15th & 16th October
Biofuels Conference
Join the following speakers as they inform you of the latest developments in the Biofuel and Bioenergy markets. If you are planning to make bioenergy or adopt a biofuel for your organisation then these conference streams will help you make informed choices. Planning, Financing and implementation strategies will all be discussed.

Your Conference ticket will give you free access to the exhibition, featuring over 100 companies showcasing the latest developments in the Bioenergy Markets.
| Biofuels Conference Agenda - 15th October 2008 |
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| 08:00 |
Registration |
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| 09:00 |
Welcome |
Chair - Alastair Dickie, HGCA |
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European Bioenergy Overview
- Targets, Incentives, Subsidies - Where are we?
- UK Biofuel policy, current and future
- What are the Market Challenges for Biodiesel in the UK & have they changed? |
Chris Malins, Renewable Fuels Agency
Victoria Hodkinson-Gibbs, Deputy Director of Cleaner Fuels & Vehicles Division, DfT
Rory Clarke, Rix Petroleum |
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Q&A |
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Networking Coffee Break |
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CHP Buildings & Biofuels
- Maximising renewable energy in buildings and communities: A case study.
- Buildings & Biofuels
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Dr Andrew Horsley, LowC
Neil Lewis, Waterman Group
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Q&A |
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Networking Lunch |
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New BioTechnologies
- Pure Plant Oil - is this a superior biofuel?
- Next generation technologies
- Bio-Liquids for Heating Buildings
- 3 billion litre market opportunity |
James Scruby, Elsbett Ltd
Will Thurmond, Emerging Markets
Alan Black,
OFTEC
Andrew Robertson, Clean Energy Consultancy Ltd |
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Q&A |
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Closing remarks |
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Biofuels Media Ltd reserves the right to modify this agenda. |
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Biofuels Conference Agenda - 16th October 2008 |
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| 08:00 |
Registration |
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| 09:00 |
Welcome |
Chair - Don Kinnersley, Deloitte |
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Financial Focus
- Biofuels - the Investment Climate
- Investment Criteria & Risk Assessment of Biofuel Companies
- EU funding for Biofuels and Bioenergy production |
Jenny Harrison / Don Kinnersley , Deloite
Tim Peara, Alternative Energy Finance
Tony Lesowiec, Pera |
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Q&A |
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Networking Coffee Break |
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The Environment
- Landuse & Land change
- Biofuels & land-use: where sustainability standards fail?
- Understanding & Monitoring Sustainability in Biofuel Supply Chains
- Feasibility of a Lignocellulosic Ethanol facility in the UK |
Helena Athanasiou, HGCA
Robert Bailey, Oxfam
Mairi Black, Imperial College
Geraint Evans, NNFCC |
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Q&A |
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Networking Lunch |
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Latest Feedstock News
- Algae, where are we now?
- Jatropha, yields plantations etc. |
Will Thurmond, Emerging Markets
Tom Swithenbank, Energen |
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Networking Coffee Break |
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Latest Feedstock News ctd
- The Pyrolysis challenge: prospects for upgrading bio-oil for transport fuel
- Turning Municipal Solid Waste into Electricity or Bio Ethanol |
Robert Trezona, Carbon Trust
Philip Hall, Reclaim Resource |
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Q&A |
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| 16:50 |
Closing remarks |
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