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Biofuels Markets Asia will be colocated with 3 market leading clean energy events:
Renewable Energy Finance, June 12-13
Carbon Markets Asia, June 14-15
Biogas Markets Asia, June 14-15

This opening plenary session will be shared with the delegates of the co-located Renewable Energy Finance Asia conference and is co-hosted by the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS).

09.15

SEAS Welcome Address
Edwin Khew, CEO, IUT Global Pte, Chairman, SEAS and SAFECo and SMa, Singapore

Chair: Mike Cochran, APAC Biofuel Consultants, Australia

Balancing Biofuels Developments with Feedstock Concerns in China

• Introduction to the situation in China
• Ethanol - corn feedstock price concerns
• Encouraging farmers to grow non grain crops in areas that are unfit for grain production
• Biodiesel case study

William Tse Ming Kao, Biodiesel Division Manager, Cobra Biodiesel Division, Xiamen, China & Dr. Heinz-Peter Mang, Bioenergy & Environmental Sanitation Advisor, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, China

Executive Panel: Creating a Framework for Biofuels that Develops Biofuels Markets & Economies

• Creating competitive Biofuels markets
• New government policies and support
• Regulation and taxation – future strategies

Panellists:
Dr. Magali Bonnier, Head, Industry Manager for Chemicals, Environment & Energy, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore
Joseph Hui, Director-General (Environmental Protection), National Environment Agency, Singapore
Cherie Tan, Manager, SE Asia, Food & Agribusiness Research, Rabobank, Singapore
David Liang, Director of our Advanced Clean Energy Centre, Institute of Environmental Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Key Factors for Economic Viability in the Productionand Use of Biodiesel

• Latest trends in biodiesel production technologies
• Solid catalysis, decades of experience in the mineral fuel industry - a breakthrough in biodiesel
• Direct co-production of high quality glycerin
• Simplified and cleaner operation

Michel Bloch, Marketing Manager, Renewable Energies, Axens, France

• Full scale commercial production July 2007
• 250,000 tonnes per annum
• Feedstocks - Jatropha and Pongamia plantations
• Impacts for the rural economy
• Progress update and case study

Srinivas Prasad Moturi, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Cleancities Biodiesel, India

• Developing countries using GHG trading and the CDM to foster development

Agus Sari, Managing Director, EcoSecurities, Indonesia

• Jatropha as a biodiesel feedstock
• Strong planting activity in India in 1Q 07, plant relationships are also being consolidated for more extensive planting in South East Asia
• Learning's from other markets
• Molasses is currently the main feedstock for bioethanol in India

Sarju Singh, Managing Director, D1 Oils, India

• Supply and demand
• Rural development: Is feedstock from the local community utilized to produce Biofuels that are then used for running local machines or generating electricity
  for local usage or for sale into the local grid? Will the farmers benefit?

Soedjai Kartasasmita, President Commissioner, PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations, Indonesia
Danilo Coronacion, President & Chief Executive Officer, CIIF Oil Mills Group, Philippines
Srinivas Prasad Moturi, Secretary, Biodiesel Association of India, India
Zazili Jaafer, General Manager, Biodiesel,, Golden Hope, Malaysia
Peter Cheng, Chief Executive Officer, Van Der Horst Biodiesel, Singapore
Michael Brown, Investment Manager, Climate Change Capital

Biodiesel & Biofuels Experiences
Bharat Thakkar, Secretary, BioDiesel Society of India

• The world's first integrated Palm Biodiesel plant
• First in the world to commercialize winter grade Palm Biodiesel
• A player in the Palm Biodiesel business since 2002
• Current Palm Biodiesel capacity 60,000 Mt/yr, expanding to 180,000 Mt/yr by July 2007
• Regular & winter Palm Biodiesel comply to EN 14241 & ASTM D 6751 specs

U.R. Unnithan, Executive Director, Carotino, Malaysia

• Undertaken extensive, independently verified, market research and due diligence into the viability of biodiesel plants in Australia, the United States and Singapore
• Darwin plant starts production in early 07
• Strategic relationships with key biodiesel industry participants
• Exporting vs. sale onshore - logistical considerations

John Hewson, Chairman, Natural Fuel, Australia

• Operations in Singapore & Malaysia
• Biodiesel, an integral part of the alternative energy solution
• Feedstocks

Tian Ching Long, Director, Vance Bioenergy, Singapore

• Production - start up experiences in Indonesia
• Modular technology - enabling scalability
• Unique experiences from the first foreign investment to achieve commercial operations during these challenging times of fluctuating commodity prices in the biodiesel industry in Indonesia
• Integration with upstream assets

David Finneren, Director, CMS Resources, Singapore

Utilising a National Network for Ethanol

• An opportunity arising from sugar surplus
• Expanding to ethanol production
• Current status & future opportunities

Jose Maria Zabaleta, Executive Director, Philippine Sugar Millers Association

Bioethanol Production in India

• Mawana is a leading sugar manufacturer
• Bioethanol from molasses
• State of the art technology
• Future plans

Rajesh Dhingra, Business Head – Alcohol, Mawana Sugars, India

Bioethanol Production in the USA

• Growth of the industry in the USA
• Diversification in feedstocks
• Case study – cellulosic ethanol biorefinery

• One of the leaders in downstream and production of Biofuels in Australia, retail network selling nearly only green fuels (some LPG, 10% methane). Carbon neutral fuel as sequester daily sales of fuel equivalent through tree planting.
• Australian motorists appear to be warming to the idea of using Biofuels, latest polls in NSW indicate, most support plans but many are still concerned about engine damage

Andy Fischer, Managing Director, Australian Farmers Fuel (SAFF), Australia

• Alternative Fuels Corporation subsidiary formed
• Taking the lead in Biofuels development
• Intends to establish a jatropha based Biofuel refinery with a capacity of 1m metric tonnes, a 700,000 hectare jatropha plantation for feedstock, a fuel refinery with a capacity of 50,000 barrels per day from low-rank coal and a Biofuel central terminal facility

Clovis T. Tupas, Operations Manager, Philippine National Oil Company Alternative Fuels Corporation

Next Generation of Biofuels Production Processes

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is a coalition of progressive governments, businesses and organisations committed to accelerating the development of renewable and energy efficiency systems (REES).

The Biodiesel Society of India (BSI) is the national trade organization representing the biodiesel industry as the coordinating body for research and development in the India. Individuals and organizations from biodiesel commodity groups, technologists and academicians who were involved in  biodiesel research and development programs founded BSI in 2005.

Since that time, the BSI has developed into a comprehensive industry trade organization, which coordinates and interacts with a broad range of cooperators including industry, government, and academia. BSI membership is comprised of state, national, and international feedstock and feedstock processor organizations, biodiesel suppliers, fuel marketers and distributors, consumers  and technology providers.

Industry Area

%

Biofuels Producers

22

Equipment & Technology Solutions

15

Project Developers/Consultants/

Consulting Engineers

10

Chemical & Agricultural Suppliers

10

Oil/Petroleum/Refining

8

Banks/Investors/Insurance

6

Press

6

Feedstock Producers

5

Other Corporates

5

Universities/Research/Non Profits

4

Governmental

3

Automotive & Transport

2

Commodity Traders & Brokers

2

Associations

2

Geographical Area

%

Asia

79

Europe

10

North America

7

Latin America

2

Middle East

2