Identifying the feedstocks with most potential

San Francisco, USA:
16—17, November 2009

Introduction

Bio energy has always been an innovative industry among all renewable sectors. The importance of bio energy is also increasing rapidly in the current green focus worldwide. United States, as the leading country in bio energy development, has lead the deployment in 1st generation biofuels. Ever since, various of new feedstock and conversion technologies has pushed the industry further.

The US energy department (DOE) will provide 6.5m in federal funds to accelerate advanced biofuels research and development, and boost financing for commercial-scale biorefinery demonstration projects. The goal of these efforts is to reduce the risk of the development and deployment of these first-of-a-kind operations. These funds are expected to expedite the construction phase of these projects and ultimately accelerate the timeline for start up and commissioning.

In order to further accelerate industry development, various challenges must be addressed. Feedstock development is one of the key challenges need to be solved. Discovery of new feedstock and the advancement in bio-engineering have solved some problems such as food vs. fuel, plantation areas, oil yield etc. But the explorations of new types of feedstock and conversion technologies have never stopped. This high level executive conference will bring together regulatory officials, project developers, leading R&D experts, and investors to address the keys challenges in developing next generation biofuels as well as comparison of existing and next generation feedstock development.

• What are the impacts of growing different feedstocks on the environment?
• What are the greenhouse gas emissions from burning the finished fuel?
• What are the prices and market trends of the feedstocks?
• What are the potential yield of the biofuels?

Key reasons to attend

• Networking and business development opportunities
• Hear key advances in next generation feedstocks and processing technologies
• Access creative financing strategies and sources
• Understand leading next generation biofuels market dynamics
• Gain an understanding of critical development paths for commercialization
• Compare economics and technical viabilities of different types of next generation feedstock

Industry Leading Speakers Include:

Cynthia Bryant, Marketing Manager, Global Fuels, Novozymes

Daniel Oh, Chief Operating Officer, Renewable Energy Group

Jamie Boyd, Senior Vice President, Cascadia Capital

Larry Russo, Biomass Programme, U.S. Department of Energy

Riggs Eckelberry, Chief Executive Officer, Origin Oil

Thomas Byrne, President & Chief Executive Officer & Secretary of the Board, Algal Biomass Association

Badal Saha, Lead Scientist, Fermentation Biotechnology Research Unit, USDA-ARS-NCAUR

Carl Kukkonen, Chief Executive Officer, VIASPACE

David Walther, Director of Engineering, Cobalt Biofuels

Edward Richard, Research Leader, Sugarcane Research Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service

John Regalbuto, Catalysis and Biocatalysis Programme, National Science Foundation

Jos van Boxtel, Senior Scientist, Biofuels Projects, Arcadia Biosciences

Joseph Skurla, Chief Executive Officer, DuPont Danisco

Khoo Hock Aun, Chief Executive Officer, Cosmo Biofuels Group / International Jatropha Association

Masood Hadi, Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Labs and Joint Bioenergy Institute

Ronald F. Cascone, Biofuel Strategies, Nexant

Spencer Swayze, Business Development Manager, Ceres

Warren Turner , Vice President, Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Association

Will Thurmond, Managing Principal, Emerging Markets Online

Who will you meet?:

• Governmental Officials & Policy makers
• Feedstock Producers
• Biofuels Producers
• Equipment Suppliers
• Blenders & Fuel Suppliers
• Fuel traders & Distributors
• Refinery & Chemical Manufacturers
• Chemical & Agricultural Suppliers
• Vehicle Manufacturers
• Automotive & Transport Sectors
• Oil/Petroleum/Refining Companies
• Energy Economists & Consultants
• Banks/Investors/Insurance
• Venture Capital Investors & Fund Managers
• Equipment & Technology Solutions
• Project Developers & Consultants
• Consulting Engineers
• Associations & Press
• Universities/Research/Non Profits

Agenda Outline

Session 1: Market Overview on Next Generation Feedstock Development

• Bioenergy for US energy security and global competitiveness
• The current challenges for biofuel industry and shift to next generation
• Feedstock development in USA

Session 2: Plantation & Sustainable Feedstock Supplies

• The potential role of next generation biofuels and impacts on land use
• From pilots to demonstration plants
• Economic & sustainability assessment
• Verifying the carbon and sustainability impacts

Session 3: Feedstock Development Quick Fire

• Yields, costs and capacities
• Advantages and drawbacks
• Genomics and bio engineering on different feedstock

This session includes a series of quick fire presentations and a follow up panel discussion:

• Cellulosic and wood based ethanol
• Algae based fuels
• Biomass based liquid fuels
• Camelina
• Jatropha
• Sweet Sorghum
• Biobutanol
• Drop in Fuel
• Pyrolysis oil (bio-oil)
• Synthetic fuels

Session 4: Feedstock Collection and Processing

• Equipment & investment needed to cope with biofuels
• Working with multiple blends
• Blend levels & technology

Session 5: Regulation and Policy Roundtable Discussion

• How would legislation and standards accelerate the development?
• Ensure sustainability through certification
• Biofuels standards and measurements

Session 6: Finance & Investments in Developing Next Generation Biofuels

• Future production levels of potential feedstock
• Securing the necessary investment in next generation projects
• Building a sustainable business model for next generation biofuels

Session 7: Economical Analysis of Next Generation Biofuels

• Maturity of new feedstock & conversion technologies
• ROI of different feedstock and plantation or conversion methods
• Which ones are mostly likely to be commercially viable in near future?

This session includes a series of quick fire presentations and a follow up panel discussion:

• Cellulosic and wood based ethanol
• Algae based fuels
• Biomass based liquid fuels
• Camelina
• Jatropha
• Sweet Sorghum
• Biobutanol
• Drop in Fuel
• Pyrolysis oil (bio-oil)
• Synthetic fuels

Session 8: Key Challenges of Next Generation Generation Biofuel Development

• Road to commercialisation
• Choosing the right species & production method
• Critical steps to achieving commercial viability