Biodiesel stream

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

Bioethanol stream

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

Biodiesel stream:

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

Bioethanol stream:

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

5.30 Moderator's Closing Remarks & Close of Conference

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