Biofuels programme day 2

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Day 2: Thursday 17th November

SESSION FOUR: INVESTMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

9:00 Chair’s opening remarks

Anders Grauslund, Biofuels Information Consultant, Elsevier Biofuel

9:15 Outlook for biofuels in the medium- and long-term

• Current drivers and challenges in the biofuel sector
• The role of biofuels out to 2050 in a low-carbon energy sector:
• The importance of new technologies
• Ensuring sustainability
• Tapping new feedstock sources
• Economics of biofuel production and use
• Required actions by different stakeholders

Anselm Eisentraut, Bioenergy Analyst, International Energy Agency

9:40 Biofuels from lignocellulosics and implementation within the EU market

• Available technology options
• Status of implementation in the EU
• Implementation examples

Dina Bacovsky, Senior Researcher, Bioenergy 2020+

10:05 Future of biofuels in the aviation industry

• Current trends and development
• Future avenues for aviation biofuel
• Military aviation applications

Syed Nadeem Ahmed, Senior Power Plant Engineer, PIA Engineering & Maintenance

10:30 Update of the regulatory requirements for sustainability of biomass and biofuels

• Certification schemes recognised by the European Commission
• Return on experience from the implementation and certification, a case study
• Key steps for economic operators to prove their compliance

Baudouin Hue, Global Product Manager, Bureau Veritas Certification

10:55 Networking break

11:30 Fuel oxygenates and their role to enhance the use of bioalcohols

• Fuel components with high octane and low volatility
• High energy content
• Better combustion in the motor, enhancing lower VOCs

Walter Mirabella, Chairman of Biofuel Team, European Fuel Oxygenates Association

12:00 Adding value to the biofuels industry

• Benchmark of best industry practices
• Understanding market insights
• Deal market perspective
• Maximising the value

Antonio Martínez Dalmau, Director of Strategy & Operations in Spain, PricewaterhouseCoopers

12:30 Avoiding biofuels project financing fraud

• Key components of fraud
• Identifying danger signals
• Mitigating the damage
• Best practices suggestions

Peter Brown, President, Euro Marketing Tools, Inc.

1:00 Networking lunch

SESSION FIVE: ENSURING PRODUCT QUALITY

Biodiesel stream	Bioethanol stream
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

3:25 Networking break

SESSION SIX: PRODUCTION METHODS

Biodiesel stream	Bioethanol stream
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

5:00 Close of conference

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