bauen, Director, E4tech

10.00 The low carbon transition and its impact on biofuels demand.
João Fernandes Silva, Research Analyst, Prima

10.30 Networking break
Sponsored by METGEN

11.00 REDII negotiations: providing clarity on the 2020-2030 regulatory framework, from waste-based biofuels perspective
Angel Alvarez Alberdi, Secretary General, European Waste to Advanced Biofuels Association

11.30 Investing in advanced biofuels: from waste to fuels
Andrew Murfin, General Manager, Advanced Biofuels, Shell

12.00 Urban waste to biofuels: the case of Enerkem

• From lab to full-scale deployment of breakthrough technology
• Biorefinery business model
• Local and international commercial expansion
• Success factors and challenges

Lisa Hanke, Director, Government Affairs, Enerkem

12.30 Q&A with this morning’s speakers

1.00 Networking lunch
Sponsored by SPECAC

1.50 Session two: Opening remarks from the Chair:
Ausilio Bauen, Director, e4tech

2.00 Neste - sustainable growth via HVO platform and beyond

• Sustainable growth through HVO - key elements of the success so far
• Further sustainable growth through broadening the feedstock and product portfolio

Dr. Perttu Koskinen, Head of R&D, Feedstock and Technologies, Neste Corporation

2.30 UK’s RTFO - an Opportunity for Price Reporting, & Attracting Wider Investment?
Tim Worledge, Editorial Director, Census Commodities

3.00 Certifying Sustainability and Emission Savings of Advanced Biofuels

• Classification of advanced biofuels
• Challenges for certification
• Co-processing of biofuels
• Traceable and deforestation-free supply chains

Peter Hawighorst, Program Manager, ISCC System

3.30 Networking break
Sponsored by METGEN

4.00 Status of pyrolysis and update on the empyro pyrolysis demonstration plant.

• Update on Technical challenges in the first 3 years.
• Details on running hours and operational issues.
• Pyrolysis oil as starting point of BioLiquids Refinery.
• Pyrolysis oil as a solution to comply with RED2 directive

Gerhard Muggen, Managing Director, BTG-BTL

4.30 Modern Alchemy: Waste to Value with IH² Technology

• How to convert a wide range of forest, agricultural, aquacultural and municipal residues directly into drop-in hydrocarbon transportation fuels and blend stocks
• IH² Technology - its development, economics as well as its potential to create low carbon renewable fuels as an early example of carbon recycle

Dr. László Domokos, Business Opportunity Manager, Shell Global Solutions International

5.00 Partnership opportunities between Europe and Colombia -Peru in the framework of the Free Trade Agreement
Dr. Jorge Bendeck, Founder, Colombian Petroleum Institute - ICP

5.30 Networking drinks
Sponsored by AGQM

DAY TWO: 11th October 2018

9.15 Welcoming remarks from the Chair:
Ausilio Bauen, Director, e4tech

9.30 Emerging opportunities in the bioethanol sector
Stefan Walter, Secretary General, German Bioethanol Industry Association

10.00 What impact will REDII have on the bioethanol industry?
Joachim Lutz, CEO, CropEnergies AG

10.30 Networking break
Sponsored by METGEN

11.00 Reforms to the bioethanol market post-2020
Emmanuel Desplechin, Secretary General, ePURE

11.30 OneTwoChem - Enabling professional management of spot biodiesel procurement
Jeffrey Landau OneTwoChem Marketing Evonik Digital GmbH (subsidiary of Evonik Industries AG)

12.00 Sunliquid technology: commercial readiness
Paolo Corvo, Head of Business Development Biofuels & Derivatives Group Biotechnology, Clariant

12.30 PRAJ's 2G bioethanol technology: Commercial Lift-off
Mallikarjun Navalgund, President Europe and Asia-Pacific (Advanced Biofuels and Chemicals), Praj

1.00 Networking lunch
Sponsored by SPECAC

2.20 Opening remarks from the Chair
Ausilio Bauen, Director, e4tech

2.30 Sustainability certification post-2020 – changes and challenges
Peter Jürgens, REDcert GmbH

3.00 Latest Developments in Marine Biofuels
Bart Hellings, Head of Innovation, GoodFuels

3.30 Networking break
Sponsored by METGEN

4.00 Renewables on the Runway: Is Renewable Jet Fuel nearing commercial takeoff
Bruce Comer, Managing Director, Ocean Park Advisors

4.30 Economic analysis and effective policy design to support advanced alternative fuels for aviation
Chelsea Baldino, Associate Researcher, Fuels, The ICCT

5.00 Conference closes

2017 Biofuels International programme

DAY ZERO: 3rd October 2017

Join us on DAY ZERO: 3rd October 2017 for a Pre-conference Whisky Distillery Tour

DAY ONE: 4th October 2017

9.15 Welcoming remarks from the Chair
Martin Tangney, President, Celtic Renewables

9.30 Advanced biofuels strategy through to 2030
Rob Wakely, Head of Low Carbon Fuels Division, Energy Technology and International Directorate, Department for Transport (DfT)

10.00 Investing in advanced biofuels: technology options and policy support
Andrew Murfin, General Manager, Advanced Biofuels, Shell

10.30 Networking break

11.00 Bioenergy and Scotland's low-carbon economy
Chris Stark, Director of Energy and Climate Change, Scottish Government

11.30 UK policy uncertainty, reintroducing E10 and the future of the bioethanol market
Grant Pearson, Commercial Manager, Ensus

12.00 Q&A with this morning's speakers - panel

12.45 Networking Lunch

4.45 Close of Conference and Networking Drinks Reception
with Whisky tasting session hosted by Celtic Renewables

DAY TWO: 5th October 2017

BIOFUELS STREAM

9.15 Welcoming remarks from the Chair
Graeme Walker, Professor, Abertay University

9.30 RED II: status report
Thomas Gameson, Independent Consultant

10.00 Conventional EU ethanol: Safe, effective and free of adverse side effects

• Case study: Pannonia Ethanol
• Land use change explained
• Renewable Energy Directive post-2020

James Cogan, Technology, Industry and Policy Analyst, Ethanol Europe Renewables Limited

10.30 Networking break

11.00 EU RED II, discussion around the phasing out of 1st sugarcane biofuel, outlook of sugarcane based ethanol production, state of sustainable ethanol production.
Sonia Slavinski, Standard Manager, Bonsucro

11.30 Red II Q&A with this morning's speakers

11.45 Ethanol producers making more with less
Membrane solution that increases throughput and yield while reducing water and energy cost
Gillian Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, Whitefox Technologies

12.15 Biofuel perspectives from the IEA's Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2017
Pharoah Le Feuvre, Renewable Energy Expert, International Energy Agency

12.45 Networking lunch

1.40 Introduction from the chair
Graeme Walker, Professor, Abertay University

1.45 Analysis of the European biofuels market: pricing & trading
Tim Worledge, Platts Agriculture, S&P Global Platts

2.15 Networking break

2.45 UK biodiesel markets post RTFO 2 and post-Brexit
Dickon Posnett, Development Director, Argent Energy

3.15 End of conference

1:55 Opening remarks from the chair

Ian Waller, Lead auditor, 5Barg8

1:55 Opening remarks from the chair

Professor Martin Tangney, Director Biofuel Research Centre, President Celtic Renewables Ltd

2:00 Pricing and trading trends
Matthew Stone, Managing Director, Prima Markets

2:00 Evolution of first generation plants
Sergio Ugarte, Managing Director, SQ Consult

2:30 Scaling up
Arno van de Kant, Business Development Director, Bioprocess Pilot Facility

2:45 Networking break

3:00 Networking break

3:15 Biofuel Trade across Europe
Sandra De Mey, Commercial Manager, Port of Ghent & Peter Geertse, Commercial Manager, Zeeland Seaports

3:30 Synthesising strengths of first and third generation biorefineries
Christian Schweitzer, Managing Director of BSE Engineering

4:00 Role of pilot facilities within development of advanced fuels
Brecht Vanlerberghe , R&D Manager, Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

4:00 Biofuel margin prospects for first-generation producers in 2016/17
Madeleine Breguet Oilseed and Biofuel market analyst, Tallage

2:15 Opening remarks from the chair

2:15 Opening remarks from the chair

Sergio Ugarte, Managing Director, SQ Consult

2:30 Second generation feedstock quality and pre-treatment

Paolo Corvo, Head of Business Development Biofuels & Derivatives, Clariant

2:30 Steelanol Syngas Fermentation Project

Carl De Mare - Head of Emerging Technology Development, ArcelorMittal

3:00 Developing Reliable Biomass Supply Chains for Successful second generation projects

Raffaella Serra, Business Development Manager, Beta Renewables

3:00 Advanced biofuels market in the Nordic and Baltic regions

• A case study of the commercialisation of second generation biofuels

Bo Gleerup, Co-Founder, Nordic Green

3:30 Networking break

3:30 Networking break

4:00 Experiences from the co-operation with a Malaysian palm oil producer

• Lowering the cost of cellulases by the recycling and reuse of cellulases
• Special cellulase mix for the conversion of Empty fruit bunches to fermentable sugars
• Importance of industrial investors from Asia for technology providers to Europe

Gunter Festel, Co-Founder, Autodisplay Biotech

4:00 Case study: Running a Biorefinery

• Explaining the pre-treatment and separation process for co-production of lignin based performance based chemicals & sugars
• The world's first microfibrillated cellulose to be scaled up to industrial scale

Gudbrand Rodsrud, Technology Director, Borregaard

4:30 Sustainability assurance for feedstocks

• Interaction between different feedstocks and biofuels

Ian Waller, Lead Auditor, 5barg8

4:30 The Next Generation of Waste-to-Energy Solutions

Kevin Willerton Vice President, Business Development Alter NRG

2:15 Opening remarks from the chair

Ian Waller, Independent Advisor, FiveBarGate Consultants Ltd

2:15 Opening remarks from the chair

Jorge Bendeck, CEO, Federation of Biofuels Colombia

2:30 Upcoming changes in the tradeflows of biofuels

Kevin McGeeney, CEO, Starsupply

2:30 Feedstock pricing outlook

• Risk management
• How biofuels producers can improve margins

Rory Deverell, Senior Commodity Risk Manager at INTL FCStone

3:00 Lessons learnt from US ethanol market

• Pricing
• Financial hedging

Jim Damask, MD, Starfuels

3:00 The potential of UCO in European biofuels policy

• iLUC revisions
• Post 2020 scenarios
• Addressing sustainability concerns

Angel Alvarez Alberdi, Secretary General, European Waste to Advanced Biofuels Association

3:30 Networking break in exhibition hall
Kindly sponsored by JOil

4:00 Trends in waste-based biodiesel

Victor Allemandou, Broker, Greenea

4:00 Analysing biomass feedstocks

Laurence Corbett, Celignis Limited

4:30 Biofuels trade across Europe

Joint Presentation by Sandra De Mey Commercial Manager, Port of Ghent & Peter Geertse, Commercial Manager, Zeeland Seaports

4:30 Waste Oil- based Biodiesel Technologies – Implementation of new waste material for biodiesel production

Christine Riedl, Technical Sales Director, BDI

5:00 Developing Jatropha as a viable and sustainable feedstock plant: progress and challenges
Dr Hong Yan, JOil

12:15 Networking lunch
sponsored by Biofuels International Magazine
including Whisky Tasting with Celtic Renewables

2:00 Opening remarks from the chair
Al Costa, CEO, Alkol Biotech

2:00 Opening remarks from the chair
Ausilio Bauen, Director, e4tech

2:15 Waste to Advanced Biodiesel - How to convert waste oil or fat into Biodiesel

Jose Marques, CEO, IncBio

2:15 The race to Scale: Is Bigger Better?

Mike Hart, CEO, Sierra Energy

2:45 Ethanol in Brazil, the beginning of a New Growth Cycle?

Mariá Almeida Aranha, Consultant, UNICA

2:45 Commercial Scale Production of Cellulosic Ethanol

• Commercial-scale production of biofuels from cellulosic residues
• On-site and process-integrated production of enzymes
• De-risking

Dr. Clemens Heikaus, Business Development Manager, Clariant

3:15 Networking break in exhibition hall
Kindly sponsored by JOil

4:00 Securing investment to expand

Joško Bobanović, Partner, Renewable Chemistry, Soffinova

4:00 Advanced biofuels from cellulosic Biomass

Raffaella Serra, Business Development Manager, Beta Renewables

4:30 Esterification: why use multi-feedstock reactors?
Dr. Richard Jackson, BHR Biofuels Limited

4:30 Status on second generation Biofuel from Pongamia plantation developments in the US, Australia and South America
Marcel van Heesewijk, CEO & Founder, Investancia

1:45 Opening remarks from the chair
Hendrik Lemahieu, Secretary-General of the Belgian Bioethanol Association

1:45 Opening remarks from the chair
Professor Martin Tangney, Director Biofuel Research Centre, Founder Celtic Renewables Ltd

1:50 Anti-dumping duties: are they working? What more needs to be done?

Andreas Guth, Trade Manager, ePURE

1:50 Will New Biofuel Policy affect Oilseeds & Oils Industry in Europe?

Fabrice Turon, Head of Oilseeds & Oils Research, Fat & Associes

2:20 Tracking ethanol and biodiesel prices Predictions for 2015

• Where will future biofuel supply come from?

Kevin McGeeney, CEO, Starsupply

2:20 Development of algae-based biofuel processes

Dr Dirk Hebel, Product Manager for Bioreactors, INFORS HT

2:50 Lessons learnt from South America

Dr Géraldine Kutas, Senior Advisor to the President for International Affairs, Unica

2:50 Palm oil biofuel: its sustainability, direct & ILUC effects

Dr. Dr Yew Foong Kheong, Senior Fellow Malaysian Palm Oil Council

3:20 US Ethanol Policy and Trade

Douglas Newman, International Trade Analyst, US International Trade Commission

3:20 Recent achievments with Jatropha

Klaus Becker, JatroSolutions

3:50 Port of Amsterdam: Port of Partnerships

Rutger van der Hoeven, Sales Manager Energy, Port of Amsterdam

3:50 Gamechangers in Global Biofuels

Petri Vasara, Global Practice Leader, Pöyry Management Consulting

2:15 Opening remarks from the chair

2:15 Opening remarks from the chair
Dr Linda Verdonck, Project Manager Business Development, Development Agency East Flanders

2:30 Retrofitting to regain or maximise profitability

• Retrofitting to improve conversion, efficiency, and reduce energy consumption
• Retrofitting to use lower quality feedstock, thus improving (or regaining) profitability

Jose Marques, CEO, IncBio

2:30 Benefitting from the biorefinery concept

• Cost-effective and sustainable ethanol production
• Achieving full scale bio-chemical production
• Securing the necessary finance for scale-up

Gisle L Johansen, Borregaard

3:00 Dry anaerobic digestion of household waste and biofuel by-products

• biogas from organics in municipal solid waste
• biogas potential of certain biofuel by-products
• biogas upgrading to biomethane & compressing

Bruno Mattheeuws, OWS

3:00 Cellulosic ethanol: commercialisation and scale up

• Recent highlights on the development of the sunliquid technology
• Sunliquid20 fuel on the road: Fleet test partnership with Mercedes-Benz and Haltermann
• Commercialization: The Process Design Package provides the technological blueprint for the commercial scale plant

Dr Clemens Heikaus, Business Development Manager, Clariant's Group Biotechnology

3:30 Networking break
Kindly sponsored by JOil

3:30 Networking break
Kindly sponsored by JOil

4:00 Scaling up and optimising bio-based processes

• Speeding up the biobased industry in Europe
• Examples of successful pilot scale projects
• Latest technological developments including pretreatment of biomass, biocatalysis, fermentation, green chemistry and downstream purification

Mr. Brecht Vanlerberghe, R&D Manager, Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, Ghent, BE

4:30 Preparing plants to process Multiple feedstocks

Dr. Christine Riedl, Technical Sales Director for BioDiesel and RetroFit, BDI-Bioenergy

4:00 Case study: New Jatropha Will Bring Better Commercial Viability

• Lack of improvement in genetics, wrong practices and growing in wrong areas all contributed to failure of Jatropha plantations
• Systematic breeding efforts lead to continuous improvement in seed productivity and other traits
• Good plantation materials are becoming available, 5-6 tons of seed productivity /ha.year is achievable
• By products especially detoxified protein rich seed cake will enhance commercial viability of Jatropha plantation

Dr Hong Yan, JOil

2:20 Opening remarks from the chair: Quality & feedstocks stream

2:30 Opening remarks from the chair: Finance stream
Kathryn Sheridan, CEO, Sustainability Consult

2:30 Greening up Aviation: Advanced Biofuels ready for Take Off

• The path towards commercial scale production - Economic viability of jatropha and other bioenergy crops
• Value chain integration & logistics
• By-product commercialisation
• Sustainability challenges
• Working towards competitive pricing and refining

Dr. Christoph Weber, CEO of JatroFuels

2:45 From the retailer's perspective: challenges to commercialising next generation transport energy

• Changing customer attitudes
• Dealing with technical and infrastructure issues
• Regulatory framework to promote development

Lars Gaustad, Senior Vice President, Transport Fuel, Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA

3:00 Standardised analytical solutions for biofuels

• Verifying end product quality requirements
• Complying with environmental regulations
• On-site measurement capabilities
• Ready-to-go analytical solutions

Latif Aksu, Sales Manager, Agilent Technologies

3:15 Networking break in the exhibition hall

3:30 Networking break in the exhibition hall

4:00 Finance – Roadmap to project debt funding

• Early stage development – key issues
• Key requirements for bringing a project to financial close
• Due diligence process

Chris van Niekerk, Associate Director, NIBC

4:00 Feedstock price forecasts for the near and medium term

• Analysing the biofuels industry's feedstock requirements
• Taking a closer look at feedstock price volatility & availability
• Supply and demand trends across Europe

Christophe Cogny, Biofuel and Oilseed Analyst, Tallage

4:30 From Start-up to Company, Early-Stage Venture Capital to Grow Bio-based Industries

• Types of project finance available and examples of success
• Avoiding risks during the scale-up process

Ludwig Goris, Investment Manager, Capricorn Venture Partners

4:30 Jatropha is use in a plant oil cooker – lessons learned

• Strengths and weaknesses of the cooker
• Future objectives for the technology
• Opportunities for growth in Africa

Dr. Brigitte Bohlinger, JatroSolutions

2:20 Opening remarks from the chair: Sustainability & ILUC
Kathryn Sheridan, CEO, Sustainability Consult

2:20 Opening remarks from the chair: Benefitting from market synergies

2:30 Double counting – is it the right solution? What are the alternatives?

• Is it a bankable business model?
• The impact on biodiesel from used cooking oil
• Experiences of multi counting in different countries across Europe
• Discussing the possibility of a dedicated sub-target, how would it work?

Dr. Martin Grass, Project Manager / Auditor, Sustainability Certification, Intertek

2:30 Overcoming the funding shortage

• Costs of getting commercial plants up and running

Ian O'Gara, Clean Energy Solutions, Accenture

3:00 Why do low ILUC biofuels need a policy incentive?

• Explaining the Low indirect impact biofuels (LIIB) certification module
• How can LIIB be used in EU biofuels policy and how would it fit into the Commission's ILUC proposal?

Daan Peters, Senior consultant bioenergy, Ecofys

3:00 Biobuthanol production via process intensification: new challenges

• Biothanol as alternative to ethanol
• Process intensification to increase productivity
• New resources (residues) for biobuthanol production

Dr. Ludo Diels, Research manager for Sustainable Chemistry, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)

3:30 Networking break in the exhibition hall

3:30 Networking break in the exhibition hall

4:00 The argument in favour of mandating ILUC factors

• Should be scrap quantity targets for biofuel in transport altogether?
• Sustainability within the FQD -Analysing the latest scientific research
• Uneven returns? The economics of EU biofuels policy

Pietro Caloprisco, Policy Officer, Transport & Environment

4:00 Improving lignocellulosic biofuel production & a closer look at cellulases

• The latest developments for biobutanol
• How to secure additional investment
• Improving profitability through biotechnology

Martin Bellof, Business Development Manager, Autodisplay Biotech

4:30 2G bioethanol production in Abengoa: From R&D towards the first commercial plants

• The development of 2G technologies in Abengoa Bioenergy

Carmen Millán Chacartegui, Director of Project Promotion and Institutional Relations, Abengoa Bioenergía Nuevas Tecnologías

4:30 Biofuels developments across central and eastern Europe
Giorgio Rosso Cicogna, Alternate Secretary General, Central European Initiative

2:15 Moderator's opening remarks: feedstocks (yields, capacity, prices)

2:15 Moderator's opening remarks: feedstocks (yields, capacity, prices)

2:30 The world's first biorefinery producing advanced biofuels from wood-based feedstock

• The advantages of the biorefinery concept
• Meeting EU 2020 targets
• Sustainable second generation biodiesel production

Sari Mannonen, Director, Business Relations & Marketing, UPM Biofuels

2:30 The first commercial scale second generation ethanol plant

• Overview of Beta Renewables, Chemtex and the Proesa technology
• Scale-up as a key to de-risk

Michelle Marrone, Business Development Manager, Beta Renewables

3:00 Producing Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil

• Securing a reliable supply chain
• Meeting EN 14214 sustainability standards
• Sustainability and double counting

Adam Baisley, Head of Business Development, Agri Energy

3:00 The bioethanol market in Germany
Dr. Marco Veselka, Head of Business Development, CropEnergies

3:30 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

3:30 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

4:00 Advantages of different biodiesel production technologies and the status of next generation options

• Biodiesel market in Austria

Christian Hemerka, Marketing manager, Hemok

4:00 Co-product opportunities to leverage profitability from a bioethanol biorefinery

• The impact of the rising price of grain
• The importance of co-products
• Hedging against commodity prices

Peter Williams, Business Development Manager for Biofuels, AB Agri

4:30 Explaining double counting and its impact on the biofuels market in Spain

• Introduction of the biofuels quota system
• Internal logistics
• Main players in the biodiesel sector

Pablo Guerrero, Biodiesel Sales & Purchasing Manager, Bionex

4:30 Wheat-to-ethanol plants

• Update on Ensus & Vivergo
• Feedstock price trends and challenges
• Future outlook

Richard Whitlock, Managing Director, Whitlock Ltd

2:00 Opening remarks from the chair

2:00 Opening remarks from the chair

2:15 Making renewable jet fuels a reality

• Increasing the yields and costeffectiveness of aviation biofuels
• The most promising solutions so far
• Overcoming quality control issues
• Integrating biofuels into the jet fuel supply chain

Ausilio Bauen, Director, E4tech

2:15 Additional profit streams: producing bio-oil from waste

• Progress of 2 new refineries in the Netherlands
• Revolutionary conversion technology

John Kuipers, Founder, Pyroil

2:45 Adding value through retrofit and bolt

• Growth of the biobutanol market
• Why make the shift from ethanol to biobutanol
• Examples of commercial biobutanol production in China, India, Brazil and the US

Sean Sutcliffe, CEO, Green Biologics

2:45 Gaseous fermentation to dropin biofuels

• Examples of drop-in biofuels
• Advantages of gaseous fermentation

Thomas Buhl, Head of Business Development, Global Bioenergies

3:15 Biodiesel from corn oil

Tomas Cvengros, Chemoprojekt

3:15 Measuring the monoglyceride content in biodiesel

• Biodiesel composition
• Monoglycerides
• Innovative analysis

Hugo Ent, Principal Scientist, VSL

3:45 End of conference

3:45 End of conference

2:20 Moderator’s opening remarks

2:20 Moderator’s opening remarks
Stanley Deighton, Principal Consultant, Tebodin

2:35 Methanol global supply and demand fundamentals

• Global demographics plant locations and size
• Global consumption by region
• Trade flows
• Energy & feedstock – trends and behaviour drivers
• Forward pricing

Nigel Suttie, Director, Syngas Chemicals EMEA, CMAI Europe

2:35 The development and progress of ethanol as a renewable fuel source in Europe

• Renewable ethanol in Europe: Facts and figures
• EU biofuels policy: State of play and outlook
• E10 and beyond: Avoiding a European blend wall

Dr Gloria Gaupmann, Director of Energy Policy & Environmental Affairs, The European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE)

3:00 The waste-to-biodiesel sector in a constantly changing regulatory environment

Manja Ostertag, Biodiesel Trader, Petrotec AG

3:00 The feed versus fuel debate and the biorefinery concept

• The emergence of biofuel initiatives
• DDGS - a complex issue
• A simple feed alternative to DDGS
• The biorefinery of the future

Dr Peter Williams, Biofuels Business Development Manager, AB Vista - a division of AB Agri Ltd

3:25 YXY building blocks for biopolymers & biofuels applications

• Feedstock considerations
• Conversion chemistry
• Behavior in diesel fuel bend
• LCA assessment

Dr Ed de Jong, Vice President Development, Avantium Chemicals

3:25 Converting bio-based non-food raw materials into designer diesel

• Flexible conversion of non-food raw materials and oil residues into designer biofuels
• Making bio-based diesel identical to fossil fuel
• Drop-In technology for existing fuel value chains in refineries

Dr Peter Haug, CEO, Greasoline

4:20 Ethanol production in Germany
Ludz Wilkening, Director, Kraul & Wilkening u. Stelling

4:45 Back to profability - retrofit your biodiesel plant

• Feedstock flexibility
• Product quality
• Plant efficiency

Hermann Stockinger, Sales Director, BDI – BioEnergy International

4:45 From biomass to biofuels

• How enzymes are leading the way in cellulosic biofuels
• Economics of cellulosic biofuels
• What will the future bring?

Lau Andersen, Marketing Manager, Novozymes

2:20 Moderator's opening remarks

2:20 Moderator's opening remarks
Simon Staufer, Sales Director, Swiss Combi

2:35 Biodiesel vs ethanol. A closer look at supply and demand

• A closer look at demand

Dr. Claudiu Covrig, Biofuels Market Research Analyst, Kingsman

2:35 Advances in gasification and fermentation technology - Ineos Bio case study

• Showing how advanced bio-energy technology can be leveraged to provide creative solutions to problems in different industries
• Improving sustainability

David Douay, Business Manager, INEOS Bio

3:00 The growth of biodiesel production in Eastern Europe
Tomas Cvengros, Director, Chemoprojekt Slovakia

3:00 Minimising the CO² footprint: resource-efficient production of first and second generation bioethanol

• Improving greenhouse gas balance in line with EU targets
• Reduction of energy demand in production

Markus Lehr, Deputy Managing Director, Vogelbusch

3:55 Producing biodiesel from renewable feedstock through the use of microorganisms

• Biomass and lipid production for sustaining biodiesel from the best renewable resources

Giuliana Franzosi, Analyst, Research Centre for Non-Conventional Energy (part of eni S.P.A)

3:55 Isooctane - a real drop-in biofuel

• Artificial pathway to produce gaseous isobutene
• Advantages of gaseous fermentation
• Transformation of isobutene into isooctane

Thomas Buhl, Head of Business Development, Global Bioenergies

4:20 Biodiesel developments in the Italian market

• Implementing sustainability
• Double counting
• Producer or trader

Alastair Fraser, Manager, Oxem

4:20 Sustainable production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues

• Offering the maximum yield of ethanol by converting cellulose and hemicelluloses into ethanol
• Reducing the production costs for cellulosic ethanol
• Case study of a plant: first generation ethanol production

Dr. Marcus Rarbach, Head of Biocatalysis , Süd-Chemie

4:45 Moderator’s closing remarks

4:45 Moderator’s closing remarks

8.00 Conference and exhibition registration

9.00 Moderator's opening remarks: Sustainable Energy Europe
Masha Tarle, Sustainable Energy Europe, (Campaign of the European Commission)

9.15 Keynote address: Market overview and growth trends in Europe
Vladimír Vlk, Energy advisor to Rut Bízková (Environment Minister)

9.45 Biofuels across CEE: integration into refineries

• Biofuels production within Central and Eastern Europe
• Technical issues surrounding the logistics, receipt, storage and blending of biofuels
• Government mandates
• Measuring emission reductions
• Moving towards advanced biofuels

Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska

10.15 Tea/Coffee break in Exhibition Hall

10.45 Biofuels challenges for the Aviation Industry

• criteria, technical chellenges and solutions

Xavier Montagne, Deputy scientific director, French Institute of Petroleum (IFP)

11.10 Harmonisation of EU-27 biofuel greenhouse gas performance calculations

• Complying with the Renewable Energy directive and the Fuel quality directive
• Creating complete transparency in GHG calculations for each biofuel production pathway 
• Helping producers calculate actual GHG values

John Neeft, Coordinator biofuels programme, NL Agency (Government programme)

11.35 Development of measurements and standards for biofuels

• Existing (certified) reference materials and calibration materials for the analysis of bioethanol and FAME
• Use of reference materials to improve the quality of fuels and comparability of fuel properties worldwide
• Characterising biodiesel and ethanol fuel properties
• The need for validation of standards and measurement methods for biofuel and fossil fuel blends and new generation biofuels

Annarita Baldan, VSL, chair of EU project BIOREMA (REference MAterials for BIOfuel specifications)

12.00 Risk management: understanding swaps to manage price and counterparty risk

• The relationship between physical and financial biodiesel and ethanol markets
• Ethanol & biodiesel fundamentals, risk management and hedging instruments
• Benefits of central clearing and how to apply to OTC market 

Lisa Kallal, Manager, Commodities & Alternative Investments EMEA, CME Group

12.25 Case study: Biodiesel production in the Czech Republic

• Product capacities and future demand
• Developing the B30 and B100 market
• Overview of local legislation and a look to the future

Miroslav Bažata, Head of biofuel sales, Agropodnik

12.50 Latest updates on European ethanol policy

• Fuel Quality directive
• Meeting the Renewable Energy Directive
• A closer look at last year's production levels
• Feedstock choices across Europe

Rob Vierhout, Secretary General, European Ethanol Fuel Association (eBIO)

1.15 Networking lunch in exhibition hall

9.45 Moderator's opening remarks
Ruzena Svedelius, BTF-Biological TransFormation of Renewable Organic Material, Sweden

10.00 Biogas in the EU - Current situation and future outlook

• Review of biogas in the EU
• Market trends and future outlook
• EU policy and regulation

Jan Stambasky, Executive board member, European Biogas Association

10.30 Characterisation of bio oil produced from wet organic waste

• Production of bio oil from wet organic waste by catalytic conversion
• Use of biooil as a substitute for fossil fuels in oil burners (demonstration)

Sune D. Nygaard, Danish Technological Institute

11.00 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

11.30 Biological desulphurisation of biogas

• Reusing waste water
• The need for reducing the H2S content in biogas
• Biological scrubbing process

Cristian Toscano, Sales engineer, Biogasclean

12.00 Upgrading biogas for transportation
Tomas Vorisek, SEVEn Energy

12.30 Developments in the bio-ether market

• Trends in production
• Imports, exports and latest research results
• Producing bio-ethers from wheat, sugarbeet and cellulosic biomass
• Largescale biogas production

Walter Mirabella, Managing Director Lyondell Italia

1.00 Networking lunch in exhibition hall

2.15 Moderator's opening remarks
William Thurmond, Emerging Markets Online

2.30 Working with used cooking oil

• Challenges of working in Bosnia
• Potential opportunities in eastern Europe
• Biodiesel:feedstocks (including jatropha) production and distribution

Boro Vukadinovic, Founder, System Ecologica

3.00 Second generation biodiesel refineries in action today

• Second generation continuous flow technology
• Meeting international standards using a robust adaptive production and purification process
• Sourcing sustainable feedstock
• Challenges of working in Turkey

David Zeidman, VP of business development, Biofuel Turnkey Plants 

3.30 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

4.00 Hydrogen-treated biodiesel: a better alternative?

• Properties and performance
• Comparison with biodiesel and diesel

Duckhan Kim, Principal researcher, SK Energy

4.30 New biofuel production pathways

• Direct liquefaction
• Gasification-FT synthesis
• Synergies between biofuels and petroleum refining

Michel Bloch, Senior business development manager, Axens

2.15 Moderator's opening remarks
Sean Sutcliffe, CEO, Green Biologics

2.30 Ethanol production from waste materials - a commercial example today

• Technical issues relating to profitability
• Emission savings
• How to achieve quick production start-up

Antti Pasanen, Managing Director, St1 Biofuels

3.00 Bioethanol from spent liquors of pulp production
Fritz Struber, Head of technology, M-real Hallein AG

3.30 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

4.00 Maximising the economic viability of biobutanol

• Reducing the cost of production
• Examining the use of thermophilic bacteria
• Retrofitting technology into ethanol facilities and creating biorefineries
• Processing waste and by-products

Sean Sutcliffe, CEO, Green Biologics

4.30 Producing ethanol and biobutanol from lignocellulosic biomass

• New biobutanol/ethanol fermentation process
• Advantages of yeast over other technology
• Biobutanol as an advanced biofuel
• Importance of C5 technology
• Outlook for second generation ethanol/biobutanol in Europe

Gunter Festel, CEO, Butalco

9.00 Moderator's opening remarks: Kingsman
Claudiu Covrig, Biofuels research analyst, Kingsman

9.15 Latest regulations and innovations needed to reach 2020 biofuel targets
Marc Gillmann, Bioenergy director, Total

9.45 Execution of targets for Biofuels versus quality of fuel
Robert Gmyrek, Director, Biofuels Department, PKN Orlen

10.15 Supply and demand balances by country

• Analysis for biodiesel and bioethanol
• 2010 production and demand estimates
• Role of the legal framework and impacts on biofuels consumption
• Longterm outlook to 2020

Christophe Cogny, Tallage

10.45 Tea/Coffee break in Exhibition Hall

11.10 Latest biofuels developments in Spain

• Developments in policy and their impact on the market
• Updates on Spanish biofuels industry
• Round up of biofuel projects across Spain
• Promoting second generation fuels

Carlos Alberto Fernández López, Head of biofuels department, IDAE (Ministry of Industry, tourism and trade, Spain)

11.45 The struggle for biofuels in Norway

• Overcoming the obstacles of introducing ethanol and biodiesel blends
• Local regulations and government targets: the need for long term incentives and rewards 
• Statoil's biofuel experiences in Scandinavia, the Baltics, Russia and Poland 
• Long term market outlook

Dag Roger Rinde, Managing director, Statoil Energy & Retail Norway

12.15 Sustainability case study

• Results from supply chain audit for major biodiesel producer
• Measuring GHG savings

Adrian Mason, business development manager, Inspectorate

12.45 Networking lunch in exhibition hall

9.45 Moderator's opening remarks
Gerhard Muggen, General manager BTG Bioliquids BV

10.00 Case study: largest pyrolysis-oil producing plant in Europe

• Why treat biomass?
• Upgrading pyrolysis oil to transportation fuel
• Pyrolysis as a starting point for biorefineries
• Fundamentals of pyrolysis technology

Gerhard Muggen, General manager BTG Bioliquids BV

10.30 Development of the UK's largest dedicated biomass power plant

• Route map to successful project completion
• Unexpected issues during construction
• Overcoming planning challenges

John Cherrie, Business development director MottMacdonald

11.00 Tea/Coffee break in Exhibition Hall

11.45 Producing bioenergy from biomass

• Advantages of genetically improved biomass crops
• Producing both bioethanol and biodiesel
• Working with feedstocks from jatropha to cellulosic plants

Ashok Hansraj, Global Green

12.15 Biomass sourcing and logistics: From theory to practice

• Insight into biomass handling
• Efficient paper mills
• Integrated biorefineries and power plants

Hubert Röder, Poyry

12.45 Networking lunch in exhibition hall

1.50 Moderator's opening remarks
Ruzena Svedelius, BTF-Biological TransFormation of Renewable Organic Material, Sweden

2.00 Biofuels storage & blending challenges

• Mixing fossil fuels with biocomponents Pilot projects - pipeline transportation
• Legislation framework in the Czech Republic
• Biofuels impact on the international oil sector

Jaroslav Pešek, Head of quality and strategic reserves department, Čepro

2.30 Corrosion protection

• Protection against contamination
• Moisture removal
• Suitable coatings and linings

Elisabetta Sartirana, Solvay Solexis

3.00 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

3.30 Measuring contamination in liquid fuels

• Microbial contamination and its impact
• Current microbial test methods
• A new approach to analysing contamination

Gerrit Kadijk, Biofuels and sustainable transport consultant, TNO Science and Industry

4.00 Accurate biofuel blending

• Challenges of storing biodiesel onsite

Phil Armstrong, Additives and blending specialist, Honeywell Enraf

1.50 Moderator's opening remarks
Will Thurmond, Emerging markets online

2.00 Plant planning, design and construction challenges

• Round up of major biodiesel and ethanol plants in construction
• A look at the technology chosen and why
• Overcoming design and construction obstacles
• Case study: An in-depth look at biodiesel plants being constructed in Slovakia

Tomas Cvengros, Chemoprojekt

2.25 Getting bioenergy projects to financial close - the lender’s engineer perspective

• Risk mitigation challenges for project developers
• Key factors for a bankable bioenergy project
• Strategies to maximise the chances of getting projects to financial close
• Project agreements, technology choice contracting strategies, location and logistics 

Duncan Barker, Senior principal engineer, Renewable Generation - Bioenergy and Low Carbon Processes, Mott McDonald

2.50 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

3.20 Hedging in the biofuels market

• Hedging vehicles in the European market
• Planning and modelling of hedging strategies
• Measuring of hedging effectiveness
• Interconnectedness of the biofuels and the commodities markets

Martin Ziegelbäck, Hedging.eu

3.45 Commodity trading and risk management

• Import/export levels across Europe
• Trade outlook for 2010
• Industry trends

Václav Wagner, CEO, Amasis Investments

4.10 Critical Success factors for a Bioethanol Plant
Sunil Rohom, Business development manager, Praj

2.15 Moderator's opening remarks: analysis on future feedstocks

• Next generation biodiesel feedstocks
• Review of algae, jatropha and waste vegetable oil

William Thurmond, Director, Emerging Markets Online

2.40 Exploring the potential of algae

• Yield, prices and sustainability
• Road to commercialisation
• Choosing the right species & production method

Jonathan Wolfson, CEO, Solazyme

3.05 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall 

3.50 Coping with the challenges of biodiesel production using different feedstocks: experiences with jatropha

Hermann Stockinger, sales director, BDI International

4.15 Working with tallow and used cooking oils 

• Feedstock economics
• Pre-treatment technology
• Logistics & supply

Doug Ward, Former managing director, Argent Energy

4.40 Sustainable and competitive second generation biodiesel

• Carbon dioxide reduction potential
• Explaining the synthetic diesel process 
• Biofuel production in Norway
• Economic comparisons

Manfred Kessler, Senior specialist, process chemistry and biofuels, Xynergo

5.05 Prospects for pyrolysis

• Biomass waste treatment and conversion
• Introducing flash pyrolysis
• Advantages & challenges of using bio-oil
• Adding value to by-products

Tom Cornelissen, PR manager, Bio-Oil Holding

2.15 Moderator's opening remarks: Navigating to commercial viability: The PHF process roadmap

• Assessment of the pre-treatment hydrolysis fermentation (PHF) process
• Calculating the total cost of conversation
• Critical steps to achieving commercial viability for cellulosic ethanol

Anders Tuxen, Energy strategist, Novozymes

2.40 Cellulosic ethanol: potential in Europe

• Producing cellulosic ethanol on a commercial scale
• Biomass sourcing and pre-treatment
• Overview of the ethanol market in Denmark

Micheal Persson, Vice president, Inbicon, a Dong Energy subsidiary

3.05 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall 

3.50 Bioethanol from sugarbeet

• Future ethanol developments
• The impact of reduced tax breaks in France
• Feedstock price comparisons & profitability
• Outlook for 2020

Bernard Chaud, Director of biofuels, Tereos

4.15 A breakthrough technology for clean bioenergy from biomass wastes

• Technology overview & key challenges
• Economic & sustainability assessment 
• Coping in the current climate

Graham Rice, External relations and development manager, Ineos BIO

4.40 Miscanthus' potential as biodiesel an ethanol feedstock

• Yields, costs and capacities
• Comparisons with switchgrass
• Current projects using miscanthus

David Croxton, CEO, Bical

5.05 From lignocellulose to fermentable sugars

• Which pretreatment/hydrolysis technologies are in development? 
• Advantages and drawbacks 
• How to recover added chemical catalysts 
• Analysis of wheat straw, corn stover, willow wood and bagasse feedstocks 

Johan van Groenestijn, project leader, TNO 

2.15 Moderator's opening remarks
William Thurmond, Emerging Markets Online

2.30 Working with used cooking oil

• Challenges of working in Bosnia
• Potential opportunities in eastern Europe
• Biodiesel:feedstocks (including jatropha) production and distribution

Boro Vukadinovic, Founder, System Ecologica

3.00 Second generation biodiesel refineries in action today

• Second generation continuous flow technology
• Meeting international standards using a robust adaptive production and purification process
• Sourcing sustainable feedstock
• Challenges of working in Turkey

David Zeidman, VP of business development, Biofuel Turnkey Plants 

3.30 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

4.00 Hydrogen-treated biodiesel: a better alternative?

• Properties and performance
• Comparison with biodiesel and diesel

Duckhan Kim, Principal researcher, SK Energy

4.30 New biofuel production pathways

• Direct liquefaction
• Gasification-FT synthesis
• Synergies between biofuels and petroleum refining

Michel Bloch, Senior business development manager, Axens

2.15 Moderator's opening remarks
Sean Sutcliffe, CEO, Green Biologics

2.30 Ethanol production from waste materials - a commercial example today

• Technical issues relating to profitability
• Emission savings
• How to achieve quick production start-up

Antti Pasanen, Managing Director, St1 Biofuels

3.00 Bioethanol from spent liquors of pulp production
Fritz Struber, Head of technology, M-real Hallein AG

3.30 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

4.00 Maximising the economic viability of biobutanol

• Reducing the cost of production
• Examining the use of thermophilic bacteria
• Retrofitting technology into ethanol facilities and creating biorefineries
• Processing waste and by-products

Sean Sutcliffe, CEO, Green Biologics

4.30 Producing ethanol and biobutanol from lignocellulosic biomass

• New biobutanol/ethanol fermentation process
• Advantages of yeast over other technology
• Biobutanol as an advanced biofuel
• Importance of C5 technology
• Outlook for second generation ethanol/biobutanol in Europe

Gunter Festel, CEO, Butalco

2.15 Opening Remarks from the chair:

2.30 Experiences in storage and blending at the terminal

• Extra equipment & investment needed to cope with biofuels
• The need for distribution infrastructure
• Working with multiple blends
• The effects of European legislation

Ignacio Pujol, Decal España general manager

3.00 Biofuels across the supply chain

• Adding biofuels to the supply chain
• Ensuring sustainability
• Blend levels & technology

Robin Lloyd, Biofuels Manager, Mabanaft UK

3.30 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall 

4.15 Biofuels blends and technology

• European blend regulations & mandates
• Blending automation technology 
• Blending methods

Phil Armstrong, additives & blending specialist, Honeywell Enraf 

4.45 Biofuels logistics & shipping

• Best practises on quality monitoring during blending Market applications
• Supply chain logistics 
• Developments affecting distribution

Jonathan Morley, Lead Specialist and Technical Leader, Lloyd's Register EMEA

2.15 Opening Remarks from the chair:
Thomas Hielscher, general manager, Hielscher Ultrasonics

2.30 Solid catalyst transesterification

• How to up biodiesel yields
• Comparing homogenous and heterogenous processes
• Improving glycerine quality

Michel Bloch, Senior business development manager, Axens

3.00 Ultrasonic Biodiesel Reaction

• Ultrasonic shear mixing and transesterification chemistry
• Lower methanol and catalyst usage
• Improve conversion rate any yield

Thomas Hielscher, general manager, Hielscher Ultrasonics

3.30 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall 

4.15 Evolutions & Challenges into quality & inspection control of biodiesel to meet EU standards

• Cold flow properties/ stability issues for different feedstocks
• Contaminants and rigorous inspection throughout the supply chain

Kurt Tyssen, business and analytical development manager, Intertek

4.45 Glycerol: providing an additional profit stream

• Economics of producing glycerol
• Glycerin purification technology
• Added value & profitability

Christian Hulteberg, director Biofuel-Solution, and Vahik Krikorian, CTO, Primafuel

2.00 Moderator’s Opening Remarks
Will Thurmond, Author, Biodiesel 2020, Emerging Markets Online

2.20 Algae, a Sustainable & Economic Biofuels Feedstock Source

• Yields, prices & sustainability
• Commercial activity & potential
• Choosing the right species & production method

Doug Frater, CEO, GlobalGreen Solutions

2.40 Jatropha in an African Context 

• The jatropha advantage
• A mixed model approach - plantations and extension schemes
• The Energem biofuels Centres of Excellence

Tom Swithenbank, Chief Executive, Energem Biofuels

3.00 Converting Used Cooking Oil to EN 14214 Compliant Biodiesel

• Meeting quality standards
• Overcoming instability in German market
• Optimising production techniques

Michael Fiedler-Panajotopoulos, Director of Sales & Marketing, Petrotec

3.20 Panel Discussion

2.00 Moderator’s Opening Remarks
Richard Weightman, Senior Crop Consultant, Crop Quality & Utilisation, ADAS

2.20 Switchgrass Potential within the EU - a Comparison with Miscanthus

• Yields, prices & sustainability
• Analysis of technological, economic & environmental performance

Wolter Elbersen, Wageningen Research Institute

2.40 Should Sugarcane be Classed as a Second Generation Feedstock?

• Emission reductions
• Economics of production
• Risk management advantages advantages

Diomedes Christodoulou, Director, Gordian Bioenergy

3.00 Recommercialisation of the Biobutanol Process

• Biobutanol-a superior next generation biofuel
• Advanced fermentation process utilises waste by-product feedstocks
• Offers reduction in cost & greenhouse gas emissions

Fergal O’Brien, Director of Process Operations, Green Biologics

3.20 Panel Discussion

4.10 Moderator’s Opening Remarks
Future Trends in the Swedish Biofuels Market

• Nordics experiences regarding handling & storing of biodiesel

Richard Lundström, Sales Manager, Nordic Storage AB

4.30 Special Applications for Storage & Handling for Specific Needs

• Biodiesel industry in Turkey
• Specifi c needs arising from legislative framework
• Storage concerns
• Handling & blending applications

Selcuk Borovali, Managing Director, DB Agroenergy Co.

4.50 Biodiesel Distribution & Infrastructure Concerns Product quality

• Storage & infrastructure
• Temperature protection
• Criteria for blending & blending methods
• Power consideration

Paul Hinkle, Additive Systems

5.10 Panel Discussion

5.30 Moderator’s Closing remarks

4.10 Moderator’s Opening Remarks
Terminals & Shipping: Meeting the Demands of the Biofuel Industry

• The different storage & shipping requirements of biofuels compared to fossil fuels
• The current state of the storage & shipping markets in relation to biofuel
• The role of storage & shipping in the future

Mike Beviss, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Odfjell Terminals (Rotterdam) B.V.

4.30 Ethanol Storage using Duplex Stainless Steel

• What is duplex stainless steel?
• Properties, differences compared to standard stainless steel etc.
• Compatibility of duplex stainless steel & ethanol
• Advantages of duplex stainless steel
• Life Cycle Cost (LCC) comparison to carbon steel tanks
• Examples of tank installations using duplex stainless steel

Fredrik Sjoholm, Research Engineer, Outokumpu

4.50 Biofuels: Practical Storage, Handling & Blending Experience 

• Storage & handling
• Blending, automation & stock control
• Recent projects

Gary Lacy, Engineering Director, Simon Storage

5.10 Panel Discussion

5.30 Moderator’s Closing remarks

2.00 Moderator’s Opening Remarks
Dr A.I. van Berkel, Programme Manager Process Industry, TNO Science & Industry

2.10 SunDiesel - 2nd Generation Biofuel from Woody Biomass - Production Process & Feedstock Sourcing Strategy

• Properties & advantages of synthetic diesel produced through biomass gasifi cation & Fischer-Tropsch-synthesis
• BTL (Biomass to Liquids) production process with Carbo-V® entrained fl ow gasifi cation
• 1 million ton per year biomass sourcing strategy for large scale SunDiesel® production in Eastern-Germany

Michael Weitz, Project Developer, Choren Biomass GmbH

2.30 Status & Future Developments of First & Second
Generation Biofuels

• Capacities, broadening of raw materials, use of by-products
• Biomass to real synfuels & synfuel equivalents
• Fast pyrolysis process for decentralised BioSyncrude production & centralised synfuel production
• Critical success factors for BTL

Dr. Armin Günther, Director Product Management Biofuels, Lurgi

2.50 Panel Discussion

2.00 Moderator’s Opening Remarks
Iban Vendrell, consultant, Mott MacDonald

2.10 Sustainable Production to Rival First & Second Generation Processes

• Decreasing carbon dioxide emissions during production
• Biorefinery concept – converting surplus steam into energy Biogas production
• Comparing the BER concept to traditional bioethanol production

Peter van der Gaag, Director, Bio-ethanol Rotterdam (BER)

2.30 Ethanol Production from Waste

• Ethanol spec with gasoline
• Network needed
• Energy efficient production equipment needed
• Effect of aging on treatability of biodiesel

Antti Passanan, Managing Director, St1 Biofuels

2.50 Panel Discussion

4.00 Moderator’s Opening Remarks
Sean Sutcliffe, Chairman, Biofuels Corporation Trading 

4.10 Near-Infrared Technology (NIR) Offers New Quality Assurance Capabilities For Biodiesel Production

• Ensuring that the fi nal product meets regional standards
• What can NIR offer today to help overcome challenges
• Applying NIR at control points
• What can Biodiesel producers expect from NIR in the future

Johan Weimann, Global Business Manager, Biofuel solutions, FOSS

4.30 Ensuring Oxidative Stability of Biodiesel

• Oxidation mechanism
• Oil stability index induction period (OSI) method
• Other analytical methods
• Effect of metals on treatability of biodiesel
• Effect of aging on treatability of biodiesel

Nancy Kinkade, Performance Chemicals Technical Service, Eastman Chemical Company

4.50 Solid Catalysts for Converting High-FFA Feedstocks to Biodiesel

• Difficulties in using conventional homogeneous catalysts such as H2SO4 with no viable solid heterogeneous catalysts commercially available
• Development of Amberlyst BD20

Danielle Colman, Technical Support Engineer Biodiesel, Rohm & Haas Europe Services ApS

5.10 Panel Discussion

4.00 Moderator’s Opening Remarks
Alexander Schwartz, Practice Expert, McKinsey & Company

4.10 Improving Ethanol Production Efficiency

• Model predictive control & optimisation - increasing yields & profit
• Model-based control strategies applied to integrated energy systems reducing energy costs
• System-wide model-based control on an integrated bioethanol plant producing capacity increases

Rob Kranz, Managing Director EMEA, Pavilion Technologies

4.30 Enzymatic hydrolysis of arabinoxylans from corn and wheat fibres for enhanced production of bioethanol

• What types of enzymes are needed?
• Effect of pretreatment
• Fermentation of pentose-sugars into ethanol using a modified Saccharomyces strain

Dr. Mirjam Kabel, Enzyme Technology, Royal Nedalco

4.50 Panel Discussion

5.10 Moderator's Closing Remarks & Close of Conference