World Biofuels Forum 2008
9-11 June 2008
Prague Congress Centre
Optimising fuels for the future
Speakers
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Confirmed speakers include:
Robert VIERHOUT, Secretary-General of the European Bioethanol fuel Association (eBIO)began his career as an academic researcher. He worked several years at the European Parliament and then in 1992 joined Deloitte & Touche management consultants to become senior consultant public affairs. In this position he advised mainly corporate clients on European regulatory affairs and participated in various strategic studies. In 1997 he set up a Brussels-based consultancy, European Affairs Management bvba, providing public affairs support to several international companies and (interest) organizations in different sectors. Robert started providing EU political and strategic insight for the European ethanol sector 9 years ago.
Lutz is the COO of CropEnergies in Germany, whose main aim is to deduce new energy sources from raw materials, bioethanol for the employment as automotive fuels. The greatest environmental advantage of bioethanol lies in the reduction of CO2 emissions. Bioethanol therefore helps the realisation of the environmental targets agreed to at the Kyoto climate summit. He evaluates the relationship between fuel quality and air quality and it’s implications on the industry, the technologies used and the specifications that have to be adhered to.
Nick has substantial international energy sector experience, gained at the Royal Dutch Shell Group and various renewable energy companies. During his extensive Shell career Nick led a wide range of businesses at director level in many countries around the world, with particular focus on new Shell businesses and emerging markets. After leaving Shell, Nick became CEO of a biofuels company investing across Africa, from where he joined Bioverda in mid-2007 as European CEO.
Mr Oliva Filho has a wealth of experience in corporate governance and the energy sector. He has held a variety of positions across several PETROBRAS business units, including: the commercial division of Petrobras Distribuidora, new product development, alternative energy solutions and natural gas (including managerial and advisory roles with MSGAS, Gaspetro, Goiasg·s, Cebgas, TAG and the GNL Gemini Consortium).
Hilkka Summa
Head of Unit - Bioenergy, Biomass, Forestry and Climate ChangeEUROPEAN COMMISSION
Belgium
Carlos St. James
PresidentARGENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGIES CHAMBER
& Managing Director
SANTIAGO & SINCLAIR LLC
Argentina
Carlos plays a dual role in the development of Latin America’s burgeoning renewable energies industry. He is Managing Director of Santiago & Sinclair, LLC, a biofuels consultancy that includes the region’s only Biofuels Advisory Board, comprised of a mix of public and private sector experts from the region. He is also the President of the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber, a non-profit organisation that promotes the industry’s development in that country.
Doug Frater is the president and CEO of Global Green Solutions Inc. (USA), Managing Director of Global Green Solutions Ltd. (UK) and was recently appointed CEO for Vertigro Algae Technologies LLC (USA). He has 30+ years of experience in the energy industry, primarily in industrial process automation and control technologies. Prior to joining GGRN, he was with Honeywell International's Industrial Automation and Controls Division for 8 years as Global Vice President - Oil and Gas and previously Sales Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Global Director, Oil and Gas Business and International Projects. Doug’s work with Honeywell included senior management assignments in Europe, the Middle East and Asia and previous experience also includes establishing and managing a joint venture in China. Doug's other oil and gas industry business experience was with ICS plc in Scotland and the Middle East where he was a Director and General Manager for 15 years. He started his career with BP Oil where he worked for 6 years.
Mr. Peara is the founder and Managing Director of Alternative Energy Finance Ltd. He brings to this role over 20 years experience in deal structuring, business development and the capital markets. He has worked extensively raising capital for and advising on the renewable, petroleum and power industries both in developed markets of North America and Western Europe as well as in the Former Soviet Union, Africa, Latin America and South East Asia. Tim started his career with securities firms (Prudential Securities Inc 1983-91, Lehman Brothers 1991-97) in financial futures, mortgage & asset backed securities and emerging markets fixed income. He then worked as a business developer for US private oil company Koch Industries (1997-98), an oil & gas pipeline joint-venture of GE-Capital and Bechtel (1998-2000) and a pipeline & power venture of United Technologies (2000-2001). Since 2002 Mr. Peara has arranged early stage finance for energy companies which led him to found Alternative Energy Finance in 2005.
Claus Sauter is responsible for enterprise development, public relations, buying, distribution and trading, product planning, control of subsidiary companies, mergers and acquisitions.
Mr Habluetzel has a wide range of experience. From 1987-89 he worked for Nanolab AG in sales for hospital laboratory analyzer; from 1989-93 he was responsible for sales and marketing for chemical technical equipment at Schott Schleifer AG; from 1993-05 Mr Habluetzel held a position of product manager for online analytics at Endress+Hauser AG, Product Manager. From 2006-present Mr Habluetzel is a global industry manager responsible for renewable energy.
Mr Lastikka is Stakeholder Relations Manager in the Renewable fuels division within Neste Oil Corporation. He joined Neste Oil in 2004 and was named to the current position in 2006, in which his main focus is on policy development and regulatory analysis. He is an expert on sustainability and environmental issues regarding biofuels. Mr Lastikka has been involved in several international sustainability projects related to biofuels and different food crops.
1981 - 1991 Commercial Engineer; 1992 - 1995 Studies Manager at Mangin Egly; 1996 - 2000 Department/Division Manager at Mangin Egly; 2001 - 2003 Regional Manager for VINCI Energies North and East; since 2003 - Deputy General Manager
2002 - 2005 Commercial Engineer; 2005 - 2006 Commercial Engineer at Mangin Egly responsible for the cement industry; 2006 - 2007 Project Manager at the Industrial Direction of TEREOS (sugar industry); since January 2008: Department Manager of the Sugar and Alcohol division
Dr.-Ing. Knut Schroeder has in excess of 20 years experience in the field of material science and applications in various technical fields and management levels of chemical engineering and Project Development worldwide . He is responsible for services of all engineering services worldwide, spare parts and projects within the sales organisation to all kind of plants build by Lurgi with a team of Project Management, Process, Project Engineering and procurement services.
Moritz Spilker, born in 1959, began his professional career with Telesis Strategy Consultants in Paris, and the Boston Consulting Group, in Munich. From 1990 until 2000 he was a founding and managing partner of MSR Consulting Group in Cologne. Dr. E. Moritz Spilker has been investing in medium-sized companies as active investor and alongside institutional investors for more than 15 years. His assignments have focused on enhancing the companies’ operating performance. Most recently, Robert Frowein and Moritz Spilker acquired SAM Electronics, jointly with a private equity fund. They successfully repositioned the company and in 2006 sold it to a strategic investor. Through this transaction they achieved a return on equity far above the average private equity return.
Raffaello is the Secretary General of the European Biodiesel Board (EBB). It’s aim is to represent its members to the institutions of the European Union and other international organizations. It studies problems confronted by the biodiesel industry and suggests solutions at economic, political, legal, institutional and technical levels. Raffaello will discuss the the key issues in international trade of biofuels and in achieving sustainability.
Paul Dillon is a chemical engineer with Proscon Ltd. (a subsidiary of Rockwell Automation), based in Ireland. He has 15 years experience in chemical process design, for pharmaceutical, fine-chemical and biofuels industries. His current focus is on the design of distillation systems for ethanol & bio-fuel purification, with emphasis on "modular" equipment design, incorporating energy-efficient concepts.
Alexandre Rojey is Director for Sustainable Development at IFP. Alexandre is coordinating activities in Sustainable Development, which include the production and use of biofuels and other issues related to global climate change, long term energy supply and environment protection. Previously he was in charge of natural gas activities and has initiated new developments in the area of gas treatment, liquefaction and chemical conversion. Alexandre Rojey is also chairman of CEDIGAZ, an international association in the area of natural gas with more than 190 company members and chairman of the ECRIN Energy association acting for the promotion of links between research and industry. He has contributed to various publications (over 70) and holds worldwide patents (over 100).
Mr Ziesemer has been with Endress+Hauser since 1981 and started his career as ahead of department of product management for flow measurement. From 1983 - 1987 he was a Business unit manager „Product-Management“ of Endress+Hauser GmbH + Co., D-Maulburg. From 1990 - 1992 Mr Ziesemer was responsible for Marketing. From 1992 - 1996 Mr Ziesemer was a Managing Director of Endress+Hauser GmbH + Co. in D-Maulburgand from 1996 - 1998 he took a position of Managing Director of Endress+Hauser Messtechnik in D-Weil am Rhein. Since 1999 - 2001 Mr Ziesemer was a Corporate Director of the Endress+Hauser Consult AG, CH-Reinach, responsible for the 13 european Sales Centers of the Endress+Hauser Group. Since 2001 Mr Ziesemer is a Board member (Sales & Marketing) of the Endress+Hauser Group.
Following agricultural college, Tim Evans trained as an accountant before joining Bidwells in Cambridge as an agribusiness consultant. He later joined the Lloyds Bank Group, based in South West England as an agricultural finance specialist before moving with his family to former East Germany in 1989 following the fall of the Berlin Wall. During almost 15 years in Germany he developed a 3,000ha arable farming and contracting business along with two 250 cow dairy units and a grain storage business and began to take an interest in the principals of Renewable Energy production and sustainable farming techniques. Tim was particularly impressed by the general level of public awareness and interest for environmental issues in Germany and with the growing demand for alternative energy sources, he became involved in the management team of the first Biodiesel plant to be built in East Germany. The plant was commissioned in 1998 and Tim moved on to work on one of the first East European Biogas plants to be run on cattle manure and energy crops. Since returning to the UK, Tim has become a leading protagonist of Renewable Energy in the UK and is a regular contributor at conferences and in the press. He has become a strong advocate of decentralised Renewable Energy production and represents the Austrian based, European Centre for Renewable Energy at events in the UK. In 2006, working with 6 fellow farmers and entrepreneurs, Tim formed the UK based specialist Renewable Energy Company “Renewable Zukunft”. In 2007, Renewable Zukunft joined forces with Őkoenergie Utzenaich GmbH forming “Bio-G Biogastechnik GmbH” to develop and market the award winning “Energy Ring” biogas system which Tim and his colleagues now operate in the UK.
Graeme was appointed Director General of EFOA in October of 2004 having for the previous 3 years provided their secretariat support. He was educated in his native Scotland where he received his doctorate and bachelor degrees in chemistry from the University of Edinburgh. Graeme started his working life with Mobil Oil before moving to Ethyl Corporation where he progressed through a range of fuel and lubricant research, product development and management positions. He joined CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council in 2001 where his fuels experience led to him becoming involved with EFOA.
Markus Meyr has been Head of Marketing and Investor Relations at Schmack Biogas AG since the beginning of 2006. Markus represented the political interests of Schmack Biogas in Berlin, Strasbourg and Brussels and was a member of the strategy team which made preparations for Chancellor Merkel's Energy Summit. Before coming to Schmack Biogas, he worked for a management consultancy firm in Munich whose main focus lay in providing consultancy services for both large and local energy utilities.
Ricardo de Gusmao Dornelles
Director of Renewable Fuels DepartmentMINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY
Brazil
Ricardo de Gusmão Dornelles is Director of the Department of Renewable Fuels at the Petroleum, Natural Gas and Renewable Fuels Secretariat - Ministry of Mines and Energy. Ricardo manages the institutional areas of supply and the supervision of the renewable fuels market. He is also the representative at the Interministerial Council of Sugar and Ethanol – CIMA and representative at the Sectorial Chamber for the Productive Chain of Sugar and Ethanol and at the National Biodiesel Production & Use Program.
Dr. Frank Seyfried was born in Berlin, Germany in 1958. He studied chemical engineering at the University of Braunschweig where he finished his PhD thesis on ´investigation on crystallisation at heated surfaces using holographic interferometry´. From 1993 to 1997 Frank Seyfried he was working on simulation purposes in a plant engineering company constructing mainly power plants. From 1997 – 1998 Dr. Seyfried worked as project leader for planning and construction of paint shops at Volkswagen for production sites word wide. In 1998 he joined Volkswagen research centre working first on fuel cell research. From 2002 to 2006 he changed to the topic of alternative fuels. In this function Frank Seyfried was project leader of the EU funded project ´RENEW- renewable fuels for advanced powertrains´. Since March 2006 he is responsible for fuel cell research at the Volkswagen Group. Since June 2007 he is responsible for both research activities concerning fuel cell and fuel.
2007 speakers included:
Alexandra Langenheld is the National Expert for the European Commission, DG Transport and Energy, Unit D1 "Regulatory Policy and Promotion of Renewable Energy". The EC recently issued its proposed energy policy, which included a roadmap for renewable energy, requiring 20% of all energy to come from renewables by 2020. As part of this, the EC is also calling for 10% of transport fuels to come from biofuels by 2020. A phased development is envisaged based on short-term improvement of existing technologies, R&D and commercial production of second generation biofuels. Alexandra will discuss the vision for biofuels, how the EU policy creates a clear pathway to a viable long term industry, if the mandatory targets set will be achievable? What the EC’s thoughts are beyond 2030?
In 2006 they began leading the CENIT PilBE - a four-year, €22 million Spanish biodiesel project aimed at supporting the introduction of biodiesel into the Spanish Market. To make this a reality, Repsol are investing more than €300 million to build up to six biodiesel plants in Spain. Carlos will explain how the project is developing and the challenges they are encountering. He will reveal how the project is starting to achieve its targets of reducing costs and increasing the availability of raw materials.
D1 Oils plc is pioneering the production of biodiesel from alternative, non-food oils, principally Jatropha curcas, which are not subject to competing food demand. Sustainable, low-cost, volume production of jatropha is possible in a large number of developing countries and has significant potential to reduce rural poverty and revive agriculture. Jatropha is an environmentally elastic crop that can grow in wide range of soil types and conditions, including marginal land. Jatropha will not displace food crops or require rainforest clearance. D1 Oils is developing the plant science behind commercial jatropha production and is undertaking large-scale planting in Africa, India and South East Asia.
Anders Roj heads up the fuels and lubricants group and co-ordinates corporate fuel activities within Volvo Group. He will explain how Volvo is diversifying their energy supply in line with the European Commission’s policy, which dictates that bioethanol-enabled models should make up 10% of vehicle supply by 2020. He will reveal how Volvo is responding to enable this transition from crude oil based fuels to other energy sources. He will discuss the challenge of combining traditional technologies with new technologies, in order to bring commercially viable solutions to the market. Anders will also explore the fuel quality implications for vehicle manufacturers and the technologies Volvo use to develop alternative fuels.
Srinivas Prasad Moturi is the Chairman and CEO of Cleancities Biodiesel. Cleancities Biodiesel ventured into the clean energy field by setting up the world’s largest biodiesel production plant (150 million gallons/year). This plant will be built in two phases. Phase one of the 75 million gallons plant will be in operation by July 2007. The Plant will also have the facility of glycerin distillation of 32,000 MTY. Cleancities is also venturing into jatropa and pongamia plantation in India and proposes to start with 50,000 hectares of plantation and scale it up to 2,50,000 hectares by 2012. Srinivas discusses these developments and Asia’s biofuel strategies.
Biotechnology; in particular white and green biotechnology- has something to offer when it comes to ensuring enough energy for transportation. The use of renewable raw materials and advanced enzyme systems enable industry to offer energy solutions which are effective and which contributes to the needed reduction in CO2 emmissions. In particular second generation biofuels are very promising. But second generation biofuels are still in their infancy and not really commercially available. Europe needs to work fast in order to get the right policy measures established which can ensure a success story for the benefits of the whole European society. Kirsten will be speaking about biofuels and sustainable development in Europe, strengths and potentials of 2nd generation biofuels and policy measures to ensure success.
Jacques is the Director of Agricultural Development at Total. Total is the fourth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company in the world and supports the development of biofuels, and have been very active in the promotion of them for over 10 years. They are the main consumer of ethanol in France through their production of ETBE and of biodiesel, by incorporating rapeseed methyl esters in their diesel fuels.
Stephen is the co-founder and president of American Clean Coal Fuels, a company specialising in the development of next-generation Coal-To-Liquids plants. ACCF’s first facility, in central-eastern Illinois, will cleanly convert 4.3 million tons per year of coal into 28,000 barrels per day of ultra-clean diesel fuel. Stephen will discuss the current state of the rapidly growing US CTL industry, and its potential as a near-term readily deployable large-scale “bridge solution” alternative to oil as a major source of new ultra-clean transportation fuels. Additionally, he will explore the potential for CTL-related deployment of new “bridge” and “clean tech” technologies at CTL plants, such as use of CO2 off-gas for production of micro-algae biodiesel feedstock, CO2 sequestration for enhanced oil recovery, and eventual use of renewable biomass feedstocks in lieu of coal.
Alternative fuels such as biodiesel represent one side of the President's plan to make the US less dependent on imported oil. The growing popularity of and investment in ethanol was one of the biggest global commodities stories of last year, but now biodiesel could soon join ethanol as one of the most important alternative fuels. Harold who represents the National Biodiesel Board will discuss the issues of biodiesel within the US market and how they are following the European trend towards biodiesel and what it will mean for Europe.
Liesbeth Jansen
Vice Chair of the Fuels and EmCONCAWE
& Technical Coordinator Fuels
Kuwait Petroleum International
Belgium
Liesbeth Jansen is the fuel quality expert at KPI and Vice-Chair of the Fuels and Emission Management Group in CONCAWE, the Oil Industry association for health, safety and environment in refining and distribution. She will present the future fuel quality outlook from the Oil Industry perspective. The emissions legislation and vehicle technology are the main drivers for the fuel quality development including the use of biofuels and alternative fuels. The road fuel demands, the fuel quality requirements comprising 1st and 2nd generation biofuels and the implication on the fuel specifications will be addressed, including the well-to-wheel assessments.
Pierre is in charge of reaserch activities for Renault. Renault has made a commitment to adapt its engines to run on Biofuels, and Pierre as Renault representative is deputy leader of a working group at the Automotive Research Association EUCAR in Brussels as well as taking an active part in the Euro 3/Euro 4 discussions with the European Commission and the Oil Industry through the AutoOil 1-2 programs. Pierre discusses the interest of these new advanced fuels as the lower vehicle emissions, stating the latest well-to-wheel approach and Renault’s powertrain strategy. He will also touch upon the battle between conventional and advanced second generation biofuels.
Lutz is the COO of CropEnergies in Germany, whose main aim is to deduce new energy sources from raw materials, bioethanol for the employment as automotive fuels. The greatest environmental advantage of bioethanol lies in the reduction of CO2 emissions. Bioethanol therefore helps the realisation of the environmental targets agreed to at the Kyoto climate summit. He evaluates the relationship between fuel quality and air quality and it’s implications on the industry, the technologies used and the specifications that have to be adhered to.
BER Rotterdam BV will produce two biofuels from wheat without using fossil fuels, with two different fermentation units, one for bioethanol and one which produces biogas. The second fermentation unit will convert part of the hemicellulose and ligno cellulose. There will be a hundred percent conversion of the feedstock into bioethanol and SuBERgas and as (three) byproducts carbon dioxide , aqua ammonia and digestate. The concept will be completely performed with sustainable surplus steam from a nearby waste incinerator. This means the plant will be the first of its kind which does not need electricity and gas connection. The process shows a reduction of carbon dioxide emission larger than any known first or second generation. BER will build a demonstration plant which will look into the so-called second generation.
Raffaello is the Secretary General of the European Biodiesel Board (EBB). It’s aim is to represent its members to the institutions of the European Union and other international organizations. It studies problems confronted by the biodiesel industry and suggests solutions at economic, political, legal, institutional and technical levels. Raffaello will discuss the latest developments of biodiesel within the EU and will promote the use of biofuels in Europe. The benefits that will be encountered and what lies ahead for the future of the industry.
Elisio is Head of the Strategic Management Office at the Ministry of Agriculture in Brazil. Brazil has the largest sugar cane crop in the world which is currently being used to supply 45% of its domestic vehicle fuel. It is also the largest exporter of ethanol in the world with large amounts being supplied to USA. Having been making ethanol-driven cars for 25 years. Brazil is one of the most experienced countries in terms of ustilising and exporting materials for biofuels.
Styart if the Chief Commercial Officer of Infinity-Bio Energy in Brazil. Brazil has clear competitive advantages for ethanol and sugar manufacturing and is the largest consumer of ethanol as a fuel both pure and as a blend into gasoline. Brazil is the ideal country to serve as a platform for a company focusing on increasing its exports of ethanol to meet growing international demand for the use of ethanol as a fuel. Infinity-Bio Energy is located in Brazil producing and operating ethanol plants. Stuart discusses the latest developments and current production opportunities, whilst discussing the latest developments of 2nd generation technologies and innovations, and touching upon cellulosic ethanol.
Valérie is the Director General of the UEPA. UEPA is the Brussels-based organisation representing almost all EU producers of agricultural ethyl alcohol used for industrial, beverage or fuel purposes. UEPA gathers national associations and companies originating from all producing countries in EU-15. UEPA’s role is to address the issues of the Industry by establishing a constructive dialogue with decision-makers, at both EU and national level, and actively co-operate towards the definition of appropriate solutions. UEPA keeps its Members abreast of new developments taking place in the EU which affect their business.
This paper provides an update on the ethers market in the EU. It describes the recently published Fuel Quality Directive proposal and assesses the continuing role ethers can play as the best channel for ethanol into petrol. Finally, fuel ethers have undergone extensive regulatory scrutiny in the EU and this paper will provide details of the final outcome.
The workshop will address the following: Future developments of first generation biofuels. This means capacities, use of different raw materials, use of by-products. The second generation biofuels requires different technologies. Status of these technologies as well as future potential, costs and economics will be addressed. In order to introduce biofuels, stable boundary conditions such as tax exemptions and/or mixing rules, etc. have to be provided by governments. These should be uniform throughout Europe. Also necessary requirements for such regulations will be discussed.
The presentation outlines the current and past activities developed by Petrobras with Ethanol. It goes back to the 80’s, since the beginning of Proalcool, the government program developed to enhance the use of ethanol fuel, till present day model, without any government regulations. Specifications of the two ethanol types distributed in the domestic market – hydrated and anhydrous - are evaluated technically as well as the status of Petrobras facilities made available for anhydrous ethanol exports. Petrobras expertise in pumping ethanol through oil products pipelines and the quality control of the anhydrous ethanol for export is described. Petrobras efforts in order to development an international ethanol market through support actions in emerging markets are also focused, as well as the projects and investments for future expansion of the ethanol export facilities.
