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DAY ONE: Monday 18 February
8:45 Registration and refreshments
9.15 Chairman’s welcome address and opening remarks
Simon Walker, Partner, Taylor Wessing
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9.30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Dr Jan Geiss, Managing Director, European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources |
10.00 EU policy, targets and an update on developments
An update on EU Regulations and incentives
Progress towards bioenergy and renewables targets
Overview of EC measures to promote renewable energies
Dr Kyriakos Maniatis, DG Energy and Transport, European Commission, Chair, IEA Bioenergy
10.30 Morning Break
11.00 Impact of UK legislation, tax incentives and subsidies on biofuels investment
Policy, regulation and fiscal incentives
UK biofuels subsidies and obligations
Ian Waller, FiveBarGate Consultants
11.35 Cogeneration
using biomass
Use of heat produced in the power production
Investing in biomass-fired cogeneration plants
Recent developments in cogeneration
Ian Calvert, Head of Cogen Strategy, Npower Cogen
12.10 Prospects for bioethanol in Europe
Growth opportunities for bioethanol
Different country perspectives
Technology developments
Robert Vierhout, Secretary General, European Bioethanol Fuel Association
12.45 Chairman’s summary remarks
12.50 Lunch
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14.20 CASE STUDY: Biomass for electricity generation
Speaker to be confirmed |
14.40 Developments in Eastern Europe
Biomass and biofuels in Eastern Europe
Economic opportunities and barriers to implementation
Project case studies
Frank Schillig, Internationalisation Manager Bioenergy, Ecofys
15.15 Afternoon break
15.45 International trade in biofuels – problems and opportunities Potential for international trade
Non-tariff barriers and other obstacles
The IEA Bioenergy Task 29 Project
Julije Domac and Dr Keith Richards, Bioenergy Project Co-ordinators, IEA
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16.20 PANEL DISCUSSION: Food vs fuel, the land-use debate
Alastair Dickie, Director, Crop Marketing, Home Grown Cereals Authority
Andrew Simms, Policy Director and Head of Climate Change Programme, New Economics Foundation
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17.10 Chairman's closing remarks
17.15 End of Day One followed by networking drinks reception
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DAY TWO: Tuesday 19 February
8.45 Registration and refreshments
9.15 Chairman’s welcome address and opening remarks
Stephane Delodder, Managing Partner, iFuel Corporate Advisory
9.30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Tord Fjällström, President, Eubia
10.00 Prospects for EU Biodiesel
Targets and incentives in the EU
Change in taxation regime in Germany.
The 'splash and dash' problem
Sourcing sustainable raw material
Raffaello Garofalo, Secretary General, European Biodiesel Board
10.35 Morning Break
11.05 Bioenergy and the carbon markets
Potential of bioenergy to curb greenhouse gas emissions
The role of bioenergy in the Clean Development Mechanism
Trading emission reductions from bioenergy projects
Paul Soffe, Associate Director, EcoSecurities
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11.40 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Opportunities and challenges in investing in bioenergy
Dominic Fitzpatrick, Partner, Taylor Wessing
Stephane Delodder, Managing Partner, iFuel Corporate Advisory
Dane Wilkins, Assistant Director, Renewable Energy Team, Ernst & Young
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12.30 Chairman’s summary remarks
12.40 Lunch
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14.00 CASE STUDY: Biofuels for heating Biofuels vs biomass for heating in the EU
Potential benefits in terms of energy efficiency and emissions reductions
Latest developments in the use of biofuels for heating
Michael Bennett, Executive Director, Eurofuel
14.30 CASE STUDY: Trading and risk management in the biofuels market
Hedging opportunities, correlations or conicidences?
Global trade flows, following the demand
Derivative markets, development and future
Kevin McGeeney, CEO, Starsupply Renewables |
15.00 Afternoon break
15.30 Benefits of byproducts
Impact of by-product sales on the economics of biofuels
Using by-products of the biodiesel/bioethanol process in a biogas plant
How waste can be used to create biogas
Karl Reinhard Kolmsee, Board Member, Schmack Biogas
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16.05 PANEL DISCUSSION: Certification and environmental issues Certifying the energy used in production Sustainability issues with imported feedstocks Carbon emissions involved in getting feedstock to plants
Mark Avery, Director of Conservation, RSPB
Edgare Kerkwijk, Managing Director, Biox Group |
16.55 Future market drivers for biofuels
Demand patterns for biodiesel and bioethanol
Impact of UK and EU policy measures
Prospects for biofuel sourcing
Paul Bateson, Chief Operating Officer, Greenergy
17.30 Chairman's closing remarks
17.40 Close of conference
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