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The Digest’s Advanced Biofuels Markets – November 9-10, 2010 in San Francisco.

Jim Lane — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:37:15 +0000

Biofuels Digest’s Advanced Biofuels Markets conference & expo will be held November 9-10, 2010 in San Francisco.

Our goal in San Francisco: to address the near-term, immediate steps towards commercialization of bioenergy, including a special series of presentations and dialogue on renewable chemicals, plastics, organic acids and other bio-based materials.

We’ll also have strategic investors, Administration officials and venture capitalists on hand, as well as CEOs to partner with in feedstocks, processing technology and downstream marketing.

Among the speakers:

Bill Haywood, CEO LS9

Bill Sims, CEO, Joule Unlimited

Jim Imbler, CEO, Zeachem

Eric McAfee, CEO, AE Biofuels

John McCarthy, CEO, Qteros

Kirk Haney, CEO, SG Biofuels

Jack Oswald, CEO, SynGest

Hunt Ramsbottom, CEO Rentech

John Scott, CEO, PetroAlgae

Alan Shaw, CEO, Codexis

Richard Hamilton, CEO, Ceres

Wayne Simmons, CEO, Sundrop Fuels

Atul Thakrar, CEO, Segetis

Rick Wilson, CEO, Cobalt Technologies

Jonathan Wolfson, CEO, Solazyme

Tim Potter, CEO, Butamax

John Hamer, Managing Director, Burrill and Company

Tom Baruch, Founder, CMEA Capital

Bill Hagy, Director of Alternative Energy Policy, USDA

Tim Cesarak, MD, Organic Growth Group, Waste Management

Dan Adler, President, California Clean Energy Fund.

The conference agenda is here.

More information on Sponsorship & exhibition opportunities can be found here.

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admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:50:11 +0000

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Algal Biomass Summit draft agenda released

Jim Lane — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:34:25 +0000

In Arizona, the 2010 Algae Biomass Summit, the official conference of the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) and the algae industry’s premier global conference, released the event’s newly-expanded agenda featuring more than 70 speakers and seven new sessions. The 4th annual event will be held September 28-30 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona. The full agenda, including a list of current speakers, is available here.

Advanced Biofuels Scale-Up Summit Worldwide announced for London

Jim Lane — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:35:55 +0000

Following the success of the Advanced Biofuels Scale-Up Summit USA (June, Washington DC), London Business Conferences has scheduled the ‘Advanced Biofuels Scale-Up Summit Worldwide’ for 28th – 29th September 2010 in London, where governments, investors and advanced biofuels producers from Sweden, Finland, UK, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Ireland, Spain, France, China, India and USA will meet to discuss the latest developments in commercialisation of advanced biofuels technologies.

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Algae Biomass Summit to be held in Phoenix, Arizona

Jim Lane — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:58:40 +0000

The 4th annual Algae Biomass Summit will be held at the JW Marriott in Phoenix, AZ, September 28 – 30th, 2010. More than 800 leaders in the algal industry will be in attendance ranging from researchers and academia to algae producers to algae end-users. The three conference tracks of Science and Technology, Commercialization and Policy, Government and Finance, the 4th Annual Algae Biomass Summit ensures it will cover all topics of interest to the algal community.

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World Biofuels Markets slated for March 22-24, 2011 in Rotterdam

Jim Lane — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:21:02 +0000

In Belgium, World Biofuels Markets has announced its dates for 2011, and will be held March 22-24 in Rotterdam. Over 250 global biofuels leaders will share their experiences during 3 days of high level keynotes and panel discussions, which will include a total of 11 co-located conferences focused on energy crops, trading, standards, sustainability & certification, forest biofuels, biorefineries, biopower generation and biogas among other topics.

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HECO gains Hawaii PUC OK for biodiesel test burn for power gen

Meghan Sapp — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:34:53 +0000

In Hawaii, the state Public Utilities Commission has approved Hawaiian Electric Company’s plan to test biofuel blends in a 90-megawatt steam turbine generating unit at Kahe Power Plant that presently runs on low sulfur fuel oil (LSFO). The PUC gave the utility permission to spend up to $4.7 million on new equipment including pumps and motors, a motor control center, valves and filters and a mixing station to blend biofuel and LSFO. The equipment will be useful beyond the end of the test, no matter the outcome. In addition, the PUC approved a contract for Sime Darby, a Malaysian multi-national corporation, to supply 1.575 million gallons of biofuel to be shipped to Kalaeloa Harbor and moved by pipeline to Kahe power plant.

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Northeast Biomass Conference & Expo to convene in Boston August 4-6

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:58:30 +0000

In Massachusetts, the The Northeast BIOMASS Conference & Expo will be held August 4-6, 2010 at the Westin Copley Place in Boston.

The goal? To connect the area’s current and future producers of biomass-derived electricity, industrial heat and power, and advanced biofuels, with waste generators, aggregators, growers, municipal leaders, utility executives, technology providers, equipment manufacturers, investors and policy makers. The Northeast U.S. has vast forestry, agricultural and municipal biomass resources, and is home to hundreds of technologically progressive biomass power, biofuels and biomass thermal energy projects.

According to the organizers, “The sustainable utilization of forestry and wood processing residues — from manufacturing wood pellets in Maine and New York to converting pulp and paper mills to next-generation biorefineries in New Hampshire and Vermont — is only the beginning.”

CEOs, policymakers and industry to gather at the Digest’s Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference – April 27, 2010 in Washington DC

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:11:35 +0000

Readers: The Digest’s Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference will be held on April 27-28, 2010 at the Hilton Embassy Row in Washington DC, which will feature the largest assemblage of CEOs of the “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” as I believe have ever gathered in one room at one time.

The conference agenda is here – involving CEOs and senior leadership in advanced bioenergy – as well as Administration officials from USDA, DOE and EPA – in what we hope will be the most rewarding event focused on advanced biofuels policy, finance, commercialization and R&D. Registration for the conference, as well as details on the Hilton Embassy Row including special conference rates, are here.

For companies recently recognized among the “Hottest Companies in Bioenergy,” we will have an awards event on the first evening. Also, we have a special pre-conference workshop on April 27th that will feature an interactive dialogue with DOE, USDA and EPA officials, as well as industry executives, investors, scientists…and you.

In addition, I will be conducting a private briefing on the evening of April 26th for the registrants – detailing the latest policy, financial, research and commercialization developments based on the conversations the Digest has with industry stakeholders.

A list of speakers is here. We should have an additional announcement on some exciting keynote speakers within 30 days.

Voting opens for Bioenergy Personality, Company of the Year

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:26:25 +0000

Voting is open in the 3rd Annual Biofuels Personality of the Year and 3rd annual Biofuels Company of the Year. Registered subscribers to Biofuels Digest and Biomass Digest may participate.

Voting will continue through 5pm EST, Monday December 28th. Winners will be announced Wednesday, December 29th, 2010. This year, for the first time, subscribers will vote on the Biofuels Company of the Year awards. 50 percent of scores will be based on subscriber voting, and 50 percent on a panel of invited selectors.

Winners will also be recognized at the 2010 Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference, April 27-28 in Washington DC, at the Hilton Embassy Row, along with winners in the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy.