NextGenFuels 2010
30th Nov.,1st Dec & 2nd Dec.2010, Delhi,NCR, India
As we approach the end of the first decade of new millennium, the world faces unprecedented environmental & social challenges. At the same time, peak oil prices, choking mega-city pollution of waste, air & soil, loss of biodiversity fresh waste & food shortages & the “inconienient truth” of global climate change threaten ecosystems.
NextGenFuels 2010– is the 5th global summit organized by Growdiesel. Over 5000 delegates, experts & speakers from 25 countries around the world have attended highly acclaimed Growdiesel events to date. NextGenFuels 2010 shall be covering futuristic biofuels like Drop in fuels, algae biofuels, Synfuels, Green Diesel, Biobutanol, biofuels from biomass, biofuels from all types of wastes including city/farm waste, Cellulosic Ethanol etc. NextGenFuels 2010 shall also include a special session on fuels from artificial photosynthesis. NextGenFuels 2010 will discuss the entire spectrum of innovative 2nd, 3rd & 4th generation fuel pathways and conversion technologies that are under development and promise to soon become a commercial reality.
Growdiesel Climate Care Council is a non-profit, non-commercial organization dedicated to the cause of climate care through prevention of Global Warming. Growdiesel has organized four highly successful international summits & workshop “Algae Biofuel Summit 2008”, “Energy Farming Summit 2009”, “2nd Algae Biofuel Summit 2009” & “Algae Biofuel Workshop 2010” in India. These programs were attended by researchers, scientists, top management experts and delegates from leading industries, research institutes, universities and reputed organizations from across the globe.
Previous participants have include:
Alstom Power Ambuja Cement Limited Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Bionova Engineering Birla Cement Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited CALS Refineries Ltd CSIR Dow Chemicals Defence Research & Development Organization Essar Group Indian Oil Indian Institute of Agriculture Jubliant Organosys Ltd Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre Live Fuels Mission Biofuels India Pvt Ltd. NABARD Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd Neste Oil Corporation Oil India Ltd Perry Neutraceuticals Petrobras Petronas Gas BHD Petro Algae Praj Industries Ltd Sasol Technology Surfactant & Bioenergy Research Centre Shell Technology India Tata Chemicals & others
After the success of these summits & workshop , Growdiesel Climate Care Council is pleased to invite you to the world’s first International summit on Next Generation of Biofuels to be held from 30th Nov. to 2nd Dec. 2010 in Delhi,NCR, India.
The main objective of the NextGenFuels 2010 workshop, summit & exhibition is to provide an improved up-to-date understanding of the next generation biofuel feedstocks and technologies. The Summit will be an excellent platform to disseminate information regarding recent research and development activities in the field of Next Generation Biofuel Technologies and other important areas of Biofuel Industry. In view of Biofuels emerging as a trillion dollar futuristic industry, the summit shall bring out many value added consulting & networking opportunities for the speakers as well as industry experts. NextGenFuels 2010- shall investigate brand new biofuel production processes like fermentation, catalytic conversion, anaerobic digestion, catalytic fast pyrolysis, hydro-pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, syngas-to-fuels, plasma pyrolysis, catalytic depolymerization, algae growing systems, BTL, WTL, solid catalyst based biodiesels, etc. These next generation biofuels technologies would show a technical performance better or equivalent to fossil fuels, offer improved carbon dioxide savings and come from abundant & cheap biomass to make them sustainable.
NextGenFuels 2010-Topics to be covered:
1. Next Generation Biofuels
• The Next Wave of Biofuels-Market Potential and Opportunity
o What’s happening now and predictions for a fully commercial market
• What are the advantages of next gen fuels over first generation biofuels
• Next Generation Biofuels-making it work
o Making it work on a large enough scale and at a low enough cost
o Commercial, financing viability and prospects for growth of next gen fuels
o Regulation and policy drivers for next generation biofuels-how will it work
o International development and innovative policy tools to support next generation biofuels
• How do you differentiate between first and second generation biofuels?
• Innovative policy tools to support next generation biofuels development
• Towards sustainable biofuel markets and trade: international developments
• Outlook on long term global potential for sustainable biofuel production
• How can sustainability of biofuels can be secured;
• Green certificates for next generation biofuels
• Finance and investment – investing in the biofuels of tomorrow
o The role of venture capital in the early growth phases of tomorrow’s biofuel producers
o How important is venture capital
o At what company stage is venture capital a suitable source of finance
o What makes a company VC financeable
o What values do VC’s add their portfolio firms
• The costs of next generation biofuels
• Converting biomass to ethanol – commercial opportunities
o How to make cellulosic ethanol cost competitive
o The countdown to cellulose-commercializing cellulosic ethanol technology
o Making cellulosic ethanol a reality
o Current and future investment opportunities
o When will cellulosic ethanol refineries become commercially viable
o Scaling up cellulosic ethanol production
• Making cellulosic ethanol economically viable-collection, storage and delivery of cellulosic ethanol
o How do you overcome these challenges
o What’s the outlook for cellulosic ethanol technology
o Accelerating cost reduction and commercial development of cellulosic ethanol production
o Technical and commercial challenges
o Current and future investment opportunities for cellulosic ethanol technology
• Maximizing biomass feedstock productivity
• Next generation biofuels applications
• Biomass to liquids commercialization and development, next generation biodiesel and bio-DME
• BTL commercialization and development: is BTL the way forward for 2nd generation biofuels
• Competitive large scale production of B2L fuels-progress, financing etc.
• Catalytic pyrolysis of biomass for the production of green oil for diesel engines
• A new flash pyrolysis technology
• Propane as new biofuel
• The advantages of drop-in bio-replacements of existing fuels and chemicals
• High efficiency biofuel production in supercritical water
• Creating a sustainable biofuels infrastructure
• Today’s biofuels
• Importance of transitioning to 2nd generation biofuels
• Strategy and tactics for creating a sustainable biofuels infrastructure
2. Algae to Biofuel
• Algae – History & uses
• Algae monoculture
• Growing, Harvesting and Oil extraction of algae
• Algae as an energy source – Potential for Biofuels from Algae
• Commercial and industrial uses of Algae
• Types of Microalgae based Biofuels
• Are Microalgae a viable option for Biofuels?
• Algae Strain Selection & Improvement for Biofuels
• Large scale commercial Algae Photobioreactors
• Algae Biodiesel from waste water treatment ponds
• CO2 mitigation and Renewable oil from photosynthetic microbes
• Algae Biomass – Next Generation Biofuel Feedstock
• Algae Production – Large & Small Scale
• Scalable and Modular Photobioreactors and the optimization of Algae Growth
• Algae’s potential for Driving a Carbon Capture and Recycle Industry
• Algae Conversion to Biofuels – The Challenges
• Alternative Fuels for use in vehicles
• Global Algae culture collections
• Evolution of concepts in mass production of photoautotrophic microalgae
• Lipid Production from microalgae, strain selection, induction of lipid synthesis and outdoor
• Emissions to biofuels process and technology update
• Production of Marine unicellular algae on power plant flue gas – An approach toward biodiesel and bioethanol
• Biotechnology of Microalgae Biofuels
• Growth opportunities of algae biotechnology
• Bio-hydrogen production with microalgae
• Assessment of antibacterial and antifungal activity in four lichen species
• Screening of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant strains for photobiological hydrogen production
• Microalgal Biotechnology for environmental remediation
• An integrated process for the capture and use of CO2 from flue gas using microalgae
• Green algae on artificial hard substrates- a recent growing phenomenon
• Utilization of photobioreactors for production of fish feed based on diatoms
• Microalgae in animal feeding & aquaculture
• Even when the sun doesn’t shine-Algae cultivation without sunlight
• Chrysolaminarans as immunostimulants
• Carotenoid-enriched algal biomass as a feed supplement for ornamental fish
• Industrial photobioreactor design around the globe
• Annular reactors or the production of microalgae aquaculture feed
• Characterization of a flat plate photobioreactor for the production of microalgae
• On the relative efficiency of two stage vs. one stage production of astaxanthin from the green microalga Haematococcuss pluvialis
• The green solar collector. A novel photo-bioreactor for the efficient production of algal biomass with sunlight
• Biosolar Technology for biomass production
• Microalgal extracts with stimulants, preventive or repair effects and examples for application
• A process for the production of lutein from Scendesmus almeriensis for human consumption
• Best lipases and conditions in biocatalyzed selective-esterification of Phaeodactylum tricornuntum FFA-extracts of EPA purification
• Effects of Algae dietary fat supplements on the fatty acid composition of milk products from dairy animals
• Secondary carotenoid accumulation in green microalgae – biosynthesis and its Manipulation
• Relationship between astaxanthin accumulation and nitrogen assimilation in Haematococcus pluvialis
• Long term cultivation of the moss Physcomitrella patens for recombinant protein production
• Functionalized macroporous materials and systems for efficient downstream processing of microalgal bioproducts
• The solar biofuel project
• CO2 capture and usage for Algae Projects
• Value added products from Algae
• Spirulina farming and health benefits of Spirulina
• Any other topic of significant interest in the field of Algae Biofuel Technology.
3. Biomass to Biofuel
• Introduction/Overview
• What is Biomass
• Types of Biomass
• Biomass sources or feedstock availability
• Biomass as fuel, including variations in energy contents and sources
• Biomass around the world: market review, including examples of activities and trends in specific markets
• Assessment of Biomass availability for Biofuel production
• Why Biomass for Energy
• Making Fuels from Biomass
• Sustainable liquid biofuels from biomass
• The importance of bioethanol and biodiesel from biomass
• Plant genetic engineering to improve biomass characteristics for Biofuels
• Global biomass fuel resources
• Progress and recent trends in Biomass to Biofuels
• Lignocellulosic conversion to bioethanol
• Biomass to fuels & energy recovery
• Biomethane-The undiscovered motor fuel
• Biomass conversion process
• The basics of biomass conversion technologies and supply chains
• Storage, transport and pre-processing
• Power generation using fast pyrolysis liquids from biomass
• Conversion: fermenters, combustors, boilers , gasifiers etc.
• Technology evolution
• Biomass to Biofuels a chemical perspective
• Modern Biomass conversion technologies
• Chemical Conversion
• Thermal Conversion
• Biochemical Conversion
• Environmental Impact
• Economic potential of biomass based fuels for greenhouse gas emission mitigation
• Contribution of Biomass and biofuel emissions to trace gas distributions in
• Useful products
• Feasibility
• Utilization of liquid biofuels from biomass in automotive diesel engines
• Policy & R&D on Biofuels and Biomass
4. Waste to Biofuel
• Introduction/Overview
• Waste as fuel: the different sources, types and challenges in usage
• How much energy can we get from waste?
• Environmental challenges for permitting a waste to energy facility
• Using tax-exempt and taxable bonds to finance waste to fuel project
• Waste sources and present status
• Waste to Biofuel technologies
• Introduction to biogas
• What is anaerobic digestion
• What role is biogas playing in the renewable energy supply chain?
• What are the future opportunities and challenges for the biogas industry
• Biogas from Organic Waste, Industrial Waste & Waste Water
• How can biogas better solve the problems with municipality waste
• What experiences can be learnt from producing biogas from landfill waste
• What different approaches should be applied with organic, industrial & household waste
• Biogas in Transportation
• What is the reality of mass use of biogas in vehicles
• Biomethane as a road transport fuel: a solution for low carbon transportation
• Innovations in transportation biogas production, storage, fuelling & distribution
• Global waste to biofuel developments
• Conversion of Waste plastic into fuel
• Conversion of waste tyres into fuel
• Conversion of waste oils into fuel
• Conversion of waste drainage sludge into fuel
• Conversion of FRP waste into fuel
• Conversion of Wood into fuel
• Conversion of vegetable waste into bio-oil
• Conversion of bones and meat into bio-oil
• National overview of Biofuels and Energy Generation from waste materials
• Agricultural waste to fuels & energy recovery
• Effect of poultry litter on biomethanation from swine slurry
• Waste oils and grease to fuels
• Hydrocarbon based diesel from waste lipids
• A novel approach for converting high free fatty acid waste into biodiesel
• Turning trap grease waste into biodiesel
• Municipal solid waste to fuels & energy recovery
• Landfill gas energy: a proven source of renewable energy
• Garbage gasification
• Municipal waste gasification
• Comprehensive economic feasibility analysis of a proposed plasma arc gasification waste to energy plant
• Biogas production from food waste and other industrial organic waste
• From concept to reality: developing a successful project
• Key issues to successfully bringing your waste to energy project on line
• Useful products
• Feasibility
5. Artificial photosynthesis for converting CO2 & saline water Direct to Biofuels
• Overview/Introduction-How to mimic photosynthesis?
• Research/Present status
• Potential Global impact
• Technologies available
• Drop in fuels
Who will participate in NextGenFuels 2010?
The Summit will be widely attended by global CEOs, COOs, Knowledge Managers, Business strategists, Researchers, corporate heads, VCs, angel investors, entrepreneurs, Energy/Petroleum experts, senior officials from government/financial institutions, Biofuel traders, etc. In addition, decision makers from the following industrial segments are also expected to attend the Summit:
• Commercial Diesel Users, Corporate & Industrial Diesel Users
• Energy producers & oil companies
• Transport industries, including shipping, port trust and Airline representatives
• Hotel & hospitality industry representatives
• Educational institutes
• Biofuel and Renewable energy project developers & equipment manufacturers
• UN agencies, global agencies, consulates, foreign missions
• Local & global government agencies
• Research institutes & R&D centers
• Industrial association, bodies, environmental support agencies, carbon mitigation & trading companies
• Angel investors, entrepreneurs, venture capital companies, private equity companies, banks , financial institutions, commodity traders, etc.
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