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The Pan-African Meeting Place for the Biofuels Industry
Cape Town, South Africa, November 30-December 1 2006
To download presentations, click on the speaker name below:
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| Day One, 30 November 2006 |
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An Overview of Biofuels Developments Globally
Chris Bredenhann, Partner, Oil and Gas Industry Lead, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Southern Africa
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Keynote Session - Global Case Studies & Learning’s for Africa
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Brazil’s Ethanol Market Success Story
Luthero Winter Moreira, Manager, Alcohol & Oxygenated Products,
Petrobras, Brazil
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Learning’s from the Development of Biofuels in Europe
Andrew Owens, Chief Executive Officer,
Greenergy, UK
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Biofuels Lessons for Africa from Europe’s Emerging Market Experiences
Ulric Taylor, Research Analyst, African Automotive & Transport Group,
Frost & Sullivan, South Africa
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India – Recognising the Economic Opportunity
Suhas Japtiwale, Biorefineries,
Reliance Industries, India
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Regulation & Policy – Essential to Market Development in Africa
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Session Introduction - Development of Biofuels in Ghana
Christine Asser, Principal Programme Officer,
Energy Commission, Ghana
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Market Strategies – Biofuel Impacts in Africa
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Successfully Producing Biofuels from Various Feedstock’s
Demetri Pappadopoulos, Chief Executive Officer,
D1 Oils, South Africa
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Food vs. Fuel or Food & Fuel
Ingmar Jürgens, Renewable Energy/Climate Change Officer,
Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Italy
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Biofuels Developments - The Impact on Commodoties
Remi Burdairon, Chief Executive Officer,
Louis Dreyfus Africa, South Africa |
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Biofuels & CDM
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Session Introduction - Biofuels Methodology & Approvals Update
Neeta Hooda, A&R Programme Officer, Project Based Mechanisms,
UNFCCC, Germany
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The CDM in the African Context
Grant Little, CDM Project Leader, Environmental & Quality Systems Manager,
Sappi, South Africa
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CDM & the Role of Biofuels
Henk Sa, Country Director,
EcoSecurities, South Africa
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| Day Two, 1 December 2006 |
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Developing the Market
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A Refineries View on Biofuels
Ian Baxter, Refinery Strategic Planner,
Engen Petroleum, South Africa
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African Case Studies – Large Scale Producers
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Introducing Biodiesel into Production
Brian Tait, Manager, Alternative Energy Group,
Sasol, South Africa
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The Nigerian Fuel Ethanol Industry
Abdussalam Yusuf, Chief Scientific Officer, Department of Renewable Energy,
Energy Commission, Nigeria
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Investing in Bioethanol – South African Market Projections
Johan Hoffman, Chief Executive Officer,
Ethanol Africa, South Africa
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The Downstream Effects of Producing Biofuels
Dr. Bernard Talbot, Director,
Talbot & Talbot, South Africa
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African Case Studies – Small Scale Producers
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Small Scale Production – Lesson Learnt
Willie van der Westhuizen, Managing Director,
Growing Fuels, South Africa |
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Micro Scale Production – Lessons Learnt
Thomas Munn, Chief Executive Officer,
African Alternative Energy, South Africa
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Project Financing & Management
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Financing the Developments of Biofuels
Fazel Moosa, Agribusiness Specialist,
ABSA, South Africa
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Developing the Renewable Energy & Biofuels Sector
Youssef Arfaoui, Energy Expert, Private Sector Department (OPSD),
African Development Bank, Tunisia
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Non Transport Application Case Studies
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Biofuels for Power Generation
Arnaud Gouet, Business Development Manager, Power Plant Africa,
Wärtsilä, France
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The Opportunity for Rural Electrification
Glynn Morris, Managing Director,
AGAMA Energy, South Africa
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Learnings from the US Biodiesel Market
Jake Stewart, Organic Fuels |
| Sponsors |
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EcoSecurities is one of the world’s leading companies in the business of originating, developing and trading carbon credits. EcoSecurities structures and guides greenhouse gas emission reduction projects through the Kyoto Protocol, acting as principal intermediary between the projects and the buyers of carbon credits.
EcoSecurities works with companies in developing and industrialising countries to create carbon credits from projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. EcoSecurities has experience with projects in the areas of renewable energy, agriculture and urban waste management, industrial efficiency, and forestry. With a network of offices and representatives in over 20 countries on five continents, EcoSecurities has amassed one of the industry’s largest and most diversified portfolios of carbon projects. Today, the company is working on 273 projects in 27 countries using 17 different technologies, with the potential to generate more than 146 million carbon credits.
EcoSecurities Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM (ticker ECO.L). Additional information is available at www.ecosecurities.com. |
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The Southern African Biofuels Association (SABA) is a non-profit organization of dedicated professionals, promoters, sponsors and motivated individuals who cooperate to support the development and implementation of
- a sustainable biofuel industry in Southern Africa;
- a comprehensive infrastructure to market and utilize biofuels in the most suitable way;
- a framework of laws and regulations, favourable to the biofuel sector,
and to
- establish a network of companies, organizations and individuals in order to provide a platform for discussions, interaction and co-operation for the benefit of the biofuel sector
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The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is an active, global public-private partnership that structures policy and regulatory initiatives for clean energy, and facilitates financing for energy projects |
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