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Biotechnology and Sustainable Biofuels
CANADA - Business, academic and industry leaders will discuss how biotechnology enables sustainable production of biofuels and biobased products during the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy, in Vancouver, British Columbia from 10-12 September.A plenary session, "Industrial Biotechnology: Enabling a Sustainable Future", will feature a discussion of how advanced biofuels can be produced to maximise both economic and environmental benefits.
David Blume, founder of the International Institute for Ecological Agriculture and author of Alcohol Can Be a Gas! Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century, argues that increased production of biofuels around the world, using local, sustainable raw materials, is critical to addressing global food, feed and fuel challenges.
John Sheehan, president of PAS, Inc., will discuss sustainability criteria for the biofuels industry.
Other sessions discussing sustainability include "Sustainable Development of Bioenergy and Biofuels Production Systems" wityh Maria Wellisch, Natural Resources Canada, CETC Ottawa, Brian D. Titus, Natural Resources Canada, Pacific Forestry Centre, Michael Doane, Monsanto Company, Terry McIntyre, Environment Canada and Canada, Technologies Advancement Division and "Third Generation Biofuels: The Pathway from Biomass to Green Hydrocarbons" with Randal Goodfellow, Ensyn Technologies, David C. Boulard, Ensyn Technologies, Jennifer Holmgren, UOP, LLCand Don Roberts, CIBC World Markets Corporation.
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