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DAY 2 – 8th December 2010 |
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| 08:50 |
Opening Remarks from the Chairman |
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| 09:00 |
Outlook for Brazilian Ethanol Exports
- Meeting the requirements of the California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)
- Supplying the advanced biofuels portion of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2)
Joel Velasco, Chief Representative – North America
UNICA – Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association |
| 09:30 |
Assessing the Challenges in Ethanol Marketing
- Expanding market access for ethanol producers
- Using the most efficient supply chain options available
- Improving your margins and managing market fluctuations
Doug Punke, CEO
Renewable Products MarketingGroup (RPMG) |
| 10:00 |
Questions |
| 10:15 |
Networking Refreshments |
| 10:45 |
Implications of the Resurgent Corn Market for Ethanol
- How much corn will be ground for ethanol? Expanding capacity vs. the blend wall
- Is the rebound in exports sustainable? Impact of the Russian wheat situation and Chinese imports
- The big picture: corn prices and implications for ethanol profitability
Scott Richman
Senior Vice President
Commercial Consulting Lead
Informa Economics, Inc. |
| 11.15 |
New Products to Mitigate Price Risks for Ethanol Producers
- Risk management strategies for reducing the risk in feedstock price volatility
- Identifying the benefits of using exchange traded products such as the ethanol contract, corn contract and the DDGs contract
- Bringing liquidity and standardisation to the industry
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| 12:15 |
Questions |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 14:30 |
Challenges in Setting Up a Cellulosic Ethanol Industry
- Assessing the costs of harvesting, gathering and delivering the feedstock to the plant
- Producing cellulosic alcohol at a competitive price when compared to corn ethanol
- Obtaining investment and reducing the current risk aversion of capital markets
Alan Rae
Global Business Development and Corporate Finance
KL Energy Corporation
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| 15:00 |
DOE Efforts to Accelerate Deployment and Commercialization of Advanced Biofuels Production Technologies
- Description of biofuels demonstration and deployment activities and collaborations with other Federal Agencies
- Accelerating deployment and commercialization of biofuels systems in an environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable manner
- Promoting sustainable development of the biofuels industry over the entire life cycle of biofuels
Brian Duff
Chief Engineer, Biomass Program
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
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| 15.30 |
Adapting Ethanol Plants to Also Produce BioButanol
- Transforming corn ethanol capacity to corn biobutanol capacity
- Beating the blendwall and other hurdles with biobutanol
Michael Slaney
Executive Vice President—Upstream Development
Gevo, Inc.
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| 16:00 |
Questions |
| 16:15 |
Closing remarks from the Chairman |
| 16:25 |
End of Conference |
