| Day 1 - [06 Oct, 2010 - Wednesday] |
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08:00
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Registration & Morning Coffee
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09:00
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Chairman’s Introduction
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Keynote Address
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09:10
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Strategic Energy Technology Plan: A Boost to Technological Progress in the Bio-Energy Industry
- Technology roadmap for the European Industrial Initiative on Bioenergy
Dr. Stefan Tostmann, Head of Unit -Energy Technologies and Research Co-ordination
European Commission
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09:40
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Discussion followed by Coffee
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Biomass Feedstock Developments
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10:10
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Satisfying Europe’s Growing Bio-Based Needs
- Biomass availability : developments, pricing, forecasts, sourcing, practices, advise, trade
Dr. Caroline Midgley, Head of Biofuels/Biomass
LMC International Ltd
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10:40
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Fine Tuning Feedstocks to Optimise Greater Thermochemical Conversion Efficiency
Mr. Spencer Swayze, Senior Manager of Business Development
Ceres, Inc.
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Progress on BTL Jet Fuel Projects
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11:05
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Sustainable Aviation & Progress on Bio-Jet Fuels
Mr. Mike Heijstee, Chief Executive
Sustainable Aviation Network Europe (SANE)
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11:30
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Evaluation of BTL as the most viable route to jet biofuels
Ms. Jo Howes, Managing Consultant
E4tech Ltd
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BTL Projects & Commercial Deployments
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11:55
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First BTL Project using external hydrogen to boost biofuels yields– Bure Saudron Project
Mdm. Juliette Imbach, Operations Manager for Biofuels
Commissariat à l Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives / CEA
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12:20
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Technologies of GTL.F1/ Lurgi making Bure possible
Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Wagner, Managing Director
GTL.F1 Ag
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12:45
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Discussion followed by Lunch
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14:00
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Lessons Learned from the Operation of Multiple Bioenergy Platforms at Southern Research’s Clean Energy Development Center in the USA
Mr. Stephen Piccot, Director Environment and Energy
Southern Research Institute
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14:30
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Producing Biomass Based Bio-Oil in Tampere, Finland – Technological Development & Promising Applications
Dr. Jani Lehto, Project Manager
Metso Power
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15:10
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Discussion followed by Tea
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15:30
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Hydroprocessing of Biofeeds for Renewable Diesel
Lars Joergensen, Process Engineer
Haldor Topsoe A/S
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16:00
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BioDME production via black liqour gasification route & technology scaleup
Mr. Ingvar Landalv, Chief Technology Officer
Chemrec AB
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16:30
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Creating Something from Nothing - Adding Value to Steel Mill Gases
- Using a microbial process for the production of liquid biofuels and high value chemicals
Dr. Sean Simpson, Co-Founder/ Chief Scientific Officer
LanzaTech NZ
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17:10
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Discussion. Close of Day 1
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18:00
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Networking Reception
hosted by 
Participants to the BTL & Bio-based Chemicals 2010 conference are cordially invited to the RBCN networking event that will take place at the end of day one’s sessions. RBCN is a business-to-business network for traders and other relevant parties active in the biomass supply chain. It is one of the activities initiated and supported by the Rotterdam Climate Initiative to strengthen the position of Rotterdam as the sustainable biomass hub forEurope and to promote the import, processing and trade of biomass. For more information on RBCN please visit www.rbcn.nl |
| Day 2 - [07 Oct, 2010 - Thursday] |
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09:00
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Chairman’s Remarks
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09:10
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Bio Energy with CO2 Capture and Storage (BECCS): Conversion Routes for Negative CO2 Emissions
Dr. Michiel Carbo, Research Engineer - biosyngas, bioSNG and BECCS
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)
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09:40
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New Catalytic Fluid Bed Process for Converting Biomass into Chemicals in One Step
Mr. David Sudolsky, President & CEO
Anellotech Inc
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10:10
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Discussion followed by Coffee
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10:40
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Sustainable and Integrated Production of Advanced Liquid Biofuels, Green Chemicals and Bioenergy from Glycerol in Biorefineries
Mhairi Workman, Associate Professor
Technical University of Denmark
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11:10
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Conversion of Crude Glycerine to Bio-Methanol
- Developing new applications for bio-methanol
- Exploring alternative feedstocks for the production of bio-methanol
Mr. Eelco Dekker, Chief Marketing Officer
BioMCN
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11:40
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Final Discussion
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12:00
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Close of Conference. Lunch
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Optional Site Visit to ECN Gasifier & Torrefaction Facility in Petten
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13:30
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Depart hotel
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15:00
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Arrive Site
ECN is delighted to host the excursion for delegates of the BTL and Bio-Based Chemicals conference . At ECN we have an elaborate lab-scale (25 kWth) and pilot-scale (1 MWth)gasification and gas treating infrastructure, which we could present during the excursion. Furthermore, we also have a pilot-scale torrefaction setup and a lab-scale entrained flow gasifier on-site. The tour shall be for about 2 hours. |
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17:00
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Leave Site
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18:30
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Arrive back to hotel
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