Biofuels programme day 1

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Day 1: Wednesday 16th November

SESSION ONE: EUROPEAN BIOFUELS POLICY & GROWTH

9:00 Chair’s opening remarks
Dr. Claudiu Covrig, Biofuels Market Research Analyst, Kingsman

9:15 Keynote Address: Advanced biofuels: The way forward

• General policy
• The blend wall
• Recent initiatives on aviation biofuels, and,
• Demonstration technologies for second generation biofuels and algal biofuels.

Kyriakos Maniatis, Principal Administrator from DG Energy, European Commission

9:45 Activity within the Port and plans for future growth within the biofuels sector
Ruud Van Stralen, Commercial Manager from the Port of Amsterdam

10:15 Challenges and solutions for biofuels supply chain certification
Bruno Widmer, Sustainability & Certifications Expert, SGS

10:45 Networking break

11:20 Biofuels and biobased economy, part of the strategy in the port of Ghent

• Biofuels in the Port of Ghent today
• European collaboration with Zeeland Seaports on the Dutch side
• Combining research, industrial development and trade
• Developing the biobased economy as strategy for the future

Peter Mortier, Deputy General Director, Port of Ghent

11:45 Know your biomass: The RSB Sustainability Certification

• The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels: Mission, objectives and governance
• The RSB Principles & Criteria: Addressing social and environmental impacts of biofuels
• The RSB Certification System: Credibility & robustness
• The RSB Certification: an open access to the EU market

Sébastien Haye, Manager of Environmental Affairs, Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels

12:10 Learning from Brazil: how Europe could implement the use of sugarcane

• The Brazilian energy mix and experience
• Sugarcane input for new bio-based products
• Guaranteeing market access and greater energy security

Lola Uña Cárdenas, Chief Representative in the EU, Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA)

12:35 Biofuels production in Belgium
Hendrik Lemahieu, Secretary General, Belgian Bioethanol Association

1:00 Networking lunch

SESSION TWO: FEEDSTOCKS AND REGULATION

Biodiesel stream	Bioethanol stream
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

3:50 Networking lunch

SESSION THREE: HANDLING AND SUPPLY

Biodiesel stream	Bioethanol stream
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

5:10-7:00 Networking reception

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